Paul Valent

MBBS, DPM, FRANZCP
Consultant liaison psychiatrist, psychotherapist, traumatologist,
Co-founder and past president Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
Writer.

Making Sense and Learning Lessons from the Port Arthur Killings. Australasian Psychiatry. 5: p 233-236

In 1996 a gunman killed 35 men, women, and children, and wounded 25 at the recreational area of Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. The mind and motivations of the perpetrator are examined in some detail. Application to other perpetrators and some lessons from this atrocity are presented.
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Publication Author: Paul Valent Publication Date: 1997 Categories: Violence