Dr. Carol North is Adjunct Professor in Psychiatry (volunteer) at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and former medical director of the Altshulter Center for Education and Research at Metrocare Services in Dallas, Texas. Dr. North completed medical school and residency in psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and a NIMH postdoctoral fellowship and Masters degree in psychiatric epidemiology at the same institution. She has authored nearly 400 peer-reviewed academic publications and 4 books.