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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| 9/2010 - Present | Staff Psychologist | Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 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 | 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 |
Journal Article |
| 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. |
| Penn DL, Sanna L, Roberts DL. Social cognition in schizophrenia: An overview Schizophrenia Bulletin 2008 Jan;34:408-411. |
| 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 Description to Treatment New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2012. |
| 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, 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, Fiszdon JM, DeGeorge P, Tek C. Impression-management effects in paranoia assessment; 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). |
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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 | Dept of Psychiatry--Friends for Psychiatric Research |
| Title | Measuring social cognitive treatment outcome in schizoprhrenia |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 9/2010 - 8/2012 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
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| Funding Agency | Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation |
| Title | Tune in with TV: Using television and imitation to enhance empathic attunment in psychosis |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 11/2009 - 12/2010 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
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| Funding Agency | Friends of Psychiatry |
| Title | Oxidative stress, pro-inflammatory cytokines and psychosis |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 9/2010 - 8/2012 |
| Role | Contributor |
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