Berlin studied psychology, earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964, a master's degree from Fordham University in 1966, and a Ph.D. from Dalhousie University in 1972. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Dalhousie in 1974. Following a clerkship at Victoria General Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he was an intern at McGill University School of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, and Children's Hospital in Montreal. He completed a psychiatric residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and served as an exchange resident at Maudsley Hospital in London, England. After serving as chief resident at Johns Hopkins, he was appointed to its Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.as assistant professor in 1978 and promoted to associate professor in 1986. He has been an attending physician there since 1978 and served as founder and director of its Sexual Disorders Clinic from 1980 to 1992. In 1992 he founded the National Institute for the Study, Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Trauma and serves as its director.
Berlin served on the Subcommittee on the Paraphilias, American Psychiatric Association committee on the third revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R) from 1984 to 1989. He received a Presidential Citation from the City of Baltimore in 1996 and was named a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2003. In 2009 he was invited to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on the subject of sexually disordered sexual offenders including those with pedophilia.[2][3]
Berlin FS (1972). The use of waking and hypnotic suggestions to change behavior. Dissertation.
Berlin FS, Meinecke CF (1981). Treatment of sex offenders with antiandrogenic medication: conceptualization, review of treatment modalities, and preliminary findings. Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:601-607.
Berlin FS (1989). Special considerations in the psychiatric evaluation of sexual offenders against minors. In Rosner R, Schwartz HI (eds.). Juvenile psychiatry and the law. Plenum Press, ISBN978-0-306-42958-3
Berlin FS, Hunt WP, Malin HM, Dyer A, Lehne GK, Dean S (1991). A Five-Year Plus Follow-up Survey of Criminal Recidivism Within a Treated Cohort of 406 Pedophiles, 111 Exhibitionists and 109 Sexual Aggressives: Issues and Outcome. American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 12, 3, pp. 5–28, 1991.
Berlin FS, Malin HM, Dean S (1989). Effects of statutes requiring psychiatrists to report suspected sexual abuse of children. Am J Psychiatry 1991; 148:449-453.
Saleh F, Berlin FS (2003). Sex Hormones, Neurotransmitters and Psychopharmalogical Treatments in Men with Paraphilic Disorders. Journal of Child Sex Abuse, Vol. 12, No. 3/4. pp. 233–253, 2003. Also published simultaneously in Identifying and Treating Sex Offenders: Current approaches, Research, and Techniques, (ed. Robert Geffner, et al.). The Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press, New York, pp. 233–253, 2003.
Schwartz MF, Berlin FS (2008). Sexually Compulsive Behavior, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics: Volumes 31–34. Saunders, ISBN978-1-4160-6389-6
^Stingl, Jim (February 4, 1992). Dahmer Showed Control At Times, Doctor Agrees. The Milwaukee Journal
^Fulero, Solomon M., Wrightsman, Lawrence S. (2008). Forensic Psychology. Wadsworth Publishing. pp. 118–19. ISBN978-0495506492. I did not feel uncomfortable defending the position that an individual who recurrently experiences much more powerful urges to have sex with a corpse than with a living human being is an individual who is afflicted with a mental disease or defect". ... If this isn't a mental illness, I don't know what is.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Bilefsy, Dan (March 10, 2009). Castration of sex offenders: Deterrent or torture? New York Times
External linksedit
National Institute for the Study, Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Trauma
via Johns Hopkins
Luo, Michael, "In Sex Abuse Case, Priest's Old Letter Could Be Pivotal", The New York Times, September 14, 2006; Berlin providing contrary opinion to defendant. Article also here. Church resolution of case in favor of defendant at: Vitello, Paul, "A Monsignor Is Defrocked for Abusing a Student",The New York Times, December 17, 2010.
- Dr. Berlin has been a consultant to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse since the committee's inception. The interview was conducted September 8, 1997, in Baltimore.
Weighing the Rights of Convicted Sex Offenders Interview on National Public Radio. June 29, 2006.
- 27 pages on forensicpsychonline
March 15, 2024
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Frederick Fred Saul Berlin is an American psychiatrist and sexologist specializing in sex offenses 1 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected publications 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editBerlin studied psychology earning a bachelor s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964 a master s degree from Fordham University in 1966 and a Ph D from Dalhousie University in 1972 He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Dalhousie in 1974 Following a clerkship at Victoria General Hospital in Halifax Nova Scotia he was an intern at McGill University School of Medicine Jewish General Hospital and Children s Hospital in Montreal He completed a psychiatric residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and served as an exchange resident at Maudsley Hospital in London England After serving as chief resident at Johns Hopkins he was appointed to its Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as assistant professor in 1978 and promoted to associate professor in 1986 He has been an attending physician there since 1978 and served as founder and director of its Sexual Disorders Clinic from 1980 to 1992 In 1992 he founded the National Institute for the Study Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Trauma and serves as its director Berlin served on the Subcommittee on the Paraphilias American Psychiatric Association committee on the third revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM III R from 1984 to 1989 He received a Presidential Citation from the City of Baltimore in 1996 and was named a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2003 In 2009 he was invited to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on the subject of sexually disordered sexual offenders including those with pedophilia 2 3 Memberships include the American Association for the Advancement of Science the American Medical Association the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children the American Psychiatric Association and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers He has appeared as an expert witness in trials including the murder trial of Mark Dean Schwab 4 5 and Jeffrey Dahmer 6 7 He has discussed the merits of chemical castration for sex offenders 8 Selected publications editBerlin FS 1972 The use of waking and hypnotic suggestions to change behavior Dissertation Berlin FS Meinecke CF 1981 Treatment of sex offenders with antiandrogenic medication conceptualization review of treatment modalities and preliminary findings Am J Psychiatry 1981 138 601 607 Berlin FS 1989 Special considerations in the psychiatric evaluation of sexual offenders against minors In Rosner R Schwartz HI eds Juvenile psychiatry and the law Plenum Press ISBN 978 0 306 42958 3 Berlin FS Hunt WP Malin HM Dyer A Lehne GK Dean S 1991 A Five Year Plus Follow up Survey of Criminal Recidivism Within a Treated Cohort of 406 Pedophiles 111 Exhibitionists and 109 Sexual Aggressives Issues and Outcome American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry 12 3 pp 5 28 1991 Berlin FS Malin HM Dean S 1989 Effects of statutes requiring psychiatrists to report suspected sexual abuse of children Am J Psychiatry 1991 148 449 453 Berlin FS 1996 Sexual deviation review The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 186 No 4 pp 255 256 4 98 Review of Rosen I ed Sexual Deviation Third Edition Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 262516 8 Fagan PJ Wise TN Schmidt CW Berlin FS 2002 Special Communication of Pedophilia Journal of the American Medical Association 288 19 pp 2458 2465 November 2002 Saleh F Berlin FS 2003 Sex Hormones Neurotransmitters and Psychopharmalogical Treatments in Men with Paraphilic Disorders Journal of Child Sex Abuse Vol 12 No 3 4 pp 233 253 2003 Also published simultaneously in Identifying and Treating Sex Offenders Current approaches Research and Techniques ed Robert Geffner et al The Haworth Maltreatment amp Trauma Press New York pp 233 253 2003 Schwartz MF Berlin FS 2008 Sexually Compulsive Behavior An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics Volumes 31 34 Saunders ISBN 978 1 4160 6389 6References edit Gordon Ed April 6 2005 Interview Dr Fred Berlin and Chief Walter McNeil discuss sexual offenders and predators National Public Radio Testimony of Dr Fred Berlin June 25 2009 Smith Jordan Michael Feb 18 2018 The Professor of Horrible Deeds Chronicle of Higher Education Retrieved March 23 2018 451 F 3d 1308 Schwab v V Crosby OpenJurist June 15 2006 Retrieved 9 March 2013 Mark Dean Schwab 1109 Stingl Jim February 4 1992 Dahmer Showed Control At Times Doctor Agrees The Milwaukee Journal Fulero Solomon M Wrightsman Lawrence S 2008 Forensic Psychology Wadsworth Publishing pp 118 19 ISBN 978 0495506492 I did not feel uncomfortable defending the position that an individual who recurrently experiences much more powerful urges to have sex with a corpse than with a living human being is an individual who is afflicted with a mental disease or defect If this isn t a mental illness I don t know what is a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Bilefsy Dan March 10 2009 Castration of sex offenders Deterrent or torture New York TimesExternal links editNational Institute for the Study Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Trauma Berlin Fred S M D Ph D via Johns Hopkins Luo Michael In Sex Abuse Case Priest s Old Letter Could Be Pivotal The New York Times September 14 2006 Berlin providing contrary opinion to defendant Article also here Church resolution of case in favor of defendant at Vitello Paul A Monsignor Is Defrocked for Abusing a Student The New York Times December 17 2010 Interview with Frederick S Berlin M D Ph D Dr Berlin has been a consultant to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse since the committee s inception The interview was conducted September 8 1997 in Baltimore Weighing the Rights of Convicted Sex Offenders Interview on National Public Radio June 29 2006 Curriculum Vitae 27 pages on forensicpsychonline Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Berlin amp oldid 1095335906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
