About the Presenter
 Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and researcher. He received his Ph.D., cum laude, at the Medical Department of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for his book: Somatoform dissociation: Phenomena, measurement, and theoretical issues [currently in reprint with W.W. Norton, New York ].
Ellert has recently been appointed by the Dutch Queen Beatrix, to Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion. This is a rare and high distinction. He has received it for his continuing outstanding scientific and clinical work in the field of chronic traumatization. This honour reflects the high esteem in which Ellert's work is held.
In 1998 the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD) granted him the Morton Prince Award for Scientific Excellence for his scientific contributions, in 2000 the Pierre Janet Writing Award, and in 2002 the status of Fellow for his outstanding contributions to the diagnosis, treatment, research, and education in dissociative disorders.
He works at the Outpatient Department of Psychiatry of Mental Health Care Drenthe, Assen, The Netherlands, where he engages in the diagnosis and treatment of severely traumatized patients, and chairs the Trauma Committee. He performs his original scientific research at this hospital, and collaborates with the Universities of Groningen and Utrecht in the Netherlands, and the Universities of Cologne (Köln), Hannover, and Saarbrücken in Germany. His innovating empirical and experimental research addresses the psychology and psychobiology of chronic traumatisation and dissociation.
He has written many clinical and scientific articles, book chapters, and some books, he is a reviewer of several professional journals, and provides presentations and workshops at many international conferences.
In 2003, he was granted the closing plenary at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (Chicago) that addressed the emerging psychobiology of trauma-related dissociation and dissociative disorders. In addition, he is a Director of the Executive Council of the ISSD, and Co-Director of the Centre of the Study of Chronic Traumatisation at the ISSD.
Related Information:
http://www.trauma-pages.com/nijenhuis-2004.htm
For more about Dr Nijenhuis's work visit: www.enijenhuis.nl |
