Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2007

CONTACT: Jana M. Scoville, (404) 508-7875

DeKalb CSB's Medical and Clinical Director Selected as New Trustee
to Georgia Psychiatric Physician Association

DECATUR, Georgia -- Joseph R. Bona, MD, MBA, the Medical and Clinical Director of the DeKalb Community Service Board (CSB), was recently elected as a Trustee by the collective membership of the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association.

The Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association (GPPA) is an organization of 700 doctors that specializes in the medical field of psychiatry and treats consumers who require assistance and treatment with the utmost level of care. The GPPA is a local district branch to the American Psychiatric Association.

In addition to his position with the DeKalb CSB as the Medical and Clinical Director, Dr. Bona is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and completed his residency in psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. He is board certified in psychiatry and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He also earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of South Florida's School of Business. Dr. Bona serves on the Georgia Department of Community Health's Georgia Drug Utilization Board.

The DeKalb CSB, a public corporation and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia, provides mental health, developmental disabilities and addictive diseases services. To access services, please call the DeKalb CSB at (404) 892-4646 for assessments, scheduling appointments, referrals, and crisis calls.

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