John Hochman
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| Born | 1946 United States |
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| Residence | California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Forensic Psychiatry |
| Institution | Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA |
| Alma mater | NYU School of Medicine, M.D. |
| Notable prizes | John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies, 1990 |
John Ira Hochman is an American forensic psychiatrist and surgeon who has written about the psychology of cults, abuse and false memory syndrome.[1]
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[edit] Education
- Secondary Specialty, Forensic Psychiatry
- Board Certification in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1976
- Residency, Psychiatry, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center
- Residency, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Flexible/Transitional Year Internship
- NYU School of Medicine, M.D.
[edit] Career
- Clinical
Dr. Hochman has been practicing medicine since 1970.[2] Hochman is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA.
- Expert witness
He has testified in over 100 depositions, and 90 trials and arbitration since 1980.[3]
[edit] NXIVM vs. Rick Ross Institute
NXIVM (pronounced NEX-ee-um), which offers human potential seminars, alleged that Rick Ross of New Jersey published critical commentary authored by a psychologist and psychiatrist of its program after obtaining information through alleged copyright infringement. Dr. Hochman was one of the individuals who evaluated the research[4].
In September of 2004, a federal district judge in Albany, New York denied NXIVM's request for an injunction to remove the information from the Ross Institute Web site. Subsequently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City [5] rejected NXIVM's appeal of that decision, saying critical analysis of a confidential 265-page NXIVM manual by two mental health professionals on Ross' site represented criticism, and therefore "fair use" under copyright law. [6] In December of 2004 The United States Supreme Court denied without elaboration an appeal to review the NXIVM case.[7]
[edit] Professional affiliations
- Advisory Board member, FMS Foundation, Advisory Board Profiles
- Editorial Board, Cultic Studies Journal
[edit] Awards, honors
- John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies, 1990[8] (with Steve K. D. Eichel, Ph.D.[9][10])
[edit] Publications
- Articles
- "A Forensic Psychiatrist Evaluates ESP", February 2003, John Hochman, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California Los Angeles
- "Recovered Memory Therapy And False Memory Syndrome", Skeptic vol. 2, no. 3, 1994, pp. 58-61.
- Review, "Leaders and Followers: A Psychiatric Perspective on Religious Cults", Formulated by the Committee on Psychiatry and Religion, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Report No. 132. American Psychiatric Press, Washington, DC, 1992, 70 pages., Reviewer: John Hochman, M.D.
- "Miracle, Mystery and Authority: The Triangle of Cult Indoctrination" , Psychiatric Annals, April 1990
- Seven Characteristics, John Hochman, MD, "What are the Characteristics of a Religious Cult?".
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Argument against recovered memory therapy
- ^ Dr. John I. Hochman, Health Grades
- ^ Expert Witness John Hochman, ALM Experts, Corporate Counsel digital edition.
- ^ "A Forensic Psychiatrist Evaluates ESP", February 2003, John Hochman, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California Los Angeles
- ^ Appeals Court decision, NXIVM vs. Ross Institute etc
- ^ Court upholds Nxivm ruling, Times Union, April 23, 2004
- ^ High court rejects Nxivm appeal, Times Union, December 3, 2004
- ^ FMSF Advisory Board, Profile, John Hochman, MD.
- ^ 2004 Conference, Understanding Cults, New Religious Movements, and Other Groups, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Eichel is a Co-Founder of RETIRN (Philadelphia, PA) and was a 1990 recipient of the John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies. - ^ Dr. Steve, Steve Eichel website.
