Saul V. Levine (born 1938) is a

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at various universities for psychiatry at

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(1970–1993). He was chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Rady Children’s Hospital,

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, from 1993–2011. He was department head of psychiatry at Sunnybrook Medical Center in

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Author

Levine is the author of several books, including ''Radical Departures: Desperate Detours to Growing Up'', ''The Child in the City'', ''Youth and Contemporary Religious Movements: Psychosocial Findings'', and ''Tell Me It's Only a Phase!: A Guide for Parents of Teenagers''. Levine's book ''Radical Departures'' is cited in ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' article on

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psychiatrist Saul V. Levine made a study of

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in his book ''Radical Departures'' (1984). He concluded that as a means of changing people's views it was not only a failure but positively dangerous. These conclusions were supported by other scholars who provided civil libertarians, religious leaders in established churches and members of new religions with evidence against the practice of deprogramming. As a result it gradually fell into disrepute.''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', James H. Marsh, editor, original material from 1985, on internet 2001, regularly updated, article: "New Religious Movements", subsection: "The Brainwashing-Deprogramming Controversy", 2006 Historica Foundation of Canada.
University of Toronto psychiatrist Saul V. Levine made a study of deprogramming in his book ''Radical Departures'' (1984). He concluded that as a means of changing people's views it was not only a failure but positively dangerous. These conclusions were supported by other scholars who provided civil libertarians, religious leaders in established churches and members of new religions with evidence against the practice of deprogramming. As a result it gradually fell into disrepute.

Publications

Books

*''Dear Doctor'', 1987, *''Tell Me It's Only a Phase! A Guide for Parents of Teenagers'', Olympic Marketing Corp., June 1987, , *''Radical Departures: Desperate Detours to Growing Up'', March 1986,

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, , *''The Child in the City'', June 1979,

Press, , *''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, ''

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'', 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,

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*"Life in the Cults" in ''Cults and New Religious Movements: A Report of the

'', ed.

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(Washington DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1989). *"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 –

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