History

Dr. Tolin was born in Washington State and attended the University of Washington

University of Washington

University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...

. He later received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...

. He is board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology

American Board of Professional Psychology

The American Board of Professional Psychology was formed in 1947 and was originally known as the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology...

. In 2000 Dr. Tolin founded the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, where he continues to serve as Director. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

 School of Medicine.

Academic Contributions

Dr. Tolin is an expert on cognitive behavioral therapy. He has published more than 100 scientific journal articles related to anxiety disorder

Anxiety disorder

Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms of abnormal and pathological fear and anxiety. Conditions now considered anxiety disorders only came under the aegis of psychiatry at the end of the 19th century. Gelder, Mayou & Geddes explains that anxiety disorders are...

s, cognitive behavioral therapy, and related topics. He serves as a principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...

, and has been a member of their scientific review committees. Dr. Tolin is a leading expert in the area of hoarding

Hoarding

Hoarding or caching is a general term for a behavior that leads people or animals to accumulate food or other items in anticipation of future need or scarcity.-Animal behavior:...

 disorder (also known as compulsive hoarding). He has been an outspoken advocate against the use of torture by psychologists in the war on terror.

Dr. Tolin has published three books: Face Your Fears: A Proven Plan to Beat Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, and Obsessions, Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding, and Treating Trichotillomania: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Hairpulling and Related Problems.

Popular Media

Dr. Tolin was the host of the 2010 VH1 television series The OCD Project

The OCD Project

The OCD Project is an American reality television series which follows the cognitive-behavioral treatment of six people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder . The series premiered on May 27, 2010 on the VH1 television network.-Synopsis:...

. Previously, he was the original psychologist on the A&E series Hoarders

Hoarders

Hoarders is an American documentary series that airs on A&E. The series depicts the real-life struggles and treatment of people who suffer from compulsive hoarding. The first episode aired August 17, 2009, and has since aired three full seasons. The fourth season debuted June 20,...

. Dr. Tolin has also made numerous appearances on programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show

The Oprah Winfrey Show

The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....

 and The Dr. Oz Show

The Dr. Oz Show

The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....

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External links

• http://www.drtolin.com Dr. David Tolin web page
• http://www.harthosp.org/InstituteOfLiving/AnxietyDisordersCenter/Staff/DavidTolin/default.aspx Dr. David Tolin staff page, Institute of Living