A Practical Guide to PTSD Treatment

Nancy C. Bernardy, PhD, is a biological and clinical research psychologist who has served for the past years as the director of the PTSD Mentoring Program for the Executive Division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for PTSD. She also serves as an associate director for clinical networking at the center. She is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

Dr. Bernardy has 2 years of experience as a clinician and researcher, with approximately 35 publications. She is a member of APA and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and she serves on numerous national research, education, and policy committees for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Matthew J. Friedman, MD, PhD, served for 25 years as executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for PTSD. He recently stepped down to become a senior advisor to the center. In addition, he is a professor of psychiatry and of pharmacology and toxicology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He has more than 4 years of experience as a clinician and researcher, with approximately 3 publications, including 27 books.

Dr. Friedman is a Distinguished Lifetime Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM – 5 PTSD Work Group, and chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. He has served on many national research, education, and policy committees. Past honors include the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 and Public Advocacy Award in 2009.

Dr. Friedman was a finalist for the 2012 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.