The Real Psychiatrist Who Inspired the Nuremberg Movie.

This article focuses on Douglas Kelley, the U.S. Army psychiatrist who evaluated Nazi leaders to determine their fitness to stand trial at the Nuremberg trials following World War II. Kelley conducted extensive psychological assessments, including Rorschach ink blot and Thematic Apperception Tests, concluding that the defendants, including Hermann Göring, were intelligent opportunists rather than mentally disordered individuals. His findings emphasized personal responsibility for their crimes, contrasting with another psychiatrist, Gustav Gilbert, who viewed the Nazis as psychologically disturbed. Kelley's work informed the prosecution's approach, and although he later committed suicide, his book and perspective highlighted the ongoing presence of such personalities in society beyond the war.