Saul V. Levine
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Saul V. Levine is a Canadian psychiatrist and author. Levine is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a senior psychiatrist at the "Hospital for Sick Children"[1]. He is department head of psychiatry at Sunnybrook Medical Center in Toronto, Canada[1].
Levine's book Radical Departures is cited in The Canadian Encyclopedia article on "New Religious Movements"[1].
Author
Levine is the author of several books, including Radical Departures: Desperate Detours to Growing Up[1], The Child in the City[1], Youth and contemporary religious movements: Psychosocial findings[1], and Tell Me It's Only a Phase! A Guide for Parents of Teenagers[1].
The Child in the City is cited in the book Children in Danger: Coping with the Consequences of Community Violence, by James Garbarino, Nancy Dubrow, Kathleen Kostelny, and Carole Pardo[1], and also in the book Weaving a Tapestry of Resistance: The Places, Power, and Poetry of a Sustainable Society , by Sharon E. Sutton[1].
Levine's book Radical Departures is cited in The Canadian Encyclopedia article on "New Religious Movements"[1].
Levine is also the author of several scholarly articles, as noted below.
Views on cults and new religious movements
Levine published several articles about "cults" and new religious movements. He wrote in an undated article titled Life in Cults published in a 1989 book; that he believed that public perception saw the Divine Light Mission the Hare Krishna, Unification Church, Children of God as cults held in low esteem and that families' perception "that their children are being financially exploited" is seen as one of the most pernicious and malevolent aspects of these group, while "the leaders live in ostentation and offensive opulence.".[1]
Publications
Books
- Radical Departures: Desperate Detours to Growing Up, March 1986, Harvest Books, ISBN 0156757990 , ISBN 978-0156757997
- The Child in the City, June 1979, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802063373 , ISBN 978-0802063373
- Tell Me It's Only a Phase! A Guide for Parents of Teenagers, Olympic Marketing Corp, June 1987, ISBN 0139031472 , ISBN 978-0139031472
- Youth and contemporary religious movements: Psychosocial findings, 1976, Canadian Psychiatric Association, ASIN B0007AZZLC
Articles
- "Alienated Jewish Youth and Religious Seminaries--An Alternative to Cults?", Saul L. Levine, Adolescence, v19 n73 p183-99 Spring 1984
- "Youth and Contemporary Religious Movements: Psychosocial Findings", Saul V. Levine & Nancy E. Salter, 21(6) Canadian Psychology Association Journal 411-20 1976
- "Radical Departures", Saul V. Levine, Psychology Today, August 1984, 27.
- "Brief Psychotherapy with Children: A Preliminary Report", Alan J. Rosenthal and Saul V. Levine, Am J Psychiatry 1970 127: 646-651
- "Brief Psychotherapy with Children: Process of Therapy", Alan J. Rosenthal, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif. 94305, Saul V. Levine, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Staff Psychiatrist, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Am J Psychiatry 128:141-146, August 1971, American Psychiatric Association
- "Life in the Cults" in Cults and New Religious Movements: A Report of the American Psychiatric Association, ed. Marc Galanter (Washington DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1989), 101-102.
- "The Urban Commune: Fact or Fad, Promise or Pipe Dream", Saul V. Levine, et. al, 1971, Toronto University, ERIC #: ED067571
- "Teenage Sexuality and Sex Education: Identifying Problems and Solutions", S. Ziegler, V. Young, S.V. Levine - 1984 - Centre for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto
References
External links
- Profile from UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry
- More scholarly articles by Saul V. Levine, Google Scholar
- Press/Media mention
- School shooter used antidepressants: Psychiatrist says pills Hoffman took are safe, By Alex Roth, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 19, 2001
- Search archived news on Saul Levine, psychiatrist, Google News, Archives
See also
- List of cult and new religious movement researchers
- Criticism of Prem Rawat and related organizations
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