Rita Rogers

Biography

Rita Rogers, MD has authored 112 publications focusing on psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychiatry and foreign affairs, a field which she founded. She has been a Trustee-at-large of the American Psychiatric Association and has chaired committees and task forces on the Arab-Israeli, Pakistani-Bangladesh and Cyprus conflicts and on the psychosocial aspects of the nuclear issues. She has also been a U.S. Delegate to the Academy of Science and World Affairs since 1970. In 1980, she received a gold medal from the World Association of Dynamic Psychiatry for psychiatric contributions to international understanding.

International presentations by Dr. Rogers have included a lecture on "Nationalism: A Psychopolitical Defense", "Glasnost and the Emotional Climate in Eastern Europe" and "Changing Family Lifestyles: Do We Know the Outcome?". She also presented a course on "Nationalism – A State of Mind" at the 17th Summer Course on Racism, Xenophobia and Ethnics Conflicts of the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts, held in Italy. In 1998 Dr. Rogers presented a paper in Berlin to the Association of Dynamic Psychiatry and was invited to the World Congress of Humanists in Sarajevo. There she was inducted into the Golden Chamber of Humanism and declared Humanist of the Decade for building peace and democracy based on humanist principles.

Rogers has also practiced psychiatry at Malaga Cove Plaza in the prestigous community of Palos Verdes Estates for nearly three decades.

Awards

*Gold Medal - World Association for Dynamic Psychiatry (1980)
*Humanist of the Decade, Golden Chamber of Humanism (1998)

Notable

*Trustee-at-large, American Psychiatric Association
*Chair, Task Force on Arab-Israeli, Pakistani-Bangledsh and Cyprus conflicts on psychosocial aspects of nuclear issues
*Delegate to Academy of Science and World Affairs (1970-2000)

International Presentations

*Nationalism: A Psychopolitical Defense
*Nationalism: A State of Mind
*Changing Family Lifestyles: Do We Know the Outcome
*Glasnost and the Emotional Climate in Eastern Europe

Controversies

In 1993 Rita Rogers' article "History Returns to Haunt the Present" ("Los Angeles Times", March 1,1993) caused a controversy with renown medical expert on the Croatian War, Jerry Blaskovich, MD, author of "Anatomy of Deceit - An American's Physician's First Hand Encounter with the Realities of Croatia". Blaskovich sent a letter to Dr. Rogers dated March 6, 1993, stating her article was outstanding, "except in the areas you apparently have little knowledge of but nonetheless wished to pontificate." Dr. Blaskovich continued that her "misinformed comments were not innocent because they perpetuate the historical revisionism that has characterized the Yugoslav crisis."

External links

* [http://www.northwood.edu/aboutus/honorees/dw/?year=1991&id=725 Northwood University Profile]
* [http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/8/988 Paper: Emotional Climate in Israeli Society, Rita Rogers, MD]
* [http://www.iheu.org/ International Humanist and Ethical Union]
* [http://www.jblaskovich.com/Letters.htm Jerry Blaskovich, MD and author's Letter to Dr. Rogers (March 6, 1993)]