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Paul R. Martin
Born	(1946-06-28)June 28, 1946 Nebraska, US
Died	August 12, 2009(2009-08-12) (aged 63)
Occupation(s)	Psychotherapist,Psychologist,Author,Pastor, Director,Wellspring Retreat

Paul R. Martin(1946–2009^[1]) was apsychotherapist, licensed clinicalpsychologist,author,pastor, and director of theWellspring Retreat and Resource Center inOhio.^[2] He also worked in private practice inAthens, Ohio. Martin taught psychology,psychopharmacology, and the Biblical basis of behavior for five years atGeneva College, where he was a member of the department of psychology.^[3]

In his 1994 bookCult-Proofing Your Kids, Martin wrote about his former membership and leadership in theGreat Commission International (currently calledGreat Commission Association of Churches). In 1971, he dropped out of graduate school to join the group, when it was known as "The Blitz". He later explained that he left the group when he did not receive an adequate response, after questioning its more controversial methods and tactics.^[4]

Martin served as anexpert witness in court cases including theLee Boyd Malvosniper trial and the trial ofZacarias Moussaoui. Having neither interviewed the defendants nor studied their cases, Martin nonetheless testified in general terms about the mindset of people who have been "indoctrinated".^[5][6]

• Martin, Paul R. (1 April 1993).Cult proofing your kids. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House.ISBN 978-0310537618.
• Martin, Paul R., ed. (31 March 1991).Handbook of behavior therapy and psychological science: an integrative approach. New York: Pergamon Press.ISBN 978-0080361291.

• West, Louis J.; Martin, Paul R. (5 August 1994). Lynn, Steven Jay; Rhue, Judith W. (eds.).Dissociation: clinical and theoretical perspectives. New York: Guilford Press. pp. 268–288.ISBN 978-0898621860.
• "Post-cult Recovery: Assessment and Rehabilitation". (1993). Langone, Michael D. (ed.).Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 9780393701647.

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