True Crime and Psychiatry

By: Andrew van der Vaart MD PhD
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  • Deep dives into criminal minds with psychiatrist and neuroscientist Andrew van der Vaart, MD, PhD.
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  • Lori Vallow, Psychotic Splitting, & the Sacred Disease

    Lori Vallow, Psychotic Splitting, & the Sacred Disease
    Feb 2 2025

    The “Sacred Disease” was a historical name for epilepsy. Here I talk about some interesting overlap between epilepsy, in particular temporal lobe seizures, and aspects of Bipolar disorder. However I do not diagnose Lori Daybell Vallow with either condition, but discuss them as a curious diversion in a review of this case.
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    25 mins
  • Michael Alig & The Freudian Death Drive

    Michael Alig & The Freudian Death Drive
    Feb 2 2025

    The Club Kids murder sent shockwaves through the New York City club scene. Michael Alig seemed to have a propensity for shock throughout his life and his interviews that makes me wonder if Sigmund Freud would hold up this case as a quintessential example of the Death Drive.
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    34 mins
  • The Unraveling of Jared Lee Loughner

    The Unraveling of Jared Lee Loughner
    Jan 31 2025

    Were Jared Loughner's attempts to achieve "mind control" out of "conscience dreaming" born of a desperate, unconscious realization that he had lost control of his mental structures? And can we say anything about the motive for targeting and shooting Gabrielle Giffords, in a case of severe mental illness? Video version: https://youtu.be/0L5dZ3mPUmA
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    47 mins

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