Peter A. Olsson

For other people named Peter Olsson, see Peter Olsson (disambiguation).
Peter A. Olsson
Born 1941 (age 7475)
Brooklyn, New York
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. Jim Jones to Osama bin Laden
Notable awards 1979 Judith Baskin Offer Prize

Peter A. Olsson (born 1941, Brooklyn, New York) is an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and author. 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.[1]

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

Medical career

Olsson has practiced medicine as a psychiatrist for more than 30 years in Texas and New Hampshire. He has published many scholarly papers and contributed chapters to eight books about psychology.[4][5]

Olsson is an assistant professor of psychiatry, supervising medical residents at Dartmouth Medical School;[6] 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]

Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time

Prior to publishing Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time in 2005, Olsson had written scholarly articles on the subject; specifically on Osama bin Laden and Shoko Asahara. These include "A Malignant Pied Piper: Osama bin Laden",[7] which also appeared as Chapter 5 in the book Jihad and Sacred Vengeance: Psychological Undercurrents of History,[8] and "Shoko Asahara: The malignant pied piper of Japan",[9] which was cited by Rosenman in The American Journal of Psychoanalysis.[10]

In 2006, Olsson gave the plenary speech at the annual meeting of The American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians, where he spoke about his book, and took questions from fellow physicians.[11][12]

Awards and honors

Professional associations

Education

Publications

Books

Articles

See also

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. 1 2 Applied Clinical Study of Destructive Cults, Houston Psychiatric Society
  4. Other published articles, Peter A. Olsson, M.D., retrieved 1/17/2006.
  5. Scholarly articles, Peter A. Olsson, M.D., Google Scholar search.
  6. Dr. Mardy Grothe, Quotes of the Week, Aug. 28 - Sept. 3, 2005
  7. "A Malignant Pied Piper: Osama bin Laden", Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 4, Number 4 / October, 2002, Pages 465-468., Peter Olsson.
  8. Jihad and Sacred Vengeance: Psychological Undercurrents of History, JS Piven, 2002.
  9. "Shoko Asahara: The malignant pied piper of Japan", Mind and Human Interaction, 1996, Peter Olsson.
  10. "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.
  11. Annual Meeting, The American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians, May 21, 2006
  12. The National Scientific Meeting, May 21, 2006, in conjunction with the American Psychiatric Association conference, Toronto, Canada.

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