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Massive ingestion of trihexyphenidyl [Letter]

Deutsch, A; Eyma, J
PMID: 1554053
ISSN: 0002-953x
CID: 132270

A clinical study of four Unification church members

Deutsch, A; Miller, M J
Four women who were or had been members of the Unification church were studied by means of clinical interviews and psychological tests. The authors found that these women shared the following characteristics: 1) difficulties with heterosexual relations; 2) idealism and usually the wish to serve or unify others; 3) a spiritual world view with 'magical-mystical' overtones; and 4) a tendency to deny and 'wish away' threatening perceptions, specifically noted in projective testing. They suggest how these characteristics may have influenced the subjects' affinity for the life style and doctrines of the sect
PMID: 6342427
ISSN: 0002-953x
CID: 132269

Tenacity of attachment to a cult leader: a psychiatric perspective

Deutsch, A
This follow-up study describes a cult whose leader became cruel and increasingly bizarre. Six of 14 members who were investigated at the time of the cult's formation remained loyal to the leader until the dissolution of the group almost four years later. The author describes the attitudes of these and other devotees who submitted to the irrational guru. The leader's radical teachings, his purported closeness to God, and his embodiment of a countercultural ideal of freedom appeared to be factors that bolstered his overwhelming authority in his followers' lives. The devotees used denial, rationalization, and other defensive operations to maintain the fantasy that the leader was acting for their benefit
PMID: 7435715
ISSN: 0002-953x
CID: 132271

Large group influence for decreased drug use: findings from two contemporary religious sects

Galanter M; Buckley P; Deutsch A; Rabkin R; Rabkin J
This paper reports on studies designed to clarify the role of large cohesive groups in effecting diminished drug use among their members. Subjects were drawn from two contemporary religious sects and data were obtained by administering self-report questionnaires under controlled conditions, in cooperation with the sects' leadership. Data which bear directly on changes in drug use are reported here. Members of the Divine Light Mission (DLM), many of whom had been involved in the 'counterculture' of the early 1970s, reported incidence of drug use prior to joining which was much above that of a nonmember comparison group. Reported levels were considerably lower after joining, and the decline was maintained over an average membership of 2 years. Unification Church (UC) members showed a similar pattern but their drug use began at a somewhat lower level and declined further still; this reflects a stricter stance toward illicit intoxicants in the UC, and relatively less openness to transcendental altered consciousness, which is an integral part of DLM meditation. Data from persons registered for UC recruitment workshops corroborated retrospective reports of the long-standing members. Changes in the consumption of tranquilizers were also considered. Data on caffeine consumption reflected less strict commitment to controls over this agent. The decline in drug use was considered in relation to feelings of social cohesiveness toward fellow group members, which was a significant predictor of change in drug use in multiple regression analysis. The findings are examined in relation to the interplay between behavioral norms in a close-knit subculture and the role of its beliefs and values in determining levels of drug use
PMID: 7258164
ISSN: 0095-2990
CID: 36811

The "Moonies": a psychological study of conversion and membership in a contemporary religious sect

Galanter M; Rabkin R; Rabkin J; Deutsch A
The authors undertook this study to enhance psychiatric understanding of contemporary charismatic religious sects. After a pilot study, a representative sample of members of the Unification Church (N = 237) completed a 216-item structured questionnaire. Respondents were below the mean for an age- and sex-matched group on a psychological general well-being scale, and they reported significantly greater neurotic distress before conversion. The authors discuss correlates of an improved emotional state following conversion and employ attribution theory, drawn from social psychology, to put the conversion process into a psychiatric perspective
PMID: 760544
ISSN: 0002-953x
CID: 36814

Conflict, character, and conversion: Study of a "new-religion" member

Deutsch, Alexander; Miller, Michael J
Presents a case study of a young woman, raised as a Catholic, who became a member of a religious cult in her early 20's. The influences of certain psychic conflicts and character trends on her attraction to group life and teachings are examined, and the nature of the late adolescent turmoil that preceded her conversion is described.
PSYCH:1982-07543-001
ISSN: 0065-2008
CID: 25078

Changes in the deoxyadenylate regions in 5 cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemic DNA

Pero, R W; Bryngelsson, T; Deutsch, A; Norden, A
PMID: 954794
ISSN: 0014-2964
CID: 308872

Alterations in the deoxyadenylate regions of the DNA from four human breast tumors

Pero, R W; Bryngelsson, T; Norgren, A; Deutsch, A
PMID: 176029
ISSN: 0014-2964
CID: 308972

Hybridization of polyuridylic acid to human DNA immobilized onto nitrocellulose filters

Pero, R W; Bryngelsson, T; Bryngelsson, C; Deutsch, A; Norden, A; Norgren, A
The level of deoxyadenylate (da) regions in human DNA was estimated from formation of poly(U)-poly(da) triplexes on nitrocellulose filters that were RNAase resistant. The (dA) rich sequences were determined following mild ribonuclease treatment of the poly(U)-DNA hybrids (5 mug/ml at 25 degreesC for 30 min), where as exhaustive ribonuclease treatment (5 mug/ml at 25 degrees C for 6 hr) estimated the more (dA) pure sequences. The level of (dA) rich regions was 0.39% of the DNA and for the more (dA) pure regions it was 0.07%. The (dA) regions were widely distributed throughout human DNA regardless of base composition or sequence repetition. However, a concentration of (dA) regions into main band CsC1 gradient fractions of DNA and into repeated DNA was observed.
PMCID:343503
PMID: 1153334
ISSN: 0305-1048
CID: 308762

Observations on a sidewalk ashram

Deutsch, A
Meetings between an American guru and his followers were observed and 14 of the devotees were interviewed. Virtually all gave histories of chronic unhappiness and unsatisfactory parental relations. On involvement with the guru and a new 'family,' the experienced increased well-being and periods of bliss, and their acceptance of mystic Hindu beliefs was solidified. Factors relating to the devotees' psychological 'lift' are delineated, including ways that the bond to the leader possibly aided them in dealing with inner conflict. Earlier experiences with psychedelic drugs appeared to have influenced many of the subjects to Hinduism and the guru. It is postulated that a psychological characteristic of the devotees is a strong underlying wish for union with a powerful object,and that this bore on their susceptibility to the influence of certain regressive psychedelic experiences
PMID: 1115565
ISSN: 0003-990x
CID: 132272