Pruett, Kyle D(ean)

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PRUETT, Kyle D(ean)

PRUETT, Kyle D(ean). American, b. 1943. Genres: Human relations/ Parenting, Medicine/Health, Psychology, Self help. Career: Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, intern, 1969; Boston City Hospital, MA, intern, 1969-70; Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, resident in psychiatry, 1970-72; Yale University, New Haven, CT, Child Study Center, child psychiatry fellow, 1972-74, assistant clinical professor, 1975-79, associate clinical professor, 1979-87, clinical professor, 1987-; private practice of child, adolescent, adult, and family therapy in Guilford, CT, 1974-. Visiting fellow at Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute, 1967, and Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic, London, England, 1975; visiting scholar at University of Vermont and University of New Mexico, both 1988. Staff child psychiatrist at St. Rafael's Hospital, New Haven, 1974-76; Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families, president, 1997-2000. Guest on television and radio programs. Publications: The Nurturing Father: Journey toward the Complete Man, 1987; Me, Myself & I, 1999; Fatherneed: Why Father Care Is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child, 2000. Contributor to professional journals. Address: Yale Child Study Center, 230 S Frontage Rd, PO Box 207900, New Haven, CT 06512-7900, U.S.A.