Karpman drama triangle Berne at the time. Eric Berne, a Canadian-born psychiatrist, created the theory of transactional analysis, in the middle of the 20th century, as a way of explaining human behavior. Berne's theory of transactional analysis was based on the ideas of Freud but was distinctly different. Freudian psychotherapists focused on talk therapy as a way of gaining insight to their patients' personalities. Berne believed that insight could be better discovered by analyzing patients’ social transactions. "Games" in transactional analysis refers to a series of transactions that is complementary (reciprocal), ulterior, and proceeds towards a predictable outcome. In this context, the Karpman
Maurice Craig (psychiatrist) psychiatrist to Virginia Woolf for twenty-two years, and to the future King Edward VIII. In 1905, the first edition of his ground-breaking reference work "Psychological Medicine: A Manual on Mental Diseases for Practitioners and Students" was published and, in 1922, he founded the National Council for Mental Hygiene. In 1930, he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the International Committee for Mental Hygiene. Sir Maurice Craig died on 6 January 1935. Maurice Craig (psychiatrist) Sir Maurice Craig KBE FRCP (1866-1935), was a British psychiatrist and pioneer in the treatment of mental illness. Craig was born on 29 May 1866 and educated at