When I was still in my psychiatric residency training in New York City, I was subjected to the doctor draft of that time, during the early fifties, at the time of the Korean War.

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It may sound terrible, but I often say that the military saved me from a...

It may sound terrible, but I often say that the military saved me from a...

I'm a Brooklyn boy. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there, and...

I'm a Brooklyn boy. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there, and...

Again, I was influenced by my father, who was very much an atheist and took...

Again, I was influenced by my father, who was very much an atheist and took...

As a kid I was fascinated with sports, and I loved sports more than anything...

As a kid I was fascinated with sports, and I loved sports more than anything...

I struggled with each of these studies and I was uncertain about what they meant,...

I struggled with each of these studies and I was uncertain about what they meant,...

I did the first study because I had been exposed to something that I took...

I did the first study because I had been exposed to something that I took...

Yes, I've been very preoccupied with the survivor all through my work.

Yes, I've been very preoccupied with the survivor all through my work.

What I found was when I started my first study, and then in subsequent studies,...

What I found was when I started my first study, and then in subsequent studies,...

I never quite envisioned myself a proper doctor under that white coat, but I was...

I never quite envisioned myself a proper doctor under that white coat, but I was...

But when I went to Hiroshima and began to study or just listen to people's...

But when I went to Hiroshima and began to study or just listen to people's...

That is, we are bombarded by all kinds of images and influences and we have...

That is, we are bombarded by all kinds of images and influences and we have...

And I thought about the psychic numbing involved in strategic projections of using hydrogen bombs...

And I thought about the psychic numbing involved in strategic projections of using hydrogen bombs...

Every adult in the world has some sense that he or she might be obliterated...

Every adult in the world has some sense that he or she might be obliterated...

The other thing that happened was my last military assignment - this was in the...

The other thing that happened was my last military assignment - this was in the...

Sometimes it's said that psychiatrists are doctors who are frightened by the sight of blood....

Sometimes it's said that psychiatrists are doctors who are frightened by the sight of blood....

It was because of my deep concerns about nuclear weapons that I went to Hiroshima....

It was because of my deep concerns about nuclear weapons that I went to Hiroshima....

But I spent just two calendar years at Cornell University, though it was covering more...

But I spent just two calendar years at Cornell University, though it was covering more...

One reason that I embarked on a study of Nazi doctors was that in this...

One reason that I embarked on a study of Nazi doctors was that in this...

I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their...

I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their...

I don't have the feeling that as a very young person I read books that...

I don't have the feeling that as a very young person I read books that...