Why They Attack: Delving Deeper Into the Mind of the Terrorist and Mass Murderer

    BALTIMORE, MD, September 26, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Kathryn Seifert, in her new DVD Failure to Attach, sets out to answer the inevitable question we all ask ourselves after a mass murder attack - why did they do it? In the past ten years, the world has seen a surge of horrific mass murders at the hands of seemingly ordinary people. So, what drove these murderers, from a life not unlike our own, to kill? Dr. Seifert, a renowned expert with over 30 years in the field of mental health and violence, has dedicated her career to answering that question.

In Failure to Attach, Dr. Seifert delivers a live presentation at Adelphi University in New York revealing her findings. With decades of research into the causes of rape, sexual abuse, drug addiction, murder, domestic abuse and other crimes, she has identified the key childhood, family risk, and skill factors causing young people to evolve into violent criminals and murderers. When all is said and done, many of these events that blanket the news could have been predicted and prevented if the warning signs had been interpreted correctly and someone subsequently intervened before it was too late.

Dr. Seifert asserts that it is problems with attachment at one or more critical periods of development that can lead to an individual harming others - the more severe the failure to attach, the greater the risk of truly severe harm. This dependency on healthy attachment begins the moment a child is born, then extends on past adolescence and into early adulthood. Psychologists have this knowledge, and therefore the ability to treat future violent offenders and prevent future disasters. It is society, Dr. Seifert claims, that to bring its attention to the issue, starting with changes to the legal, juvenile, and criminal justice systems.

Dr. Kathryn Seifert, in this two-hour live presentation, displays that the status quo of mass shootings and attacks in this country should not be seen as an inevitable evil of the world, but a treatable epidemic that already has its cure.

About Dr. Kathryn Seifert

Dr. Kathryn Seifert is a leading voice internationally in the areas of violence, mental health, criminal justice and addictions. The CEO of Eastern Shore Psychological Services (ESPS), Dr. Seifert specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals who are at risk for violence and/or suffering from attachment disorders.

She has frequently appeared on national networks to discuss violence and mental health, appearing on Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, the Huffington Post Live, Discovery ID, Fox News, and CBC in Canada. Dr. Seifert has written two books on the subject; the first, How Children Become (Acanthus Publishing 2006), was awarded the 2007 IPPY (Independent Book Publishers Award) bronze medal in the Psychology/Mental Health Category, and her second book, Youth Violence: Theory, Prevention, and Intervention (Springer Publishing 2011), is frequently utilized in the professional community and in courses and training sessions.

As an expert contributor for Psychology Today, Dr. Seifert's blog, "Stop the Cycle," has amassed over 150,000 views in the last two years.

Dr. Seifert has lectured in Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, and across the United States. Past conferences and events include Maryland Psychological Association Annual Conference, Pennsylvania's NAMI Cherry Blossom Charity Ball, and the Conference on the Federal Response to Reducing Gun Violence, which took place following the Sandy Hook tragedy and was headlined by Vice President Joe Biden.

She is currently finalizing her upcoming book, Failure to Attach: The Why Behind Terrorists and Mass Murderers, which will be published later this year.

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