Rocco F MarottaRocco F. Marotta, MD, PhD, Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and founder of The Lodge Program, Silver Hill Hospital, in New Canaan, CT, began his interest in psychiatric treatment as a young man, working as a sychiatric aide in a big city hospital during the years of the early lithium trials. Fascinated by the remarkable positive change lithium made in patients' psychiatric states, he decided to pursue his PhD in Biology and Neuropsychology at City University of New York, with a specialized interest in the biology behind brain behavior. An avid teacher, he worked as an assistant professor at both Mount Saint Vincent and Hunter College, also teaching medical students about the biology of the brain. His research, focused on facilitating recovery from brain trauma using psychopharmacologic agents, eventually won him a fellowship at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, NY, under the leadership of the inspiring physician Herbert Weiner, MD. Encouraged by his wife and supported by Dr. Weiner's belief in his candidacy, Dr. Marotta applied to medical school at the ripe old age of 33 years, a decade older than most of the medical students who would be his peers. He attended Cornell Medical School, doing his residency in psychiatry at Payne Whitney Clinic at New York Hospital and continuing his interest in both medication management and clinical treatment of psychotic illness. Dr. Marotta's professional life has included roles as Director of Danbury Hospital's Inpatient Psychiatric Services, Service Chief of the Medical Psychiatric Unit at Westchester Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, and Service Chief of Silver Hill's Transitional Living Program, during which time he started The Lodge Program. While his professional affiliations have shifted during his decades-long practice of psychiatry, his love of teaching and collaboration with colleagues has been steadfast. Dr. Marotta's belief in the power of relationship in treatment is present in all that he does. Dr. Marotta, or Rocky, as he is known to all, has been married for forty-four years to Lisa Mann, PhD, coauthor of this book. They have three children and two grandchildren, and split their time between Ridgefield, Connecticut, and Charleston, South Carolina. Read More Read Less