sentences:  An American citizen since 1950, Dr. Meerloo was a member of the faculty at Columbia University and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the New York School of Psychiatry.He was the author of many books, including "Rape of the Mind" (a classic work on brainwashing), "Conversation and Communication", and "Hidden Communion".He was the son of Bernard and Anna Frederika (Benjamins) Meerloo.