Mardi Horowitz is Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF and Director of the Center on Stress and Personality at the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute. He has written 17 professional books and over 280 scientific articles in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis. He has provided forensic consultations in the fields of PTSD, stress, personality, and psychotherapy. In addition, he has provided consultation to the media and governmental agencies on these topics.