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Rifkin Shows Severe Psychosis, Expert Says
"His mind is like a videotape in that it fast-forwards, then suddenly rewinds," said the psychologist, Dr. Barbara R. Kirwin, who has worked with the criminally insane for 20 years. "There is no normal time sequence in his thinking."
Braunstein Tries the Schizophrenic Defense
"Dr. Barbara Kirwin noted Braunstein had "systematized paranoid delusion and compromised ability to control his impulse," and that "Working in the highly competitive . . ."
The Twisted Tale of Peter Braunstein
"Dr. Barbara Kirwin, a clinical psychologist who interviewed Braunstein, said that she found him to be a textbook case of paranoid schizophrenia."
New Services Offered
Dr. Kirwin has expanded her court-mandated programs in Anger Management, Battering and Domestic Abuse to include the Duluth Model, developed in Duluth, Minnesota, which is aimed at reducing domestic violence against women.
It is the first multi-disciplinary program designed to address the issue of domestic violence. The program has become a model for programs in many jurisdictions, including New York and California, where Dr. Kirwin currently provides court-mandated interventions.
A US study published in 2002 sponsored by the federal government found that batterers who complete programs based on the "Duluth Model," are less likely to repeat acts of domestic violence than those who do not complete any batterers intervention program.
Mad, the Bad, and the Innocent, The: The Criminal Mind on Trial - Tales of a Forensic Psychologist [Hardcover]
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