THE GRADUATE SCHOOL MASTER CLASS SERIES

PTSD: DIAGNOSIS, THEORY, AND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT WITH AN EMPHASIS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE
A guest lecture by Edna B. Foa, Ph.D.*

FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER 2011, 18:30-20:30 | Arts Center Auditorium
DEREE - The American College of Greece, Aghia Paraskevi Campus- 6 Gravias Street

To reserve your place, please contact Ms Maria Kritikou via email: mkritikou@acg.edu or telephone: 210 6009800 ext. 1210

DESCRIPTION
“During the first part of the lecture I will discuss the diagnosis and clinical picture of PTSD. I will then briefly present
Emotional Processing Theory that explains why some traumatized individuals recover and others develop chronic
disorders and what processes during Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy, the treatment that received the most
empirical evidence for its efficacy, ameliorate PTSD symptoms. Next, I will provide an overview of the efficacy of
different cognitive behavioral programs that have been found helpful in ameliorating PTSD symptoms, with a special
emphasize on PE. Finally, I will discuss the dissemination of PE into clinical practices in the community in the US,
Israel, and other countries.”

*Edna B. Foa, Ph.D. is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Dr. Foa devoted her academic career to study the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social phobia and is currently one of the world leading experts in these areas. She has published several books and over 350 articles and book chapters and has lectured extensively around the world. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors. She was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine in 2010.