ABOUT DR. RUTH LANIUS

Ruth A. Lanius, M.D., Ph.D. is a clinician scientist, Psychiatry Professor and Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at Western University of Canada, where she is the Director of the Clinical Research Program for PTSD.  She earned her MD and PhD in Neuroscience degrees from the University of British Columbia. Ruth has over 25 years of clinical and research experience with trauma-related disorders.

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She established the Traumatic Stress Service at London Health Sciences Center, a program that specializes in the treatment of psychological trauma. Ruth has received numerous research and teaching awards, including the Banting Award for Military Health Research, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children, and election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the Royal Society of Canada.

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She has published over 250 research articles and book chapters focusing on brain adaptations to psychological trauma and novel adjunct treatments for PTSD. Ruth regularly lectures on the topic of psychological trauma worldwide, and has given more than 250 invited lectures locally, nationally, and internationally. Ruth is a passionate clinician scientist who endeavours to understand the first-person experience of traumatized individuals throughout treatment and how it relates to brain functioning.

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Ruth does not currently take new patients. However, you can learn with her online, and connect with her through her social media and email list to learn from her research and her up-to-date insights.