• Calling for Consult: PTSD and Suicide Risk Management Consultation Programs Explained

  • Jan 5 2022
  • Length: 14 mins
  • Podcast

Calling for Consult: PTSD and Suicide Risk Management Consultation Programs Explained

  • Summary

  • In this episode, we discuss the PTSD Consultation Program and Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program. Drs. Norman and Matarazzo explain what health care providers might expect when they call the consultation programs.

    Dr. Sonya Norman is the director of the PTSD Consultation Program for the National Center for PTSD and professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She is a clinical psychologist and a researcher in the treatment of PTSD and addictions, applications of prolonged exposure therapy, implementation of evidence-based treatments for PTSD, and novel treatments to address trauma-related guilt, shame, and moral injury. Dr. Norman recently served as a member of the VA/DoD PTSD Clinical Practice Guideline workgroup and has published over 150 publications related to PTSD and associated problems.

    Dr. Bridget Matarazzo is the director of Clinical Services at VA’s Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center MIRECC for Suicide Prevention. She is co-director of VA’s Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program and leads a team that provides implementation support for multiple national VA suicide prevention programs, such as REACH VET and the VA Suicide Risk Identification Strategy. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

    Don’t miss what Drs. Norman and Matarazzo have to say about calling for consult.

    Where to find more information about these programs:

    •PTSD Consultation Program: Find a link to our page at ptsd.va.gov or email us at ptsdconsult@va.gov and we will send info.
    •Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program: Visit our website at https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/consult or email us at srmconsult@va.gov
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