Abraham Halpern

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Dr. Abraham L. Halpern is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at New York Medical College and former president of The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.[1]

Dr. Halpern has been a member of the UN Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, representing both the International Council of Prison Medical Services and the World Psychiatric Association.

Halpern is a Board member of Friends of Falun Gong, USA.[2]

[edit] Awards Received

  • In 2003 he received the Medical Society State of New York's President's Citizenship Award.[4]

[edit] Published Works

  • 'Soviet Psychiatry:An Exchange' (1989)
  • 'The Culture of Control' (2003)

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Friends of Falun Gong
  2. ^ Abraham L. Halpern, Letter to the World Medical Association, April 15, 2007
  3. ^ Psychiatric Services: News & Notes American Psychiatric Association, June 2000. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
  4. ^ [2] Psychiatric News, June 20, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
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