David Kirschner, PhD.
David Kirschner, PhD., is a forensic psychologist and psychoanalyst with a
private practice in Woodbury, Long Island, N.Y. He founded and directed for 25
years a community mental health clinic – The Nassau Center for Psychotherapy.
Dr. Kirschner is nationally and internationally recognized for his clinical and
forensic work on adoption issues, and for his concept of an Adopted Child
Syndrome. He has lectured widely, appeared on many radio and television
shows, and has often been an expert witness, in high profile adoption forensic
cases.
Dr. Kirschner is the author of
Adoption: Uncharted Waters,
which was published by Juneau Press, LLC in 2006. It can be purchased
through the link above or from the
publisher at adoptionunchartedwaters.com.
You may email Dr. Kirschner at
DK21544808 @aol.com.
Updated:
Adoption Forensics and the
Tankleff Case (3/03/08; updated 7/25/08).
After serving 17 years for the 1988 murders of his adoptive parents, Marty
Tankleff’s conviction was overturned by an appellate court in December,
2007. On July 1, 2008, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
announced that he would not retry Tankleff.
Adoption Forensics: The Connection Between Adoption and Murder(09/19/07).
Of the 500 estimated serial killers in U.S.
history, 16 percent were adopted as children, while adoptees represent only 2 or
3 percent of the general population. Adoptees are 15 times more likely to kill
one or both of their adoptive parents than biological children.
