Roberts, David LSchool of Medicine |
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Dr. Roberts is a clinical psychologist conducting research on psychosocial treatment and social cognition in psychosis and other mental illnesses. He uses normative models of judgment and decision-making, primarily from social psychology, to understand and enhance community functioning among individuals with mental illnesses. Much of his work has focused on the development and testing of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT). Dr. Roberts also studies paranoia, delusion, medication adherence, and treatment of early psychosis.
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| 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 | 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 |
| 1/2012 - Present | Post Graduate Rotation Supervision | UTHSCSA | |
| 1/2009 - Present | Post Graduate Rotation Supervision | FEGS Health and Human Services System, New York | |
Journal Article |
| 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. Social cognition and interaction training for patients with stable schizophrenia in Chinese community settings Psychiatry Research 2013 Jan;13(141). |
| 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). |
| 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, 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, 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. 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, Penn DL, Roberts DL. The functional significance of social cognition in schizophrenia: A review Schizophrenia Bulletin 2006 Jan;32:44-63. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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, 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. 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, 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). |
| Roberts DL, Penn DL. Preliminary findings from a community-based effectiveness trial of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT); 2009 Jan. (Schizophrenia Bulletin; vol. 35, no. Suppl). |
| Roberts DL, Combs DR, Penn DL. Social Cognition & Interaction Training (SCIT): Treatment outcomes and potential mechanisms of change; 2009 Jan. (Schizophrenia Bulletin; vol. 35, no. Suppl). |
| Roberts DL, Fiszdon JM, DeGeorge P, Tek C. Impression-management effects in paranoia assessment; 2009 Jan. (Schizophrenia Bulletin; vol. 35, no. Suppl). |
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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 | NIH/NIMH |
| Title | Social cognitive trainingt for psychosis: Phase I treatment development |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 7/2010 - 6/2013 |
| 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. |
| Funding Agency | Hogg Foundation for Mental Health |
| Title | Tablet-based social cognition training for schizophrenia |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 6/2012 - 6/2013 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
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| Funding Agency | Dept of Psychiatry--Friends for Psychiatric Research |
| Title | Measuring social cognitive treatment outcome in schizoprhrenia |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 9/2010 - 8/2012 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
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| Funding Agency | Friends of Psychiatry |
| Title | Oxidative stress, pro-inflammatory cytokines and psychosis |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 9/2010 - 8/2012 |
| Role | Contributor |
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