Christine Maguth Nezu, Ph.D., ABPP
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Addresses:
Department of Psychology, Mail Stop 515, 245 N 15th Street,
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-1192 (Office)
Courier:
1505 Race Street, Suite 306A, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Telephones:
Faxes:
215-762-3677 (Office) 215-837-6624 (Clinical Practice)
215-762-8683 (Office) 215-351-5445 (Clinical Practice)
E-Mail:
Private Practice Website:
christine.nezu@drexel.edu
www.nezupsych.com
Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University B.A. (Fine Arts/Psychology) (1977)
Fairleigh Dickinson University M.A. (Clinical Psychology) (1981)
Fairleigh Dickinson University Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), (1987)
American Psychological Association-accredited program
Clinical Psychology Internship
Beth Israel Medical Center/Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New
York, NY (1985-86). American Psychological Association-accredited program
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Division of Psychological Services, Teaneck, NJ (1986-1987)
Professional Licenses
Pennsylvania (1991), #PS-006015-L New York (1987), #9583
(active)
New Jersey (1989), #2583
Board Certification
American Board of Professional Psychology (1998), #5160, Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology
American Board of Professional Psychology (2008), #6458 Clinical Psychology
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Other Clinical Certification
Certified in Penile Plethysmosgraphy, Monarch Systems, Behavioral Technology Institute, Salt
Lake City, UT. (2002); Level II Clinician Certification (2004 training update and re-certification)
Awards and Professional Distinctions
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Phi Omega Epsilon (1977)
Psi Chi (1980)
Fairleigh Dickinson University Board of Trustees' Award (1982)
Fairleigh Dickinson University Research Fellowships (1983-85)
Biography listed in: Who's Who of American Women; Who's Who in Science and
Engineering, Who's Who in the World
Fellow, Pennsylvania Psychological Association
Distinguished Faculty Award, MCP Hahnemann University (MCPHU; May, 1998)
Silver Medal, Commemorating 100th Anniversary of Psychology in Mexico and
Professional Contributions to World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive
Therapies (August, 1998)
Board Member, American Board of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology (1999-2009)
Distinguished Women of Philadelphia, MCP Hahnemann University (2000)
Board Member, Academy of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology (2002 –2009)
Board of Trustees, American Board of Professional Psychology (2000 - present)
President-Elect, American Board of Professional Psychology (2006-2008)
President, American Board of Professional Psychology (2008-2010)
Past-President, American Board of Professional Psychology (2010-2012)
Distinguished Scholar/Practitioner of Psychology, National Academies of Practice
(2009)
Chair, Board of Directors, American Board of Professional Psychology Foundation
(2010-2015)
Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Specialty of Cognitive and Behavioral
Psychology. Jointly sponsored by the American Board of Cognitive & Behavioral
Psychology and the Academy of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology (2011)
Current Academic Positions
Professor, Department of Psychology (primary appointment) (1999 – present)
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (Tenure awarded, 1995)
Professor, Department of Medicine (2008 – present)
Drexel College of Medicine (secondary appointment), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Special Professor of Forensic Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, School of Community Health
Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK (2006 – 2013)
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Past Academic Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical & Health Psychology (1994 – 1999)
School of Health Professions, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (1995 – 2007)
Drexel College of Medicine (secondary appointment), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology (1989 – 1994)
Department of Mental Health Sciences, MCP Hahnemann University , Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine, New York, NY (1987-1989 )
* MCP Hahnemann University reflect the name of institutions previously independent (Hahnemann University and
Medical College of Pennsylvania) which consolidated, and went through several name changes. The two
institutions were finally merged under Drexel University
Past Visiting Professorships (US)
Distinguished Visiting Professor: Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, TX. (1995)
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base,
Maryland (1995)
Distinguished Visiting Professor: Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, TX. (1999)
Visiting Professor: School of Medicine, P. J. Šafárnik University, Košice, Slovakia. (2001)
Distinguished Visiting Professor: Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base,
Maryland (2005)
Visiting Professor: Brigham Young University, St. Lake City, UT (2006).
Past Visiting Professorships (International)
Visiting Professor: School of Medicine, P. J. Šafárnik University, Košice, Slovakia. (2001)
Visiting Professor: Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (2002)
Past Research/Administrative Positions
Director, Masters Degree Programs, Psychology Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia
Developed the curriculum for research-based MS program. (2004-2011)
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Associate Provost for Research, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA (1996 – 1998)
Scientific Integrity Officer, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA (Institutional official
regarding scientific conduct of University research community) (1996 – 1998)
Associate Dean for Research, School of Health Professions, MCP Hahnemann University,
Philadelphia. PA (1995 – 1996)
Co-Director, Center for Behavioral Medicine & Mind/Body Studies, MCP Hahnemann University,
Philadelphia, PA (1997 – 2001)
Past Clinical and Administrative Positions
Director, Internship/Residency Program in Clinical Psychology, Hahnemann University
Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1989 – 1994), American Psychological Association - accredited
program
Co-Director, Center for Behavioral Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (Center
mission: behavioral medicine/health psychology training activities and clinical assessment,
therapy and consultation/liaison services regarding a wide range of medical population (2000 –
2005)
Director, Project STOP (Sex Offender Treatment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities)
MCP Hahnemann University. Outpatient clinical treatment program for persons with DD and
history of sexual offense - funded project with City of Philadelphia (1991 – 2005)
Co-Director, Project Challenge. MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA (Outpatient
assessment and psychotherapy services for persons with DD and their families, funded project City of Philadelphia) (1997 – 2004)
Director, Center for Mind/Body Studies. MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA.
(University-wide Interdisciplinary Center for educational, clinical research, and programs in
mind/body health) (1997 – 2001)
Director, Sexual Aggression and Violence Studies (Project CBT). MCP Hahnemann University,
Philadelphia, PA. (Collaborative departmental clinical research investigations of etiology and
efficacious treatments for sexual offenders) (1999-2005)
Clinical Co-Director, Center for Behavioral Oncology. Department of Clinical & Health
Psychology, MCP Hahnemann University (Outpatient and inpatient assessment,
consultation/liaison, and therapy services to a wide range of oncology patients, partially funded
through NIH grants) (1992 – 2000).
Director, Clinical Practica Training. Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology Department of Clinical
& Health Psychology, MCP Hahnemann University Philadelphia, PA (1989 – 1995)
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Director, Developmental Disabilities Outpatient Services, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel
Medical Center, New York, NY (1987 – 1989)
Senior Supervising Psychologist, Adult and Child Outpatient Services, Beth Israel Medical
Center, New York, NY (1987 – 1989)
Clinical Practice
Clinical Director, Nezu Psychological Associates, Philadelphia, PA (1987-present)
Health Sciences Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia, PA (2010 – present)
Participating Provider, Give An Hour Professional Volunteer Network, providing free services to
returning military personnel.
Hospital Privileges
Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1989 – present)
Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Philadelphia, PA (2011-present)
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY (1987 – 1989)
University and Department Service
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Lecturer/Seminar Leader, Medical Student Education (1989-1992)
Member, University Library Committee (1990-1995)
Member, Student Affairs Committee, Graduate School (1990-1995)
Chair, Student Affairs Committee, Graduate School (1993-1995)
Member, University By-Laws Committee (1994-1999)
Chair, University By-Laws Committee (1995-96)
Elected Representative, Graduate School Council (1995-1996)
Chair, University Research Committee (1996-1998)
Member, University Research Com. Task Force: Research Policy and Procedures (1998)
Member, University Research Conference Planning Committee (1995-1997)
Chair, School of Health Professions Research Committee (1995-1996)
Member, School of Nursing Search Committee for Associate Dean for Research (1997)
Chair, University Research Committee (1996 - 1998)
Member, Intramural Funding Committee (1996 - 1998)
Member, Advisory Committee to the Office of Technology (1997 - 1998)
Member, Faculty Development Advisory Committee (1997)
Steering Committee, Institute for Violence and Injury Control, (1997-1998)
Committee for Human Subjects, MCP Hahnemann , Graduate Hospital (1997-1998)
University Ethics Committee (1998)
Executive Faculty Committee (Elected Representative SNHP; 2000)
MCPHU University Tenure Committee (2000 - 2003)
Drexel University Psychology Department Tenure Review Committee (2004)
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Chair, Drexel Psychology Tenure Review Committee (2005)
Chair, Drexel Psychology Faculty Search Committee (2005-2006)
Dean’s Review Committee for Departmental Chair, College of Arts & Sciences (20062007)
Chair, Women in Academia Committee (2008 – 2009)
Faculty Tenure Review Committee for F. Hurewitz (2009-2010)
Faculty Review Panel: Interdisciplinary Human Cognition Enhancement Program (2010)
Campus Training Representative, APA Education Legislative Initiatives
COURSES TAUGHT
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Undergraduate: Approaches to Personality
Graduate: Seminar in Mind/Body Studies, Child Behavior Therapy, Applied Behavioral
Analysis, Clinical Case Formulation, Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Evidenced-based
Assessment and Practice.
Professional Associations: Committees & Positions
American Psychological Association
 Division 12, Clinical Psychology (Section III)
 Division 33, Mental Retardation
 Member, Program Committee, 1996 Annual Conference
 Federal Education Advocacy Coordinators (FEDAC)
Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapy (formerly AABT)
 Member, Local Arrangements Committee, Annual Conference (1988)
 Chair, Committee on Academic Training (1990-1993)
 Coordinator, Academic and Professional Issues Committees (1993-1996)
 Member, Program Committee, 1993 Annual Conference
 Scientific Committee,, World Congress of Cognitive and Behavior Therapies (1998,
Acapulco)
 Co-Chair, Ad hoc task force on Specialties and Proficiencies (a collaborative task force
with: Association for Behavior Analysis, American Psychological Association Divisions 25
and 33, and Cognitive Therapy Predoctoral Programs; 1999-2000)
 Organizing Committee, World Congress of Cognitive and Behavior Therapies (2001,
Vancouver)
 Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, Annual Conference (2001, Philadelphia)
 Deputy Representative to World Congress Committee (2001 - 2003)
 Representative to World Congress Committee (2004 – 2007)
 Member, Publications Committee, AABT Board of Directors (2003-2006)
 Chair, International Associates Committee (2004 – 2007)
National Association for Dual Diagnosis (NADD)
 Scientific Review Committee, 2006 International Conference, Boston
World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
 Organizing Committee, 2007 International Conference, Barcelona, Spain
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AFFIRM Founding Member
▪ Network of psychologists who support of their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) family members.
Society for Behavioral Medicine
International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy (ICCP) Congress
 International Advisory Board, June, 2011
Editorial/Consultation Professional Review
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Grant Peer Reviewer, National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research,
Department of Education (1990 – 1995)
Book Reviewer: Contemporary Psychology (1994-1995)
Guest Editorial Columnist: Child Assessment News (1990 – 1995)
Scientific Review Coordinator, University Intramural Funding Program, MCP
Hahnemann University (1996 – 1998)
Grant Reviewer: National Institutes of Health, Special Emphasis Panel, Office of
Alternative Medicine (1998-1999)
Associate Editor: the Behavior Therapist (1995-2004)
Scientific Committee: World Congress of Cognitive and Behavior Therapies (19962004)
Editorial Board: Journal of Holistic Nursing (1998-2002)
Examiner: American Board of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology (ABCBP, ABPP)
(1999-present)
Behavioral Science Consultant, National Center for Violent Crime, FBI. (1999-2002)
Board Member, American Board of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology (2000present)
Chair, Appeals Committee, American Board of Professional Psychology (2002)
Board of Trustees, American Board of Professional Psychology (Trustee for
Behavioral Psychology) (2000-2004)
Accreditation Site Visitor, American Psychological Association (1992-present)
Editorial Board: Cognitive & Behavioral Practice (1996-present)
Editorial Board: Clinical Psychology: Research & Practice (2000-present)
Editorial Board: Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy (2004-present )
Editorial Board: Mexican Journal of Psychology (2009-present)
Editorial Board: Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology (2011-present)
Editorial Board: International Journal of Behavioral and Consultation Therapy (2007present)
Scientific Advisory Board, Treatments that Work, Oxford University Press (2006present)
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Hospital and Community Psychiatry, Psychological
Assessment, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Child
Psychology, American Journal of Mental Retardation; Cognitive Research and
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Therapy, Research in Developmental Disabilities, Journal of Applied Social
Psychology; Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, Cognitive & Behavioral
Practice, Clinical Psychology: Research & Practice, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry &
Psychology, Journal of Behavioral Consultation & Therapy
Scientific Advisory Committee, webEBP (Evidenced Based Practice Online
(www.webEBP.com)
Program Consultant, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Mental health,
Washington DC.
Grants and Funded Research
Co-Principal Investigator, Problem –Solving Therapy for Treating Depression, Among Patients
with CHF. R34 project involving development of an intervention protocol (i.e., treatment
manual, therapist training procedures) to treat depression in individuals diagnosed with heart
failure. Funded by the National Institute of Mental health (Total funded: $607,500) (20072010)
Principal Investigator, Project S.T.O.P. (Sex Offender Treatment of Persons with Mental
Retardation). Clinical demonstration and training grant funded by the Department of Behavioral
Health/ Mental Retardation, Philadelphia, PA . Total Funded, $954,000) (1991-2005)
Principal Investigator, Project Challenge. Clinical service grant funded by the Department of
Behavioral Health/Mental Retardation Services (Total Funded, $680,800, Co-PI for years 19972000) (1997-2004)
Co-Principal Investigator, Treatment Integrity Core. Funding Source: National Cancer Institute,
A. M. Nezu, (in consortium with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, A. Kazak, Ph.D., PI)
($505,000) (1991-2005)
Co-Principal Investigator, When Silent Voices Speak: A Study of Serial and Single Prostitute
Homicide, J. Dudek, PI; Funding Source: National Institute of Justice ($15,000) (1991-1992).
Consultant, Family Intervention Following TBI in Children. Grant funded by the Department of
Education to Shari Wade, Ph.D., Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. (1999-2002)
Consultant, Problem-Solving for Spouses of Prostate Cancer Patients. Grant funded by the
American Cancer Association to G. Sadler (PI), Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego,
CA (1999-2002).
Consultant, Multi-faceted Home Care Depression Program. Grant funded by the National
Institute for Mental Health to K Ell (PI), University of Southern California (1999-2002)
Principal Investigator, Distinguished Visiting Professor Training Grant, American Psychosomatic
Society, awarded to the Center for Mind/Body Studies ($10,000) (1998-1999)
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Consultant, Problem-Solving Skills Program to Prepare Family Caregivers for the Demands of
the Chronically Ill. Grant funded by the Open Society Institute, Project on Death in America,
awarded to M. Loscalzo (PI), Johns Hopkins Univ. (1996-1999)
Consultant, Outcomes of an Enhanced SCI Follow-Up Program. Grant funded by the Center for
Disease Control to Timothy Elliott, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham. (1996-1999)
Co-Investigator, Problem-Solving Approach to Cancer Patient Education. Training grant funded
by the National Cancer Institute (#R25-CA-7938; $277,636). (1992-1995)
Co-Investigator, Problem-Solving Training for Distressed Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients.
Research grant funded by the Hahnemann University's Alzheimer's Disease Grants Program
($17,000). (1993-1994)
Co-Principal Investigator, Problem-Solving Training for Coping with Cancer. Research grant
funded by National Cancer Institute R01-CA-61313; $1.06 million). (1993-1997).
Co-Investigator, Younger Women with Breast Cancer. Research grant funded by National
Cancer Institute in coordination with Brown University (#RO1-CA-64703-01; Grant awarded to
Brown University in consortium with MCP and Hahnemann, V. Mor, Ph.D., PI; $1.6 million).
(1994-1998).
Co-Investigator/Co-Director, Training Program for Breast Cancer Specialists Group from Czech
Republic. Three week training grant in psychosocial cancer interventions provided to
oncologists and psychologists from Czech Republic; funded by United States Agency for
International Development: Partners for International Education and Training ($14,353) (19941995).
Current Research Interests: Cognitive Behavioral Assessment and Treatment, Problem-Solving
Therapy for Behavioral, Mood, Anxiety, Anger, and Personality Disorders, Psychosocial Aspects
of Treatment for Persons with Heart Disease and Cancer, Integrative Medicine, Clinical Case
Formulation/Decision Making, Stress and Coping in Chronic Illness, Developmental Disabilities
and Co-morbid Behavioral and Emotional Disorders, Integrative Psychotherapy Approaches,
Integration of Spirituality and Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
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Publications
Books and Book Chapters
1989
BOOKS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Perri, M. G. (1989). Problem-solving therapy for depression:
Theory, research, and clinical guidelines. New York: Wiley. Translation to Japanese published by
Iwasaki Gagujustu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo, Japan.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (Eds.). (1989). Clinical decision making in behavior therapy: A
problem-solving perspective. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1989). Unipolar depression. In A. M. Nezu, & C. M. Nezu (Eds.),
Clinical decision making in behavior therapy: A problem-solving perspective (pp. 117-156).
Champaign, IL: Research Press.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1989). Clinical prediction, judgment, and decision making: An
overview. In A. M. Nezu, & C. M. Nezu (Eds.), Clinical decision making in behavior therapy: A
problem-solving perspective (pp. 9-34). Champaign, IL: Research Press.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1989). Toward a problem-solving formulation of psychotherapy
and clinical decision making. In A. M. Nezu, & C. M. Nezu (Eds.), Clinical decision making in
behavior therapy: A problem-solving perspective (pp. 35-56). Champaign, IL: Research Press.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1989). Clinical decision making in the practice of behavior therapy.
In A. M. Nezu, & C. M. Nezu (Eds.), Clinical decision making in behavior therapy: A problemsolving perspective (pp. 117-156). Champaign, IL: Research Press.
Cohen, N. S., & Nezu, C. M. (1989). Personality disorders. In A. M. Nezu & C. M. Nezu (Eds.),
Clinical decision making in behavior therapy: A problem-solving perspective (pp. 267-295).
Champaign, IL: Research Press.
1991
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1991). Problem-solving skills training (Entrenamiento en solución).
In V. E. Caballo (Ed.), Handbook of behavior modification and therapy techniques (Manual de
técnicas de terapia y modificación de conducta; pp. 527-553). Madrid, Spain: Siglo Veintiuno de
España Editores.
1992
BOOKS
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Gill-Weiss, M. J. (1992). Psychopathology of persons with
Mental retardation: Clinical guidelines for assessment & treatment. Champaign, IL: Research
Press.
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1993
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Houts, P. S. (1993). The multiple applications of problem-solving
principles in clinical practice. In K. T. Keuhlwein & H. Rosen (Eds.), Cognitive therapy in action:
Evolving innovative practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
1994
BOOKS
Houts, P. S., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Bucher, J. A., & Lipton, A. (Eds.) (1994). Home guide for
cancer. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians. Translation to Italian. 1996: Malati di
tumore: Come star loro vicini con affetto e intelligenza, Edizioni, Sorbona, Milano, Italy.)
1996
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., D'Zurilla, T. J., & Rothenberg, J.L. (1996). Problem-solving therapy. In
J.S. Kantor (Ed.), Clinical depression during addiction recovery: Process, diagnosis, and
treatment. (pp.187-219). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
1997
BOOKS
Houts, P.S., Bucher, J.A., Mount, B.M., Briton, S.E., Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., & Harvey, H.A.
(Eds.) (1997). Home care guide for advanced cancer: When quality of life is the primary goal of
care. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians (also published on the internet).
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Dellicarpini, L. (1997). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of
psychopathology in persons with developmental disabilities (Tratamiento ambulatorio para
personas retraso mental). In V. Caballo (Ed.), Handbook of Cognitive and Behavioral
Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders (Manual para el tratamiento cognitivo-conductual de los
trastornos psicológicos; Vol.1; pp.719-737). Madrid, Spain: Siglo Veintiuno de Espana Editores.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Haynes, S.N., & Friedman, S. H. (1997). Case formulation in behavior
therapy. In T.D. Eells (Ed.), Handbook of psychotherapy case formulation (pp.368-401). NY:
Guilford.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Deaner, S. L., & D’Zurilla, T. J., (1997). Problem-solving approaches:
State of the art (El estado de cuestión en los enfoques de resolución de problemas; (pp.171179). In I. Caro (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive psychotherapies: State of the art and
psychotherapeutic processes. Barcelona, Spain: Paidos.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Deaner, S. L., & Friedman, S. H. (1997). The therapeutic process of
problem-solving approaches. (El proceso terapéutico en los enfoques de resolución de
problema; pp.181-194) In I. Caro (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive psychotherapies: State of the art
and psychotherapeutic processes. Barcelona, Spain: Paidos.
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1998
BOOKS
Houts, P. S., Bucher, J. A., Damianos, F. P., Ehman, W. C., Jacik, M., Johnston, E. A., Kreher, M.,
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Zurlo, J. J. (Eds.). (1998). Home care guide for HIV and AIDS: For
family and friends giving care at home. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians.
PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1998). Problem solving, distress, and sexual difficulties among
cancer patients. In Jarousee (Ed.), Cancer and sexuality. Proceedings of the Eighth
International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment.
1999
BOOKS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Friedman, S. H., Faddis, S., & Houts, P. S. (1999). Helping cancer
patients cope: A problem-solving approach. Washington D.C.: APA Press.
2000
BOOKS
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2000). Coping with life toolbox. Norwalk, CT: OQ Systems.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu C. M., & D’Zurilla, T. J. (2000). Problem-solving techniques. In G. Fink
(Ed.),In G. Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Stress, NY: Academic Press.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & McClure, K. S. (2000). Depression. In P. S. Houts & L. Z. Rubenstein
(Eds.), Eldercare at home. NY: American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging (web:
www.healthinaging.org/ intro_toc.html)
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Houts, P. S., Loscalzo, M. J., Zabora, Z. R., & Pfeiffer, M. S. (2000).
Anxiety. In P. S. Houts & J. A. Bucher (Eds.), Caregiving: A step-by-step resource for caring for
the person with cancer at home (pp. 95- 107). American Cancer Society.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Houts, P. S., Loscalzo, M. J., Zabora, Z. R., & Pfeiffer, M. S. (2000).
Depression. In P. S. Houts & J. A. Bucher (Eds.), Caregiving: A step-by-stepresource for caring
for the person with cancer at home (pp. 108-122). American Cancer Society.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Foster, S.L. (2000). A guide to selecting assessment measures in
clinical and research settings. In A. M. Nezu, G. F. Ronan, E. A. Meadows, & K. S.
McClure (Eds.), AABT Clinical assessment handbook series: Depression. NY:Plenum.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu A. M., Baron, K. P., & Roessler, E. (2000). Alternative and complementary
therapies. In G. Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Stress, NY: Academic Press.
2002
Book Chapters
Felgoise, S.H., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2002). Problem-solving approaches to treating
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anxiety disorders. In DiTomasso & Gosch (Eds.), Comparative treatment of anxiety disorders.
NY: Springer.
Nezu. A. M., Nezu, C. M., McClure, K. S., & Zwick, M. L. Assessment of depression (2002).
In Gotlieb & Hammen (Eds.), Handbook of depression and its treatment. NY: Guilford,
pp.61-85.
2003
BOOKS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Geller, P. A. (Eds.). (2003). Health Psychology, Vol. 9 of the
Handbook of Psychology, Editor-in-Chief: I. B. Weiner. NY: Wiley.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2003). Awakening Self-Esteem: Spiritual & Psychological Techniques
to Improve your Well-Being. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Felgoise, S. H., & Zwick, M. L. (2003). Psychosocial oncology (pp.267292). In Nezu, Nezu, & Geller (Eds.), Health psychology, Volume 9 of the Handbook of
Psychology, Editor-in-Chief: Weiner. NY: Wiley.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Geller, P. A. (2003). Introduction (pp. 1-2). In A. M. Nezu, C. M.
Nezu, & P. Geller (Eds.), Health psychology, New York: Wiley.
Nezu, C. M., Tsang, S., Lombardo, E., & Baron, K. (2003). Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (pp.591-614). In A. M. Nezu, C. M. Nezu, & P. A. Geller (Eds.), Health Psychology, New
York: Wiley.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Lombardo, E. R. (2003). Problem-solving therapy. In W.
O’Donohue, J. E. Fisher, & S. C. Hayes, (Eds.), Cognitive behavior therapy: Applying empirically
supported techniques in your practice (pp. 301-307) New York:Wiley.
2004
BOOKS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Lombardo, E. R. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral case formulation and
treatment design: A problem-solving approach. New York: Springer Publishing Co. Currently
under translation into Japanese to be published by Seiwa Shoten Publishers.
Houts, P.S., Neely, J.E., Kandsberger, D.M., Bucher, J.A., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (Eds.) (2004).
Home care guide: Caring for young people at home with cancer. Pennsylvania State University:
www.psu/hematology/homeguide/.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Peacock, M. A., & Girdwood, C. P. (2004). Models of behavioral case
formulation. In S. N. Haynes & E. Heiby (Eds.), Behavioral assessment (pp. 402-426), (Volume 3
of the 6-volume series, Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment, M. Hersen,
Editor-in-Chief). New York: Wiley, pp. 402-426.
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Nezu, A. M., Wilkins, V. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2004). Social problem solving, stress, and
negative affective conditions. In E. C. Chang, T. J. D’Zurilla, & L. J. Sanna (Eds.), Social problem
solving: Theory, research, and training (pp. 49-65). Washington, DC: APA.
Nezu, A. M., D’Zurilla, T. J., Zwick, M. L. & Nezu, C. M. (2004). Social problem solving
therapy for adults. In E. C. Chang, T. J. D’Zurilla, & L. J. Sanna (Eds.), Social problem solving:
Theory, research, and training (pp. 171-191). Washington, DC: APA
Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C.M. (2004). Cancer:Psychosocial treatment. In N.B. Anderson (Editor-inChief), Encyclopedia of health and behavior (pp.129-133). New York: Sage Publications
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Beck, D., Koenig, H.G., & McClure, K.S. (2004). Depression. In P. S.
Houts, C.A. Alessi, J. Busby-Whitehead, M. Fordyce, & L.Z. Rubenstein, Eldercare at home: A
step-by-step resource for caring for an older person at home (2nd ed.; pp. 203-223). New York:
The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging.
Nezu, C. M., Palmatier, A., & Nezu, A. M. (2004). Social problem-solving training for
caregivers. In E. C. Chang, T. J. D’Zurilla, & L. J. Sanna (Eds.), Social problem solving: Theory,
research, and training (pp. 223-238). Washington, DC: APA.
2005
BOOKS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Jain, D. (2005). The emotional wellness way to cardiac health: How
letting go of depression, anxiety, and anger can heal your heart. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Freeman, A., Felgoise, S. H., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Reinecke, M. (Eds.) (2005).
Encyclopedia of cognitive-behavior therapy. New York: Springer Science
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C.M. (2005). Cancer. In A. Freeman, S. H. Felgoise, A. M. Nezu, C. M. Nezu,
& M. Reinecke, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of cognitive behavior therapy (pp. 91-94), New York:
Springer.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2005). Problem-solving therapy for adults. In M. Hersen & J.
Rosqvist (Eds.), Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy (pp.444449). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Nezu, C. M., D’Zurilla, T. J., & Nezu, A. M. (2005). Problem-solving therapy: Theory, practice,
and application to sex offenders. In McMurran & J. Maguire (Eds.), Social problem-solving and
offenders: Evidence, evaluation and evolution (pp. 103-123). Chichester, UK: Wiley.
Nezu, C. M. & Peacock, M. A. (2005). Cognitive-behavior Therapy for Adults with Mental
Retardation. In A. Freeman, S. H. Felgoise, A. M. Nezu, C. M. Nezu, & M. Reinecke, (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of cognitive behavior therapy (pp.245-247), NY: Springer.
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Nezu, C. M., & Stoll, J. G. (2005) Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Sex Offending. In A. Freeman, S.
H. Felgoise, A. M. Nezu, C. M. Nezu, & M. Reinecke, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of cognitive behavior
therapy (pp 349-352), NY: Springer.
2006
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2006). Problem solving to promote treatment adherence. In W. T.
O’Donohue & E. Livens (Eds.), Promoting treatment adherence: A practical handbook
for
health care providers (pp. 135-148). New York: Sage Publications.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M., & Lombardo, E (2006). Behavioral and cognitive influences. In
F.Andrasik (Ed.), Adult psychopathology, Volume 2 of the Comprehensive Handbook of
Personality and Psychopathology, (pp 35-51), Editors-in-chief: M. Hersen & D. L. Segal. New
York: Wiley
Nezu, A. M., Lombardo, E. R., & Nezu, C. M. (2006). Cancer. In A. V. Nikcevic, A.Kuczmierczyk, &
M. Bruch (Eds.), Formulation and treatment in clinical health psychology (pp.254-272). London:
Routledge.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Farley, D. (2006). The Lutherans. In E. T. Dowd and S.L. Nielson
(Eds.), Exploration of the psychologies in religion. (pp. 69-85) NY: Springer.
Cos, T., Nezu, A. M., Spangler, P., & Nezu, C. M. (2006). Diagnostic challenges: Investigation of
behavioral profiles and psychiatric classification. In A. Poindexter (Ed.), Visions of the future of
our field: Intellectual disabilities and mental health (pp. 59-64)., Kingston, NY: NADD
2007
BOOKS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & D’Zurilla, T (2007). Solving life’s problems: A 5-step guide to
enhanced well-being. New York: Springer
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Cos, T. A. (2007). Case formulation for the behavioral and cognitive
therapies: A problem-solving perspectiva. In T. D. Eells (Ed.), Handbook of psychotherapy case
formulation (2nd ed.; pp.349-378). New York: Guilford Press
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2007). Psychological distress, depression, and anxiety. In M.
Feuerstein (Ed.), Handbook of Cancer Survivorship (pp.323-338). New York: Springer.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & D’Zurilla, T. J. (2007). Problem-solving skills training. In G. Fink
(Editor-in-chief.), Encyclopedia of stress (2nd ed.), vol. 3 (pp. 227-231). Oxford Academic Press.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Klein, T., & Clair, M. (2007). Sex-offending behavior. In Jacobson, J.W.,
J.A. Mulick, & R. J. (Eds.), Handbook of intellectual and developmental disabilities (pp.635-655).
New York: Springer.
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2008
BOOKS
Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (Eds.) (2008). Evidenced-based outcome research: A practical guide to
conducting randomized clinical trials for psychosocial interventions. New York: Oxford Press.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2008). The “Devil is in the details: Recognizing and dealing with
threats to validity in randomized controlled trials. In A. M. Nezu & C. M. Nezu (Eds.). Evidencebased outcome research: A practical guide to conducting randomized controlled trials for
psychosocial interventions, (pp. 3- 24). New York: Oxford University Press.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2008). Ensuring treatment integrity. In A. M. Nezu & C. M. Nezu
(Eds.). Evidence-based outcome research: A practical guide to conducting randomized controlled
trials for psychosocial interventions, (pp. 263 – 281). New York: Oxford University Press.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2008). Treatment integrity. In D. McKay (Ed.), Handbook of
research methods in abnormal and clinical psychology (pp.351-363). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Clark, M. A. (2008). Problem solving as a risk factor for depression.
In K. S. Dobson & D. Dozois (Eds.), Risk factors for depression (pp.263-286). New York: Elsevier
Science.
2009
BOOKS & BOOK SERIES
Nezu, C. M., Finch, A. J., & Simon, N. P (Eds.) (2009). Becoming board certified by the American
Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), Oxford University Press.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Dudek, J. A., Brewer, D. D., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2009). A comparison of single and serial
killers of prostitute women. In D. Canter, M. Ioannou, & D. Youngs (Eds.), Street prostitution:
Safer sex in the city. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2009). Assessment of depression. In R. E. Ingram (Ed.), The
international encyclopedia of depression (pp. 30-32). New York: Springer.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2009). Problem-solving therapy for depression. In R. E. Ingram (Ed.),
The international encyclopedia of depression (pp. 452-457). New York: Springer.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & McMurran, M. (2009). Problem-solving therapy. In W. O’Donohue &
J. E. Fisher (Eds.), Cognitive behavior therapy: Applying empirically supported techniques in your
practice (2nd ed.; pp. 402-407). New York: Wiley.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Friedman, J., Lee, M. (2009). Assessment of depression. In I. H. Gotlib
& C. L. Hammen (Eds.), Handbook of depression and its treatment (2nd ed.; pp. 44-68) New York:
Guilford.
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Nezu, C. M. (2009). Why seek board certification? In Nezu, C. M., Finch, A. J., & Simon, N. P
(Eds.). Becoming board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP),
Oxford University Press.
2010
Book Chapters
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010). Cognitive-behavioral case formulation in primary care
settings. In R. A. DiTomasso, B. A. Golden, & H. Morris (Eds.), Handbook of cognitive behavioral
approaches in primary care (pp. 201-222). New York: Springer Publishing.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & D’Zurilla, T. J. (2010). Problem-solving therapy. In N. Kazantzis, M. A.
Reinecke, & A. Freeman (Eds.), Cognitive and behavioral theories in clinical practice (pp. 76114). New York: Guilford.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010). Problem-solving therapy for relapse prevention in
depression. In S. Richards & M. G. Perri (Eds.), Relapse prevention for depression (pp.99-130).
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Greenberg, L. M. (2010). Psycho-oncology. In I. B. Weiner & W. E.
Craighead (Eds.), Corsini’s encyclopedia of psychology (4th ed; 1354-1355). New York: Wiley.
McMurran, M., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2010). Problem-solving thrapy for people with
personality disorders. In C. Morgan & D. Bhugra (Eds.), Principles of social psychiatry (2nd
edition; pp.449-460). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Vlackwell.
2011
BOOK CHAPTERS
Kalal, D. M., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & McGuffin, P. W.. (2011) Cognitive distorions in sex
offenders with intellectual deficits. In Schwartz (Ed.), Handbook of sex offender treatment
(pp.21.1-21.15). Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Xanthopoulos, M. S. (2011). Stress reduction in chronically ill
patients. In R. Contrada & A. Baum (Eds.), Handbook of stress science: Biology, psychology, and
health (pp.475-485). New York: Springer.
In Press/Accepted for Publication
BOOKS & BOOK SERIES
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M., (Eds.) (in press). Oxford University Press Series on Specialty
Competencies in Professional Psychology (currently involves 13 volumes in the series).
Nezu, A. M. & Nezu, C. M. (Eds.) (in press). Handbook of cognitive and behavioral therapies.
Oxford Library of Psychology Series. New York: Oxford University press.
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Nezu, C.M, & Nezu, A. M., & Martell, C. (in press). Specialty competencies in cognitive and
behavioral psychology. In A. M. Nezu & C. M. Nezu (Eds.) Specialty Competencies in Professional
Psychology New York: Oxford University Press.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Geller, P. A. (Eds.). (2nd edition, in press). Health Psychology, Vol. 9
of the Handbook of Psychology, Editor-in-Chief: I. B. Weiner. NY: Wiley & Sons.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Nezu, A. M. & Nezu, C. M. (under contract). Cancer. In S. Richards & M. O’Hara (Eds.), The
Oxford handbook of depression and comorbidity. New York: oxford University Press.
Nezu, A. M. & Nezu, C. M. (under contract). Problem solving strategies. In D. Dozois (Vol. Ed.),
Volume 1: CBT: General strategies, cognitive behavior therapy: A complete reference guide (S.
Hofmann, Ed.). New York: Wiley.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (in press). Diabetes. In A. M. Nezu, C. M. Nezu, & P. A. Geller (Eds.).
Health psychology (2nd ed.), Volume 9 of the Handbook of Psychology, Editor-in- Chief: I. B.
Weiner. New York: Wiley.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (in press). Problem-solving therapy. In W. O’Donahue, & J. E. Fisher
(Eds.), Core principles in cognitive behavior therapy. New York: Wiley
Nezu, A. M., Cos, T. A., & Nezu, C. M. (in press). Problem-solving therapy for sexual offending. In
J. K. Luiselli (Ed.), Handbook of high-risk challenging behaviors: Assessment and intervention.
Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Greenberg, L. M. (in press). Cognitive and behavioral therapies. In
Leong, T. L., Comas-Diaz, L., Hall, G. N., McLod, V., & Trimble, J. (Eds.), APA handbook of
multicultural psychology: Applications and training (Vol.2). Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association.
Nezu, A. M., McClure, K. S., & Nezu, C. M. (in press). Assessment of depression. In P. Fisher & A.
Wells (Eds.), Treating depression: Principles and practice. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & D’Zurilla, T. J. (in press). Problem-solving therapy. In I. Marks (ed.),
Common language for psychotherapy. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Nezu, C. M., Lee, M. S, & Ricelli, S. (in press). Complementary and alternative medicine. In A. M.
Nezu, C. M. Nezu & P. A. Geller (Eds.). (2nd edition, under contract). Health Psychology, Vol. 9 of
the Handbook of Psychology, Editor-in-Chief: I. B. Weiner. NY: Wiley & Sons.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Felgoise, S. H., & Greenberg, L. M. (in press). Psycho-oncology. In A.
M. Nezu, C. M. Nezu, & P. A. Geller (Eds.). Health psychology (2nd ed.), Volume 9 of the
Handbook of Psychology,Editor-in-Chief: I. B. Weiner. New York: Wiley.
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1986
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, V. A. (1986). Depression, general distress, and causal
attributions among university students. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 95, 184-186.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Saraydarian, L., Kalmar, K., & Ronan, G. F. (1986). Social problem
solving as a moderating variable between negative life stress and depression. Cognitive Therapy
and Research, 10, 489-498.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Peterson, M. A. (1986). Negative life stress, social support, and
depressive symptoms: Sex roles as a moderator variable. Journal of Social Behavior and
Personality, 1, 599-609.
1987
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1987). Psychological distress, problem solving, and coping
reactions: Sex-role differences. Sex Roles, 16, 205-214.
1988
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Blissett, S. E. (1988). Sense of humor as a moderator of the relation
between stressful events and psychological distress: A prospective analysis. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 520-525.
1989
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1989). Cognitive-behavioral formulations of depression and gender
prevalence rates: Integration or expulsion? Canadian Psychologist, 30, 61-62.
1990
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Perri, M. G. (1990). Psychotherapy for adults within a problemsolving framework: Focus on depression. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 4, 247-256.
1991
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Arean, P. A. (1991). Assertiveness and problem-solving therapy
for mild mentally retarded persons with dual diagnoses. Research in Developmental Disabilities,
12, 371-386.
1993
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1993). Identifying and selecting target problems for clinical
interventions: A problem-solving model. Psychological Assessment, 5: 254 - 263.
Nezu, C. M. (1993). The Behavioral Role Play Activities Test: Assessment of competency in
caregivers of children with dual diagnoses. Child Assessment News, 3, 8-10.
1994
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1994). Psychotherapy for adults with mental retardation and
concomitant psychopathology: Research and clinical imperatives. Journal of Consulting and
Clinical Psychology, 1: 34-42.
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1995
Nezu, C. M. (1995). A new direction for assessment and treatment of persons with dual
disabilities. Contemporary Psychology, 40, 1169-1170.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Rothenberg, J. L., DelliCarpinni, L., & Groag, I. (1995). Depression
in adults with mild mental retardation: Are cognitive variables involved? Cognitive Research
and Therapy, 19, 227-239.
Nezu, C. M. & Nezu, A. M. (1995). Clinical decision making in everyday practice: The science
in the art. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2, 5-25.
1996
Houts, P.S., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Bucher, J. A. (1996). A problem-solving model of
family caregiving to cancer patients. Patient Education and Counseling, 27, 63-73.
Marks, D.I., Crilley, P., Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M. (1996). Sexual dysfunction prior to high dose
chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 17, 595-
599.
Nezu, C. M. (1996). Behavior therapy for children and adolescents: Focus on the inpatient
milieu. Contemporary Psychology.
1997
Marks, D.I., Friedman, S.H., DelliCarpini, L., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1997). A prospective
study of the effects of high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation on sexual
function in the first year after transplant. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 19, 819822.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Friedman, S.H., Houts, P.S., & Faddis, S. (1997). Project Genesis:
Application of problem-solving therapy to individuals with cancer. the Behavior Therapist, 20,
155-158.
Eiraldi, R.B., Power, T.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1997). Patterns of comorbidity associated with
subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. American Academy of Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry, 36, 503-514.
1998
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., & Dudek, J. (1998). A cognitive-behavioral model of assessment and
treatment for intellectually disabled sexual offenders. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 5, 2564.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Trunzo, J., & Sprague, K. (1998). Unipolar depression: Maintenance
strategies and issues. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 5, 496-512.
Heilbrun, K, Nezu, C.M., Keeney, M., Chung, S., and Wasserman, A. (1998). A Decisionmaking model for the treatment of sexual offenders. Journal of Psychology, Public Policy and
Law.
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1999
Friedman, S.H., Festinger, D.F., Nezu, C.M., McGuffin, P.W., & Nezu, A.M. (1999). Group
therapy for mentally-retarded sex offenders: A behavioral approach, the behavior Therapist, 22,
32-33.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Houts, P.S., Friedman, S.H., & Faddis, S. (1999). Relevance of
problem-solving therapy to psychosocial oncology. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology,16, 5-26.
Nezu A.M., Nezu, C.M., Friedman, S.H., Houts, P.S., DelliCarpinni, L. A., Nemeth, C.B., &
Faddis, S. (1999). Cancer and psychological distress: The role of problem solving. Journal of
Psychosocial Oncology, 16, 27-40. (Also reprinted in J.A. Bucher, Ed.) (1999): The Application of
problem-solving therapy to psychosocial oncology. Binhamton, NY: Haworth Medical Press, pp.
27-40).
Bucher, J.A., Houts, P.S., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1999). Improving problem-solving skills of
family caregivers through group education. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 16, 17-84. (Also
reprinted in J.A. Bucher (Ed.) (1999): The Application of problem-solving therapy to psychosocial
oncology. Binhamton, NY: Haworth Medical Press, pp. 27-40).
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Saad, R., & Good, W. (1999). Clinical decision-making in behavior
therapy. Gedragstherapie (Dutch Journal of Behavior Therapy).
2000
Nezu, A. M., Saad, R., & Nezu, C. M. (2000). Clinical decision making in behavioral supervision: “
. . . And how does that make you feel?” Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 7, 338-342.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2001). Problem-solving therapy. Journal of Psychotherapy
Integration, 11, 187-205.
2001
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Roessler, E. (2001). Cognitive-behavior therapy for medically
unexplained symptoms. A critical review of the treatment literature. Behavior Therapy, (32),
537-584.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Roessler, E. (2001). Managing stress through problem solving.
Stress News.
Nezu, C. M. (2001). Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Sexual Offenders. Mexican Journal of
Psychology (Revista Mexicana de Psicologia), 17, 365-378.
2002
Allen, S. M., Shah, A. C., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Ciambrone, D., Hogan, J., & Mor, V. (2002). A
problem-solving approach to stress reduction among younger women with breast carcinoma: A
randomized controlled trial. Cancer, 94, 3089-3100.
2003
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Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Felgoise, S. H., McClure, K. S., & Houts, P. S. (2003). Project Genesis:
Assessing the efficacy of problem-solving therapy for distressed adult cancer patients. Journal
of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 71, 1036-1048.
Nezu, C. M. (2003). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for sex offenders: Current status. Japanese
Journal of Behavior Therapy, 29, 15-24.
2004
Basquil, M., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Klein, T. L. (2004). Aggression-related hostility bias and
social problem-solving deficits in adult males with mental retardation, American Journal of
Mental Retardation, 109, 255-263.
2005
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2005). “Evidence-based behavioral medicine: What it is and how do
we achieve it?”: The interventionist does not always equal the intervention-the role of therapist
competence. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 80.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A.,M., Dudek, J. A., Peacock, M., & Stoll, J. (2005). Social problem-solving
correlates of sexual deviancy among child molesters, Journal of Sexual Aggression 11, 27-36.
Nezu, C. M., Fiore, A., A., & Nezu, A. M. (2006). Problem-solving treatment for intellectually
disabled sex offenders, International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy 2, 266276.
2006
Cos, T., Nezu, A. M., Spangler, P., & Nezu, C. M. (2006) Diagnostic challenges: Investigation of
behavioral profiles and psychiatric classification. The NADD Bulletin, 9, 94-99. (R)
Finch, A., Simon, N. P., & Nezu, C. M. (2006). The future of clinical psychology: Board
certification. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice, 13, 254-257.
Nezu, C. M., Fiore, A., A., & Nezu, A. M. (2006). Problem-solving treatment for intellectually
disabled sex offenders, International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy 2, 266276.
Nezu, C. M.., Greenberg, J. & Nezu, A. M. (2006), Project STOP: Cognitive behavioral treatment
for intellectually disabled sex offenders, Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 6, 87-103.
2007
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Jain, D., Xanthopoulos, M. S., Cos, T. A., Friedman, J., & Lee, M. (2007).
Social problem solving and noncardiac chest pain. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, 944-951.
2008
McMurran, M., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2008). Problem solving therapy for people with
personality disorders. Mental Health Review, 13, 35-39.
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Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Jain, D. (2008). Social problem solving as a mediator of the stresspain relationship among individuals with noncardiac chest pain. Health Psychology, 27, 829832.
2010
McClure, K. S., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., O’Hea, E. L., & McMahon, C. (2010; published on-line).
Social problem solving as a moderator of depression in couples coping with cancer. Psychooncology, DOI:10.1002/pon.1856.
Invited Articles
Nezu, C. M. (1993). Students, research, and reinforcement. the Behavior Therapist, 16, 179180.
Nezu, C.M., & Derogatis, L.R. (1994). Training focus: The predoctoral internship program in
clinical psychology at Hahnemann University Hospital, the Behavior Therapist.
Nezu, C.M., & DelliCarpini, L (1997). Clinical dialogues: An interview with Jeremy Safran,
the Behavior Therapist.
Nezu, C.M. & Nezu, A.M. (1999). Helping women cope with cancer. Coping: Living with Cancer
Nezu, C.M.. (2000). An Interview with Marvin Goldfried, the Behavior Therapist, (9), 125-129.
Nezu, C. M., Cos, T., & Nezu, A. M., (2006). The American Board of Cognitive Behavioral
Psychology: Focus on diversity. The ABPP Specialist, 25, 14, 36-37.
Nezu, C. M. (2008). The changing face of ABPP. The Specialist, 27, 3-23.
Nezu, C. M. (2008). Applying the principles of reinforcement to board certification. The
Specialist, 27, 3-10.
Nezu, C. M. (2009). That’s it – there you have it. The Specialist, 28, 1,4-5.
Nezu, C. M. (2009). ABPP is not a four-letter word. The Specialist, 29, 1,3-5.
Nezu, C. M. (2010). Update from the American Board of Psychology Foundation. The Specialist,
30, p. 6-7.
Doctoral Dissertation
Nezu, C. M. (1987). Development of the Behavioral Role Play Activities Test (BRAT): An
empirically-based observational measure of behavioral child management skills, Fairleigh
Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ.
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Tests & Measures Developed
Nezu, C. M., Petronko, M. R., & Nezu, A. M. (1992). The BRAT: Behavioral Role Play Activities
Test (structured observation of in vivo professional and parent use of behavior management
strategies with individuals with mental retardation).
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & DelliCarpini, L., and Rothenberg, J.L., (1993). Problem Solving Task
for Persons with Mental Retardation (PST-MR) (Performance-based measure of social problemsolving ability specific to persons with mental retardation).
DeMaso, D.L., Eiraldi, R.B., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1993). Social Skills Role Play Test for
Persons with Mental Retardation (performance-based measure of social skills specific to persons
with mental retardation).
Moore, S.J., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1993). AIDS Questionnaire (self -report measure of
knowledge and attitudes of AIDS specific to persons with mental retardation).
Malloy, C., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1995). Denial Questionnaire (self-report measure of
denial among sex offenders).
Nezu, C.M. , Nezu, A.M., Wasserman, A., Good, W., Chung, S., Dudek, J., Lawlor, A., McGuffin,
P. & McCarthy, J. (1997). The Sexual Aggression Severity Index. (SASI) Professional rating of
severity of sexually aggressive behavior).
Dudek, J., Nezu, C.M., Nezu A.M., Wasserman, A., Chung, S., McGuffin, P., & Good, W.
(1997). Psychological, Verbal, and Emotional Abuse Questionaire (PVEAQ) (Self-report measure
of abuse during childhood).
Dudek, J.A., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1999). Prostitute Homicide Questionaire (A 287-ratercoded questionaire for investigation of perpetrator characteristics, victim characteristics, and
crime scene data).
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Good, W., and Saad, R. (1998). Problem-Solving Task - Adapted for Sex
Offenders (PST-Sex Offenders) (Performance-based knowledge of problem-solving skills specific
to a population of intellectually-disabled sexual offenders).
Friedman, S. H., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1997). The Cancer Knowledge Inventory (self-report
measure of cancer knowledge).
C. M. Nezu, Nezu, A. M., Roberts, C. et al. (in collaboration with Oxford University) (2000),
Problem-Solving Task for Women Offenders (performance-based measure of problem-solving
ability specific to population of women offenders)
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Professional Conference Presentations
Papers/Posters
Nezu, A., & Maguth, C. (1981, April). Handling the problematic patient: A behavioral approach.
Presented to the American Association of Medical Assistants, Saddle Brook, NJ.
Maguth, C., Good, J., & Nezu, A. (1981, May). Increasing the on-task behavior of a mentally retarded,
hydrocephalic child through a contingent reinforcement procedure in the natural setting. Presented to
the New Jersey Psychological Association, New Brunswick, NJ.
Maguth, C., Good, J., & Nezu, A. (1981, October). Behavior modification in the natural setting. Presented
to the American Association on Mental Deficiency, Washington, D.C.
Maguth, C., O'Brien, J., & Nezu, A. (1982, October). Community adjustment: Elimination of a dog phobia
in a recently deinstitutionalized, severely retarded female. Presented to the American Association on
Mental Deficiency, Harrisburg, PA.
Shenouda, N., Maguth, C., & Nezu, A. (1982, October). Parents as behavior therapists: Modifying
inappropriate speech via social skills training. Presented to the American Association on Mental
Deficiency, Harrisburg, PA.
Nezu, A., Petronko, M. R., & Maguth, C. (1982, November). Cognitive, behavioral, or cognitivebehavioral strategies? In A. Nezu (Chair), Clinical issues in cognitive-behavior therapy: Critical
examination and future directions. Symposium presented to the Association for the Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Los Angeles.
O'Brien, J., Maguth, C., & Nezu, A. (1982, November). Natural caregiver as therapist: In vivo treatment of
a severely retarded phobic. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Los
Angeles.
Nezu, C. M., Taylor, J. D., Lozinski, T. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1982, December). In vivo treatment of noncompliance and toileting behavior in a severely retarded child: Parent training or behavioral family
therapy? Presented to the American Association on Mental Deficiency, Williamsburg, VA.
Nezu, C. M., & Petronko, M. R. (1983, December). Application of ethical guidelines for staff training to
community-based service delivery. Presented to the American Association on Mental Deficiency,
Williamsburg, VA.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Saraydarian, L., & Kalmar, K. (1984, April). Negative life stress and depression:
The role of social problem solving. Presented to the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore.
Nezu, C. M., Taylor, J.D., Good, J., & Nezu, A. M. (1984, May). Reversing a life-time of social isolation:
Behavioral treatment of the phobic behavior of an elderly, moderately retarded male. Presented to the
American Association on Mental Deficiency, Minneapolis.
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Nezu, C. M., & Petronko, M. R. (1984, May). Training parents as behavioral programmers: Extension of
quality care or promotion of non-licensed practitioners? Presented to the American Association on
Mental Deficiency, Minneapolis.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Taylor, J. D. & Pos, A. (1984, October). Behavioral parent training in the natural
setting: Trainee variables as moderators of success of failure - a case study. Presented to the American
Association on Mental Deficiency, Rehobath Beach, DE.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Peterson, M. A. (1985, March). Life stress, coping strategies, and depression:
Sex roles as a moderator variable. Presented to the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, V. A. (1985, November). Specificity of attributional theories of
depression: Relation to general emotional distress. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Houston.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1986, March). Coping and distress: Relation to masculinity and femininity.
Presented to the Eastern Psychological Association, New York.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1986, March). Depression, anxiety, and causal attributions: Evaluating the
specificity hypothesis. Presented to the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Nezu, C. M., & Petronko, M. R. (1987, April). Behavioral Role-Play Activities Test (BRAT): An investigation
of initial psychometric properties. Presented to the Eastern Psychological Association, Arlington, VA.
Nezu, A. M., Perri, M. G., & Nezu, C. M. (1987, August). Validation of a problem-solving/stress model of
depression. Presented to the American Psychological Association, New York.
Creange, S., Nezu, C. M., & Paluzzi, F. (1987, October). Treatment of elective mutism in a severely
retarded adult male. Presented to the American Association on Mental Deficiency, West Virgina.
Nezu, C. M., Cannon, J., & Petronko, M. R. (1987, November). Reducing public masturbation in a
severely retarded male: Replication of a novel DRO procedure. Presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1987, November). Interpersonal aspects of humor as a coping strategy.
Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Nezu, A. M., Perri, M. G., Nezu, C. M., & Mahoney, D. (1987, November). Social problem solving as a
moderator of stressful events among clinically depressed individuals. Presented to the Association for
the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Nezu, C. M., & Petronko, M. R. (1987, November). Development of the Behavioral Role-Play Activities
Test (BRAT): An empirically-derived measure of child management strategies. Presented to the
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Solgan, J., & Nezu, C. M. (1989, May). Caregivers of persons with a dual diagnosis: recommendations for
working with family and direct care staff. In C. M. Nezu (Chair), Current trends in psychiatric treatment
for persons with a dual diagnosis. Symposium presented to the American Association on Mental
Retardation, Chicago.
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Nezu, C. M., Miescher, A., & Solgan, J. (1989, August). Psychiatric treatment for persons with a dual
diagnosis. Presented to the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Arean, P., & Keuhl, E. (1989, November). Assertiveness and problem-solving
training for mentally retarded persons with dual diagnoses. Presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Meischer, A. (1989, November). Drug treatment and behavior therapy: An N
of 1 study with a dually-diagnosed patient with mental retardation. Presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1990, May). Clinical decision-making issues in brief therapy. Presented to the
American Psychiatric Association, New York.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1990, November). Facilitating the "science" in the practice:" Focus on clinical
decision making in behavior therapy. In I. M. Evans & A. Tishelman (Chairs), Innovations in scientistpractitioner graduate training I: Behavior therapy contributions to the integration of research and
practice. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Francisco.
Houts, P. S., Hufford, G. R., Simms, G. R., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1991, October). Teaching problemsolving skills to caregivers of persons receiving treatment for cancer. Presented to the American
Association for Cancer Education, Baltimore.
Moore, S. J., Basquill, M., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1991, November). Psychometric evaluation of the
Behavioral Role Play Activities Test (BRAT) for assessing competence of residential treatment staff.
Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Eiraldi, R. B., De Maso, D. L., Kidder, K., & Small, M. (1992, August). The
mentally retarded sex offender: Assessment and treatment issues. Presented to the American
Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Houts, P. S., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M. (1992, October). The Home Care Plans: A problem-solving approach
to patient/support person education. Presented to the American Association for Cancer Education,
Buffalo, NY.
Eiraldi, R. B., De Maso, D. L., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1992, November). Problem-solving and
assertion skill deficits among mentally retarded sex offenders. Presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Rothenberg, J. L., Groag, I., Dellicarpini, L., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1992, November). Psychosocial
correlates of depressive mood of developmentally disabled adults. Presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Moore, S. J., Rothenberg, J., Dellicarpini, L., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1992, November). Problemsolving therapy for the treatment of aggression in individuals with mental retardation. Presented to the
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Houts, P. S., Bean, C. A., & Bucher, J. A. (1993, October). Homecare plans for
caregivers of patients with cancer: a guided problem-solving approach to enhance coping. Presented at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/Psycho-Oncology V: Psychosocial Factors in Cancer Risk and
Survival, New York.
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Rothenberg, J.L., DelliCarpini, L., Groag, I., Nezu, C.M., and Nezu, A.M. (1993, November). Problem
solving skills and depressive mood in developmentally disabled adults. Presented at the Association for
the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta.
DeMaso, D., Eiraldi, R., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1993, November). Social Skills Role Play Test for
Mentally Retarded Adults (SSRPT-MR). Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Atlanta.
DelliCarpini, L., Nezu, C.M., Rothenberg, J.L., Eiraldi, R., DeMaso, D., & Nezu, A.M. (1993, November).
Psychometric evaluation of the Problem Solving Task for Person with Mental Retardation. Presented at
the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta.
Moore, S. J., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1993, November). AIDS and mental retardation: A survey of
knowledge and attitudes among direct care staff. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, GA.
Nezu, A.M.. Nezu, C.M., & Houts, P. S. (1994, July). Coping with Cancer: A Problem Solving Approach.
Presented to the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Gorski, J. A., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., McGuffin, P. W., Kalal, D. M., & Gibson, T. L. (1994, August).
Sexual knowledge and attitudes of developmentally disabled sex offenders. Presented to the American
Psychological Association, Los Angeles.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Faddis, S., Houts, P. S., DelliCarpini, L. A., Pfieffer, E., & Rothenberg, J. L. (1994,
November). Problem solving and distress among recently diagnosed cancer patients. Paper presented
to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Fleck, A., DelliCarpini, L. A., Pfieffer, E., & Rothenberg, J. L. (1994, November).
Problem solving and distress among cancer patients. Paper presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.
Rothenberg, J. L., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Swain, R. (1994, November). Problem solving skills as a
moderator of distress in caregivers of Alzheimer's disease. Paper presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.
Castaneda-Groag, I., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Eiraldi, R. B. (1994, November). Stress, social support,
coping, and depressive symptoms in Mexican-Americans: An integrative model. Paper presented to the
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.
Bildner, C., Nezu, C. M., McGuffin, P., & Nezu, A. M. (1994, November). The assessment of self-esteem,
interpersonal sensitivity and anger in persons with mental retardation and sexually aggressive behavior.
Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.
Eiraldi, R. B., De Maso, D. L., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1994, November). Social skills role-play test for
the Mentally Retarded (SSRPT-MR): Test-retest, development, and psychometric properties of alternate
forms. Paper presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.
Eiraldi, R. B., Nezu, C. M., Power, T. J., Nezu, A. M.., De Maso, D. L., Groag, I., Gorski, J. B., & Friedman, S.
H. (1994, November). DSM IV attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Paper presented to the
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.
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Marks, D.I., DelliCarpini, L., Friedman, S., Scott, S., Crilley, P., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1995, January).
Sexual dysfunction prior to bone marrow transplantation. Presented to the American Society for Bone
Marrow Transplantation. Keystone, CO.
Nezu, C.M. (1995, July). Out patient assessment and treatment of indiviuals with mental retardation and
sex offending behavior. Presented to the World Congress of Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies,
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Faddis, S., DelliCarpini, L.A., & Houts, P.S. (1995, November). Social problem
solving as a moderator of cancer- related stress. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Rothenberg, J.L., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1995, November). Problem-solving skills as a predictor of
distress in caregivers of Alheimers’ patients. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Basquill, M., & Nezu, C.M. (1995, November). Hostility bias in adult males with mental retardation.
Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Houts, P.S., Bucher, J.A., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1995, November). Comparison of self-led and
professionally-led training for family members caring for persons with cancer. Presented to the
American Association for Cancer Education, Tampa, FLorida.
Houts, P.S., Bucher, J.A., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1996, July). Evaluation of problem-solving training
for family caregivers of persons with cancer. Presented to the Conference of the European Society for
Psychosocial Oncology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (abstracted in Psycho-Oncology), 5, 144.
Scott, S., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1996, August). Religious orientation and coping with cancer.
Presented to the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., & McGuffin, P. (1996, October). Understanding the sexual agrressor: A model of
assessment and treatment. Presented to the Allegheny University of the Health Sciences Research
Conference, Valley Forge, PA.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., & Faddis, S. (1996, October). Psychosocial oncology: Multiple applications of
training in problem-solving skills. Presented to the Allegheny of the Health Sciences Research
Conference, Valley Forge, PA.
Friedman, S.H., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1996, November). Behavioral-analytic model of test
construction: A measure of caregivers cancer knowledge. Presented to the Association for the
Advancement of behavior Therapy, New York.
Nemeth, C.B., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1996, November). Coping with mammography: Effects of
problem-solving ability and information coping style. Presented to the Association for the Advancement
of behavior Therapy.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Friedman, S.H., & Houts, P.S. (1996, November). Training caregivers n social
problem-solving. In E.A. Meadows & J.H. Jaycox (Symposium Chairs), Dissemination of validated
psychosocial protocols: Beyond the behavioral research leab. Presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy.
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Friedman, S.H., Festinger, D.S., Nezu, C.M., McGuffin, P.W., & Nezu, A.M. (1996, November). Group
therapy for mentally retarded sex offenders: A behavioral approach. Presented to the Association for
the Advancement of behavior Therapy, New York.
Deaner, S.L., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1997, August). Problem-solving ability, optimism, and distress.
Presented to the American Psychological Association, Chicago.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Friedman, S.H., Faddis, S., & Houts, P.S. (1997, September). Coping with Cancer:
The efficacy of problem-solving therapy. Presented to the Congress of the European Association for
Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Venice, Italy.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Dudek, J., Chung, S., Wasserman, A., Lawlor, A., & McGuffin, P. (1997,
September) A cognitive behavioral model of sexual aggression. Presented at the European Cognitive
and Behavioral Therapy Association, Venice, Italy.
Dudek, J.A., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1997, October), From victim to offender: Denial as a mediating
variable between past victimization and current sexual deviance. Presented to the Association for the
Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Washington, DC
Good, W.D., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1997, October). Social problem solving, life experiences, and
occupational attitudes of psychotherapists who treat sexual offenders. Presented to the Association for
the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Washington, DC.
Kalal, D., Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., & McGuffin, P. (1997, October). Cognitive distortions among
pedophilic sex offenders. Presented to the Association for the Treatment of Sex Abusers, Washington,
D.C.
Wasserman, A.L., Chung, S., Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., McGuffin, P., Dudek, J. A., Good, W. D., & Lawlor,
A.. (1997, October). The Sexual Aggression Severity Inventory - Rater Form (SASI-R): Development and
initial psychometric properties. Presented to the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers,
Washington, DC
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Friedman, S.H., Faddis, S., & Houts, P.S., (1997, November). Problem solving
therapy for distressed cancer patients. To be presented to the Association for the Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Friedman, S.H., Trunzo, J., Holsinger, K., & Faddis, S., (1997, November). Sense
of humor as a moderator of psychological distress in persons with cancer. Presented to the Association
for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., & Dudek, J.A. (1998, July). Risk Management and Treatment Planning:
Implications of research for Decision Making. Paper presented to the World Congress on Cognitive and
Behavior Therapies, Acalpulco, Mexico.
Chung, S., Nezu, C.M., Wasserman, A.L., Dudek, J.A., & Nezu, A.M. (1998, November). The role of social
distress, emotional isolation, and social problem solving in sex offending behavior. Presented to the
Association for Advancement of behavior Therapy, Washington, DC
Lawlor, A.D., Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., McGuffin, P.W., Ali, A., Losa, A.S., & Wasserman, A.L. (1998,
November). The Problem-Solving Task for Sex Offenders (PST-SO): Assessment of reliability in a
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developmentally disabled patient sample. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy , Washington, DC.
McClure, K.S., Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Friedman, S.H., & Trunzo, J.J. (1998, November). Sense of humor
as a moderator between locus of control and distress in individuals coping with cancer. Presented to
the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Dudek, J.A., Wasserman, A.L., Chung, S., Compagna, J., & Rosas, G. (1998,
November). Understanding the sexual aggressor: problem solving, distortion, denial, and deviance.
Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Good, W., & Saad, R. (1998, November). Problem -solving therapy for sexual
offenders. In A.M. Nezu, Chair, Social problem-solving therapy: State of the art and future directions.
Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.
Friedman, S.H., Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Bucher, J.A., Styler, M., & Holsinger, K. (1998, November).
Behavioral analytic model of test construction: Psychometric properties and pilot data on the Caregivers’
Cancer Knowledge Questionnaire. Presented to the Association for Advancement of behavior Therapy,
Washington, DC.
Friedman, S.H., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M.. (1998. November). Professional caregivers lack of knowledge
about the emotional aspects of cancer and the need for cognitive-behavioral therapists to educate them.
Presented to the Association fort the advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Good, W., & Saad, R. (1998, November). Development of a problem-solving
therapy protocol for sex offending behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities. Presented to
the Association fort the advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Hitelman, J.S., McGuffin, P.W., Bricketto, K., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1998, November). Practical and
theoretical correlations between the Adaptive Behavior Scale-2nd edition and the Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale-3rd Edition. Presented to the Association fort the advancement of Behavior Therapy,
Washington, DC.
Rheingold, A..A., McGuffin, P.W., Mazzuca, L,. Roepe, S., Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C.M. (1998, November).
The relationship between the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale-3rd Edition, and the Stanford-Binet IV. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Washington, DC.
Baron, K. P., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Whitmore, K. E., Shanmugham, K., & Tsang, S. (1999, March).
Interstitial cystitis, distress, and problem solving. Presented to the Society for Behavioral Medicine, San
Diego, CA.
Friedman, S. H., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Trunzo, J., Holsinger, K., & Faddis, S.
(1999, November). Spousal caregivers’ social problem-solving skills as predictors of cancer patients’
distress and quality-of-life: Clinical and research implications. In S. H. Friedman (Chair), Family
caregivers: Innovative assessment techniques and problem-solving interventions for the unofficial
members of the health care team. Symposium presented to the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
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Saad, R. Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1999, November). Breast self-examination: Social problem solving
and health behaviors. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto,
Canada.
Loza, A. S., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1999, November). Problem-solving: A comparison between male
sex offenders and male non-criminals. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Roessler, E.R., Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., & McClure, K. (2000, March). Is there a relationship between
problem solving and physical symptoms in patients with cancer? Paper presented to the American
Psychosomatic Society, Savanna, GE.
Nezu, C.M. (2000, March). Cognitive-behavioral treatment. In K.Heilbrun (Chair), Risk reduction
research with sexual offenders: Treatment trends. Presented to the American Psychology-Law Society,
New Orleans.
Baron, K.P., Nezu, C.M., Felgoise, S.H., Geller, P.A., McHugh, M.K., & Nezu, A.M. (2000, November). To
smoke or not to smoke: Predictors of smoking behavior in people with head and neck cancer and
chronic obstructtive pulmonary disease. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, New Orleans.
Conboy-Croff, R., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M.. (2000, November). Body image in relation to anxiety,
depression, and avoidance of problems in head-and-neck cancer patients. Presented to the Association
for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
Peskin, M. L., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2000, November). Examining the relationship between cancer
pain, problem-solving ability, and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Presented to the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
McClure, K. S., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Girwood, C. P., & Russell, M. (2000, November). Couples and
cancer: An integrated interactional and problem-solving approach to depression. Presented to the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
Roessler, E. R., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & McClure, K. S. (2000, November). The relationship between
problem solving and physical symptoms in patients with cancer. Presented to the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
Loza, A. S., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2000, November). Problem-solving: A comparison between male
sex offenders and non-criminal males. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, New Orleans.
Whitehouse, J. M., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2000, November). Assessing posttraumatic stress
symptom differences in individuals with mental retardation: A comparison of cognitive-behavioral
assessment strategies. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New
Orleans.
Peacock, M. A., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Loza, A. S., & Klein, T. L. (2000, November). An investigation of
the relationship between self-report social problem-solving ability and social problem-solving
performance in sex offenders. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New
Orleans.
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Nabors, E., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Heilbrun, K. S. (2000, November). Development of a behavioral
measure of sexual offending behavior: The community outcome questionaire. Presented to the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
Shanmugham, K., Nezu, A. M., & Lewis, T. M. (2000, November). Problem solving as a moderator of
distress in caregivers of stroke survivors. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, New Orleans.
Peacock, M. A., Egan, A., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2001, July). Project STOP: An evaluation of a
cognitive-behavioral treatment program designed for intellectually disabled sex offenders. Presented to
the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.
Girdwood, C. P., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., McClure, K., & Russell, M. (2001, July). Coping with cancer: A
proposed model of self-efficacy and communal coping. Presented to the World Congress of Behavioral
and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.
Tsang, S., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Gallagher, R. M., & Mossey, J. (2001, July). Social problem solving: A
mediating variable between chronic pain, functional disability, and depression. Presented to the World
Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.
Chen, S., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2001, July). The relationship of caregiver burden, problem-solving
ability, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in caregivers of mentally retarded adults. Presented to the
World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.
Stoll, J.,Keefer, A., & Nezu, C.M. (2001, July). Treating an adult male with Asperger’s syndrome and
sexual behavior problems from a problem-solving approach. . Presented to the World Congress of
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.
Klein, T. L., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Johnson, M. C. (2001, November). Measuring adherence of
therapists for manualized treatment of sexual offenders. Presented to the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Wilkins, V. M., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2001, November). Treatment integrity in CBT: A 10-year
“report card.” Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Palmatier, A., D., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2001, November). CABG Daily Hassles Scale: Examining the
daily stressors of patients involved in the coronary artery bypass graft surgery process. Presented to the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Russell, M., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2001, November). Intrusive thoughts and health status in a
cancer population. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Johnson, M. C., Egan, A., Peacock, M. A. , Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2002, August) An evaluation of
CBT for intellectually disabled sexual offenders. Paper accepted for presentation at the American
Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL.
Johnson, M. C., Egan, A., Peacock, M. A. , Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2002, November) CBT for
intellectually disabled sexual offenders: A case formulation approach. Paper accepted for presentation
at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy Convention, Reno, NV.
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DiFrancisco, M., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2002, November). Narcissism, self- esteem and aggression.
A study among a male sexual offender population. Paper accepted for presentation at the Association
for Advancement of Behavior Therapy Convention, Reno, NV.
Greenberg, J., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Lumsden, P. E., Cos, T., & Difrancisco, E. (2003, November).
Measurement of Therapist Adherence to a Manualized Treatment Protocol for Sexual Offenders. To be
presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy Convention, Boston, MA.
Shepanski, M. A., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Hurd, L. B., Markowitz, J. E., Mamula, P., Culton, K., York, A.,
& Baldassano, R. N. (2003, November). The relationship between quality
of life and disease activity in pediatric Crohn’s Disease patients. Presented to the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Cos, T. A., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A. M. (July, 2004). The relationship between psychopathologyand seizure
disorder among persons with mental retardation. Presented to the World Congress of Behavioural &
Cognitive Therapies, Kobe, Japan
Fiore, A. A., Nezu, C. M., Spangler, P. F., & Nezu, A. M. (July, 2004). Behavioral treatment of self-injurious
behaviors in a person with profound mental retardation in collaboration with community caregivers.
Presented to the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Kobe, Japan
Nezu, A. M., Slome, B., Wilkins, V.M., & Nezu, C. M. (2004, November). Assessment of treatment
integrity in randomized clinical trials evaluating CBT interventions: An update. Presented to the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
Cos, T. A., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2004, November). Psychopathology and behavioral disorders in
persons with mental retardation. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behvaior Therapy,
New Orleans.
Fiore, A., Nezu, A. M., Spangler, P., & Nezu, A. M. (2004, November). Bridging clinical and community: A
case study of behavioral treatment of SIB. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behvaior
Therapy, New Orleans.
Cos, T.A., Marshall, S.A., Fiore, A.A., Greenberg, J.H., Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (2005, November). Multicomponent CBT for intellectually disabled sex offenders: Treatment outcome study. Presented to the
Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapy (ABCT), Washington D.C.
Stoll, J.G., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (November, 2005). A significant relationship between between
problem-solving abilities and PTSD symptomatology among breast cancer survivors. Presented to the
Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapy (ABCT), Washington D.C.
Cos, T.A., Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (March, 2006), Diagnostic challenges: Investigation of behavioral
profiles and psychiatric consultation. Presented to the National Association of Dual Diagnosis (NADD)
International Congress VI, Boston, MA.
Xanthopoulos, M. S., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Barakat, L. P., Markowitz, J. E., & Baldassano, R. N. (2006,
April). The relationship between disease activity severity and psychosocial factors in adolescents
diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Presented to the National Conference on Child Health Psychology,
Society for Pediatric Psychology, Gainesville, FL.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Heilbrun, K., Greenberg, J., DiFransico, M., Clair, M. (2006, November). Project
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CBT: A PST-based intervention for sex offenders. Presented to the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, Chicago.
Sato, H., Takahashi, F., Matsuo, M., Shimada, H., Sakai, M., Chen, J., Sakano, Y., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C.
M. (2006, November). Psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Social Problem-Solving
Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R). Presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Chicago.
Friedman, J., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2006, November). Loneliness and the implantable cardioverter
defibrillator: The relationship between loneliness and anxiety, depression, and hostility. Presented to the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Cos, T., Friedman, J., Wilkins, V. M., & Lee, M. (2006, November). Social
problem solving and depression among patients with cardiovascular disease. Presented to the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Cos, T., Friedman, J., Wilkins, V. M., & Lee, M. (2006, November). Social
problem solving and depression among patients with cardiovascular disease. Presented to the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago.
Clark, M. L., Nezu, A. M., Greenstein, J. I., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, November). Learned helplessness:
Investigating the relationship between multiple sclerosis and depression. To be presented to the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.
Nezu, A.. M., Nezu, C. M., Jain, D., Cos, T. A., Friedman, J., & Lee, M. (2007, November). Social problem
solving and noncardiac chest pain. To be presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Philadelphia.
Vasilevskaia, T., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2007, November). Problem-solving as a mediator of
optimism and psychological well-being. Poster to be presented to the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.
Cos, T. A., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2007, November). Stress, coping, and psychological distress: An
examination into the experience of individuals utilizing dialysis for end-stage renal disease. To be
presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.
Cos, T. A., Nezu, A. M., Geller, P. A., Ahmed, Z., McClure, K., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, November).
Hemodialysis and quality-of-life: Can social problem-solving explain the relationship between dialysisspecific stressors and life satisfaction? To be presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Philadelphia.
Cos, T. A., Nezu, A. M., Geller, P. A., Ahmed, Z., McClure, K., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, November). Anxiety
symptoms in a hemodialysis population: Does social problem solving moderate the relationship between
anxiety and dialysis-specific stressors? To be presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Philadelphia.
Cos, T. A., Nezu, A. M., Geller, P. A., Ahmed, Z., McClure, K., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, November). The
moderating role of social problem-solving coping between stressors and depressive symptoms among
individuals on hemodialysis. To be presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Philadelphia.
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Tsang, S., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2007, November). Occupational stress, social problem solving, and
burnout among mental health professionals in HIV/AIDS care. Presented to the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.
Greenberg, L. M., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2007, November). Problem orientation as a moderator of
mood in stressed athletes. Presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Philadelphia.
Lyman, B., Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., Spangler, P., Weiss, M. J., & Brown, L. (2008, May).Predictors of
distress among mothers of children with autistic spectrum diagnosis. Presented to the American
Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Washington, DC.
Nezu, C M., & Nezu, A. M. (2009, January). Assessing multicultural competence: lessons from a selfstudy. Paper presented to the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, New Orleans,
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Jain, D., & Lee, M. (2009, April). Social problem solving and depression among
patients with congestive Herat failure. Presented to the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Montreal,
Canada.
Lee, M., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M. (2009, November). Religious/spiritual coping, depression, and quality
of life in people with HIV/AIDS. Presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
New York, NY
Howley, M., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2009, November). ADHD: An exploratory analysis of treatment
preferences. Presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY
Wilkins, V. M., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M. & Lee, M. (2009, November). Religion, spirituality, and
psychological distress in cardiovascular disease. Presented to the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010, May). What do you do when a loved one just got sick? Presented at
the Annual Canadian Conference on Collaborative Mental Health Care, Winnepeg, Canada
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2009, August). Problem-solving therapy for depression. Workshop presented
at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Lee, M., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2009, November). Religious/spiritual coping, depression, and quality
of life in people with HIV/AIDS. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York.
Howley, M., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Eiraldi, R. B. (2009, November). ADHD: An exploratory analysis
of treatment preferences. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral
and Cognitive Therapies, New York.
Wilkins, V. M., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Lee, M. (2009, November). Religion, spirituality, and
psychological distress in cardiovascular disease. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the
Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010, July). Problem-solving training. Paper presented to the Department of
Veterans Affairs Mental Health Conference: Implementing a Public Health Model for Meeting the
Mental Health Needs of Veterans, Baltimore, MD.
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Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010, August). Problem-solving therapy for family caregivers: Synthesis and
future directions. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,
San Diego, CA. (R)
Greenberg, L. M., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010, November). Social problem solving mediates
negative affect in college athletes. To be presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Haggerty, K., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010, November). Problem-solving orientation and its
relationship with cardiovascular activity. To be presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Salber, K. E., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010, November). Caregiver problem solving and depression in
congestive heart failure patients. To be presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Ricelli, S. E., Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2010, November). Personality is not destiny: Social problem
solving as a mediator of traits and emotional distress. To be presented at the Annual Convention of the
Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
SYMPOSIA
Petronko, M.R., & Nezu, C.M. (Co-Chairs). (1985, May). Issues in behavioral parent training. resented to
the American Association on Mental Deficiency, Philadelphia.
Nezu, C. M. (Chair), Current trends in psychiatric treatment for persons with a dual diagnosis. Presented
to the American Association on Mental Retardation, Chicago.
Nezu, C. M. (Discussant). (1991, November). In A. Holtsworth-Monroe (Chair), Women an academia:
Whether, and how to combine career and family. Symposium presented to the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior THerapy, New York.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist); (1991, November). Internship training in behavior therapy (P. Levendusky, Chair).
Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York.
Nezu, C.M. & Nezu, A.M. (Panelist); (1993, November). A problem-solving model of target problem
selection. In A.M. Nezu (Chair), State of the Art: Conceptual models of target behavior selection in
behavior therapy. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta.
Nezu, C.M. (1993, November). State of the Art: Outpatient Psychotherapy. In C.M. Nezu (Chair), State of
the Art: Assessment and treatment of psychopathology in persons with mental retardation. Presented to
the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist); (1993, November). Internship training: Integration of traditional and behavioral
training (P.Levendusky, Chair). Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy,
Atlanta.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist) (1993, November). State of the art: Conceptual models of target behavior
selection in behavior therapy. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy,
Atlanta.
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Nezu, C. M. (Panelist) (1994, November). Internship and Residency Training: Theory Integration. In R.
Seime (Chair), Internship Overview. Presented to Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy,
San Diego, CA.
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (1995, November). Internship and Residency Training: Overview (R. Seime, Chair).
Presented to the Association for the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington,
DC.
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (1996, November). In L.W. Craighead (Chair), How to thrive in a two career couple:
Successfully juggling work and family responsibilities together. Panel presented to the Association for
the Advancement of behavior Therapy, New York.
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (1997, November). Internship and Residency Training: Overview (R. Seime, Chair).
Presented to the Association for the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL.
Heilbrun, K, & Nezu, C.M. (Co-Chairs). Sexual Offender Risk: Policy, Assessment and Intervention
Implications. Presented to the World Congress on Cognitive and Behavior Therapies, Acapulco, Mexico,
July, 1998.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Trunzo, J., & Good, W. (Paper presentation) (1998, September). Problem solving
coping for persons with advanced cancer. Aspects of Psycho-oncology (R.Davidson, Chair), Presented to
the European Association for Cognitive and Behavior Therapy, Cork, Ireland.
Nezu, A..M., Nezu, C..M., Sprague, K, & Trunzo, J. (Paper presentation) (1998, September). Humor and
coping among adult cancer patients Aspects of Psycho-oncology (R.Davidson, Chair). Presented to the
European Association for Cognitive and Behavior Therapy, Cork, Ireland.
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (1998, September) . Clinical roundtable entitled, Towards Effective Therapy in
Physical Health Settings (R. Davidson, Chair). Presented to the European Association for Cognitive and
Behaviour Therapy, Cork, Ireland.
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (1998, November). Problem-solving therapy adapted for treatment of sexual
offenders. In A.M. Nezu (Chair), Social problem-solving therapy: State of the art and future directions.
Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Friedman, S. H., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Trunzo, J., Holsinger, K., & Faddis, S. (1999, November) (Paper
presentation). Spousal caregivers’ social problem-solving skills as predictors of cancer patients’ distress
and quality-of-life: Clinical and research implications. In S. H. Friedman (Chair), Family caregivers:
Innovative assessment techniques and problem-solving interventions for the unofficial members of the
health care team. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Nezu C.M. (Panelist) (1999, November). Decision-making strategies for treatment of obsessivecompulsive symptoms in children with autism (M.J.Weiss, Chair). Panel discussion presented to the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Nezu, C.M. & Nezu, A.M. (Paper presentation) (1999, November). Problem-solving treatment for sexual
offenders. In D.J. Kolko (Chair), Sexual violence and adolescents: Innovative CBT approaches to
treatment and prevention. Symposium presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
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Nezu, C.M. (Paper presentation) (2000, March). Cognitive-behavioral treatment. In K.Heilbrun (Chair),
Risk reduction research with sexual offenders: Treatment trends. Presented to the American PsychologyLaw Society, New Orleans.
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (2000, November). In M.R. Petronko, (Chair), Cognitive behavior therapy for
individuals with cognitive challenges: Misguided or extant treatment. Presented to the Association for
Advancement of behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
Nezu, C.M, Zwick, M. & Loza, A.S. (2001, July). A problem-solving approach to multicultural supervision.
In G.Y. Iwamasa (Chair), Clinical supervision in cognitive-behavioral therapy: The effects of cultural
diversity, Presented to the World Congress of behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (2001, July) In M. P. Petronko (Chair), The extant cognitive behavioral treatment of
persons with developmental disabilities. Presented to the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Vancouver, Canada
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (2001, September). Problem-solving based coping and sexual offenders. In A.
Giffney (Chair) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Sexual Offenders and Survivors of Sexual Abuse.
Annual Congress of European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nezu, C.M. (Panelist) (2001, November). In B. Lubetkin (Chair), Voices from ground zero. Presented at
Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Nezu, C. M.& Nezu, A. M. (Panel Presentation) (March, 2004), A cognitive-behavioral case formulation
model for the treatment of anger. Accepted for presentation to the National Association for the Dually
Diagnosed International Congress V: Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health/Mental Retardation
(NADD), Boston, MA.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist) (2004, July). How to upgrade your scientific perspective. Panel
discussion presented to the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Kobe, Japan
Nezu, A., Nezu, C. M., Jain, D., Wilkins, V., & Shepanski, M. (Panel Presentation) (November, 2004).
Depression &Cardiovascular Disease. Presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, New Orleans.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist) (November, 2005). Research Strategies in Behavioral Medicine. Presented to the
Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Washington, DC.
Nezu, C. M. (2007, November). In D. M. Posluszny (Chair), Working with patients with advanced medical
illness: Clinical issues and strategies. Panel presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist) 2007, November). In R. Seime & A. Zeiss (Chairs), Postdoctoral Overview Panel:
The ABPP Process. Panel discussion presented to the Association for Advancement of Cognitive and
Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist) 2009, November. In R. Seime & A. Zeiss (Chairs), Postdoctoral Overview Panel: The
ABPP Process. Panel discussion presented to the Association for Advancement of Cognitive and Behavior
Therapy, New York, NY.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist). (November, 2010). Defining, assessing, and fostering therapist competence in
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CBT. Clinical Roundtable (A. M. Nezu, Chair) to be presented at the Annual Convention of the
Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Nezu, C. M. (Panelist) 2010, November. In R. Seime & A. Zeiss (Chairs), Postdoctoral Overview Panel: The
ABPP Process. Panel discussion presented to the Association for Advancement of Cognitive and Behavior
Therapy, San Fransico, NY.
Workshops, Institutes, & Plenary Addresses
Petronko, M. R., Nezu, A., Pos, A., Good, J., Maguth, C., Taylor, J., & Shenouda, N. (1981, August).
Natural setting behavior management. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ.
Petronko, M. R., Nezu, A. M., Taylor, J. D., O'Brien, J., Pos, A., Nezu, C. M., & Shenouda, N. (1983,
December). Natural setting behavior management as an alternative to institutionalization. Presented to
the American Association on Mental Deficiency, Williamsburg, VA.
Petronko, M. R., Nezu, A. M., Taylor, J. D., O'Brien, J., Pos, A., Nezu, C. M., & Shenouda, N. (1984, May).
Natural setting therapeutic management as an alternative to institutionalization. Presented to the
American Association on Mental Deficiency, Minneapolis.
Nezu, A. M., D'Zurilla, T. J., & Nezu, C. M. (1987, November). Social problem-solving therapy. Presented
to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
Nezu, C. M., Nezu, A. M., & Petronko, M. R. (1988, September). Natural setting treatment for the dually
diagnosed-developmentally disabled. Presented to the World Congress of Behaviour Therapy,
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Perri, M. G. (1988, September). Clinical decision making in the practice of
behavior therapy: A problem-solving perspective. Presented to the World Congress of Behaviour
Therapy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
D'Zurilla, T. J., Nezu A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1988, November). Social problem-solving therapy for stress
and depression. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York.
Nezu, A. M., Perri, M. G., & Nezu C. M. (1989, March). Clinical decision making in behavioral medicine: A
problem-solving perspective. Presented to the Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Perri, M. G. (1989, August). Psychotherapy as problem solving: Focus on
clinical decision making. Presented to the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1992, October). Problem-solving therapy for unipolar depression. Presented
to the Berkshire Association on Behavioral Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1992, October). Psychopathology in persons with mental retardation.
Presented to the Berkshire Association on Behavioral Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.
Houts, P. S., Bucher, J. A., Mills, J., Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1994). Educating family caregivers of
people with cancer to meet their increasing responsibilities. Presented at the Cancer Patient Education
Conference, National Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Houts, P. S., & Faddis, S. A problem-solving skills training approach for coping
with cancer. Workshop proposed for presentation at Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA
(March, 1994).
Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C.M. (1994, September). Cognitive-behavior therapy with cancer patients.
Presented to the Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Nezu, C. M., (1995) Body and Soul: Fatigue Workshop. Workshop panelist at Focus on Women's Health:
Living Beyond Breast Cancer, M. C. Weiss, Conference Director, Narberth, PA.
Nezu, C.M. Women and Stress. Workshop presented at the Philadelphia Health Conference for Women,
Philadelphia, PA, April, 1995.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Houts, P.S., & Faddis, S. (1995, March). Coping with cancer: A problem-solving
skills training approach. Presented to Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Houts, P.S., & Faddis, S. (1995, July). Coping with cancer: A problem-solving
skills training model. Presented to the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies,
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., & Spangler, P. (1995, August). Assessment and treatment of psychopathology in
persons with mental retardation: Are we closing the gap? Invited address presented to the American
Psychological Association, New York, NY.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu A.M., Houts, P.S., & Faddis, S. (November, 1996). After the Diagnosis: Problem Solving
Therapy for Cancer Patients. Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy,
Washington, DC.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Houts, P.S., Faddis, S., & Friedman, S. (1996, March). After the diagnosis:
Helping cancer patients cope. Presented to the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine,
Washington, DC.
Nezu, C.M., & Nezu, A.M. (1996, November). Master Clinician Series: Clinical decision making. Presented
to the Association for the Advancement of behavior Therapy, New York.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., D’Zurilla, T.J., & Friedman, S.H. (1996, November). Problem solving therapy and
assessment: Clinical practice applications (Part I). Presented to the Association for the Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, New York.
Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., & Friedman, S.H., (1996, November). Problem solving therapy and assessment:
Clinical practice applications (Part II). Presented to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, New York.
Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C.M (1998, February). Coping with cancer: A problem-solving approach. Invited
address to the Eighth International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment, Paris, France.
Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1998, July). Social problem-solving therapy for adults. Workshop presented
to the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Acapulco, Mexico.
Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1998, September). Helping cancer patients cope. Workshop presented to the
European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Cork, Ireland.
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Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (1998, September). Problem-solving therapy: Multiple clinical applications.
Workshop to be presented to the European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Cork,
Ireland.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1999, September). Clinical applications and techniques of problem-solving
therapy. Invited workshop presented to the European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive
Therapies, Dresden, Germany.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (1999, November). Clinical decision making and case formulation in CBT.
Invited “Master Clinician Series” workshop presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (1999, November). Problem-solving therapy: Clinical applications. Invited
workshop presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2000, June). Clinical applications of problem-solving therapy. Invited
workshop to be presented to the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapies Congress, Sicily,
Italy.
Nezu, A.M. and Nezu, C.M. (2000, July). Clinical Applications of Social Problem-Solving Therapy.
Workshop presented to the to Annual Conference of the British Association for Behavioural and
Cognitive Psychotherpies, London, England.
Nezu, C.M. (2000, July). Sex, lies, and cognitive-behavior therapy. Invited keynote lecture presented
to the Annual Conference of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherpies,
London, England.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2000, July). Assessment of problem-solving abilities
and skills regarding adult offenders. Invited lecture to be presented and sponsored by the Department
of Criminal Justice, Oxford University and the Worchestershire Department of Probation, England.
Nezu, A.M., and Nezu, C.M. (2000, August). Social problem-Solving Therapy: Theory, Research, & Clinical
Guidelines. Invited keynote address to be presented to the Annual Conference of the Florida Association
of Oncology Social Workers, Orlando, Florida.
Nezu, C.M., and Nezu, A.M. (2000, August). Clinical Applications of Problem-Solving Therapy for Cancer
Patients. Plenary Session presented to the Annual Conference of the Florida Association of Oncology
Social Workers, Orlando, Florida.
Nezu, C. M. (2001, February). Cognitive -behavior therapy for sex offenders: a problem-solving approach.
Invited Keynote Address to be presented to the Mexican Association of Psychology, Mexico City.
Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C.M. (2001, March) Psychotherapy for cancer patients: a problem solving approach.
Invited workshop co-sponsored by the Centre de Terapia Cognitiva i Assessoramente Psicologic, (Center
for Cognitive Therapy and Assessment) and Assoscion Espanolade Psicoterapias Cognitivas (Spanish
Association of Cognitive Psychotherapists), Barcelona, Spain.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2001, May). Clinical applications of problem-solving therapy. Invited course
presented to the Department of Psychiatric Medicine, University of Kosice, Slovak Republic.
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Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2001, July). Problem-solving therapy: Clinical applications. Invited workshop
presented to the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2001, September). Problem-solving therapy: Clinical applications. Invited
workshop presented to the European Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nezu, C.M.. (2001, September). Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Sex Offending: Current Status and Future
Directions. Invited keynote presented to the European Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies,
Istanbul, Turkey.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2001, November). Problem-solving therapy: Clinical applications. Invited
workshop presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M., (2002, April). Problem-solving counseling for cancer patients and their
families. Invited workshop presented to the American Cancer Society, Philadelphia.
Nezu, C. M. (2002, November). Cognitive behavior therapy for sex offenders: Current status. Invited
Keynote Address presented to Japanese Association for Behavior Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
Nezu, (2002, November). Problem solving therapy. Invited Workshop presented to Japanese Association
for Behavior Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
Nezu, A. M. & C. M. (2003, February). Problem solving therapy. Invited Workshop presented to Ontario
Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Nezu, C. M. (2003, April). Awakening self-esteem: Spirtuality and cognitive behavior therapy. Invited
Keynote Address presented to the Nordic Association for Cognitive and behavourial Therapy,
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nezu, C. M. (2003, April). Cognitive behavior therapy for sex offenders. . Invited workshop presented to
the Nordic Association for Cognitive and Behavourial Therapy, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C. M. (2003, April). Applications of problem solving therapy. Clinical
demonstration. Invited clinical demonstration workshop presented to the Nordic Association for
Cognitive and Behavourial Therapy, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., & Wilkins, V. M. (2003, November). How to develop treatment integrity
protocols for CBT outcome research: Addressing manual adherence and therapist competence issues.
Seminar accepted for presentation to the Association for Advancement of behavior Therapy (AABT),
Boston, MA.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2003, November). SGBT: Spirituality-guided behavior therapy. Workshop
accepted for presentation to the Association for Advancement of behavior Therapy (AABT), Boston, MA.
Nezu, C.M. & Nezu, A. M. (2004, March). CBT for intellectually disabled sex offenders. Invited preconference workshop for annual meeting of the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
International Congress V: Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Boston, MA.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2004, March). A cognitive behavioral case formulation model for the
treatment of anger. Presented to the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed International
Congress V: Evidence-Based Practices in Mental helath/Mental Retardation, Boston.
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Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2004, July). Spirituality-guided behavior therapy (SGBT: Where East meets
West. Workshop presented to World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Kobe, Japan.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2004, November). Developing treatment integrity protocols for CBT
outcome research. Seminar presented to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT),
New Orleans, LA.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2006, November). How to conduct problem-solving therapy for a variety of
mental health and medical populations. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2006, March). Problem-solving therapy: Clinical applications. Presented at
the 37th Annual Brigham Young University Counseling Workshops, Provo, UT.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2006, March). Spirituality and cognitive-behavior therapy. Presented at the
37th Annual Brigham Young University Counseling Workshops, Provo, UT.
Nezu, A.M., & Nezu, C. M. (2006, March). Problem-solving therapy: What it is and how to do it.
Presented at the Social Problem Solving: Theory and Therapy conference, Nottingham, UK.
Nezu, C. M. (2006, March). Project CBT: A Problem Solving Based Intervention for Sex
Offenders. Presented to the Social Problem Solving: Theory and Therapy conference, Nottingham, UK
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2007, May). Clinical case formulation: Individualizing cognitive-behavioral
therapies. Workshop presented to the Australian Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies.
Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2007, May). Clinical case formulation: Individualizing cognitive-behavioral
therapies. Workshop presented to the Australian Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies.
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, May). Helping people cope: How problem solving can strengthen
cancer survival. Workshop presented to the Queensland Cancer Council, Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, May). Clinical applications of problem-solving therapy for persons with
cancer. Workshop presented to the Queensland Cancer Council, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, May). Problem-solving therapy for coping with cancer: Theory,
research, & practice. Invited Public Lecture presented to the Queensland Cancer Council, Townsville,
Queensland, Australia.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, May). Problem-solving therapy for coping with cancer: Theory,
research, & practice. Invited Public Lecture presented to the Queensland Cancer Council, Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2007, June). Problem-solving therapy for depression. Workshop to be
presented to the Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Depression, Sapporo, Japan.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, August). Problem-solving therapy for cancer patients: Clinical tips.
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Plenary Address presented to the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2007, November). Problem-solving therapy: Clinical applications. Workshop
presented to the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.
Nezu, C. M. & Nezu, A. M. (2008, January). Social problem solving for personality disorders. Sponsored by
the Nottinghamshire Health Service Trust and the University of Nottingham, England.
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2008, October). Problem-solving therapy for depression. Presented to the
Asian Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nezu, C. M. (2009, March). Values and future directions of the American Board of Professional
Psychology: How might sleep medicine be incorporated as a specialty or subspecialty? Presented to the
Behavioral Sleep Medicine: Forging the Interdisciplinary Frontier Conference, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C. M. (2009, August). Problem Solving Therapy. Presented to the American
Psychological Association (APA) Convention, Toronto, CA.
Nezu, A. M. & Nezu, C. M. (2010, September). Problem-solving therapy: The next wave. Presented at the
Social Problem-Solving Conference sponsored by the British Association of Cognitive and Behavioural
Therapies, Nottingham, England.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2010, September). Problem-Solving Therapy for Depression: An Integrative
CBT Approach. Presented to the Charlie Waller Institute of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment,
University of Reading, Reading, England
Nezu, A. M., & Nezu, C. M. (2010, November). Problem-solving therapy for depression among medical
patient populations. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Nezu, C. M., & Nezu, A. M. (2010, November). Problem-solving therapy to enhance resilience and
improve psychological and emotional immunity. Master Clinician Series Seminar Presented at the Annual
Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C.M. (2010, August) Moving Forward: A Problem solving approach to achieving life’s
goals, Department of Veterans Affairs Education/Training Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C.M. (2011, June) Moving Forward: A Problem solving approach to achieving life’s
goals, Department of Veterans Affairs Education/Training Conference, San Diego, CA.
Nezu, C. M. & Nezu, A. M. (June, 2011). PST for personality disorders: When personality is not destiny,
presented at the annual continuing education conference of the American board of professional
psychology (ABPP), Portland, OR.
Nezu, A.M. & Nezu, C.M. (2011, August). Moving Forward: A Problem solving approach to achieving life’s
goals, Department of Veterans Affairs Education/Training Conference, Washington, DC
Professional Videos
Problem-Solving Therapy for Depression (A. M. Nezu & C. M. Nezu). American Psychological Association
Psychotherapy Videotape/DVD Series on Specific Treatments for Specific Populations (2007; J. Carlson,
producer).
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Other Invited Speaking Engagements
Grand Rounds Presentations
Numerous presentations to Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, including the following
institutions:
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Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York (1987)
Fairleigh Dickinson University Dental School, New Jersey (1987)
New York University School of Dentistry, New York (1987)
Cornell University School of Medicine, New York (1988)
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York (1988)
Hahnemann University, New York (1990)
MCP Hahnemann University (2000)
Department of Veterans Affairs (2010), Nationwide Grand Rounds (Webinar)
Other Invited Lectures
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Hahnemann Breast Health Center (1994, 1995), Living as a Survivor Workshop
Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association (1994)
Delaware Valley Association for Applied Behavior Analysis (1995)
Eastern Pennsylvania Psychological Association (EPPI) (1995)
Hahnemann University Hospital: Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Rounds (1995)
Hematology/Oncology Associates, MCP Hospital, Inservice Presentation (1996)
Problem Solving and Family Caregiving Conference, Pennsylvania State College of
Medicine
and Pennsylvania Department of Health (1998)
Living with Breast Cancer Lymphedema (1998). Open Forum sponsored by the Linda Creed
Breast Cancer Foundation and the Breast Cancer Rehabilitation & Lymphedema
Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association (1998)
Speaking for Women’s Health (2001)
Department of Psychiatric Medicine, University of Kosice, Slovak Republic (2001).
Speaking for Women’s Health, Philadelphia, PA (2002)
Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offending Behavior, Office of BehavioralHealth/Mental
Retardation Services, Philadelphia, PA (2002, 2003)
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Intellectually Disabled Sex Offenders, Advoserv, DE
Cognitive-behavior therapy for heart patients, Invited Keynote Lecture, Philadelphia,
College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Research Honors Day (2005)
Cognitive-behavior therapy for sex offenders, Invited Lecture, University of Pennsylvania,
Department of Psychiatry (2005)
Life After Internship, Invited Lecture, Drexel Dept of Psychology, Philadelphia, PA (2006)
Life After Internship, Invited Lecture, LaSalle Uninversity Department of Psychology
Visiting Lecture Series (January, 2007)
Problem Solving Therapy for Personality Disorders, Mandela Center, Nottingham,
United Kingdom (January, 2008)
Problem Solving Therapy for Personality Disorders, Arnold Lodge, Leicester, UK (January,
2008)
The American Board of Professional Psychology, National Academy of Sleep Medicine,
Ponte Verde, Fl (March, 2009).
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The American Board of Professional Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine Fl (January, 2010).
Misc. Continuing Education Courses
Research Frontiers in Mind/Body Medicine (Symposia Chair; October, 1997), with A.Stone, A.M. Nezu,
G. Donnelly, and D. Murasko. Center for Mind/Body Studies Symposia Series, MCPHU
Psychoneuroimmunology (Symposia Discussant; February, 1998), with R. Glaser, J. KiecoltGlaser, and D. Murasko, Center for Mind/Body Studies Symposia Series, MCPHU
Stress Management Strategies in Primary Care (March, 1998), Mental Health Problems in Primary Care,
Co-sponsored by the Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, MCPHU, and the center for Mind/Body
Studies
Molecules of Emotion (Symposia Chair, December, 1998), C. Pert, L. Ross, and J. Mossey. Center for
Mind/Body Studies Symposia Series, MCPHU.
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Approaches to Mind/Body Medicine (December, 1998). Co-sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Behavior Therapy Association and the Association for the Advancement of Behavior
Therapy
Psybcnet Internet Cognitive-Behavioral Symposia Series (1998 - 2001; C. Newman, course coordinator).
Psychosocial Approaches to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Symposia Chair, October, 2000), with E.
Blanchard, A. Nezu, and D. Molecki. Center for Mind/Body Studies, MCPHU.
Media and Public Appearances
Medical Frontiers (Radio WWDB; Philadelphia, PA). Topics: Psychological and emotional aspects of
breast cancer (1995 and 1996); Coping with Chronic Illness (1997)
Various television news interviews. Topics: violence and the environment, violence in videogames,
women's health and stress, sexual homicide, mind/body approaches to health, psychological aspects of
cardiovascular disease (CBS, NBC, PBS, local radio) (1993-present)
Philadelphia International Womens Show, Philadelphia Convention Center (1995), Presentation:
"Women and Stress"
AM Philadelphia (TV/ABC) Topic: Parents with Chronic Illness (2/96)
AABT Archive Series,Interview with Dr. Edward Dengrove (11/97)
Family Matters, Spiritual and Moral Development in Children, WHYY Radio Show hosted by Dr, Daniel
Gotlieb (6/04)
Queensland Public Radio, Interview Topic: Helping Cancer Patients Cope, Queensland Australia (5/2008)
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