Viktor Frankl, MD

Viktor Frankl, MD, was an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist, best known for his 1946 “Man’s Search for Meaning,” an existential volume based upon his experiences as a prisoner in the Nazi concentration camps during World War II. His break from traditional psychoanalysis in favor of an existential/humanistic orientation led to the development of Logotherapy. Frankl, primarily a clinician, was also a prolific internationally recognized author, speaker and teacher who viewed freedom of will, will to meaning and meaning in life as psychological and spiritual cornerstones of being fully human.