Additional Titles & Roles
- Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
- Director, Behavioral Medicine Center
Education & Training
- Ph.D.: University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1982
- M.A.: University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1979
- B.S.: University of Oregon, 1975
Major Awards
- Distinguished Scientist Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2018
- Orgel Award for Distinguished Achievement in Research, Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, 2017
- Distinguished Service Award, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, 2016
- Distinguished Service Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2010
- President, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, 2008, 2009
- Editor-in-Chief, Health Psychology, 2017-2023,
Areas of Clinical Interest
Cognitive behavior therapy
Research Interests
I am currently conducting a study of depression as a risk factor for multiple hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure, as well as a trial of stepped care for depression and self-care in patients with heart failure. Some of my other recent work focuses on methodological aspects of behavioral intervention research.
Recent Publications
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Behavioral interventions-past, present, and future: Proceedings of the 5th International Behavioural Trials Network International Hybrid Meeting
5th IBTN Meeting Faculty, Jan 4 2025, In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 59, 1
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An exploratory graphical analysis of the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale pre- and post-treatment using pooled antidepressant trial secondary data
Byrne, D., Ghoshal, A., Boland, F., Brannick, S., Carney, R. M., Cuijpers, P., Dima, A. L., Freedland, K. E., Guerin, S., Hevey, D., Kathuria, B., McDarby, V., Wallace, E. & Doyle, F., Jan 1 2025, In: Journal of affective disorders. 368, p. 584-590 7 p.
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Lessons learned from the MOMENT study on how to recruit and retain a target population online, across borders, and with automated remote data collection
Belfiglio, A., Page, S. D., Pettersson, S., van Rijn, M., Vellone, E., Westland, H., Freedland, K. E., Lee, C., Strömberg, A., Wiebe, D., Aryal, S., Riegel, B. & Jaarsma, T., Sep 2024, In: PloS one. 19, 9 Septeber, e0307440.
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Evaluating the psychometric structure of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression pre- and post-treatment in antidepressant randomised trials: Secondary analysis of 6843 individual participants from 20 trials
Byrne, D., Doyle, F., Brannick, S., Carney, R., Cuijpers, P., Dima, A. L., Freedland, K., Guerin, S., Hevey, D., Kathuria, B., Wallace, E. & Boland, F., Sep 2024, In: Psychiatry Research. 339, 116057.
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Treating Depression to Improve Survival in Coronary Heart Disease: What Have We Learned?
Carney, R., Freedland, K. E. & Rich, M., Jul 30 2024, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 84, 5, p. 482-489 8 p.