Acclaimed psychiatrist and best selling author, Dr. Jonathan Shay is a recent winner of the MacArthur Foundation's Genius Award for his unique perspective on the psychological impact of war. In his two books “Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character” & “Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming” he examines the experiences of combat veterans through the lens of the classical texts The Illiad, The Odyssey and The Aeneid. This lecture will focus on the care for those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD and the obsticles combat veterans face when returning to society. The lecture is free and open to the public.