For the full CNN story go to:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/ptsd.military.treatment/index.html?hpt=C1
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Dr. Al's success in Germany
My second trip to Germany was another great success. I trained a large group of psychologists and psychiatrists in my IADC procedure. While most were German, there were also therapists from other European countries--e.g. Spain, Austria, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Their response to IADC was very enthusiastic.
I was invited to return again next year, and probably for a more extended stay to get involved in related projects. My German colleagues are in the process of developing an IADC institute that they will call "The Allan Botkin Institute". Of course, I gave them my approval to proceed.
The primary reason IADC is taking off so well there, I believe, is that I have been fortunate enough to connect with some very influential people in Europe. I will have pictures to post very soon.
Our hosts wined and dined us in splendid fashion. After spending most of our time in Heidelberg, we went by train to Cologne. The train followed the Rhine, and we saw all of the castles along the river. It was magnificent.
IADC has found another home in Germany, and Germany is on the way to becoming the hub for IADC in Europe. I am very encouraged by these developments.
Dr. Al Botkin
I was invited to return again next year, and probably for a more extended stay to get involved in related projects. My German colleagues are in the process of developing an IADC institute that they will call "The Allan Botkin Institute". Of course, I gave them my approval to proceed.
The primary reason IADC is taking off so well there, I believe, is that I have been fortunate enough to connect with some very influential people in Europe. I will have pictures to post very soon.
Our hosts wined and dined us in splendid fashion. After spending most of our time in Heidelberg, we went by train to Cologne. The train followed the Rhine, and we saw all of the castles along the river. It was magnificent.
IADC has found another home in Germany, and Germany is on the way to becoming the hub for IADC in Europe. I am very encouraged by these developments.
Dr. Al Botkin
Friday, August 27, 2010
Current Academic Study in progress
Here is some exiting news in the world of IADC.
Professor Mo Hannah, PhD, and a some of her colleagues in the Department of Psychology at Siena College in NY are conducting a study on IADC.
Essentially, they will focus on the therapeutic aspects (i.e. healing) associated with IADC. Their in depth statistical analyses will include pre, post, and follow-up measures, as well as a screening form that may indicate certain factors that work either for or against a good therapeutic outcome (e.g. patient beliefs, patient history, recency of the loss, medications, etc.). The total number of cases is 71 (all Dr. Botkin’s), which should provide enough information to be able to draw some very significant conclusions.
For many years now, IADC therapists have been reporting that IADC therapy works in rapid and dramatic fashion. This study will be the first that actually addresses these and other issues from a statistical/analytical/mathematical perspective.
Stay tuned for the results of this study and more.
Professor Mo Hannah, PhD, and a some of her colleagues in the Department of Psychology at Siena College in NY are conducting a study on IADC.
Essentially, they will focus on the therapeutic aspects (i.e. healing) associated with IADC. Their in depth statistical analyses will include pre, post, and follow-up measures, as well as a screening form that may indicate certain factors that work either for or against a good therapeutic outcome (e.g. patient beliefs, patient history, recency of the loss, medications, etc.). The total number of cases is 71 (all Dr. Botkin’s), which should provide enough information to be able to draw some very significant conclusions.
For many years now, IADC therapists have been reporting that IADC therapy works in rapid and dramatic fashion. This study will be the first that actually addresses these and other issues from a statistical/analytical/mathematical perspective.
Stay tuned for the results of this study and more.
Friday, August 6, 2010
More tragedy
Former cop given 8 years for bank robbery
JAMES WALSH, Star Tribune
A former Minneapolis police officer and military veteran who served in Iraq was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for robbing an Apple Valley bank.
U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz sentenced Timothy Edward Carson, 29, of Rosemount, to 96 months in prison on one count of armed bank robbery and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Carson was indicted on Feb. 2 and pleaded guilty a month later.
Following the sentencing, United States Attorney B. Todd Jones said, "When police officers break the law, it shakes public confidence and trust in ways we cannot measure. Today's sentence makes clear that no one is above the law."
Minneapolis Police Chief Timothy J. Dolan added, "Officer Carson's actions hurt many, including his victims, family, and those of us who wear a badge. ... I hope that Tim Carson can get the help he needs to become a productive citizen."
Carson's attorney, Andrea George, had argued that at the time of the Jan. 6 robbery, Carson was under severe stress from financial problems, a deceptive wife, a sick child and nightmares about his military service in Iraq.
Carson has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, George said, and still suffers from the aftereffects of his military service in Iraq. In one May 2004 mortar attack, he risked his life and saved several others when he ran to give first aid to injured sailors, according to a military award recommendation.
George said he told a doctor that he had hoped to die in a confrontation with police, leaving his wife to collect $250,000 in life insurance, according to George.
In papers she filed before Carson's sentencing, George asked Schiltz to give her client the minimum seven years in prison and five years of supervision, saying that Carson was subjected to "vast and intricate fabrications" by his wife, who lied about having cancer.
Carson admitted stealing $4,580 from the bank and putting lives in jeopardy by brandishing a Beretta 40-caliber, semi-automatic handgun during a Jan. 6 robbery. According to an affidavit filed in the case, a man with a handgun jumped onto the counter and pointed the gun at three tellers. He then ordered everyone to put their hands up and their heads down. He then told the tellers to give him money. Upon receiving the cash, he fled. Security cameras from a nearby Target store recorded the man getting into a parked vehicle near a vacant strip mall.
Just before the robbery, Carson was stopped by Apple Valley police about three miles from the bank. The stop was made because Carson's vehicle had no front license plate. During the stop, Carson identified himself as a Minneapolis police officer and was allowed to go on his way. Later, that same Apple Valley officer responded to the bank robbery and, while on his way to the scene, observed Carson's vehicle heading away from the bank.
According to court documents, Carson was scheduled to report to work at the Minneapolis Police Department at 9 a.m. that day but failed to arrive until 10 a.m. The Apple Valley Police Department and the FBI arrested Carson without incident later that day.
JAMES WALSH, Star Tribune
A former Minneapolis police officer and military veteran who served in Iraq was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for robbing an Apple Valley bank.
U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz sentenced Timothy Edward Carson, 29, of Rosemount, to 96 months in prison on one count of armed bank robbery and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Carson was indicted on Feb. 2 and pleaded guilty a month later.
Following the sentencing, United States Attorney B. Todd Jones said, "When police officers break the law, it shakes public confidence and trust in ways we cannot measure. Today's sentence makes clear that no one is above the law."
Minneapolis Police Chief Timothy J. Dolan added, "Officer Carson's actions hurt many, including his victims, family, and those of us who wear a badge. ... I hope that Tim Carson can get the help he needs to become a productive citizen."
Carson's attorney, Andrea George, had argued that at the time of the Jan. 6 robbery, Carson was under severe stress from financial problems, a deceptive wife, a sick child and nightmares about his military service in Iraq.
Carson has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, George said, and still suffers from the aftereffects of his military service in Iraq. In one May 2004 mortar attack, he risked his life and saved several others when he ran to give first aid to injured sailors, according to a military award recommendation.
George said he told a doctor that he had hoped to die in a confrontation with police, leaving his wife to collect $250,000 in life insurance, according to George.
In papers she filed before Carson's sentencing, George asked Schiltz to give her client the minimum seven years in prison and five years of supervision, saying that Carson was subjected to "vast and intricate fabrications" by his wife, who lied about having cancer.
Carson admitted stealing $4,580 from the bank and putting lives in jeopardy by brandishing a Beretta 40-caliber, semi-automatic handgun during a Jan. 6 robbery. According to an affidavit filed in the case, a man with a handgun jumped onto the counter and pointed the gun at three tellers. He then ordered everyone to put their hands up and their heads down. He then told the tellers to give him money. Upon receiving the cash, he fled. Security cameras from a nearby Target store recorded the man getting into a parked vehicle near a vacant strip mall.
Just before the robbery, Carson was stopped by Apple Valley police about three miles from the bank. The stop was made because Carson's vehicle had no front license plate. During the stop, Carson identified himself as a Minneapolis police officer and was allowed to go on his way. Later, that same Apple Valley officer responded to the bank robbery and, while on his way to the scene, observed Carson's vehicle heading away from the bank.
According to court documents, Carson was scheduled to report to work at the Minneapolis Police Department at 9 a.m. that day but failed to arrive until 10 a.m. The Apple Valley Police Department and the FBI arrested Carson without incident later that day.
Monday, July 26, 2010
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