You condition a vulnerable boy at puberty to become aroused by brutality. It's the violence, not the nudity. Frankly, I wouldn't mind if every teenage boy had a subscription to Playboy. They'd be looking at attractive naked female bodies while… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
I do think a lot of sexual violence stems from experiences in childhood or at puberty. Some people become sadistic after suffering early abuse at the hands of parents, relatives or friends. But for others, the seed is planted in… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
One of the problems with studies that examine the effects of violent imagery is that they typically use mentally healthy psychology students. If you… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
Celebrity stalkers also are not necessarily fixated on one person as the public thinks. Rather, they tend to switch targets, going from, say, an… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
Killers seldom meet the legal standard for insanity, which is quite different from the way most people use the word every day. Killers may… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
You condition a vulnerable boy at puberty to become aroused by brutality. It's the violence, not the nudity. Frankly, I wouldn't mind if every… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
Psychiatrists are usually very well imbued with the clinical role, where helping the sick person is the goal. And that's quite incompatible with the… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
Only the individual can decide what level of risk she can tolerate and what level of freedom she's willing to sacrifice for the sake… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
Consider surgeons and their work. It's unthinkable to put your hands in the warm blood of another human's gut. Even with rubber gloves on.… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
We've had 20 years of mass murders throughout which I have repeatedly told CNN and our other media, if you don't want to propagate… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
One of the biggest mistakes celebrities make is being overly friendly. They allow photo shoots in their homes, even their bedrooms and bathrooms; they… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
I think people are inherently self-aggrandizing, pleasureseeking, unempathetic, self-serving, greedy and lustful. — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
Counter to the public's thinking, the celebrities who attract the largest number of stalkers - and typically it's not "if" a celebrity has a… — Park Dietz Copy Share Image
