Dr. Friedman will present the following seminar to our members and guests:

Seminar: "Post-War Integration: From Battlemind to PTSD", although most war veterans will have a successful homecoming, all should be prepared for a few bumps in the road, especially during the early going. A significant minority, however, will experience problems that require professional attention, such as PTSD. The seminar will review what can be done to promote normal reintegration and what treatments are available for those with PTSD and other mental health issues. 

Matthew J. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. is Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Professor of Psychiatry and of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Dartmouth Medical School.  He has worked with PTSD patients as both a clinician and researcher for thirty-five years and has published extensively on stress and PTSD, biological psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and clinical outcome studies on depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and chemical dependency.  He has over 200 publications, including seventeen books and monographs.  Listed in "The Best Doctors in America", he is a Distinguished Lifetime Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and has served on many VA, DoD and NIMH research, education and policy committees.  He is the recipient of many honors, including the ISTSS Lifetime Achievement Award in 
 
 
We look forward to welcoming you at the Hilton Greenville SC next week!