Bartley Christopher Frueh

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Bartley Christopher Frueh
Born1963 (age 60–61)
New York City, U.S.
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Fields Psychology, psychiatry
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Bartley Christopher Frueh (born 1963) is a clinical psychologist and American author. [1]

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Early life and education

Frueh was born in New York City in 1963. He received his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Kenyon College in 1985 [2] and his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Florida in 1992. [3]

Career

Frueh is a licensed clinical psychologist and holds faculty appointments as Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, [4] Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, [5] and adjunct professor, Psychiatry in Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute. [6]

Formerly, Frueh was a professor of psychiatry at both Baylor College of Medicine and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, as well as Director of Research at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas. [2] He also spent 15 years as a staff psychologist and director of the PTSD Clinic at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. [2] He has 30 years of professional experience working with military veterans and active-duty personnel. [5]

Frueh also sits on the Scientific Advisory Panel for both the SEAL Future Foundation [7] and Boulder Crest Foundation, [8] the Wellness Advisory Board for the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative, [9] and the Medical Advisory Committee for the PTSD Foundation of America. [10]

He has served as a paid contractor for the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, US State Department, and the National Board of Medical Examiners. [7] Frueh's mental health related commentaries have also been published in National Review , [11] Huffington Post , [12] The New York Times , [13] Men's Journal , [14] and Special Operation Association of America; [15] and has been quoted or cited in The Washington Post , [16] [17] Scientific American , [18] The Wall Street Journal , The Economist , Stars and Stripes , USA Today , Men’s Health , Los Angeles Times , Reuter, Associated Press , and NBC News . [19]

Research

Frueh has conducted clinical trials, epidemiology, historical epidemiology, and neuroscience research, primarily with combat veterans, and has acted as principal investigator on 15 federally funded research projects and co-investigator, mentor, or consultant on over 25 others. [20] The focus of much of Frueh's research is aimed towards trauma survivors experiencing psychological disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. [4] [21] [22] Over the course of his career Frueh has authored over 300 peer reviewed scientific publications. [5]

Most cited works

Recent works

Frueh is co-author of Assessment and Treatment Planning for PTSD, [23] a guide providing evidence-based approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD. [24]

Additionally, under the pen name of Christopher Bartley, he is a noir crime novelist who created the hardboiled Ross Duncan Series (They Die Alone, 2013, etc.) set in 1934 America at the end of the Prohibition during the public enemy era. [25] [26] [ failed verification ] The series’ protagonist, Ross Duncan, is a hunted criminal, but he is also a wandering observer who engages with people from all strata of society, polite or otherwise. [25]

Ross Duncan series

More recently, Frueh has also published A Season’s Past (2019), a collection of novellas featuring men with guns and their search for meaning and intimacy. [35]

Related Research Articles

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a person's life or well-being. Symptoms may include disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the events, mental or physical distress to trauma-related cues, attempts to avoid trauma-related cues, alterations in the way a person thinks and feels, and an increase in the fight-or-flight response. These symptoms last for more than a month after the event and can include triggers such as misophonia. Young children are less likely to show distress, but instead may express their memories through play. A person with PTSD is at a higher risk of suicide and intentional self-harm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Veteran</span> Experienced worker or military retiree

A veteran is a person who has significant experience and expertise in an occupation or field.

Criminal psychology, also referred to as criminological psychology, is the study of the views, thoughts, intentions, actions and reactions of criminals and suspects. It is a subfield of criminology and applied psychology.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy that is a recommended treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but remains controversial within the psychological community. It was devised by Francine Shapiro in 1987 and originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories such as PTSD.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Military psychology</span> Specialized field in psychological science

Military psychology is a specialization within psychology that applies psychological science to promote the readiness of military members, organizations, and operations. Military psychologists provide support to the military in many ways, including through direct clinical care, consultation to military commanders, teaching others and supporting military training; and through research relevant to military operations and personnel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States</span> VA disability compensation for PTSD

The United States has compensated military veterans for service-related injuries since the Revolutionary War, with the current indemnity model established near the end of World War I. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began to provide disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the 1980s after the diagnosis became part of official psychiatric nosology.

Jon Elhai is Distinguished Professor of clinical psychology at the University of Toledo. Elhai is known for being an expert in the assessment and diagnosis of Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), forensic psychological assessment of PTSD, and detection of fabricated/malingered PTSD; as well as in internet addictions.

Because of the substantial benefits available to individuals with a confirmed PTSD diagnosis, which causes occupational impairment, the distinct possibility of false diagnoses exist, some of which are due to malingering of PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that may develop after an individual experiences a traumatic event. Malingering of PTSD consists of one feigning the disorder. In the United States, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs each offer disability compensation programs that provide benefits for qualified individuals with mental disorders, including PTSD. These benefits can be substantial, making them attractive for those seeking financial gain. Concerns about individuals exploiting benefits can lead to restricted access to these resources, inadvertently making it more difficult for those with PTSD who genuinely need assistance to receive it. Malingering can lead to a decline in research and subsequent treatment for PTSD as it interferes with true studies. False data skews findings, making it more difficult to develop effective treatments. Insurance fraud may also come about through malingering, burdening the economy, healthcare systems, and taxpayers.

PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a psychiatric disorder characterised by intrusive thoughts and memories, dreams or flashbacks of the event; avoidance of people, places and activities that remind the individual of the event; ongoing negative beliefs about oneself or the world, mood changes and persistent feelings of anger, guilt or fear; alterations in arousal such as increased irritability, angry outbursts, being hypervigilant, or having difficulty with concentration and sleep.

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Rachel Yehuda is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience, the vice chair for veterans affairs in the psychiatry department, and the director of the traumatic stress studies division at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She also leads the PTSD clinical research program at the neurochemistry and neuroendocrinology laboratory at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. In 2020 she became director of the Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research at Mount Sinai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Bryant (psychologist)</span> Australian psychologist

Richard Allan Bryant is an Australian medical scientist. He is Scientia Professor of Psychology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and director of the UNSW Traumatic Stress Clinic, based at UNSW and Westmead Institute for Medical Research. His main areas of research are posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and prolonged grief disorder. On 13 June 2016 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), for eminent service to medical research in the field of psychotraumatology, as a psychologist and author, to the study of Indigenous mental health, as an advisor to a range of government and international organisations, and to professional societies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andreas Maercker</span>

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Donald H. Meichenbaum is an American psychologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. He is a research director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment at the University of Miami. Meichenbaum is known for his research and publications on psychotherapy, and contributed to the development of the technique of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). In 1982, a survey of 800 members of the American Psychological Association voted Meichenbaum the tenth most influential psychotherapist of the 20th century. At the time of his retirement from the University of Waterloo in 1998, Meichenbaum was the most-cited psychology researcher at a Canadian university.

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  27. ↑ Bartley, C. (2013). They die alone. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing. ISBN 978-1780361857
  28. ↑ Bartley, C. (2013). Sleep Not, My Child. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing. ISBN 978-1780361864
  29. ↑ Bartley, C. (2013). For a Sin Offering. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing. ISBN 978-1780362205
  30. ↑ Bartley, C. (2013). To Catch is Not to Hold. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing. ISBN 978-1780362212
  31. ↑ Bartley, C. (2013). Unto the Daughters of Men. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing.
  32. ↑ Bartley, Christopher (2014). A Bullet to Dream Of. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing. ISBN   978-1780362366.
  33. ↑ Bartley, Christopher (2014). Every Secret Thing. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing. ISBN   978-1780362601.
  34. ↑ Bartley, Christopher (2015). Naked Shall I Return. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing. ISBN   978-1-78036-286-1.
  35. ↑ Bartley, Christopher (2019). A Season Past. Fort Valley, Georgia: Peach Publishing. ISBN   978-1-78036-393-6.
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