Synanon

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
drug rehabilitation program
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1991
gptkbp:foundedBy Charles E. Dederich
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California
gptkbp:foundedYear 1958
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Synanon
gptkbp:influenced therapeutic community movement
rehabilitation programs for substance abuse
gptkbp:knownFor violent confrontations
The Game (confrontational group therapy)
forced vasectomies
rattlesnake attack on attorney Paul Morantz
gptkbp:legalStatus defunct
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Life_magazine
gptkb:60_Minutes
gptkbp:notableFor drug rehabilitation
controversial practices
cult-like behavior
influencing therapeutic communities
gptkbp:notableMember Charles E. Dederich
Paul Morantz (targeted by organization)
gptkbp:organization gptkb:culture
gptkb:nonprofit_organization
commune
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
news reports
gptkbp:website none (defunct)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Point_Reyes_Light
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8