Frank W. Putnam, MD
Title
Director, Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children, Trauma Treatment Replication Center
Appointment
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Email
frank.putnam@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7001
Fax
513-636-0204
Bio
Following his training in adult psychiatry at Yale University, Frank W. Putnam, MD, joined the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program (NIMH) in Bethesda, MD, studying biological rhythms and neuroendocrine systems in rapid cycling bipolar patients. There he encountered a large number of psychiatric patients who reported histories of child maltreatment.
Dr. Putnam began working with patients who suffered from trauma-related disorders, pioneering studies of brain electrical activity mapping and other techniques in this area. Working with adult victims of child abuse, Dr. Putnam became convinced that research with abused children was critical to understanding and reversing the negative psychological and biological effects of maltreatment.
In 1986, Dr. Putnam started a longitudinal research study of sexually abused girls with Penelope Trickett, PhD, a developmental psychologist at the University of Southern California. This study continues under the direction of Jennie Noll, PhD, and has produced a great deal of new information about the long-term effects of maltreatment on child development.
Convinced many of the lessons learned in this research can be applied to treatment of child abuse, Dr. Putnam left the NIMH to head the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and to be director of the Trauma Treatment Replication Center, specializing in the transfer of evidence-based practices to community mental health providers.
The mission of the Center for Safe and Healthy Children is to develop a national child abuse prevention, evaluation and treatment center that develops and disseminates evidence-based interventions for the many negative effects of child abuse and neglect.
Dr. Putnam is on the advisory board for the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement.
Credentials
MD: Indiana University Medical School, 1975.
MA: Indiana University, 1974.
Residency: Adult Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 1976-79.
Fellowship: in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, George Washington University, Washington DC, 1986-89.
Certification: Adult Psychiatry 1980.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992.
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors in America, 2008
- Martin Luther King Governor's Award for Health Awareness and Advocacy, 2006
Research
Child maltreatment; maternal depression; dissociative disorder; dissemination of evidence-based practices in community setting
Research Grants and Contracts
Continuum of Trauma Care, 2009-2012, PI
Publications, Most Recent
Yi, M.S., Britto, M.T., Sherman, S.N., Moyer, N.S., Cotton, S., Kotagal, U.R., Canfield, D., Putnam, F.W., Carlton-Ford, S., Tsevat, J. Health Values in Adolescents with Versus without Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Pediatrics, 154, 4, 527-534. 2009.
Noll, J.G., Trickett, P.K., Harris, W.W., & Putnam, F.W. The cumulative burden borne by offspring whose mothers were sexually abused as children: Descriptive results from a multigenerational study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24, 3, 424-449. 2009.
Noll, J.G., Shenk, C.E., Barnes, J.E., Putnam, F.W. Child abuse, avatar choices, and other risk factors associated with internet-initiated victimization . Pediatrics, 123, e1078-e1083. 2009.
Ammerman, R.T., Putnam, F.W., Margolis, P.A., & Van Ginkel, J.B. Quality improvement in child abuse prevention programs. In K.A. Dodge & D.L. Coleman (Eds.), Preventing child maltreatment. New York: Guilford, pp 121-138. 2009
Ammerman, R.T., Putnam, F.W., Altaye, M., Chen, L., Holleb, L.J., Steven, J., Short, J.A., Van Ginkle, J.B. Changes in depressive symptoms in first time mothers in home visitation . Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 127-138. 2009
Osofsky, J.D., Putnam, F.W., Lederman, C.S. How to maintain emotional health when working with trauma. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 59, 91-102. 2008
Simeon, D., Yehuda, R., Cunill, R., Knutelska, M., Putnam, F., & Smith, L.Factors associated with resilience in healthy adults. Journal of Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32, 8-10, 1149-1152. 2008.
Silverman, W.K., Ortiz, C.D., Viswesvaran, C, Burns, B.J., Kolko, D.J., Putnam, F.W., Amaya-Jackson, L. Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events: A review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 37, 156-183. 2008.
Zink, T., Levin, L., Putnam, F., & Beckstrom, A. Accuracy of five domestic violence screening questions with non-graphic language. Clinical Pediatrics, 46, 127-134. 2007.
Zink, T., Klesges, L.M., Levin, L., & Putnam, F.W. Abuse behavior inventory: cut-point validity and characterization of discrepancies. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 921-931. 2007.
Simeon, D., Knutelska, M., Yehuda, R., Putnam, F., Schmeidler, J., & Smith, L. Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis function in dissociative disorders, PTSD and healthy volunteers. Biological Psychiatry, 61, 966-973. 2007
Noll, J.G., Zeller, M.H., Trickett, P.K., & Putnam, F.W. Inordinate obesity risk for female victims of childhood sexual abuse: A prospective study. Pediatrics, 120, e61-e67.2007.
Noll, J.G., Schulkin, J., Trickett, P.K., Susman, E.J., Breech, L., & Putnam, F.W. Differential pathways to preterm delivery in sexually abused and comparison women. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32, 10, 1238-1248. 2007.
Kim, K., Noll, J.G., Putnam, F.W., & Trickett, P.K. Psychosocial characteristics of non-offending mothers of sexually abused girls: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study. Child Maltreatment, 12:338-351. 2007.
Kaplow, J.B., Saxe, G.N., Putnam, F.W., Pynoos, R.S., & Lieberman, A.F. The long-term consequences of early childhood trauma. A case study and discussion. Psychiatry, 69, 362-275. 2007.
Donovan, E.D., Ammerman, R., Besl, J., Atherton, H., Khoury, J., Altaye, M., Putnam, F., VanGinkel, J. Intensive home visiting is associated with decreased risk of infant death. Pediatrics, 119, 1145-1151. 2007.
Bonanno, G.A., Colak, D.M., Keltner, D., Shiota, M.L., Papa, A., Noll, J.G., Putnam, F.W., & Trickett, P.K. Context matters: The benefits and costs of expressing positive emotion among survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Emotion, 7, 4, 824-837.2007.
Ammerman, R.T., Putnam, F.W., Kopke, J.E., Gannon, T.A., Short, J.A., Van Ginkel, J.B., Clark, M.T., Carrozza, M.A., & Spector, A.R. Development and Implementation of a Quality Assurance Infrastructure in a Multisite Home Visitation Program in Ohio and Kentucky. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 34, 89-107. 2007.
Ammerman, R.T., Bodley, A.L., Putnam, F.W., Lopez, W.L., Holleb, L.J., Stevens, J., & Van Ginkel, J.B. In-home cognitive behavior therapy for a depressed mother in a home visitation program. Clinical Case Studies, 2, 161-180. 2007.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Child Abuse and Neglect; dissociative disorders; maternal depression
Editing
Editorial board member:
- Journal of Trauma and Dissociation
- Violence Update
- Psychiatry
- Development and Psychopathology
- Journal of Emotional Abuse
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Child Abuse & Neglect
Additional Positions
- Every Child Succeeds – Associate Scientific Director
- Ohio Department of Mental Health Maternal Depression Program – Director
Related Areas
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