[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S6593]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       REMEMBERING DR. PAUL EMERY

 Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize and honor 
the late Dr. Paul E. Emery's extensive service and commitment to the 
psychiatric community and the people of New Hampshire.
  At an early age, Paul knew he wanted to become a psychiatrist. His 
calling was to help people overcome their challenges, and he did so 
with great compassion. He was a highly skilled and dedicated doctor who 
was loved by many.
  He trained at Syracuse Psychopathic Hospital, Western New England 
Psychoanalytic Institute, and Yale University. He was also an NIMH 
fellow at Austin Riggs Center in Stockbridge, MA. His training was 
interrupted by the Korean war, during which he was promoted to captain 
and served as the division psychiatrist and chief of the Mental Hygiene 
Clinic in the U.S. Army. He received several commendations for his 
outstanding service.
  He started his private practice of psychiatry in Concord, NH, and 
practiced for more than 23 years. During this time, he was a consultant 
for Concord Hospital, St. Paul's School, and the Division of Public 
Health Program on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. He was also the medical 
director for the Forensic Unit of the New Hampshire State Hospital. He 
later became the first medical director and then executive director for 
the VA's First Center on Stress Recovery in Brecksville, OH. 
Subsequently, Dr. Emery became chief of psychiatry at the Manchester 
VAMC. After his retirement from the VAMC, he became staff psychiatrist 
at Manchester Counseling Services and Elliot Hospital. In addition, he 
served on the New Hampshire Parole Board.
  Dr. Emery had an academic/faculty appointment at Dartmouth Medical 
School from the 1960s until he retired in 2005. He published about 30 
scientific articles and chapters dealing primarily with post-traumatic 
stress disorder.
  He founded the N.H. Psychiatric Society in 1972 and held various 
chairmanships and offices in that organization, including serving as 
its president during the 1980s and as chairman of the ethics committee 
during the 1990s. He was also active in the N.H. Medical Society and 
was its vice president during the mid-1970s.
  Dr. Emery touched so many lives, and I join with citizens across New 
Hampshire in honoring the many contributions he made to our State and 
the psychiatric community.

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