ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁leaving ▁him ▁to ▁raise ▁their ▁son ▁and ▁daughter ▁alone . ▁He ▁described ▁himself ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁as ▁" an ▁anonymous ▁institution al ▁employee ▁who ▁drove ▁to ▁work ▁each ▁morning ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁line ▁of ▁comm uter ▁cars ▁and ▁drove ▁home ▁each ▁night ▁and ▁d rank ▁mart in is ▁... like ▁several ▁million ▁middle - class , ▁liberal , ▁intellectual ▁rob ots ." ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁or ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Le ary ▁directed ▁psych iat ric ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁Family ▁Foundation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Le ary ▁published ▁The ▁Inter person al ▁Di agn osis ▁of ▁Person ality . ▁The ▁Ann ual ▁Review ▁of ▁Psych ology ▁ex uber antly ▁dub bed ▁it ▁the ▁' most ▁important ▁book ▁on ▁psych other apy ▁of ▁the ▁year .' ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ▁terminated ▁Le ary ' s ▁research ▁grant ▁after ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁a ▁N IM H ▁investig ator . ▁Le ary ▁and ▁his ▁children ▁re located ▁to ▁Europe ▁where ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁write ▁his ▁next ▁book ▁while ▁subs isting ▁on ▁small ▁gr ants ▁and ▁ins urance ▁policies . ▁His ▁stay ▁in ▁Florence ▁was ▁un product ive ▁and ▁ind igent , ▁prompt ing ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁academ ia . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁clin ical ▁psych ology ▁at ▁Harvard