''The Doctor and the Soul'' is a book by Viktor E. Frankl, the Vienesse psychiatrist and founder of

logotherapy Logotherapy was developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl and is based on the premise that the primary motivational force of an individual is to find a meaning in life. Frankl describes it as "the Third Viennese School of Psychothe ...

. The book explores topics on the meaning of life in general as well as the meaning of specific areas of one's life, such as work and personal relationships. Frankl took the original manuscript of the book with him into the

Nazi concentration camps From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany operated more than a thousand concentration camps, (officially) or (more commonly). The Nazi concentration camps are distinguished from other types of Nazi camps such as forced-labor camps, as well as concen ...

where he was held. However, it was soon discarded by other inmates. Frankl later reconstructed the manuscript from memory while still in the concentration camps, and published after the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

''The Doctor and the Soul'' is divided into five sections: *From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy *From Psychoanalysis to Existential Analysis *Logotherapy as a Psychotherapeutic Technique *From Secular Confession to Medical Ministry *Psychotherapy on Its Way to Rehumanization

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Frankl wrote the book initially during Nazi occupation of Austria.Ivey, Allen E., Michael J. D'Andrea, Mary Bradford Ivey. ''Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Multicultural Perspective''. SAGE. May 2, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2014.
/ref> However, he was not able to publish at that time. Instead, he was forced to hide his manuscript and take it with him to the concentration camps. Soon after arriving at the concentration camp, Frankl was forced to discard his work. A few years later, while still incarcerated, Frankl began reconstructing the manuscript from memory on scraps of paper. Sometime after his release, after the war had ended, Frankl published both ''

Man's Search for Meaning ''Man's Search for Meaning'' is a 1946 book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose in life to f ...

'' as well as ''The Doctor and the Soul''. Frankl attributed his survival during the war years to his awareness of the topics written in ''The Doctor and the Soul''. He countered the image of him as portrayed in the American media, that he discovered these ideas in the concentration camps. Instead, said Frankl, discovering this ideas prior to his arrest and detainment helped him overcome the existential crises of losing everything dear to him.

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