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{{short description|American Psychiatrist}}
'''Terry Allen Kupers M.D., M.S.P.''' is a renowned [[psychiatrist]] and expert on the detrimental effects of [[solitary confinement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/nyregion/new-york-solitary-confinement-torture.html |title=The Mayor Calls Solitary a Safety Measure. They Call It Torture. |last=Kilgannon |first=Corey |date=December 20, 2023 |website=NY Times |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://time.com/3914559/albert-woodfox-solitary-confinement-angola/ |title= What 43 Years of Solitary Confinement Does to the Mind.|last=Koffler |first=Jacob |date=June 9, 2015 |website=Time |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://time.com/3052468/what-28-years-of-solitary-confinement-does-to-the-mind/ |title=What 28-Years of Solitary Confinement Does to the Mind. |last=Sifferlin |first= Alexandra |date=July 29, 2014 |website=Time |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ement-6x9-the-psychologists-the-story-podcast |title=Psychologists discuss solitary confinement – The Story podcast. |last=Watters |first=David |last2=Panetta |first2=Francesca |date=April 28, 2016 |website=The Guardian |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>He is known for his expertise in the fields of [[psychoanalysis|psychoanalytic]] [[psychotherapy]], [[forensic science|forensics]], and [[social psychiatry|social]] and [[community mental health service|community psychiatry]]. He currently holds the title of [[emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] at the [[Wright Institute]] in [[Berkeley, California]]. Kupers has authored five books, edited another two, and written close to one hundred articles and book chapters. His [[forensic psychiatry]] experience includes testimony in several large class action litigations concerning jail and prison conditions, sexual abuse, and the quality of mental health services inside correctional facilities.
==Early Life==
Kupers was born on October 14th, 1943 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], the third of six children whose parents later settled in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He attended public schools in [[Los Angeles]], where he demonstrated excellence both academically and athletically.
==Education==
Kupers pursued his undergraduate studies at [[Stanford University]], graduating in 1964 with a BA in Psychology with Distinction. He then enrolled in the [[David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA|UCLA School of Medicine]] with the intention of becoming a [[primary care physician]]. However, midway through medical school, he redirected his focus towards [[psychiatry]]. In 1968, he graduated from [[David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA|UCLA School of Medicine]] and then completed an internship at Kings County Hospital in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]].
Following his internship, Kupers undertook a three-year Psychiatry Residency at UCLA, during which he spent a year at the [[Tavistock Institute]] in [[England]] studying [[object relations theory]] and [[brief psychotherapy]]. He later pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the [[
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior|UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute]], specializing in social and community psychiatry, and earned his Masters in [[Social Psychiatry]].
==Career==
Since 1977, Kupers has been actively involved in community mental health and forensic psychiatry. He has provided expert testimony in numerous class action litigations addressing jail and prison conditions, sexual abuse, and the quality of mental health services within correctional facilities.
In 1981, Kupers joined the faculty of the Wright Institute’s Clinical Psychology program, where he is now a Professor Emeritus. Over the years, Kupers has taught a variety of courses, both at the Wright Institute and at other graduate schools in Los Angeles and [[San Francisco]]. Classes he has taught include Basic Psychoanalytic Concepts, Social Psychopathology, Brief Psychotherapy, and Forensic and Correctional Mental Health.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wi.edu/psyd-faculty-terry-kupers |title=Terry Kupers, M.D., M.S.P. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Wright Institute |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Publications==
Kupers is a prolific author, having authored five books, edited two others, and written nearly one hundred articles and book chapters. His first three books, "Public Therapy", "Ending Therapy", and "Revisioning Men’s Lives", cover a wide range of topics, including public mental health, [[psychoanalytic theory]], and [[gender studies|gender theory]]. His two most recent books, "Prison Madness" and "Solitary", focus on mental health and human rights issues in the carceral system, particularly in solitary confinement as he has interviewed several hundred prisoners about their experience in isolation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/new...ress-september-2017-304-pages-2995-hardcover/ |title=Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It, by Dr. Terry Allen Kupers. |last=Zoukis |first=Christopher |date=June 5, 2018 |website=Prison Legal News |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Consulting==
Kupers has served as a consultant for various human and civil rights campaigns, including those of [[Human Rights Watch]] and Disability Rights California. He has also provided consulting services to mental health centers and social rehabilitation programs in his community. Notably, he provided testimony in the case of Ashker v. Brown, which ended the use of long-term solitary confinement at [[Pelican Bay State Prison]] in California.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/new...ress-september-2017-304-pages-2995-hardcover/ |title=Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It, by Dr. Terry Allen Kupers. |last=Zoukis |first=Christopher |date=June 5, 2018 |website=Prison Legal News |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Accolades==
Kupers is board-certified in psychiatry and is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the [[American Psychiatric Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wi.edu/psyd-faculty-terry-kupers |title=Terry Kupers, M.D., M.S.P. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Wright Institute |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref> He has received awards for his contributions to the field, including the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]] (NAMI) in 2005, the William Rossiter Award for his global contributions to forensic mental health from the [[Forensic Mental Health Association of California]] in 2009, the Gloria Huntley Award from NAMI in 2020, and the Judge Stephen Goss Lifetime Achievement Award from the Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative and the [[Council of State Governments]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nami.org/about-nami/nami-awards/exemplary-psychiatrist-awards/ |title=Exemplary Psychiatrist Award. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=National Alliance on Mental Illness |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-Awards/NAMI-National-Awards/ |title=NAMI National Awards. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=National Alliance on Mental Illness |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://csgjusticecenter.org/projec...stephen-s-goss-memorial-award-for-leadership/ |title=The Judge Stephen S. Goss Memorial Award for Leadership. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Council of State Governments Justice Center |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Notes==
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{{short description|American Psychiatrist}}
'''Terry Allen Kupers M.D., M.S.P.''' is a renowned [[psychiatrist]] and expert on the detrimental effects of [[solitary confinement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/nyregion/new-york-solitary-confinement-torture.html |title=The Mayor Calls Solitary a Safety Measure. They Call It Torture. |last=Kilgannon |first=Corey |date=December 20, 2023 |website=NY Times |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://time.com/3914559/albert-woodfox-solitary-confinement-angola/ |title= What 43 Years of Solitary Confinement Does to the Mind.|last=Koffler |first=Jacob |date=June 9, 2015 |website=Time |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://time.com/3052468/what-28-years-of-solitary-confinement-does-to-the-mind/ |title=What 28-Years of Solitary Confinement Does to the Mind. |last=Sifferlin |first= Alexandra |date=July 29, 2014 |website=Time |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ement-6x9-the-psychologists-the-story-podcast |title=Psychologists discuss solitary confinement – The Story podcast. |last=Watters |first=David |last2=Panetta |first2=Francesca |date=April 28, 2016 |website=The Guardian |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>He is known for his expertise in the fields of [[psychoanalysis|psychoanalytic]] [[psychotherapy]], [[forensic science|forensics]], and [[social psychiatry|social]] and [[community mental health service|community psychiatry]]. He currently holds the title of [[emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] at the [[Wright Institute]] in [[Berkeley, California]]. Kupers has authored five books, edited another two, and written close to one hundred articles and book chapters. His [[forensic psychiatry]] experience includes testimony in several large class action litigations concerning jail and prison conditions, sexual abuse, and the quality of mental health services inside correctional facilities.
==Early Life==
Kupers was born on October 14th, 1943 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], the third of six children whose parents later settled in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He attended public schools in [[Los Angeles]], where he demonstrated excellence both academically and athletically.
==Education==
Kupers pursued his undergraduate studies at [[Stanford University]], graduating in 1964 with a BA in Psychology with Distinction. He then enrolled in the [[David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA|UCLA School of Medicine]] with the intention of becoming a [[primary care physician]]. However, midway through medical school, he redirected his focus towards [[psychiatry]]. In 1968, he graduated from [[David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA|UCLA School of Medicine]] and then completed an internship at Kings County Hospital in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]].
Following his internship, Kupers undertook a three-year Psychiatry Residency at UCLA, during which he spent a year at the [[Tavistock Institute]] in [[England]] studying [[object relations theory]] and [[brief psychotherapy]]. He later pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the [[
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior|UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute]], specializing in social and community psychiatry, and earned his Masters in [[Social Psychiatry]].
==Career==
Since 1977, Kupers has been actively involved in community mental health and forensic psychiatry. He has provided expert testimony in numerous class action litigations addressing jail and prison conditions, sexual abuse, and the quality of mental health services within correctional facilities.
In 1981, Kupers joined the faculty of the Wright Institute’s Clinical Psychology program, where he is now a Professor Emeritus. Over the years, Kupers has taught a variety of courses, both at the Wright Institute and at other graduate schools in Los Angeles and [[San Francisco]]. Classes he has taught include Basic Psychoanalytic Concepts, Social Psychopathology, Brief Psychotherapy, and Forensic and Correctional Mental Health.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wi.edu/psyd-faculty-terry-kupers |title=Terry Kupers, M.D., M.S.P. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Wright Institute |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Publications==
Kupers is a prolific author, having authored five books, edited two others, and written nearly one hundred articles and book chapters. His first three books, "Public Therapy", "Ending Therapy", and "Revisioning Men’s Lives", cover a wide range of topics, including public mental health, [[psychoanalytic theory]], and [[gender studies|gender theory]]. His two most recent books, "Prison Madness" and "Solitary", focus on mental health and human rights issues in the carceral system, particularly in solitary confinement as he has interviewed several hundred prisoners about their experience in isolation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/new...ress-september-2017-304-pages-2995-hardcover/ |title=Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It, by Dr. Terry Allen Kupers. |last=Zoukis |first=Christopher |date=June 5, 2018 |website=Prison Legal News |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Consulting==
Kupers has served as a consultant for various human and civil rights campaigns, including those of [[Human Rights Watch]] and Disability Rights California. He has also provided consulting services to mental health centers and social rehabilitation programs in his community. Notably, he provided testimony in the case of Ashker v. Brown, which ended the use of long-term solitary confinement at [[Pelican Bay State Prison]] in California.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/new...ress-september-2017-304-pages-2995-hardcover/ |title=Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It, by Dr. Terry Allen Kupers. |last=Zoukis |first=Christopher |date=June 5, 2018 |website=Prison Legal News |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Accolades==
Kupers is board-certified in psychiatry and is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the [[American Psychiatric Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wi.edu/psyd-faculty-terry-kupers |title=Terry Kupers, M.D., M.S.P. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Wright Institute |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref> He has received awards for his contributions to the field, including the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]] (NAMI) in 2005, the William Rossiter Award for his global contributions to forensic mental health from the [[Forensic Mental Health Association of California]] in 2009, the Gloria Huntley Award from NAMI in 2020, and the Judge Stephen Goss Lifetime Achievement Award from the Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative and the [[Council of State Governments]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nami.org/about-nami/nami-awards/exemplary-psychiatrist-awards/ |title=Exemplary Psychiatrist Award. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=National Alliance on Mental Illness |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-Awards/NAMI-National-Awards/ |title=NAMI National Awards. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=National Alliance on Mental Illness |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://csgjusticecenter.org/projec...stephen-s-goss-memorial-award-for-leadership/ |title=The Judge Stephen S. Goss Memorial Award for Leadership. |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Council of State Governments Justice Center |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
Okumaya devam et...