ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joseph J. Sivak MD is a board certified adult psychiatrist with twenty years of experience in
direct patient care. He has taught and lectured in the United States and internationally in
the areas of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mood disorders, and chronic suicidal ideation.
He completed medical school at Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia,
and Residency Training at the University of Rochester. Dr. Sivak has served on the Board
of Directors of the Minnesota Alzheimer's Association and the Northland Chapter of the
American Red Cross and hosted a weekly mental health Radio Program for eight years on
KUWS- Wisconsin Public Radio. Currently Dr. Sivak serves on the legislative committee of
the Minnesota Medical Association, is a assistant professor at the University of
Minnesota-Duluth College of Pharmacy and is in full time private psychiatric in Duluth