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Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of thought reform. He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory. In 2006, Lifton appeared in a documentary on cults on the History Channel: "Decoding the Past", along with fellow psychiatrist Peter A. Olsson. His father was a physicist.

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  • Robert Jay Lifton
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  • Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of thought reform. He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory. In 2006, Lifton appeared in a documentary on cults on the History Channel: "Decoding the Past", along with fellow psychiatrist Peter A. Olsson. His father was a physicist.
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  • Leo J. Ryan Award, 1987 Honorary Doctorate - Stonehill College
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  • 1926-05-16(xsd:date)
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  • Lifton, Robert Jay
  • Robert Jay Lifton
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  • Author, Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
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  • 1926-05-16(xsd:date)
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  • American psychiatrist
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  • Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of thought reform. He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory. In 2006, Lifton appeared in a documentary on cults on the History Channel: "Decoding the Past", along with fellow psychiatrist Peter A. Olsson. His father was a physicist.
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