Nossrat Peseschkian

Nossrat Peseschkian, M.D., D.M., born in 1933 in Iran, living in Germany since 1954, is a neurologist, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, the founder of Positive Psychotherapy, and founder of the Wiesbaden Academy of Psychotherapy, a German-state licensed postgraduate institute of psychotherapy.

He is a prolific lecturer and a writer of more than 20 different psychotherapeutic books translated into many languages. He is an honorary professor. The method of Positive Psychotherapy is a positive psychodynamic method, with centers and institutes in more than 20 countries world-wide. Peseschkian was awarded the German Order of Merit in 2006. Peseschkian is a member of the Bahá'í Faith^[1] and relates his work to his religion.^[2]

Among Peseschkian's many books (mostly English and German, some Chinese and Russian, German especially 1990's) are:

If You Want Something You Never Had, Then Do Something You Never Did, By Nossrat Peseschkian, Published 2006, Sterling Publishers Pvt., Limited, ISBN 1845575091
Psychoterapie v každodenním životě: jak se účinně vypořádat s konflikty By Nossrat Peseschkian, Published 2000, Cesta, ISBN 807295010X
A párkapcsolat 17 + 1 formája, By Nossrat Peseschkian, Published 1992, Helikon, ISBN 9632082567
Positive Psychotherapy Theory and Practice of a New Method, by Peseschkian, Nossrat N (Walker, Robert R, Dr. Translated), Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987, ISBN 9780387157948
Oriental Stories as Tools in Psychotherapy: the Merchant and the Parrot / With 100 Case Examples for Education and Self-Help, by Peseschkian, Nossrat, Publisher: Springer-Verlag, 1986 ISBN 9780387157658
In Search of Meaning, by Peseschkian, Nossrat, Publisher: Springer ISBN 9780387157665
Positive Family Therapy, by Peseschkian, Nossrat, Publisher: Springer ISBN 9780387157689, republished Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, India ISBN 9788120718395
Psychotherapy of Everyday Life: Training in Partnership and Self Help With 250 Case Histories, by Peseschkian, Nossrat, Publisher: Springer ISBN 9780387157672

In 2005, Peseschkian gave a workshop at the Townshend International School for the Changing Times Seminar^[3]

References

^ OneCountry.org Order of Merit awarded to Peseschkian
^ Applications of Positive Psychotherapy for Marriage and Family Therapy by Nossrat Peseschkian, Bahá'í Studies Notebook Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2, MARCH 1983, publication of the Association for Bahá'í Studies
^ Manage time to 'balance your life', by the Bahá'í International Community, HLUBOKA, Czech Republic, 23 February 2005 (BWNS)