1934

Personal Data

Born: New York, New York 1934

Marriage: Diane Highum, MD

Children: Ananda Forest (son)

               John Vaillant (son)

               Henry Vaillant (son)

               Anne Vaillant (daughter)

               Zoe (step-daughter)

Education

Harvard University

Harvard Medical School

Employment

Partners HealthCare

University of Pennsylvania

Awards and Honors

Foundations Fund Prize for Research in Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association 

Strecker Award from The Pennsylvania Hospital

Burlingame Award from The Institute for Living 

Jellinek Award for research in alcoholism 

Research prize of the International Psychogeriatric Society

Membership-Professional Organizations

Sit on the Honorary International Advisory Board of the Men's Sana Monographs 

Board of trustees of  Alcoholics Anonymous as a Class A (non-alcoholic) trustee in 1998

Publications

The Long-Term Effects of World War II Combat Exposure on Later Life Well-Being Moderated by Generativity

Do Formal Religious Participation and Spiritual Perceptions Have Independent Linkages with Diverse Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being?

The Natural History of Male Mental Health: Health and Religious Involvement

Strengths and Satisfaction Across the Adult Lifespan

Professional Interest Areas

Adult Development, Defense Mechanism, Psychiatry

Major Contributions to Adult Education

Longitudinal Study of Adult Development

Additional Resources

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Books

Vaillant, G. E. (1977), Adaptation to life. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.

Vaillant, G. E. (1983), Natural history of alcoholism, Cambridge, MA, Harvard: University Press

Vaillant, G. E. (1992), Ego mechanisms of defense: A guide for clinicians and researchers, Washington, DC, American      Psychiatric Press

Vaillant, G. E. (1993), The wisdom of the ego, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press

Vaillant, G. E. (2003). Aging well: Surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark harvard study of adult      development. New York: Warner.

Vaillant, G. E. (2008), Spiritual evolution: A scientific defense of faith. New York: Broadway Books.

Interesting Facts

George E Vaillant's father was a well known anthropologist. In 1945, his father committed suicide which inspired Vaillant to study psychiatry. Vaillant has been married 4 times.  

References

George Eman Vaillant (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eman_Vaillant

Vaillant, G. E. (2003). Aging well: Surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark harvard study of adult      development. New York: Warner.