Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology, 2012
Academic work
Institutions
Georgetown University Medical School
Bonnie L. Green is a psychiatrist known for her research of trauma-related mental health needs of female primary care patients from lower-income households. She was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Traumatic Stress.
From 1970 to 1990, Green taught at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as a professor of Psychiatry. Following that, from 1987 to 2006, she was a professor at the University of Cincinnati. Until 2015, Green was a professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Psychiatry and founding associate dean for Faculty Development for Georgetown University Medical School.[1]
Following that, she was the director of the Georgetown Center for Trauma and the Community; within her time in this position, she aided in the development of intervention methods of trauma related needs within lower-income communities. She was the editor of the Journal of Traumatic Stress from 1993[2] until 1997,[3] and served as president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies from 2000 to 2001.[4]
Green's research has addressed trauma-related issues in multiple situations. In the years following the Buffalo Creek flood, Green examined the mental health of people in the twenty years following the flood.[5] Following the Oklahoma City bombing, Green talked about the impact of the event on the mental health of survivors.[6] She also provided training for medical professionals to enable them to work successfully with trauma patients.[7] Green is also known for her work identifying symptoms of psychiatric issues within people with early-stage breast cancer,[8] and for her work examining the effectiveness of intervention for low-income and minority women with depression. The results of the study note that medication and psychotherapy interventions caused a reduction in symptoms of depression.[9]
Miranda, J. & Green, B.L. (1999). The need for mental health services focusing on poor young women. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 2, 73-80.
Revicki, D. A., Siddique, J., Frank, L., Chung, J. Y., Green, B. L., Krupnick, J., Prasad, M., & Miranda, J. (2005). Cost-effectiveness of evidence-based antidepressant or cognitive behavior therapy compared to community referral for major depression tailored for predominantly low-income young minority women. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 868-875.
Miranda, J., Green, B. L., Krupnick, J. L., Chung, J. Y., Siddique, J., Belin, T., & Revicki, D. (2006). One-year outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of treating depression in predominantly low-income young minority women, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 99-111
In 2012, Green won the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association's Division 56 of the Field of Trauma Psychology.[10]
^"Past Presidents". International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^Elias, Marilyn (28 September 2005). "Storms' collateral damage ; 'Danger signs' point to stress disorders after disasters". USA TODAY; McLean, Va. pp. D.10 – via Proquest.