About Dr. Drysdale

Education

Dissertation Research: The Family Physician Experience of Working with Complex Chronic Pain Patients (nominated for dissertation of distinction)

Master’s Degree – Social Welfare
State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York 11794
MSW 1990

Master’s Degree – French language and literature
Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana 47907
MA 1969

Bachelor’s Degree – French language and literature
Queens College of the City University of New York
BA 1968

Experience: Mental Health Professional

-Clinical services to individuals (adolescent, adult, and senior population), couples, groups
-Specializing in depression, anxiety, bereavement work, stress-related symptoms, transitional issues, relationship problems, health and medical issues
-Theoretical orientation: cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic

-Presentation on Family Physicians and Chronic Pain Patients to internal medicine residents

-Presentation of doctoral dissertation research results: Family Physicians Treating Complex Chronic Pain Patients

May 2005: Guest Speaker Invitation
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference:
New Orleans, Louisiana

-Presentation of research results: Physicians and Chronic Pain Patients

-Symposium Presentation: Understanding the Family Physician Experience of Working with Complex Chronic Pain Patients

-Continuing education classes on the grieving process, stress management

-Lectures on psychosocial factors and somatoform disorders to classes of medical interns

-Presentation on couples therapy to family art therapy class

-Workshops on bereavement, chronic illness/pain, stress management

-24 hour crisis intervention counseling