Nevenka Tadić


Nevenka Tadić is a Serbian neuropsychiatrist most noted for her work in the psychotherapy of children. She is the mother of Boris Tadić, the former president of Serbia and current leader of the Social Democratic Party.

Early life

Nevenka Tadić was born Nevenka Kićanović. Her mother Milica came from Drenovac Radučki village in Lika to Brodac village near Bijeljina at the age of 16, got married there, and gave birth to a son and two daughters. Nevenka's father, Strahinja Kićanović, was a wealthy merchant and landowner, and as a leader of the Agrarian Party in Semberija before the World War II, he was twice a candidate to become a member of the Parliament of Yugoslavia. He was killed in 1942 by the Ustaše in Jadovno concentration camp, during the World War II genocide.

Professional career

After the war, Tadić got her medical degree from the University of Belgrade. She specialized neuropsychiatry in Sarajevo, where she has worked from 1954 to 1962. In 1957, she went to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris for further education. There, she worked alongside some of the most notable French psychoanalysts such as Serge Lebovici, and Georges Heuyer. Afterwards, she has worked in Belgrade in the Mental Health Institute and, as a professor, on the Faculty of . She is an author of numerous books and articles, mainly related to the psychoanalysis of children. She has also translated the book La Psychanalyse de l'enfant by from French in 1970.

Personal life

Nevenka Tadić was married to Serbian philosopher Ljubomir Tadić, whom she met while studying at the University of Sarajevo and with whom she has two children – daughter Vjera and son Boris, both of whom went on to become psychologists. Boris Tadić has been the president of Serbia and the leader of the Democratic Party from 2004 to 2012. In February 2014, Boris Tadić left Democratic Party to become the president of the Social Democratic Party.
Nevenka Tadić currently lives in Belgrade.