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On April 12, 2013, Irit Felsen will give two presentations, entitled “When Our Elderly Residents Need Us Most: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders and Other Post-Traumatic Reactions in Old Age”, and “What Can We Do to Improve the Treatment of Elderly Trauma Survivors”. The presentations are at the 2013 Adult Day Health Care Annual Conference (ADHCC), organized by Leading Age, NY. which… READ MORE>>

An article about the “Hurricane and the Holocaust” event at which Irit Felsen presented was published in the NJ Jewish News. The article can be found at http://njjewishnews.com/article/16341/superstorm-sandy-stirs-up-bad-memories#.VA_BEudptsc.

Whippany, NJ, January 17, 2013 — Dr. Irit Felsen, a Yale-trained psychologist who specializes in trauma and post-traumatic stress syndrome, will respond to survivors and their descendants as they discuss the effect of Hurricane Sandy on triggering memories of the Holocaust at noon on Wednesday, February 6.  Sponsored by the Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest, the program is part of… READ MORE>>

Irit Felsen was interviewed, following the 2012 US presidential election, for an article about the post-election reaction, that appears in a  Nov. 9, 2012 article in the Atlantic Jewish Times.  The article can be found at http://atlantajewishtimes.com/2012/11/battling-the-post-election-blues/.

Irit Felsen recently wrote for the media department of Yeshiva University an article, from the perspective of a clinical psychologist and trauma expert, about Gilad Shalit’s release from captivity and what might be helpful in his re-entry into normal life. The article can be found here. Irit’s article was picked up by a number of media outlets, including the Jerusalem… READ MORE>>

On May 30, 2011. Irit Felsen gave a presentation at Baycrest in Toronto, as part of their Visiting Professor Lecture Series. The presentation was entitled “Trauma and Aging: Implications for treatment with Holocaust survivors”. More information can be found at http://www.baycrest.org/educate/visiting-professors/.

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