Richard Kradin

Dr. Richard Kradin is a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, a psychoanalyst, and professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School. He holds a post-graduate degree in comparative religion from Harvard University, and lectures nationally and internationally. Dr. Kradin is the recipient of the Gradiva Award for best paper in psychoanalysis, the Upjohn award for excellence in cancer research, and the Small Prize (Summa Cum Laude, Harvard).

He has authored multiple texts in the areas of medicine, psychotherapy, and religion, including Herald Dream (Karnac, 2006), Parting of the Ways: The Judaic Roots of the Psychologies of Freud and Jung (2016, Academic Studies Press), Out of Control: Apocalyptic Psychology in the Age of Trump (2018, Amazon), Breakdown: How Progressive Ideology is Eroding Morality and Redefining Mental Health in America (2020, Defiance Press), Never Trump: How Progressive Elites are Undermining America (2021, Defiance Press), Judaism: Moral Psychology for a Secular World (2021, JEP), and Unhealthy: Corruption and Malpractice in America’s Health System (2022, Defiance Press).

Dr. Kradin resides in Amherst, New Hampshire.