Category Archives: Gun Control

American Legal Injustice by Emanuel Tanay, M.D. – Book Review in American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

American Legal Injustice: Behind the Scenes With an Expert Witness By Emanuel Tanay. Lanham, MD: Jason Aronson, 2010. 293 pp. $34.94. Howard H. Sokolov, MD; Columbus, OH Emanuel Tanay, MD, a retired clinical professor of psychiatry at Wayne State University … Continue reading

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Gun and the Sense of Identity

In February 2012 George Zimmerman killed a 17-year-old African American high school student, Trayvon Martin. The event took place in Sanford, Florida. Mr. Zimmerman at 28-year-old man was the perpetrator of this homicide. The case attracted nationwide attention because Mr. … Continue reading

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American Legal Injustice Book Review

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Volume 41, Number 1 2013   American Legal Injustice: Behind the Scenes With an Expert Witness By Emanuel Tanay. Lanham, MD: Jason Aronson, 2010. 293 pp. $34.94. Howard H. … Continue reading

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Guns and Homicides in the United States

Guns and Homicides in the United States Emanuel Tanay, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Wayne State University (ret.) In June 26, 2008, in a 5-4 vote Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Second Amendment to the Constitution … Continue reading

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