Background
Freuh was born in New York City in 1963.
Freuh was born in New York City in 1963.
He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Kenyon College in 1985 and his Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Florida in 1992.
Frueh is the Director of at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas and both Professor and Chair of the Social Sciences Division at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He is also editor of The Bulletin of The Menninger Clinic and associate editor for the Journal of Anxiety Disorders. Formerly, Frueh was a Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine, as well as the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.
He also spent 15 years as a staff psychologist and director of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
The focus of much of Frueh’s research is aimed towards trauma survivors experiencing psychological disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He has acted as principal investigator on 14 federally funded research projects and co-investigator on over 25 projects.
Furthermore, he has authored over 200 peer reviewed papers and book chapters. Most cited works
Apparent symptom overreporting in combat veterans evaluated for ptsd
Special Section on Seclusion and Restraint: Patients" Reports of Traumatic or Harmful Experiences Within the Psychiatric Setting
Documented combat exposure of United States veterans seeking treatment for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder
Recent Advances in Telepsychiatry: An Updated Review
Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in Veterans Affairs primary care clinics.