Loren Pankratz | |
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| Born | February 27, 1940 Portland, Oregon U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University BA 1962 University of Oregon PhD 1968 |
| Known for | Posttraumatic stress disorder Münchausen syndrome by proxy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | Portland VA Medical Center Oregon Health & Science University |
Loren Pankratz (born February 27, 1940[citation needed]) is a consultation psychologist at the Portland VA Medical Center and professor in the department of psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).[1]
Following his retirement in 1995, he maintained a forensic practice until 2012.[citation needed] He testified nationally on cases of Münchausen syndrome by proxy (MBP), often defending mothers accused of harming their children.[2][3]
He has written and lectured on a wide variety of unusual topics such as dancing manias, spiritualism, Greek oracles, ghosts, plagues, historical enigmas, mesmerism, moral panics, con-games, self-deception, faith healing, self-surgery, miracles, ethical blunders, quackery, and renaissance science.[citation needed] He has also published magic history, magic tricks, and mentalism effects in magazines.[1] Pankratz, along with Ray Hyman and Jerry Andrus, was a founding faculty member of the Skeptic's Toolbox in Eugene, Oregon. Pankratz is also a Fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.[4]
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