WOLIN, Steven J.

WOLIN, Steven J. American, b. 1940. Genres: Medicine/Health, Psychology, Social work, Social commentary. Career: Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, intern in medicine and pediatrics, 1966-67; Bronx Municipal Hospital, Bronx, NY, resident in psychiatry, 1967-70; George Washington University, Washington, DC, clinical instructor, 1971-72, assistant clinical professor, 1972-78, associate clinical professor, 1978-83, clinical professor of psychiatry and medicine, 1983-, instructor in family therapy, 1980-, director of family therapy training. Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1967, and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1972; private practice of psychiatry, 1970-. University of Judaism, visiting professor, 1991- 92. National Council on Alcoholism, member of Criteria Committee on the Diagnosis of Alcoholism, 1971-73; consultant to National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information. Home and School Institute, member of board of directors, 1980-86. U.S. Public Health Service, clinical associate, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, and National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1970-72, became lieutenant commander. Publications: (with P. Steinglass, L.A. Bennett, and D. Reiss) The Alcoholic Family, 1987; (with S. Wolin) The Resilient Self: How Survivors of Troubled Families Rise above Adversity, 1993. Work represented in books. Contributor to medical and counseling journals. Address: 5410 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20015, U.S.A.