Editing Heinz Leymann (section)

== Academic background ==
Born in 1932 in [[Wolfenbüttel]], [[Germany]], Leymann, became a Swedish citizen in the mid-1950s, and was awarded his [[PhD]] in pedagogical psychology from [[Stockholm University]] in 1978.<ref>Leymann, Heinz, ''Kan arbetslivet demokratiseras?: om vikten av att se demokratiseringen som en inlärningsprocess = [Is democracy on the job possible?] : [the significance of the learning process underlying democratic participation]'', Pedagogiska inst., Stockholms univ., Diss. Stockholm : Univ., Stockholm, 1978 - [http://libris.kb.se/bib/7608100 LIBRIS record]</ref> He then went on to get another research doctorate (''doktor i medicinsk vetenskap'', "doctor of medical science," typically translated into English as PhD) in psychiatry in 1990 from [[Umeå University]].<ref>Leymann, Heinz, ''Psychological reactions to violence in working life: bank robberies'', Umeå, 1990 (Umeå University medical dissertations, 0346-6612; N.S., 289) - [http://libris.kb.se/bib/1014154 LIBRIS record]</ref> Somewhat unusually, his doctorate in psychiatry was based on his clinical background as a psychologist; he did not go through medical training.<ref>[http://www.leymann.se/English/frame.html The Mobbing Encyclopaedia: A presentation of Professor Heinz Leymann, PhD, MD sci] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927110132/http://leymann.se/English/frame.html |date=2013-09-27 }}, accessed 2010-06-07</ref>