Stephen Hunt, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Deployment Health Clinic, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Medical Director, C&P Unit, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Medical Director, Fee Services Unit, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Department of Medicine- Division of General Internal Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program
1660 S. Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
(206)-277-1139

stephen.hunt@med.va.gov

Educational Background:

BA, Stanford University- Palo Alto, CA, Human Biology, 1973
MD, University of South Dakota Health Sciences Center- Vermillion, SD, 1975
MD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center- Oklahoma City, OK, 1977
MPH, University of Washington- Seattle, WA, Occupational and Environmental Health
Sciences, 2005
Fellowship, University of Washington- Seattle, WA, Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, 2005

Current Research Interests:

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  
• Depression
• Substance abuse and anxiety disorders
• Integrated care for physical and mental health conditions
• Developing strategies for recognizing and managing the mental health needs of injured workers

Funded Research Projects:

Mental and Physical Health Co-Morbidities in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic Population: A Pilot Project to Develop Best Practice Guidelines
Role: Co-Investigator
Sponsor: CHAMMP Small Grants Program
2006 Grant Award recipient
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Selected Publications:

Hunt, S.C., Richardson R., Engel C., Atkins, D., & McFall, M. (2004). A Pilot Study of Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Relationship of Illness Beliefs to Symptom Severity and Functional Health Status. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 46, 818-827.

Donta, S., Clauw, D., Engel, C, et al. (2003). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Aerobic Exercise for Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 289, 1396-1404.

Hunt, S.C., Richardson, R.D., & Engel, C. (2002). A Clinical Approach to Treating Gulf War Veterans with Chronic Multisymptom Illness. Military Medicine, 167, 414-420.

Richardson, R.D., Engel, C., Hunt, S.C., McKnight, K. & McFall, M. (2002). Are Veterans Seeking VA Primary Care As Healthy As Those Seeking DoD Primary Care? Psychosomatic Medicine, 64, 676-683.

Richardson, R.D., Engel, C.C., McFall, M., McKnight, K., & Hunt, S.C. (2001). Clinician Attributions for Symptoms and Treatment of Gulf War-Related Health Concerns. Archives of Internal Medicine, 161, 1289-1294.

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