Patricia A. Resick is an American researcher in the field of

post traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a ...

. She is known for developing

cognitive processing therapy Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a manualized therapy used by clinicians to help people recover from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions. It includes elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatments, one of the ...

Biography

After earning her doctorate from the

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in 1976, Resick served as Assistant to Associate Professor at the

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, 1976-1980, and Associate to Full Professor at the

University of Missouri-St. Louis A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

, 1981-2003. She developed cognitive processing therapy (CPT) in 1988 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis where she conducted an open trial, the first treatment manual and a randomized controlled trial. She has subsequently worked with Candice M. Monson and Kathleen M. Chard among others to refine and further test the approach. While at this university, Resick supervised Sherry Falsetti on her doctoral dissertation. Together they developed the Modified PTSD Symptom Scale (MPSS). Also while in Saint Louis, she developed the Center for Trauma Recovery and was awarded an endowed Curators' Professorship in 2000. In 2003 she moved to

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as Director of the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at the

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, which she held for a decade. Also in 2004, she became a professor of psychiatry at

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. In 2006 she initiated a program to disseminate CPT throughout the VA. Resick was elected to the board of directors of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy from 1992-1995 and President of what was renamed to the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) in 2003-2004. She also served on the board of directors of the

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies is a professional network established on March 2, 1985, in Washington, D.C. It is Seeks disseminate the state of the science as it pertains to the effects of trauma. History The organization ...

(ISTSS) from 1997-2003. In 2009, she was elected President of the ISTSS. In 2013, she moved to

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

in Durham. She is currently the Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at

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, and a member of the

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. Resick was an Associate Editor for the

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. She was on two sub-workgroups for the

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. Resick has published over 300 articles and chapters and 10 books.

Honors

* Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in the field of traumatic stress from the ISTSS. * 2003–2004, President of the

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(ABCT). * 2009, President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. * 2009, Leadership Award by the Association for VA Psychologist Leaders. * 2012, Outstanding Contributions by an Individual for Educational/Training Activities presented by the ABCT. * 2013, Lifetime Achievement Award from Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) of the

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. * 2019, Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies.

References

External links

CPT for PTSD

Duke University School of Medicine

Dr. Patricia Resick on Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD video
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