Bruce Dohrenwend

Bruce Philip Dohrenwend (born July 26, 1927)[1] is an American psychiatric epidemiologist. He is Professor of Social Science in Columbia University's Department of Psychiatry and Professor of Epidemiology in the university's Mailman School of Public Health. He received his PhD from Cornell University in 1955, and served as president of the American Psychopathological Association in 1994.[2] He was married to Barbara Snell Dohrenwend prior to her death in 1982. The two of them frequently collaborated on research projects, and they co-authored or co-edited a total of four books together.[3] In 1980, both Dohrenwends were honored with the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Community Psychology and Community Mental Health from division 27 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Community Research and Action.[4] He is known for his research on the prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans of the Vietnam War.[5][6][7]

Bruce Dohrenwend
Born
Bruce Philip Dohrenwend

(1927-07-26) July 26, 1927
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materCornell University (Ph.D., 1955)
Known forPost-traumatic stress disorder
SpouseBarbara Dohrenwend (until 1982)
Awards(with Barbara Dohrenwend) 1980 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Community Psychology and Community Mental Health from Division 27 of the American Psychological Association
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatric epidemiology
InstitutionsColumbia University Mailman School of Public Health
ThesisFreshman camp: a theoretical study of interpersonal influence (1955)

References
  1. Prindle, Paul Wesley (1974-01-01). Ancestry of William Sperry Beinecke. Beinecke. p. 62.
  2. "Bruce Dohrenwend". Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  3. "Barbara Dohrenwend, Epidemiologist, Is Dead". The New York Times. 1982-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  4. Dohrenwend, Bruce P.; Dohrenwend, Barbara Snell; Zubin, Joseph; Levav, I. (April 1981). "The 1980 division 27 award for distinguished contributions to community psychology and community mental health: Barbara Snell Dohrenwend and Bruce P. Dohrenwend". American Journal of Community Psychology. 9 (2): 123–164. doi:10.1007/bf00896364. ISSN 0091-0562.
  5. Gardner, Amanda (2007-08-23). "Battle Continues Over Vietnam PTSD Numbers". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  6. Carey, Benedict (2006-08-18). "Study lowers rate of post-Vietnam stress disorder". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  7. "Why Some Soldiers Develop PTSD While Others Don't". Association for Psychological Science. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2018-09-14.


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