Roberts, David LSchool of Medicine |
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I develop, study, implement, teach and disseminate psychosocial interventions for mental illness. I am the lead developer of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT), which is designed to improve social functioning by way of improved social interaction among people with serious mental illness. SCIT has been the subject of over 25 peer-reviewed publications and has been implemented in 11 countries. The SCIT treatment manual is published in Oxford University Presss prestigious "Treatments that Work" series and has been translated into eight languages. I have trained hundreds of clinicians and researchers in the US and abroad to implement SCIT in routine clinical settings and as part of clinical research projects. I donate consultation fees for this work to UTHSCSA and use the funds to support training and clinical research initiatives in San Antonio. At UTHSCSA, I am active in teaching psychosocial treatment, community mental health, and psychopathology to psychiatry and psychology residents. I oversee an interdisciplinary training curriculum at the Department of Psychiatrys Transitional Care Clinic (TCC). Each year, nearly twenty trainees from seven disciplines and four affiliated universities train at the TCC. I am also Clinical Director of the TCC, which provides post-hospitalization medication, psychotherapy and social work services for 100 new patients each month. Since taking on this role in 2014, I have expanded TCC clinical services to include three long-term programs with staff and trainees providing specialty care in the areas of early psychosis, psychological trauma, and chronic psychosis. I regularly mentor graduate and post-graduate students locally, as well as international students who visit UTHSCSA to train with me on topics in social cognition and psychosocial treatment delivery. To meet the mental health needs of the San Antonio community, I provide regular educational presentations for local patient, family and stakeholder groups, and lead a patient-centered treatment development initiative in which I record patient and community stakeholder input to develop patient-centered clinical models and funding opportunities for clinical service expansion. I also serve the university through active participation on the UTHSCSA IRB committee and other committees. |
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| 10/2014 - Present | Clinical Director | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX |
| 8/2010 - Present | Assistant Professor | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX |
| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2010 | Postdoctoral Fellowship | Clinical Psychology | Yale University School of Medicine New Haven , CT |
| 2008 | PhD | Clinical Psychology | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill , NC |
| 2008 | Internship | Clinical Psychology | Yale University School of Medicine New Haven , CT |
| 2005 | MA | Clinical Psychology | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill , NC |
| 2001 | MA | Social Sciences Curriculum | University of Chicago Chicago , IL |
| 1996 | BA | Anthropology (Honors) | Wesleyan University Middletown , CT |
| Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
| 11/2013 - Present | Psychology Residency Program Didactic | UTHSCSA | 10 students |
| 2.5 hour seminar on psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia | |||
| 1/2012 - Present | Post Graduate Rotation Supervision | UTHSCSA | |
| 11/2011 - Present | Psychology Internship Training Program | San Antonio State Hospital | 3 students |
| 2 hour seminar on psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia | |||
| 11/2011 - Present | Psychology Internship Training Program | South Texas Veterans Health Care System | 4 students |
| 1 hour seminar on assessment in psychotherapy and 1 hour seminar on incorporating research into psychology careers | |||
| 11/2011 - Present | Psychology Postdoctoral Training Program I | South Texas Veterans Health Care System | 4 students |
| 1 hour seminar on publishing in psychology and 1 hour seminar on grant writing | |||
| 1/2009 - Present | Post Graduate Rotation Supervision | FEGS Health and Human Services System, New York | |
Journal Article |
| Velligan DI, Roberts DL, Sierra C, Fredrick M. What patients with severe mental illness transitioning from hospital to community have to say about care and shared decision making Issues in Mental Health Nursing 2016 Jan;. |
| Buck BE, Healey KM, Gagen EC, Penn DL, Roberts DL. Social Cognition in Schizophrenia: Factor structure, clinical and functional correlates Journal of Mental Health 2016 Jan;:1-8. |
| Velligan DI, Roberts DL, Mintz J, Maples NJ, Li X, Medellin E, Brown M. A randomized pilot study of MOtiVation and Enhancement training (MOVE) for negative symptoms in schizophrenia Schizophrenia Research 2015 May;165(2-3):175-180. |
| Fredrick MM, Mintz J, Roberts DL, Maples NJ, Li X, Velligan DI. Is Cognitive Adaptation Training (CAT) compensatory, restorative, or both? Schizophrenia Research 2015 Jan;166(1-3):290-296. |
| Zik J, Roberts DL. The many faces of oxytocin: Implications for psychiatry Psychiatry Research 2015 Jan;226(1):31-37. |
| Glenthoj LB, Faberlund B, Randers L, Hjorthoj CR, Wenneberg C, Krakauer K, Vosgerau A, Gluud C, Medalia A, Roberts DL, Nordentoft M. The FOCUS trial: Cognitive remediation therapy plus standard treatment versus standard treatment for patients at ultra-high risk of psychosis. Study protocol of a randomised clinical trial Trials 2015 Jan;16(1). |
| Velligan DI, Tai S, Roberts DL, Maples NJ, Brown M, Mintz J, Turkington D. A randomized controlled trial comparing cognitive behavior therapy, cognitive adaptation training, their combination and treatment as usual in chronic schizophrenia Schizophrenia Bulletin 2015 Jan;41(3):567-603. |
| Roberts DL. Theory-of-mind understanding and theory-of-mind use in unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Psychiatry Research 2015 Jan;230(2):735-737. |
| Healey KM, Combs DR, Gibson CM, Keefe RS, Roberts DL, Penn DL. Observable Social Cognition--A Rating Scale: An interview-based assessment for schizophrenia Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 2015 Jan;20(3):198-221. |
| Velligan DI, Roberts DL, Curtis L, Martinez M, Fredrick M, Hillner K, Luber P. Following the guidelines for transitions in care: A case example Psychiatric Services 2015 Jan;. |
| Kanie A, Hagiya K, Ashida S, Pu S, Kaneko K, Mogami T, Oshima S, Motoya M, Niwa S, Inagaki A, Ikebuchi E, Kikuchi A, Yamazaki S, Iwata K, Roberts DL, Nakagome K. A new instrument for measuring multiple domains of social cognition: Construct validity of the Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire (Japanese version) Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2014 Sep;68(9):701-11. |
| Roberts DL, Combs D, Willoughby M, Mintz J, Marks-Gibson C, Rupp B, Penn DL. A randomized, controlled trial of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) for outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders British Journal of Clinical Psychology 2014 Sep;53(3):281-98. |
| Liefland L, Roberts DL, Ford R, Stevens BJ. Depressive Symptoms Among Help-Seeking Latinas in a Disadvantaged, Urban, Northeastern Community Mental Health Center Community Ment Health J 2014 Apr;50(3):331-335. |
| Hasson-Ohayon I, Mashiach-Eizenberg M, Avidan M, Roberts DL, Roe D. Social Cognition and Interaction training: Preliminary results of a RCT study in a community setting in Israel Psychiatric Services 2014 Apr;65(4):555-558. |
| Velligan DI, Maples NJ, Roberts DL, Medellin E. Integrated psychosocial treatment for negative symptoms American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2014 Jan;17:1-19. |
| Walss-Bass C, Fernandes JM, Roberts DL, Service H, Velligan D. Differential correlations between plasma oxytocin and social cognitive capacity and bias in schizophrenia Schizophrenia Research 2013 Jul;147(2-3):387-392. |
| Xu Z Roberts DL Wang Y Shen Z Cao R. Social cognition and interaction training in patients with schizophrenia: An ERP study Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2013 Jan;. |
| Wang Y, Roberts DL, Xu B, Cao R, Yan M, Jiang Q. Dissociation of understanding from applying others false beliefs in remitted schizophrenia: Evidence from a referential communication task BMC Psychiatry 2013 Jan;13(141). |
| Wang Y, Roberts DL, Xu B, Cao R, Yan M, Jiang Q. Social cognition and interaction training for patients with stable schizophrenia in Chinese community settings Psychiatry Research 2013 Jan;13(141). |
| Roberts DL, Velligan DI. Can social functioning in schizophrenia be improved through targeted social cognitive intervention? Rehabilitation Research and Practice 2012 Jun;2012. |
| Roberts DL, Kleinlein, P, Stevens, BJ. An alternative to generating alternative interpretations in social cognitive therapy for psychosis Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 2012 Jan;. |
| Roberts DL, Velligan DI. Medication adherence in schizophrenia Drug Discovery Today: Therapeutic Strategies 2011 Dec;8(1-2):11-15. |
| Roberts DL, Fredrick MM, Carr HN, Velligan DI. Interventions to improve oral medicaion adherence in psychosis: The role of adherence measurement Neuropsychiatry 2011 Jan;1:361-369. |
| Roberts DL, Penn DL, Labate D, Margolis S, Sterne A. Transportability and feasibility of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) in community settings Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy 2010 Jan;38:35-47. |
| Roberts DL, Penn DL, Corrigan P, Lipkovitch I, Kinon B, Black RA. Antipsychotic medication and social cue recognition in chronic schizophrenia Psychiatry Research 2010 Jan;178:46-50. |
| Roberts DL, Penn DL. Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) for outpatients with schizophrenia: A preliminary study Psychiatry Research 2009 Jan;166:141-147. |
| Roberts DL, Penn DL. The effects of task engagement and interpersonal rapport on WCST performance in schizophrenia American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2009 Jan;12:57-72. |
| Couture SM, Roberts DL, Penn DL, Cather C, Otto M, Goff DC. Do baseline client characteristics predict the therapeutic alliance in the treatment of schizophrenia? Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2006 Jan;194:10-14. |
| Couture SM, Penn DL, Roberts DL. The functional significance of social cognition in schizophrenia: A review Schizophrenia Bulletin 2006 Jan;32:44-63. |
| McCoy ML, Roberts DL, Hanrahan P, Clay R, Luchins DJ. Jail linkage ACT services for individuals with mental illnesses Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2004 Jan;27:243-250. |
| Roberts DL, Penn DL, Cather C, Otto M, Goff DC. Should CBT target the social impairments associated with schizophrenia? Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly 2004 Jan;18:255-264. |
| Hanrahan P, Luchins DJ, Savage C, Patrick G, Roberts DL, Conrad KJ. Representative payee programs for mentally ill persons in Illinois: Census survey Psychiatric Services 2002 Jan;53:190-194. |
Book/Monograph |
| Roberts DL, Penn DP. Social Cognition in Schizophrenia: From Evidence to Treatment New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2013. |
| Roberts DL, Penn DL, Combs DR. Social Cognition and Interaction Training [Japanese translation] Tokyo, Japan: Seiwa Shoten Publishers; 2011. 154 p. |
Book Chapter |
| Roberts DL. Alien intentionality in schizophrenia. In: Mishara A, Schwartz M, Corlett P, & Fletcher P. Phenomenological Neuropsychiatry: Bridging the Clinic with Clinical Neuroscience. New York, NY: Springer Science; 2012. |
| Roberts DL, Pinkham AE. The future of social cognition in schizophrenia: Implications from the normative literature. In: Roberts DR, Penn DL. Social Cognition in Schizophrenia: From Description to Treatment. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2012. |
| Roberts DL, Pinkham AE, Penn DL. Group cognitive behavioral therapy for schizophrenia. In: Bieling PJ, Anthony M, McCabe R. Cognitive Behavioral Groups: Skills and Processes. New York: Guilford Publications; 2006. |
Abstract |
| Roberts DL, Diggins L, Parente L, Fiszdon J. Understanding social situations (USS): Development of a new social cognitive intervention for individuals with psychosis; 2014 Apr. (Schizophrenia Research; vol. 153, no. 1). |
| Roberts DL, Walss-Bass C, Velligan DI, Carr H. Social cognition, self regulation and neurohormones in schizophrenia; 2013 May. (Schizophrenia Bulletin; vol. 39, no. S1). |
| Roberts DL. Automatic and controlled processes in social cognition training; 2012 Apr. (Schizophrenia Research; vol. 136, no. 1-3). |
| Roberts DL, Fiszdon J, Tek C. Initial validity of the Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire (SCQC); 2011 Jan. (Schizophrenia Bulletin; vol. suppl, no. 1). |
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| Wang YG, Shi JF, Roberts DL, Jiang XY, Shen ZH, Wang YQ, Wang K. Theory of mind use in remitted schizophrenia patients: The role of inhibition and perspective-switching Psychiatry Research 2015 Jan;229(1-2):332-339. |
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| Funding Agency | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute |
| Title | Improving transitional care experiences for individuals with serious mental illness |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 10/2013 - 10/2016 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
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| Funding Agency | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
| Title | Improving transitional care experience for individuals with serious mental illness |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 9/2013 - 8/2016 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | This grant is designed to investigate patient centered outcomes through comparing the triage group vs. standard intake appointment processes at the Transitional Care Clinic. The clinic serves post-acute psychiatric patients discharged from inpatient units and emergency rooms. The additional treatment component of shared decision making will be offered to participants whom are randomized to the group triage process. Outcomes will be assessed based upon patient satisfaction and attainment of treatment goals. |