The Psychology Club Zürich (German: Psychologischer Club Zürich) is an association founded in

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, in 1916 by Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist

Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. A prolific author of Carl Jung publications, over 20 books, illustrator, and corr ...

, with former patients and students, to promote and develop

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. Located in a neo-Gothic building at Gemeindestrasse 27,

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, it became a prototype for other psychology clubs. The club continues to play an important role in the global development of Jungian psychology.Kirsch, Thomas B
''The Jungians: A Comparative and Historical Perspective''
Routledge, 2012, p. 31. Its centenary was celebrated in 2016.

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Club website
(in English and German) Carl Jung

Institute An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

Küsnacht Psychology research institutes Psychology organisations based in Switzerland {{psychology-stub

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