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Samuel B. Thielman

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
P.O. Box 786, Montreat, NC 28757

Overview


Behavioral health support for global workers
Psychological responses to terrorism

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2021 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


Treating Evangelical Christians: Challenges and Opportunities.

Journal Article Psychiatr Serv · October 1, 2024 Evangelical Christians constitute one-quarter of the U.S. population and can present challenges to mental health treatment, such as beliefs that psychiatric problems result from personal sin and that secular professionals pose a threat to their faith. Unde ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychosocial Effects on US Government Personnel of Exposure to the 1998 Terrorist Attack on the US Embassy in Nairobi.

Journal Article Psychiatry · 2021 Objective: The mental health effects of major terrorist attacks on diplomatic government personnel have not been well studied. This study examined the psychiatric and psychosocial effects of the 1998 terrorist bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, o ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Fraught History of Psychiatry and Christianity

Chapter · January 1, 2021 This chapter draws from a wide range of primary and secondary source literature to illustrate how Christians, physicians and otherwise, have understood the spiritual dimension of “madness.” Beginning with the New Testament and extending to the present day, ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1986 Ph.D.
Duke University · 1980 M.D.