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Are mindful people better at regulating their emotions?

Emotions such as fear, sadness, anger, and so on often need to be "regulated" for us to behave in healthy, adaptive ways. How can people better regulate their emotions when stressed? read more...

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Can we help children with ADHD succeed in school?

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Why do African American youth trade cigarettes for cigars?

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Are cultural issues important in rehabilitation medicine?

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Is religious counseling effective?

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Dr. James McCullough, Jr.

Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry

Clinical Psychology

 

PhD (1970), University of Georgia

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Virginia

Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 12: Clinical Psychology, Division 29: Psychotherapy).

Contact Information

Phone: 804-740-7646

Office: 806 W Franklin, rm 207

E-mail: jmccull@vcu.edu

Research and Clinical Interests

Training and supervising psychotherapists in VCU's Clinical Psychology Training Program, in the United States and abroad to treat the chronically depressed patient. Also served as Principal Investigator in four multi-site studies enrolling over 2,200 chronically depressed outpatients. My therapy model, the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy, has been used in the last two national studies. Major interests include psychotherapy research with CBASP and secondly, I conduct diagnostic research with the DSM-IV unipolar mood disorders. My colleagues and I hope to simplify the diagnostic nomenclature for chronic depression in DSM-V (2012).

Selected Publications

McCullough, J. P., Jr. (2006). Using disciplined personal involvement to treat chronic depression: CBASP. New York, NY: Springer Press.

McCullough, J. P., Jr., Lord, B. D., Conley, K. A. & Martin, A. M. (2010). A method for conducting intensive psychological studies with early-onset chronically depressed patients. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 64, 317-338.

McCullough, J. P., Jr. (2010). CBASP, the third wave and the treatment of chronic depression. Journal of European Psychotherapy, 9, 169-190.

McCullough, J. P., Jr., & Penberthy, J.K. (2011). Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy for chronic depression. In W. W. Springer, R. Allen, & C. G. Beevers (Eds.), Treatment of depression in adolescents and adults: Clinician's guide to evidence-based practice (pp. 183-220). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.

McCullough, J. P., Jr., Lord, B. D., Martin, A. M., Conley, K. A., Schramm, L., & Klein, D. N. (2011). The significant other history: An interpersonal-emotional history procedure used with the early-onset chronically depressed patient. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 65, 225-248.

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