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Zhao, Xudong

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Zhao Xudong, MD, Professor (born 1962)

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Zhao Xudong is a major pioneer, cultural translator, and skilled organizer in bringing systemic family therapy from the West (in his case from Germany) to China. Gifted with a strong background in eastern and western philosophies, with thorough medical training in psychiatry and transcultural medicine, with a great capacity to establish cooperative relationships with colleagues throughout the world and with Chinese authorities, and with support from the Chinese German Association of Psychotherapy (DCAP), Xudong since 1997 successfully introduced family therapy training in China on a national level.

Career

Born in 1962 in Yunnan Province, China, Zhao Xudong studied medicine with a focus on psychiatry at Kunming Medical College (B.M. 1983) and transcultural medicine at Western China Medical University at Chengdu (M.M. 1988). Inspired by presentations of German Family therapists Helm Stierlin and Fritz B. Simon at a Chinese-German...

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  • Schlieppe, A.v., Schweitzer, J. (2012). The Teaching Book of Systemic Therapy and Consultation, Vol. I: the essential knowledge. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht: Goettingen

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  • Zhao, X. D., Ma, X. Q., Yao, Y. H., Wan, C. H., & Ng, E. (2013). China’s little emperors show signs of success. Science, 339(6122), 905–906.

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  1. Institute of Medical Psychology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Heidelberg, Germany

    Jochen Schweitzer

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

    Kelley Quirk

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Adam Fisher

  3. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA

    Adam Fisher

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Schweitzer, J. (2019). Zhao, Xudong. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_1108-1

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