Experts

Edna Foa

Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry.
Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety.
Perelman School of Medicine.
University of Pennsylvania.

  • Developed Prolonged Exposure cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for use in treating returning combat veterans, as well as by governments and private health facilities around the world.
  • Named one of TIME Magazine's "TIME 100" for 2010, for her work on treating PTSD.

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