Wilhelm Robert Fliess ( ; 29 December 1895 – 9 May 1970) was a German-American physician and psychoanalyst. He was the son of Wilhelm Fliess, a controversial otolaryngologist whose pseudoscientific theories influenced Sigmund Freud. He coined the term ambulatory psychosis.Masson, Jeffrey M. (2003). The Assault on Truth: Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory. New York: Ballantine Books, p. 141 He wrote about sexual abuse and hinted that his father had abused him.Masson, Jeffrey M. (2003). The Assault on Truth: Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory. New York: Ballantine Books, pp. 138-141
He immigrated to the United States in 1933 and worked as a physician. His cousin Beate Hermelin was a German-born experimental psychologist, who worked in the UK.
He died of liver cancer in 1970.Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008
Select bibliography Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 1: Erogeneity and Libido : Addenda to the Theory of the Psychosexual Development of the Human Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 2: Ego and Body Ego: Contributions to Their Psychoanalytic Psychology Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 3: Symbol, Dream and Psychosis
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