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David M. Clark to Receive the Distinguished Scientific Award
for Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Association
David M. Clark, D. Phil., of the Institute of Psychiatry of London will receive the Distinguished Scientific Award for the Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Association this August at their annual conference in San Diego. Clark is Professor of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry Director of the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, Maudsley Hospital in London. Clark’s research contributions include classic studies and papers on panic disorder, social phobia, hypochondriasis and post-traumatic stress disorder. Many members of ABCT are familiar with his cognitive model of panic in which panic attacks are induced to disconfirm beliefs about the danger and uncontrollability of panic symptoms. Over the years his work has involved collaborators with international renown, such as Paul Salkovskis, Adrian Wells, Anke Ehlers and many others--- both at Oxford University and the Institute of Psychiatry. As a member of ABCT, Clark has often participated in our conferences and his work has had a world-wide impact on cognitive models of psychopathology. His programmatic approach to research and clinical work is based on identifying dysfunctional cognitive processes underlying disorders, identifying the self-maintaining processes, developing interventions based on the model, testing the efficacy of these treatments in randomized controlled studies, and advancing the dissemination of these treatments. Clark has been honored many times as the recipient of the May Davidson Award (British Psychological Society), the Aaron T. Beck Award from the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, an Honorary Doctor of Science from the London School of Economics (LSE), he was named a World Leader in Anxiety Disorders Research by members of the Anxiety Disorders of America Association (1998), and he has received the Behaviour Research and Therapy Award for the most outstanding article ( “A Cognitive Approach to Panic”) published in that journal in the first 30 years since its founding in 1962. Clark has been instrumental, along with colleagues from the British Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies, in promoting the largest program ever developed for the dissemination of psychological treatments. This program, which is primarily CBT, will provide greater access to structured CBT for consumers of services in the UK. Known as the Improving Access to Psychological Treatments (IAPT), the health care initiative is intended to provide training of cognitive behavioral therapists who will provide empirically-based treatments for a much larger number of citizens in the United Kingdom. The APA citation captures the impact of this initiative: “His approach has been so successful that the resulting treatments have become a major component the British government’s £300 million pound Improving Access to Psychological Therapies initiative, the largest exercise in social engineering relevant to mental health in the history of the field. His work is pure genius with a real world application.” Clark will receive the APA award and give a presentation at the APA conference in San Diego Saturday August 14th at 3pm in Room 33A of the San Diego Convention Center. I have known David for many years and I know that I join with the ABCT community in congratulating him on this distinction and expressing our gratitude for the excellent work he is doing—on all fronts—in advancing cognitive behavioral therapy and the general welfare of the people.
Announcement from the National Institutes of Health NIH Director’s New Innovator Award The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award will support research by new investigators who propose highly innovative projects with the potential for exceptionally great impact on biomedical or behavioral science. NIH expects to make at least 14 awards in September 2007. Each grant will be for 5 years and up to a total of $1.5 million in direct costs plus applicable facilities and administrative costs. Women and members of groups that are underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral research are especially encouraged to apply. Open to New Investigators Who
Apply Electronically Aaron T. Beck, M.D. Receives Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research On September 17, 2006, Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Honorary President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, President of the Beck Institute, and University Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, was named the recipient of the Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research. The Lasker Foundation reports that Dr. Beck received this award "for the development of cognitive therapy, which has transformed the understanding and treatment of many psychiatric conditions, including depression, suicidal behavior, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and eating disorders." For full details and media coverage, please select a link below. Lasker Foundation: 2006 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research National Institute of Mental Health: Aaron Beck, Founder of Cognitive Therapy, Receives Coveted Lasker Award New York Times: Psychiatrist is Among Five Chosen for Medical Award Philadelphia Inquirer: Penn psychiatrist to be honored today - Aaron T. Beck will receive the prestigious Lasker Award Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania: Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research goes to Aaron T. Beck |
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