Maurice Yaffé (1944/45 - 27 October 1989) was a British psychologist who was Principal Clinical Psychologist at
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre.
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He studied the psychology of sex and
fear of flying
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and served on the British Olympic Association's medical advisory committee.
In the 1970s he worked on the
Longford Report.
His book "Sexual Happiness: a practical approach" was described as pervaded by a "healthy optimism".
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British psychologists
1940s births
1989 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
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