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Peter Olsson, M.D.
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May 21, 2025
Putin’s cold and dark soulA case of Malignant Narcissistic Personality with global implications.
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December 12, 2024
Make American Healthcare Great AgainMedical care “experts” begin taunting Trump about his never offering an alternative to ObamaCare in his first term. They are incorrect.
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October 18, 2024
Kamala Harris's recreational pot pledgeWidespread acceptance of marijuana use in America is not without perils for our youth and adults with mental health issues.
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April 24, 2024
Adult failure on campusUniversity administrators are not providing firm, safe-space boundaries for study, vigorous discussion, and debate.
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April 18, 2024
Why teenage mass murderers killTeenage killers intuit that our society worships celebrity and notoriety and choose only dramatic violence to secure their fame.
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January 17, 2024
Why Trump bewilders psychiatristsDonald Trump’s road in life bears little resemblance to many successful analysands and psychoanalysts.
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December 1, 2023
Appropriate fear of Islam vs 'Islamophobia'The term “Islamophobia” gets used pejoratively against conservatives.
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September 23, 2023
The Psychology of Illegal ImmigrationThe shadowy family secret of an illegal immigrant family often gets transmitted over several generations unless or until the truth is faced and resolved.
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September 5, 2023
Biden's brain, mind, behavior, and characterBiden's behavior is difficult to try to understand. There sure seems to be a lot of dysfunction there.
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July 19, 2023
Hunter Biden's substance abuse 'cure'?In my work with persons seeking cure of substance addictions, it has been rewarding to observe their recoveries. In the situation of Hunter Biden's 'cure' or clean-up, I see elements of denial and possible enabling of his addiction.
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June 22, 2023
Why liberals are perpetually forgiving of criminalsPersons with out-of-control behavior find relief and comfort when firm, persistent, and effective control of their behavior is insisted upon.
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October 15, 2022
The Dark Side of Celebrity in Our TimeWhat is it about celebrity, notoriety and fame that distorts, corrupts, and degrades the conscience, morality, and ethics?
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May 9, 2022
The Abortion DecisionA decision to abort is never a perfunctory, routine, or a sociologically described “healthcare decision.” An individual or couple’s abortion decision involves considerations that go far beyond a political or legal debate
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April 23, 2022
Title 42 is about more than just COVID casesThe regulation Biden is planning to ditch, essentially ending our southern border, is meant to measure problems beyond just a COVID infection and obesity.
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May 20, 2019
Donald Trump -- A Triumphant President: A Psychoanalyst’s Observations and OpinionsDuring the 2016 presidential campaign I was stunned and often revolted, by Donald Trump’s aggressive and insulting verbal behavior and political tactics. Over time, however, I became fascinated and increasingly impressed
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November 13, 2018
Dealing with Gun Violence and Mental IllnessA radical proposal for curtailing firearms attacks by mentally disturbed individuals.