SERIES 5 | EPISODE 1: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for Nurses (in the context of COVID) – Signs, Symptoms, Support

GUEST: Leslie Morland, PsyD
Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), 
Director of the Regional TeleMental Health Program at the San Diego VA Health Care System
Couple HOPES, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego VA Health Care System

Join Dr. Leslie Morland, PsyD, Director of the Regional TeleMental Health Program at the San Diego VA Health Care System, a researcher at the Pacific Island Division of the National Center for PTSD, a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and in the Education Unit of the VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health as she discusses PTSD and relationships. Dr. Morland provides an overview on PTSD, how PTSD impacts relationships and how relationships impact PTSD. Dr. Morland discusses practical information that can be easily implemented in one's daily life and briefly speaks about accessible supports available to help couples with PTSD.

Dr. Leslie Morland, PsyD, is a collaborator on the Couple HOPES study, where she contributes her extensive knowledge of evidence-based treatments to the development of an online, PTSD intervention for couples. Dr. Leslie Morland, is the Director of the Regional TeleMental Health Program at the San Diego VA Health Care System, a researcher at the Pacific Island Division of the National Center for PTSD, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and in the Education Unit of the VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University and completed trauma-focused postdoctoral research fellowship at the National Center for PTSD. Dr. Morland previously was the Deputy Director of the National Center for PTSD, Pacific Island Division. Dr. Morland's primary areas of research are in evaluating the innovative use of technology to increase access and the uptake of evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD with rural and remote Veterans. Dr. Morland has over 50 publications and chapters related to trauma and PTSD.

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