Edward Lottick
Born	1934
Residence	United States
Citizenship	American
Nationality	United States
Fields	family medicine, cultic studies
Institutions	Professor at King's College on American Cults
Known for	Invented Electrosurgical hemostat
Notable awards	John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies

Edward Lottick (born 1934) is a family physician and inventor. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Family medicine differs from the traditional European general practitioner This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice Invented by Stephen Hales in the eighteenth century a hemostat, also called a hemostatic clamp is a surgical tool which resembles a pair of needle The John G Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies, is an award created by the American Family Foundation, (now the International Cultic Studies Association

His son was Scientologist Noah Lottick. A Scientologist is a follower of the doctrines and beliefs of Scientology. Scientologists and the Church of Scientology have been involved in many scandals and controversies Noah Lottick's suicide was featured as part of the Time Magazine article "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power", by Richard Behar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and " The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power " is a Time magazine article highly critical of Scientology that was first published on May 6 1991 as an Richard Behar is an award-winning Investigative journalist who has written on the staffs of leading magazines including Forbes, Time After his son's death, Lottick was inspired to further research cults. This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice

Lottick, along with Paul R. Martin in the same year, is the winner of the 1993 John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies. Paul R Martin is a Psychotherapist, licensed clinical Psychologist, and director of the Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Ohio Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The John G Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies, is an award created by the American Family Foundation, (now the International Cultic Studies Association

Lottick is on the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and is Editor of the Luzerne County Medical Society Bulletin^[1]. He was on the Board of Directors of the previous version of the International Cultic Studies Association, the American Family Foundation. The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA formerly the American Family Foundation describes itself as an "interdisciplinary network of academicians Lottick is the inventor of the electrosurgical hemostat^[2]. Invented by Stephen Hales in the eighteenth century a hemostat, also called a hemostatic clamp is a surgical tool which resembles a pair of needle

Contents 1 Son's death 2 Cult research 3 Awards and honors 4 Inventions/Patents held 5 Publications 5.1 Articles 5.2 Presentations 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

Son's death

On May 11, 1990, Lottick's son Noah Antrim Lottick committed suicide. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Lottick described this as his motivation for researching cults in his article describing a survey of physicians that he presented to the Pennsylvania State Medical Society^[3]. However, these events were initially described in the Time Magazine article: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power^[4], and later in Reader's Digest^[5]. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and " The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power " is a Time magazine article highly critical of Scientology that was first published on May 6 1991 as an Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace.

Noah Lottick was a Russian studies student, who "jumped from a 10th-floor window of the Milford Plaza Hotel and bounced off the hood of a stretch limousine"^[4]. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending When found by police, he was holding $171 dollar in cash. The Lottick family found their son's body, lying in a morgue, a month after his death^[6]. Initially, his father had thought that Scientology was similar to Dale Carnegie's techniques. Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by American Science fiction author L Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later ( November 24 1888 – November 1 1955 However, after his ordeal, Lottick now believes that the organization is a "school for psychopaths"^[4].

After the article describing these incidents had been published in Time, he and Mrs. Lottick submitted affidavits^[7], when the Church of Scientology sued Richard Behar and Time Magazine for $416 million. An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant or deponent) and witnessed (as to the veracity of the The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. All counts against Behar and Time were later dismissed in courts of law^[8]. In their court statements, the Lotticks "affirmed the accuracy of each statement in the article", and stated that Lottick "concluded that Scientology therapies were manipulations, and that no Scientology staff members attended the funeral" (of their son)^[7].

Cult research

In October 1991, Lottick introduced a resolution to the Pennsylvania Medical Society's House of Delegates. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The resolution requested that a survey be performed to assess physician's current level of awareness regarding destructive cults. " Destructive cult " is a term used to refer to religions and other groups which have caused harm to their own members or to others Arthur A. Dole and Michael D. Langone were consulted in the process of tabulating and analyzing the survey. Arthur A Dole is an American Psychologist. He is a board member of the International Cultic Studies Association 's Board of directors. Michael D Langone, is an American counseling Psychologist who specialises in research about " Cultic groups" and alleged psychological manipulation The final results were published in the Cult Observer in 1993 ^[3]. Cultic Studies Review An Internet Journal of Research News & Opinion is the successor to the Academic journal the Cultic Studies Journal. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) For purposes of their survey, a destructive cult was defined as "a group which violates the rights of its members, harms them through abusive techniques of mind control, and distinguishes itself from a normal social or religious group by subjecting its members to physical, mental, or financial deprivation or deception to keep them in the group. "^[3] For his work and research, Lottick was awarded the 1993 John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies^[9]. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The John G Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies, is an award created by the American Family Foundation, (now the International Cultic Studies Association

In 2005, Lottick presented empirical research into the prevalence of cults in the United States, at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid^[10]. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Empirical research is any research that bases its findings on direct or indirect Observation as its test of Reality. The Autonomous University of Madrid (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid commonly known by its Spanish initials UAM or as "la Autónoma" is a Spanish Public University

In 2006, Lottick gave a presentation for the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Denver, Colorado, entitled "Rajneesh and Bioterrorism"^[11]. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA formerly the American Family Foundation describes itself as an "interdisciplinary network of academicians The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States

Awards and honors

• John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies, 1993^[9][12], with Paul R. Martin, Ph.D.^[13]

Inventions/Patents held

• Electrosurgical hemostat, 1992, Application Number 477094

Publications

Articles

• The Forgotten Freedom: Persistent Constraint Into the Twenty-first Century, Torch Magazine, Spring 2006
• Prevalence of Cults: A Review of Empirical Research in the U. S. A., Edward Lottick, International Cultic Studies Association, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, July 14, 2005
• Survey Reveals Physicians' Experience with Cults, Edward Lottick, Cult Observer, Volume 10, Number 3, 1993. The John G Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies, is an award created by the American Family Foundation, (now the International Cultic Studies Association Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Paul R Martin is a Psychotherapist, licensed clinical Psychologist, and director of the Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Ohio "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Invented by Stephen Hales in the eighteenth century a hemostat, also called a hemostatic clamp is a surgical tool which resembles a pair of needle Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA formerly the American Family Foundation describes itself as an "interdisciplinary network of academicians The Autonomous University of Madrid (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid commonly known by its Spanish initials UAM or as "la Autónoma" is a Spanish Public University Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cultic Studies Review An Internet Journal of Research News & Opinion is the successor to the Academic journal the Cultic Studies Journal.
• "Congresspersons: An Endangered Species", Vol. 11, No. 3, 1994, Cultic Studies Observer

Presentations

• "Preventing Family Violence: Becoming Part of the Solution", Psychological Manipulation: The Abuse of Women Conference, May 30 and May 31, 1997 - Philadelphia
• "Children and Cults", American Family Foundation Annual Conference: May 29 - May 31, 1998 – Philadelphia, PA

References

See also

• The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power
• List of doctors
• List of cult and new religious movement researchers
• Richard Behar

External links

• Edward Lottick, profile at International Cultic Studies Association
• Find a Grave, Memorial for Noah Lottick on Find a Grave
• Noah Antrim Lottick, Memorial for Noah Lottick
• Scholarly articles by Edward Lottick, at Google Scholar

Media/Press mention

• Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power, Time Magazine, May 6, 1991, article featuring the Lottick family tragedy
• Scientologist Commits Suicide, Scientology Convicted, St. Petersburg Times, published February 8, 1998
• "A Dangerous Cult Goes Mainstream", Readers Digest, Richard Behar. " The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power " is a Time magazine article highly critical of Scientology that was first published on May 6 1991 as an This is a list of famous Physicians in history Physicians famous for their role in advancement of medicine William Osler Abbott (1902–1943 - co-developed This list includes Researchers that have conducted empirical studies on Cults and/or New religious movements. Richard Behar is an award-winning Investigative journalist who has written on the staffs of leading magazines including Forbes, Time The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA formerly the American Family Foundation describes itself as an "interdisciplinary network of academicians Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records Google Scholar ( GS) is a freely-accessible Web search engine that indexes the full text of Scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and The St Petersburg Times is a daily Newspaper based in St Petersburg Florida, that serves the larger Tampa Bay area Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace. Richard Behar is an award-winning Investigative journalist who has written on the staffs of leading magazines including Forbes, Time

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