Francis Abueg, PhD, TraumaResource Clinical & Forensic Psychology

State-of-the-science evaluations of psychological injury post-trauma with content expertise in the area of war-related PTSD. Specialized knowledge, research and clinical experience in PTSD and substance abuse interactions. Civil litigation:establishing the degree to which mental or psychological injury has occurred as a result of worksite trauma, motor vehicle collisions, sexual traumatization or exploitation. Testified before Congress in 1991 on the needs of ethnic minority Vietnam veterans. Special interest in race or ethnicity burden interacting with traumatic victimization and the consequence of silencing of victims, thus explaining how victims at times will not seek legal representation, mental health or medical assistance during various stages of psychiatric illness. Dr. Abueg is known for persuasive lay explanations of psychological trauma, emotional brain changes, and functional impairments.