Letter to the Editor on Nazi Doctors

letter to the editor

Mary Coleman

Abstract

This is a letter to the editor, in which the author discusses their horror at the medical experiments of the Nazi doctors during World War II and the importance of Robert Jay Lifton’s work on the subject. She also mentions Alexander Mitscherlich and Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen relevant classic book, The Inability to Mourn.

Keywords:

Alexander Mitscherlich, defense mechanisms, The Inability to Mourn, letter to the editor, Margarete Mitscherlich–Nielsen, Nazi doctors, psychohistory, Robert Jay Lifton, World War II (WWII)

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About the author

Mary Coleman

Mary Coleman, M.D., is a neurologist who specializes in the study of children with chronic brain illnesses. In Sweden she has a lecture series named after her. The hidden causes of war, including its psychological underpinnings, is a longstanding interest of hers, as reflected in Blood of the Beloved (2017), and she is currently working on a second book entitled No Soldier Dies In Vain. Dr. Coleman may be contacted at .

How to cite this article

Coleman, M. (2026). Letter to the editor on Nazi doctors [Letter to the Editor]. Clio’s Psyche, 33(2), 260.

https://doi.org/10.70763/f69543a0f1b1c844dbd3eeee30ea0404