Robert Jay Lifton
This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's layout guidelines. Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure. (January 2015) This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines. Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references. (January 2015) Robert Jay Lifton Born (1926-05-16) May 16, 1926 (age 88) Brooklyn, New York Residence United States Nationality American Fields psychiatry, mind control, thought reform Institutions Washington School of Psychiatry Harvard University John Jay College of Criminal Justice Yale University Alma mater Cornell University New York Medical College Known for Author, Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of thought reform. He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory.