Early Life and Education
Nathanson was born in New York City. His father was an obstetrician/gynecologist, the same career that Nathanson held in his professional life. Nathanson graduated in 1949 from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal.
Nathanson stated that suicide " in family": his paternal grandfather committed suicide when Nathanson's father was a child, his sister committed suicide at the age of 49, and his father attempted suicide at least once.
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