News Update from Dr. McKay's C.O.A.P. Lab

Dr. Dean McKay's lab, Compulsive, Obsessive, and Anxiety Program, continues to be active in the professional psychology arena. Some of the lab's recent accomplishments are highlighted below. Check out more information from the C.O.A.P. lab.

Recent Clinical doctoral program graduate Nate Thoma has had the manuscript that resulted from his dissertation accepted for publication in American Journal of Psychiatry:

Thoma, N.C., McKay, D., Gerber, A. J., Milrod, B.L., Edwards, A.R., & Kocsis, J. H. (in press). A quality-based review of randomized controlled trials of cognitive-behavioral therapy for depressions: An assessment and meta-regression. American Journal of Psychiatry.

C.O.A.P. students continue to have a strong presence at the upcoming Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) conference. A recent additional poster acceptance for the Technology and Behavioral Change Special Interest Group poster session is headed up by Jeannette Reid and William Taboas:

Reid, J., Taboas, W., & McKay, D. (2011). Delivering Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy via Skype: A Preliminary Investigation of Feasibility and Efficacy Among Youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Lastly, Dr. Dean McKay and colleague, Eric Storch, are in the process of co-editing a forthcoming volume that will be published by the American Psychological Association. The book is timely by addressing contemporary treatment issues in the forthcoming new DSM-5 category of Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders:

Storch, E.A., & McKay, D. (editors, in development). Obsessive compulsive disorder and its spectrum across the lifespan. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.