Harold S Kudler

The nature and action of psychological trauma in producing posttraumatic stress disorders. The integration of psychoanalytic, descriptive, and biological perspectives on psychological trauma. The biological assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. The development of treatment guidelines for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Intergenerational effects of traumatic stress. The neurobiology of dreaming. Development of educational programs for mental health professionals that provide a practical synthesis of psychodynamic and descriptive psychiatric perspectives and clinical skills. The development of educational programs for the teaching of psychodynamic psychiatry including the supervision of psychodynamic psychotherapy. The history of psychiatry with special reference to the history of the concept of psychological trauma.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

In the News

Published June 26, 2013

What Is PTSD…And Who Is It For?

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Recent Publications

Reloading the Matrix: An Integration of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches.

Journal Article Psychiatry · 2025 Full text Link to item Cite

Well-being domains in U.S. military veterans: identifying modifiable factors to promote whole health.

Journal Article Int Psychogeriatr · October 2024 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is actively transitioning away from a disease-centric model of healthcare to one that prioritizes disease prevention and the promotion of overall health and well-being. Described as Whole Health, this initiative aims ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychological Factors, Physical Conditions, and Functioning Among US Veterans.

Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · August 1, 2024 Full text Link to item Cite

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Recent Grants

Predicting firearm suicide in military veterans outside the VA health system using linked civilian electronic health record data

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2027

Fluoxetine Treatment Of Posttraumatic Disorder

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1993 - 1998

Fluoxetine Treatment Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1993 - 1997

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Education, Training & Certifications

State University of New York, Brooklyn · 1979 M.D.