Walter Christie

Walter R. Christie (born September 9, 1942) is an American physician and novelist.

Biography Christie was born in Bangor, Maine, United States. At a young age, he and his family moved to Presque Isle, in Northern Maine, to take over his grandfather’s potato farm. Christie attended Presque Isle High School. He earned a BA in English literature, with a minor in history, from Bowdoin College in 1964, graduating Cum laude; an M.D. from Temple University School of Medicine in 1968, graduating Cum Laude with special honors in Psychiatry; and an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in 1988.

Christie trained as a psychiatrist, doing his rotating internship at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine; his residency at the Neuropsychiatric Institute at the University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and was the Chief Resident in Psychiatry at Maine Medical Center. In 1972, Christie accepted a commission in the U.S. Navy and served as a Lieutenant Commander and Second Marine Division Psychiatrist in the U.S. Navy Reserve at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. While at Camp Lejeune, Christie served as a director of the Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. His commission lasted until 1974.

Christie practiced psychiatry, primarily at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. From 1974 to 1979, Christie was the Director of Residency Training and Research. From 1979 to 1988, he was the Assistant Chief of Psychiatry as well as the Director of Inpatient Psychiatric Services at Maine Medical Center. From 1988 to 1997, he worked as the Director of Psychiatric Outpatient Services, and then as a Staff Psychiatrist for the Psychiatric Outpatient Services from 1999 to 2005. 2006: HOPE Award from Shalom, Inc. (For “individuals who, through their exceptional service to the community, support creative and effective programs for people with mental illness.” ) “The Medical Management of the Patient with Recurrent Affective Disorder” in The Journal of the Maine Medical Association, October 1979, Vol.70, No. 10, pp 387–394 “The Moment of Admission” in Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Vol. 8, No. 3, September 1985, pp 411–421

Articles for psychological journals “A Star Sinks into the Sea” in Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy, Vol 36 No 4 /Winter 2000, pp 19–23

Articles on the evolution of consciousness “An I On the World” in Habitat: Journal of the Maine Audubon Society, September 1984, pp 40–44 “The Eye of the Mind” in Habitat: Journal of the Maine Audubon Society, August 1984, pp 40–42 “Katur’s Moment” in Habitat: Journal of the Maine Audubon Society, December 1984, pp 40–42 “Tawelah at the Gate” in Habitat: Journal of the Maine Audubon Society, February 1985, pp 44–45 “Imbros at the Acropolis” in Habitat: Journal of the Maine Audubon Society, August 1985, pp 38–41 “Toward a Planetary Consciousness” in Habitat: Journal of the Maine Audubon Society, Dec/Jan 1986, pp 37–39

Miscellaneous publications “A Brief Moment of Confusion about the Nature of God” in Gold from Aspirin: Spiritual Views on Chaos and Order from Thirty Authors, 1995, pp 59–78 “The Icon of Sophia” in Seeing through Symbols: Insights into Spirit, 1998, pp 98–106 “At the Bedside” in Live and Learn: Perspective on the Questing Spirit, 2001, pp 141–146 “The Question” in Embracing Relationships, 2005, pp 9–13