Jonathan R.T. Davidson, MD

Dr. Jonathan R.T. Davidson is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, where he is also director of the Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Program.

He earned his medical degree at University College and University College Hospital Medical School in London, England. In addition to board certification in psychiatry in the United States, he is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK), and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Dr. Davidson has conducted many treatment outcome studies that evaluated medications or psychotherapy in schizophrenia, depression, traumatic stress, and anxiety. He has received several grants from the National Institutes of Health and has served as Chairman of the National Institute of Mental Health Treatment Assessment Review Committee. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and was also co-chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-IV Work Group for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Dr. Davidson has authored books for professionals and consumers on posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobia, herbal medicine, and anxiety. Additionally, he has published over 300 papers and 50 book chapters, and has received many federal and pharmaceutical grants. He is actively involved in research in complementary and alternative treatments and received professional training in homeopathic medicine in the United Kingdom.