There have been numerous people with whom I have had fruitful discussions on the subject matter of this book. I would like to mention the following people who have had an influence, in one way or another, on what has been written here: Rev. Claude Lavergne, Dr. Frank Vuletin, John Grudeff Q.C., and Dr. Sebastian K. Littmann, professor of psychiatry. A special thank you to Prof. William Schabas, who read the manuscript, wrote the Preface and gave me some critical suggestions concerning the legal aspects of this book. My sincere thanks go to Roman Hromnysky, who actively worked on the translation of the documents in this book. I am grateful to Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, who has permitted me to quote from his books and encouraged me to write mine. In particular I wish to thank Ms. Carla Adams, LL.B., for preparing and editing the manuscript. This book would not have been published without her invaluable contribution.