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Ross Speck

Ross V. Speck, MD (1927-2015), was a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and family therapist. He had a strong interest in sociology and anthropology and did research in family therapy of schizophrenia, drugs, depression, and adolescents. He was one of the "first generation" of family therapists and a founder of the Family Institute of Philadelphia. In addition, he was the originator of NetWork Therapy.

Career
A native of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Speck received his medical degree in 1951 from the University of Toronto. a psychiatry professor at Hahnemann Medical College from 1960 to 1970, and worked as a researcher at the Philadelphia Psychiatric Center from 1966 to 1972. Among his books are Family Networks (1972; with Carolyn Attneave) and The New Families (1972). ==Personal life==
Personal life
Speck was married to psychotherapist Joan Kendig Gill, daughter of Isabelle Kendig and Howard Belding Gill, and was later known as Joan Lincoln Speck or Joan Speck. He had four sons and three daughters, along with two stepsons, and was previously married to a woman named Margaret. ==See also==
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