Elissa P. Benedek
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Elissa Panush Benedek (born September 28, 1936) is an American psychiatrist specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. She is an adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical Center. She served as director of research and training at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ann Arbor for 25 years and was president of the American Psychiatric Association from 1990 to 1991. She is regarded as an expert on child abuse and trauma, and has testified in high-profile court cases. She also focuses on ethics, psychiatric aspects of disasters and terrorism, and domestic violence. In addition to her own books, book chapters, and articles, she has collaborated with her husband, attorney Richard S. Benedek, on studies of divorce, child custody, and child abuse.
Elissa P. Benedek | |
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Born | Elissa Panush (1936-09-28) September 28, 1936 (age 87) Detroit, Michigan |
Nationality | American |
Education | M.D., University of Michigan, 1960 |
Occupation | Adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry |
Medical career | |
Institutions | University of Michigan |
Sub-specialties | Child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry |