Stan Katz
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Dr Stan J Katz is an American
United States
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 clinical and forensic psychologist
Psychologist
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. A critic of the codependency movement, Katz co-authored The Codependency Conspiracy: How to Break the Recovery Habit and Take Charge of Your Life (New York: Warner Books, Inc., 1991). Katz proposes that many pop-psychology movements (especially codependency) are rooted in marketing campaigns and not valid science or psychology. He is also the co-author of "False Love and Other Romantic Illusions (New York: Ticknor and Fields, 1988) and "Success Trap" (New York: Ticknor and Fields, 1990). As a Forensic Psychologist he has been appointed over one thousand times by the Los Angeles Superior Court to conduct expert examinations in Family Law, Dependency and Criminal Courts. He was involved in the Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
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 Child Molestation case in Santa Barbara County, California.

Dr. Katz has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including The Today Show, Larry King, Oprah, 20/20 and was featured in People Magazine. He was also the consulting psychologist on the recently cancelled reality tv series Starting Over
Starting Over (TV series)
Starting Over is an American reality TV show that follows the lives of women who are experiencing difficulty in their lives and want to make changes, with the help of life coaches. It was the first reality TV show to be nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award. Six women at a time work to overcome...

 for which he won an Emmy for his work as Co-host.
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