Eric Arden Youngstrom is an American clinical child and adolescent psychologist, professor of psychology and neuroscience, and psychiatry, at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.[2] His research focuses on evidence-based assessment, and assessment of bipolar disorder across the life span.
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| Born | December 28, 1968 St. Louis, MO, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware Emory University |
| Known for | research on bipolar disorder in children, evidence-based assessment in psychology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Clinical psychologist, Psychological Assessment, Bipolar Disorder |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Doctoral advisor | Carroll E. Izard |
Work
editYoungstrom's research areas are evidence-based assessment and the assessment, phenomenology, and course of illness for youths with bipolar disorder.[3][4][5] He has developed or co-developed several self- and parent-report psychological measures, including the parent version of the General Behavior Inventory and the 7 Up 7 Down Inventory.[6]
Professional roles and memberships
editYoungstrom was the inaugural recipient of the Early Career Award from the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.[7] He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association,[2] the Association for Psychological Science,[8] and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.[9] He is also an elected full member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.[10] He was president of the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.[11] He served as President-Elect of APA Division 5, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in 2019, is serving as president in 2020, and will serve as Past-President in 2021.[12][13]
Youngstrom consulted on the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5).[14] He chairs the Work Group on Child Diagnosis for the International Society for Bipolar Disorders.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Hill, The University of North Carolina at Chapel. "Welcome! – Eric A. Youngstrom, Ph.D." Eric A. Youngstrom, Ph.D.
- ^ a b "Fellows Database". American Psychological Association – APA Fellows. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Eric Youngstrom Ph.D. This Emotional Life". thisemotionallife.org. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Eric Youngstrom". CREST.BD.
- ^ "Myths and Realities About Bipolar Disorder". American Psychological Association. October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
Five questions for bipolar disorder expert Eric Youngstrom, PhD
- ^ Youngstrom, EA; Murray, G; Johnson, SL; Findling, RL (December 2013). "The 7 up 7 down inventory: a 14-item measure of manic and depressive tendencies carved from the General Behavior Inventory". Psychological Assessment. 25 (4): 1377–83. doi:10.1037/a0033975. PMC 3970320. PMID 23914960.
- ^ "Division 53 Division Fellows". www.clinicalchildpsychology.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Association for Psychological Science: APS Fellows". www.psychologicalscience.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Fellow at ABCT – ABCT Fellows Current List". Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (abct.org). 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "2020 ANCP Membership" (PDF). American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (acnp.org). 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Past President – SCCAP Division 53". SCCAP Division 53 – The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Eric Youngstrom Elected as APA Division 5 President-Elect | Clinical Psychology Graduate Program".
- ^ "Div. 5 President". APA Divisions (apadivisions.org): Division 5, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. August 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 2013. p. 898. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8.