Eric A. Youngstrom | |
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Born | December 28, 1968 St. Louis, MO, United States |
Nationality | American |
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 |
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.
Youngstrom'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]
Youngstrom 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]
Five questions for bipolar disorder expert Eric Youngstrom, PhD
Eric A. Youngstrom | |
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Born | December 28, 1968 St. Louis, MO, United States |
Nationality | American |
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 |
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.
Youngstrom'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]
Youngstrom 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]
Five questions for bipolar disorder expert Eric Youngstrom, PhD