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Viktor Frankl: Why to believe in others

Filmed May 1972 • Posted May 2010Toronto Youth Corps
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In this rare clip from 1972, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning -- and the most important gift we can give others.

Neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl pioneered an approach to psychotherapy that focuses on the human search for meaning. Full bio »

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