Kazimierz Dąbrowski

For the Polish Olympic hockey player, see Kazimierz Dąbrowski (field hockey).
Kazimierz Dąbrowski
The tomb of Kazimierz Dąbrowski in Zagórze near Warsaw
Born
Kazimierz Dąbrowski

(1902-09-01)1 September 1902
Klarów, Poland
Died21 November 1980(1980-11-21) (aged 78)
Warsaw, Poland
Alma materPoznan University, Geneva University
Known forTheory of Positive Disintegration
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry, Psychology, Medicine
InstitutionsInstitute of Mental Hygiene
Thesis Les Conditions Psychologique du Suicide  (1929)
Doctoral advisorFrançois Naville

Kazimierz Dąbrowski (1 September 1902 – 26 November 1980) was a Polish psychologist, psychiatrist and physician. He is known for his theory of "positive disintegration" as a mechanism in personality development. He was also a poet who used the pen name "Paul Cienin, Paweł Cienin".

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