Psychologist, Professor
Forensic psychologist and psychiatry professor at UC San Diego’s School of Medicine.
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Reid Meloy
FROM Reid Meloy
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Orlando Narratives Politicians including President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are already spinning conclusions from the massacre in Orlando on Sunday. Meanwhile, theories about shooter Omar Mateen’s motives are still speculative: He was a radicalized follower of ISIS. He was a closeted gay man. He was a violent homophobe. He was mentally unstable. After mass shootings politicians and the media grab for quick explanations. But what are the pitfalls in that?
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The Treatment
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