Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder focus of lecture at Bellevue College on March 17

Published 1:59 pm Thursday, March 11, 2010

The signs, symptoms and treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder will be the topic as Bellevue College and the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-Eastside) host psychotherapist Debra Littrell in a free public lecture March 17.

The event begins at 7 p.m. in room 201 of the college’s N Building, located at the south of end of BC’s main campus.

Littrell, a licensed mental health counselor and marriage and family therapist, has more than 30 years’ experience in the mental health field. In addition to her private practice in Bellevue, Littrell provides crisis intervention services for emergency service personnel as a member of the King County Critical Incident Stress Management Team and is a consultant for the Auburn Police Department’s Peer Support Team.

Littrell’s March 17 lecture is the latest in a series of presentations on mental health topics sponsored jointly by NAMI-Eastside and Bellevue College. Prior topics have included bipolar disorder, ADD in adults, autism, and Asperger’s syndrome.

Bellevue College’s main campus is located at 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue, at the intersection of S.E. 28 St. and 148 Ave. S.E.

For further information about the event, contact Dr. Helen Taylor of Bellevue College, at htaylor@bellevuecollege.edu or 425-564-2328.