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Dr. Olsson closed his practice of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at 151 West Street in Keene, as of September 1, 2011. Therefore, Dr. Olsson is no longer accepting new patient referrals. Olsson will continue to post timely articles on this site and list new books he has completed and or published.
"Understanding the past in emotional depth, can provide freedom from its grasp in the future."
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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT---Dr. Olsson's 2007 book is currently available on Amazon.com thru this link http://www.amazon.com/Cult-Osama-Psychoanalyzing-Magnetism-Muslim/dp/0275999890/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197337915&sr=1-1
CULT OF OSAMA: Psychoanalyzing Bin Laden and His Magnetism for Muslim Youth.
Publisher: Praeger of The Greenwood Publishing Group
In CULT OF OSAMA, Dr. Peter Olsson approaches Osama bin Laden et. al. from an applied psychoanalytic and psychodynamic perspective. He applies psychological and social psychological observations from his 25-year study of destructive cults and cult leaders to try to understand the mind of Osama bin Laden. There are many journalistic, political, military and intelligence books about bin Laden and terror groups. But, Olsson’s study offers a purely psychological, psychobiographical, and social psychological perspective on Osama. Dr. Olsson is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and the author of Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time, a 2005 study of destructive cults and cult leaders.
Osama’s psychobiography resonates with the psychological wounds and narcissistic injuries that reverberate among many Arab and Muslim youths in their search for meaning, identity, and heroes. Osama’s Malignant Pied Piper appeal stems from this peculiar but profoundly important synchrony of shared trauma and pain between Osama and Arab/Muslim youth.
CULT OF OSAMA is available through bookstores, Amazon.com and B&N
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A psychological Study of Destructive Cult Leaders from Rev. Jim Jones to Osama bin Laden
By Peter A. Olsson, M.D.
Brief Description of the Book:
In this book, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Peter A. Olsson examines the phenomena of destructive and apocalyptic cults, revealing the psychological roots of both leaders and cult members. Dr. Olsson calls the leaders — Rev. Jim Jones, David Koresh, Shoko Ashahara, Osama bin Laden, and others — Malignant Pied Pipers for the way they lure followers to their deaths. He uses the tenets of psychology to analyze the lives of the cult leaders and the source of their powerful attraction to vulnerable converts. Most important in this age of global terrorism, Dr. Olsson offers his vision for the book:
“It is my hope that this in-depth psychological study of destructive cult leaders of the last 30 years — Malignant Pied Pipers — illuminates the roots of their malevolence and their power, a condition that has invariably led to murder, mass suicide, the destruction of families, and to the terrorist acts that dominate our headlines. By understanding them and their appeal, we increase our chance of averting future disasters.”
As a psychoanalyst, Dr. Olsson has helped victims and relatives of cult members. As an experienced researcher, he has listened to and evaluated countless tapes of apocalyptic charismatics and read their literature.
The timeliness of the topic is evident on the front page of the daily newspaper, which explodes with descriptions of the latest terrorist victims, cult suicides, or bombings by religious fanatics. Throughout the world, people are starving for information on ways they can protect themselves, their children, and their friends from falling prey to extremists.
Malignant Pied Pipers of Our time can be purchased online at
Publish America and enter code #1-4137-7668-X , Amazon.com , and at
Also available by Dr. Olsson:
"Poems Behind a Psychiatrists Couch"
Dr. Olsson's book of poems is available thru amazon.com.
Or 1-800-834-1803 (Red Lead Publishing)
Dr. Olsson's first novel called THE POWERS TO CHANGE DESTINIES (2011) is in search of a publisher via the Eaton Literary Agency's efforts. Find a brief synopsis below.
POWERS TO CHANGE DESTINIES A novella / fiction- memoir by: Peter Alan Olsson
Is twelve year old Will Powers going to be the next Rev. Jim Jones or Anton Lavey? The playground at Saint Thomas Moore School in Houston has become a terrifying place. Sister Agnes has tried to comfort several of the most tearful of her students. At the forceful insistence of his teachers Will Powers reluctantly stopped his fiery funeral sermon for the dead bird. Will’s teacher thinks his parents and particularly his father Jed Powers seem very troubled. The parents won’t return Sister Agnes’s phone calls about similar events involving Will. The school psychologist Sister Andrea Albright calls on a trusted psychiatrist friend Tom Tolman for help. The ensuing therapy adventures are seen from Will’s perspective and the would-be adults around him. Of course, there are very few real adults, anywhere. Will Power’s helpers reveal many perspectives on this topic including Sister Andrea finding genuine love and romance. Author Information:
Birth of This Novella / Memoir
Novellas have many ways of being born. This one found its genesis when after reading my Book, MALIGNANT PIPIED PIPERS OF OUR TIME, the janitor at my office asked me:
“Hey Doc, If you had treated Rev. Jim Jones when he was twelve years old, could
nine hundred and eighteen deaths at Jonestown have been prevented?”
I said, “MAYBE”. Then I started this novella which is part memoir about my love of my life’s work doing psychotherapy.
The story is about the possibilities but profound difficulties in the changing of destinies.
A genuine change in destiny is always a story about at least two lives.
People in psychotherapy, psychotherapists, counselors, and anyone in the helping professions will identify with:
POWERS TO CHANGE. Psychotherapy is hard work and poignant, but rarely melodramatic.
