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Peter A. Olsson, M. D.
Born 1941
Brooklyn, New York
Flag of the United States United States
Residence United States
Citizenship United States
Nationality United States
Fields Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis
Institutions Dartmouth Medical School
Alma mater University of Vermont
Baylor College of Medicine
Wheaton College
Known for Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time: A Psychological Study of Destructive Cult Leaders From the Rev. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. 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 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Psychiatry is a medical specialty which exists to study, prevent, and treat Mental disorders in Humans Psychiatric Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior Dartmouth Medical School ( DMS) is the Medical school of Dartmouth College, located in Hanover New Hampshire, in the United States Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Vermont is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university Baylor College of Medicine, located in Houston, Texas, USA, is one of the world's leading centers for Biomedical research and clinical care Jim Jones to Osama bin Laden
Notable awards 1979 Judith Baskin Offer Prize

Peter A. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Olsson is an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and author. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior He is author of the book, Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time: A Psychological Study of Destructive Cult Leaders from Rev. Jim Jones to Osama bin Laden, a book on what he describes as "destructive cult leaders". " Destructive cult " is a term used to refer to religions and other groups which have caused harm to their own members or to others [1]

Olsson won the 1979 Judith Baskin Offer Prize for his paper "Adolescent Involvement with the Supernatural and Cults. "[2][3]

In 2006, Olsson appeared in a documentary on "cults" on the History Channel: "Decoding the Past". Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften Robert Jay Lifton, also appeared as a commentator on the program. Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American Psychiatrist and author chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes [4].

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Medical career

Olsson has practiced medicine as a psychiatrist for more than 30 years in Texas and New Hampshire. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. He has published many scholarly papers and contributed chapters to eight books about psychology[5][6].

Olsson is an assistant professor of psychiatry, supervising medical residents at Dartmouth Medical School[7]; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Baylor College of Medicine; Past President of the Houston Psychiatric Society; a graduate of the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute; Fellow of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis; and Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association[3]. Dartmouth Medical School ( DMS) is the Medical school of Dartmouth College, located in Hanover New Hampshire, in the United States Baylor College of Medicine, located in Houston, Texas, USA, is one of the world's leading centers for Biomedical research and clinical care The American Psychiatric Association (APA is the main Professional organization of Psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the

Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time

Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time
Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time

Prior to publishing Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time in 2005, Olsson had written other scholarly articles on the subject; specifically on Osama bin Laden and Shoko Asahara. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March is a founder of Japan 's controversial Buddhist religious group Aum Shinrikyo (now known as Aleph) and identified himself as and his children as in his These include "A Malignant Pied Piper: Osama bin Laden"[8], which also appeared as Chapter 5 in the book Jihad and Sacred Vengeance: Psychological Undercurrents of History[9], and "Shoko Asahara: The malignant pied piper of Japan"[10], which was cited by Rosenman in The American Journal of Psychoanalysis[11]. Other leaders of destructive cults discussed in the work, whom Olsson terms "malignant pied pipers" include: Jim Jones, David Koresh, Charles Manson, Luc Jouret, Marshall Applewhite, and Joseph Di Mambro. " Destructive cult " is a term used to refer to religions and other groups which have caused harm to their own members or to others James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13 1931 &ndash November 18 1978 was the American founder of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18 1978 David Koresh ( August 17, 1959 &ndash April 19, 1993) was the leader of a Branch Davidian religious sect, believing himself Luc Jouret ( October 17, 1947 &ndash October 5, 1994) born in Kikwit, Belgian Congo, was a Belgian religious Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr ( May 17, 1931 - March 26, 1997) was the leader of Heaven's Gate group The Order of the Solar Temple also known as Ordre du Temple Solaire ( OTS) in French, and the International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition Olsson analyzed the psychology behind mass murder and mass suicide events that have surrounded destructive cults. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and This article deals with mass killings that are not considered Genocide. Mass suicide occurs when a number of people kill themselves together and/or for the same reason

In 2006, Olsson gave the plenary speech at the annual meeting of The American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians, where he spoke about his Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time, and took questions from fellow physicians[12][13].

The book was analyzed in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry[14].

Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time is required reading, along with Margaret Singer's Cults in Our Midst, in Edward Lottick's King's College, Pennsylvania course on "American Cults"[15]. Margaret Thaler Singer (1921 - 2003 was a clinical psychologist and adjunct professor emeritus of Psychology at the University of California Berkeley, Cults in Our Midst The Hidden Menace in Our Everyday Lives is a Nonfiction Psychology book on Cults by Margaret Singer and Edward Lottick (born 1934 is a family physician and inventor His son was Scientologist Noah Lottick. King's College is a highly-ranked Roman Catholic, private Liberal arts college, located in downtown Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania.

Awards and honors

Professional associations

Education

Publications

Books

Articles

References

  1. ^ Turco, R. (2006). Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, ISSN 1546-0371, Fall 2006, Page(s): 539-577, Volume: 34, Issue: 3.
  2. ^ "Adolescent Involvement with the Supernatural and Cults: Some Psychoanalytic Considerations", Peter A. Olsson, M. D. , The Annual of Psychoanalysis, 8:171-196, 1980.
  3. ^ a b Applied Clinical Study of Destructive Cults, Houston Psychiatric Society
  4. ^ 2006, History Channel, "Decoding the Past".
    Cults: Dangerous Devotion: Scholars and survivors discuss the mystery of cults. (120 min). History. (PG/TV-PG)
  5. ^ Other published articles, Peter A. Olsson, M. D. , retrieved 1/17/2006.
  6. ^ Scholarly articles, Peter A. Olsson, M.D., Google Scholar search. Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral Google Scholar ( GS) is a freely-accessible Web search engine that indexes the full text of Scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats
  7. ^ Dr. Mardy Grothe, Quotes of the Week, Aug. 28 - Sept. 3, 2005
  8. ^ "A Malignant Pied Piper: Osama bin Laden", Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 4, Number 4 / October, 2002, Pages 465-468. , Peter Olsson.
  9. ^ Jihad and Sacred Vengeance: Psychological Undercurrents of History, JS Piven, 2002.
  10. ^ "Shoko Asahara: The malignant pied piper of Japan", Mind and Human Interaction, 1996, Peter Olsson.
  11. ^ "The Pied Piper of Hamelin: Folklore Encounters Malevolent Cults", The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Stanley Rosenman, Volume 60, Number 1, March, 2000. Pages 29-55.
  12. ^ Annual Meeting, The American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians, May 21, 2006
  13. ^ The National Scientific Meeting, May 21, 2006, in conjunction with the American Psychiatric Association conference, Toronto, Canada.
  14. ^ Turco, R. (2006). Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, ISSN 1546-0371, Fall 2006, Page(s): 539-577, Volume: 34, Issue: 3.
  15. ^ American Cults, Edward Lottick, course, King's College, Pennsylvania. retrieved 1/17/06, International Cultic Studies Association.

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See also

This list includes Researchers that have conducted empirical studies on Cults and/or New religious movements. This list includes notable Psychiatrists Individuals listed below are all physicians and are board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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