PTSD / Trauma Related Content

Staff Profile: Jill Nowak, MSW, LICSW

Jill Nowak, MSW, LICSW, is an independently licensed clinical social worker and the director of admissions and referral liaison for 3East’s residential DBT program, which treats adolescents and young adults struggling with emotion dysregulation, depression, trauma, and self-endangering behaviors...

Staff Profile: Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD

Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD, is a trauma psychiatrist, clinician, and researcher focused on advancing evidence-based care for individuals affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder. As Kingdon Saylor Endowed Director of Trauma Programs at McLean Hospital, she provides...

Staff Profile: Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC

Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner at the Hill Center, a partial hospital program, where she works on a multidisciplinary team. In this capacity, she provides trauma-informed medication management in individual treatment and facilitates dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and skills...

Staff Profile: Robert P. Drozek, LICSW

Robert P. Drozek, LICSW, is an individual and group psychotherapist at McLean Hospital, specializing in the treatment of personality disorders, trauma and dissociative disorders, and addiction. Mr. Drozek is clinical director of the Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) Clinic, a therapist in the...

Staff Profile: Alaptagin Khan, MBBS, FRSPH

Alaptagin Khan, MBBS, FRSPH, is a research associate at McLean Hospital and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Khan took the opportunity to work with the Red Cross and UNICEF in conflict zones where he developed an interest in PTSD and...

Trauma Partial Hospital Program

At McLean, we understand that traumatic events or experiences can be unique to the individual. For some, the experience of trauma results in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related disorders. The Trauma Partial Hospital Program offers tailored, specialized treatment for PTSD...

LEADER

McLean Hospital understands that police, active military and other first responders endure unique on-duty and personal stresses, and also face many obstacles in seeking help. The LEADER (Law Enforcement, Active Duty, Emergency Responder) program at McLean Hospital is proud to provide specialized...

Adult Partial Hospital Programs

McLean’s Adult Partial Hospital Programs offer short-term, intensive, day treatment for adults, ages 18 and up, who may be struggling with a wide range of mental health conditions. With care options in Belmont and Middleborough, our highly structured programs are ideal for people who are in crisis...

Staff Profile: Martin Teicher, MD, PhD

Martin Teicher, MD, PhD, has been director of the Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program at McLean Hospital since 1988. He was chief of the former Developmental Psychopharmacology Laboratory (now the Laboratory of Developmental Neuropharmacology) and is currently an associate professor of...

Staff Profile: Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD

Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD, is chief scientific officer and James and Patricia Poitras Chair in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. He is also a professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and past-president of the Society for Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Ressler was previously an investigator of the...

Staff Profile: Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD

Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD, is a community psychiatrist who works at the intersection of trauma, addiction, and mental health. Her core mission in life is to do good, serve others, and reduce human suffering. At McLean, Dr. Moreland-Capuia is the director of Trauma-Informed Treatment, Consultation...

Trauma / PTSD at McLean

World-class care for trauma disorders is just a phone call away. Trauma knows no boundaries. It affects people of every background, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, gender, sexual orientation, and so on. Many children and adults can effectively process a traumatic incident and go on with their...