Individual presentation:
• Jerome Blackman:
Differential Diagnosis of Genocidal Maniacs Throughout History
Cancelled due to illness. The recording will be available
(60 min)

Abstract:

The differential diagnosis includes but is not limited to religious fanatics; sadistic-narcissistic characters; violent psychopaths; grandiose psychotic psychopaths; severely depressed characters who are compensating (Darth Vader).

Keywords: differential diagnosis, genocidal perpetrators, grandiose psychosis, psychopathology, psychohistory, religious fanaticism, sadistic narcissism, violent psychopathy

Short Bio:

Professor of clinical psychiatry, eastern Virginia medical school. IPA training and supervising analyst, Washington DC Freudian Society. Distinguished professor of mental health, Shanxi Medical university. Consultant to the North American section, inter, regional and encyclopedic dictionary of Psychoanalysis, International Psychoanalytical Association He can be reached at .