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Congress of APPPAH 2001
The Directors of APPPAH have nominated Ludwig Janus, M.D. of Heidelberg, Germany to receive the 2001 Thomas R. Verny Award for Outstanding Contributions to Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health This Award, accompanied by a prize of $1,000., was created to honor Dr. Thomas R. Verny, the visionary founder and first president of the Association, on his retirement from the presidency after eight years of service in 1991. Thomas organized the 1st International Congress of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology in Toronto in 1983 and in 1986 he became founder and first editor of the Journal of the Association. Beyond the bounds of the organization, his ambitious speaking schedule abroad and his classic work, The Secret Life of the Unborn Child (1981) drew world attention (ultimately in 25 languages) to the vital but overlooked field of prenatal psychology. In the Verny tradition of "Outstanding Contributions" we have been pleased to recognize the distinguished work of Dr.Ashley Montagu (1993), Beatriz Manrique, Ph.D (1995), Michel Odent, M.D. (1997) and David Chamberlain, Ph.D (1999). This year's award honors the gifted author, teacher, scholar, and diplomat Ludwig Janus, President of the International Society of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine since 1995. In this position Ludwig has been a tireless organizer of symposia, workshops, annual conferences, and world congresses held in Europe, Israel, England and Australia (For latest details, see the website www.isppm.de ). His scholarly productivity has been extraordinary including publication of 110 scientific articles, six books, several edited collections, and loyal service as Co-Editor of the Journal of the ISPPM. Ludwig studied psychology and medicine in Munich, Essen, and Gottingen and, like many of the pioneers in prenatal psychology, trained as a psychoanalyst in Gottingen and Heidelberg. He continues to be a Lecturer and Instructor at the Institutes for Psychoanalytic Training in Heidelberg, Saarbrucken and Frankfurt. In addition to all this he has taken a keen interest in psychohistory and is Chairperson of the German Society of Psychohistorical Research. Undergirding these luminous public roles has no doubt been his private psychoanalytic practice in Heidelberg which began in 1975, his long marriage to Dr. Brigitte Janus-Stanek (herself a psychoanalyst), and their grande adventure raising six of the world's best-adjusted children. NOTE: The full text of Dr Janus's address, "The Impact of Prenatal Psychology on Society and Culture" was published in the Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 16(3), Spring 2002. |
