Viktor E. Frankl wrote psychology and memoir about meaning, suffering and the therapeutic approach he called logotherapy. Man’s Search for Meaning combines an account of his imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps with a concise explanation of the idea that people can orient themselves towards meaning even under extreme constraint. The Doctor and the Soul develops logotherapy more systematically, discussing responsibility, freedom and the search for purpose in clinical life. Frankl’s writing is direct, reflective and shaped by both psychiatry and personal testimony, though his most widely read work is not a general guide to trauma treatment. He is a major discovery author for existential psychotherapy, meaning-centred psychology, Holocaust memoir and philosophical writing about suffering and responsibility. Read more Less