Anti-Semitism and Psychiatry
Recognition, Prevention, and Interventions
Editors: Moffic, H.S., Peteet, J.R., Hankir, A., Seeman, M.V. (Eds.)
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- Written by experts in psychiatry, stigma, and hate
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- About this book
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Following World War II and the exposure of the concentration camps, psychiatry turned its attention to a vast range of cultural concerns with results that seemed to indicate a decline of stigma over time. However, it is now clear that whatever drives prejudices, especially in the case of anti-Semitism, was just dormant and perhaps not fully understood. Hate crimes and anti-Semitism broad recently re-emerged in Europe, and the United States followed shortly thereafter. The US Federal Bureau of investigation reports that New York City, which is still considered the most Jewish-friendly region in the US, experienced a 22% spike in anti-Semitic hate crimes in 2018 alone, with more extremes in other regions of the country. Neo-Nazi groups have grown stronger in the United States and abroad, often resulting in organized acts of violence. The recent Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, PA demonstrated that these acts are not limited to one-on-one interactions, but sometimes as prolific, large-scale act. The medical community is not immune from biases either. The Cleveland Clinic recently fired a young doctor after she publicly declared her wishes to inject Jewish patients with lethal substances, which is only one of many hateful comments she made on social media over the course of several years. Psychiatrists in particular grapple with this as they try to serve patients of both Jewish and non-Jewish descent who struggle to process these acts of hate.
- About the authors
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H. Steven Moffic, M.D.
The Medical College of Wisconsin
Retired Tenured Professor of PsychiatryJohn Peteet, M.D.
Harvard School of Medicine
Associate Professor of PsychiatryAhmed Hankir, M.D.
Senior Research Fellow with the Bedfordshire Centre for Mental Health Research in Association with Cambridge UniversityMary V. Seeman, M.D.
Professor Emerita
Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto
CanadaAfter receiving his M.D. degree at Columbia and completing a medical internship at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. John Peteet trained in psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center. He is now a staff psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Peteet’s major areas of interest are psychosocial oncology, addiction, and the clinical interface between spirituality/religion and psychiatry. His current research focuses on spirituality and healing in medicine, and the issues that arise for individuals engaged in both psychotherapy and spiritual directions.
- Table of contents (28 chapters)
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A Short History of the Jewish People and Anti-Semitism
Pages 3-15
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Prejudice: Intra- and Interpersonal Aspects
Pages 17-33
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Countering Anti-Semitism: A Catholic Theologian’s Perspective
Pages 35-47
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Some Neuro-Biologic Determinants of Intergroup Bias That Affect the Development of Anti-Semitism
Pages 49-59
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An Artistic View of Anti-Semitism
Pages 61-74
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Anti-Semitism and Psychiatry
- Book Subtitle
- Recognition, Prevention, and Interventions
- Editors
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- H. Steven Moffic
- John R. Peteet
- Ahmed Hankir
- Mary V. Seeman
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-37745-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-37745-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-37744-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 374
- Number of Illustrations
- 2 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
- Topics