Warren W. Hampe Jr., psychiatrist

Warren W. Hampe Jr., 86, of Haverford, a psychoanalyst, educator, and polio survivor, died Jan. 28 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Bryn Mawr Hospital.

Dr. Hampe, a native of Avalon in Western Pennsylvania, was stricken with polio while attending Lafayette College in Easton. A former high school football player and wrestler, he rehabilitated with a series of strenuous exercises. When he returned to Lafayette, he rode a bike to class, said his daughter, Claudia.

After earning a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Hampe interned at Philadelphia General Hospital. He then served in the Army as a physician at an Army hospital in Fort Jay, N.Y. He treated many World War II veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, which was then called "shell shock" or "combat fatigue," his daughter said.

Dr. Hampe completed a residency in psychiatry at Norristown State Hospital. He remained on the staff and was clinical director for six years. He had been affiliated with the former Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute and, for many years, was professor of clinical psychiatry at Temple University School of Medicine.

Dr. Hampe's collaborator and close friend at Temple, Dr. O. Spurgeon English, was responsible for organizing psychoanalysis in Philadelphia after World War II. The men conducted research on the treatment of schizophrenia and, with two other psychiatrists, cowrote Direct Analysis and Schizophrenia: Clinical Observations and Evaluations.

For more than 50 years, Dr. Hampe maintained a private practice, initially in Philadelphia and later on the Main Line. He continued to see a few patients until five years ago, his daughter said.

In his later years, Dr. Hampe was involved in community theater. In 1995, he played Norman in On Golden Pond at the Playcrafters of Skippack. He also wrote several plays, including This Bris is Essential, Mama, She Said, and The Trial of Anna Freud. Both were performed at the Brick Playhouse in Philadelphia.

In 1993, he was a consultant to the cast of Mrs. Klein, a play at the Walnut Street Theatre about a noted British psychiatrist. Dr. Hampe was asked to explain the historical background of the play and the technical terminology used by the characters.

Besides his interest in drama, Dr. Hampe was an avid birder and etched bird figures in wax. He enjoyed gardening outdoors and caring for houseplants. He was an intense overachiever, his daughter said, and fought his final illness with the same determination with which he had fought polio.

In addition to his daughter, Dr. Hampe is survived by a son, Ben; a sister; and two brothers. His former wife, Carly Hampe, preceded him in death.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. March 21 at St. John's Presbyterian Church, 217 Berkeley Rd., Devon. Donations may be made to Temple University School of Medicine, Office of Institutional Advancement, Suite 413, 3223 N. Broad St., Philadelphia 19140.