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  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Arthur M. Nezu is a researcher affiliated with Drexel University in the United States, specializing in psychology with a focus on clinical and social psychology as well as speech and hearing. Their work spans fields including applied psychology and philosophy.

The research topics addressed by Nezu include problem solving skills development, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, mental health treatment and access, resilience and mental health, counseling practices and supervision, health and well-being studies, and psychotherapy techniques and applications.

Nezu's recent publications cover a spectrum of subjects within psychotherapy and mental health interventions. Notable papers include:

  • Problem-Solving Therapy (2023), published in PsycTHERAPY Dataset
  • When Psychotherapy Is Not Working: Ethical Considerations (2020), published in Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Other relevant papers cited alongside their work involve topics related to increasing personal relevance of mental health interventions and adaptive mobile health interventions, reflecting a broader interdisciplinary context in mental health treatment.

Nezu frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Christine Maguth Nezu, Sherry A. Beaudreau, Jennifer S. Funderburk, Julie Loebach Wetherell, and Jenna L. Damico. These collaborations have contributed to various publications across multiple journals.

The venues where Nezu's work has appeared include Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, American Psychologist, JMIR mhealth and uhealth, International Psychogeriatrics, and Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.

Nezu has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1991, indicating a longstanding involvement in the professional psychology community.

Best Publications

  • Journal article reporting standards for quantitative research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report.

    Mark Appelbaum;Harris Cooper;Rex B. Kline;Evan Mayo-Wilson

  • Development and preliminary evaluation of the social problem-solving inventory

    Thomas J. D'Zurilla;Arthur M. Nezu

  • Problem-Solving Therapy: A Positive Approach to Clinical Intervention

    Thomas J. D'Zurilla;Arthur M. Nezu

  • Problem-Solving Therapy for Depression: Theory, Research, and Clinical Guidelines

    Arthur M. Nezu;Christine M. Nezu;Michael G. Perri

  • Social Problem Solving: Theory and Assessment.

    Thomas J. D'Zurilla;Arthur M. Nezu;Albert Maydeu-Olivares

  • Comparative Effectiveness of Social Problem-Solving Therapy and Reminiscence Therapy as Treatments for Depression in Older Adults

    Patricia A. Arean;Michael G. Perri;Arthur M. Nezu;Rebecca L. Schein

  • Social Problem-Solving Therapy for Unipolar Depression: An Initial Dismantling Investigation.

    Arthur M. Nezu;Michael G. Perri

  • Efficacy of a Social Problem-Solving Therapy Approach for Unipolar Depression.

    Arthur M. Nezu

  • Sense of humor as a moderator of the relation between stressful events and psychological distress: A prospective analysis.

    Arthur M. Nezu;Christine M. Nezu;Sonia E. Blissett

  • Relapse prevention training and problem-solving therapy in the long-term management of obesity.

    Michael G. Perri;Arthur M. Nezu;Wendy F. McKelvey;Rebecca L. Shermer

  • Effects of four maintenance programs on the long-term management of obesity

    Michael G. Perri;David A. McAllister;James J. Gange;Randall C. Jordan

  • Problem-Solving Therapy: A Treatment Manual

    Arthur M. Nezu;Christine Maguth Nezu;Thomas J. D'Zurilla

  • Individual versus group therapy for obesity: Effects of matching participants to their treatment preferences.

    David A. Renjilian;Michael G. Perri;Arthur M. Nezu;Wendy F. McKelvey

  • PROBLEM SOLVING AND BEHAVIOR THERAPY REVISITED

    Arthur M. Nezu

  • Project Genesis: assessing the efficacy of problem-solving therapy for distressed adult cancer patients.

    Arthur M. Nezu;Christine Maguth Nezu;Stephanie H. Felgoise;Kelly S. McClure

  • A problem-solving formulation of depression: A literature review and proposal of a pluralistic model☆

    Arthur M. Nezu;Arthur M. Nezu

  • Effect of length of treatment on weight loss.

    Michael G. Perri;Arthur M. Nezu;Eugene T. Patti;Karen L. McCann

  • Life stress, current problems, problem solving, and depressive symptoms: an integrative model.

    Arthur M. Nezu;George F. Ronan

  • Social problem solving as a moderator of stress-related depressive symptoms: A prospective analysis

    Arthur M. Nezu;George F. Ronan

  • Improving the Long-Term Management of Obesity: Theory, Research, and Clinical Guidelines

    Michael Gerard Perri;Arthur Maguth Nezu;Barbara J. Viegener

  • Problem-Solving Therapy

    Arthur M. Nezu

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. D'Zurilla
Thomas J. D'Zurilla Stony Brook University
Stephen M. Rao
Stephen M. Rao Cleveland Clinic
Mary McMurran
Mary McMurran University of Nottingham
Julie Loebach Wetherell
Julie Loebach Wetherell University of California, San Diego
Patricia A. Areán
Patricia A. Areán University of Washington
Joshua M. Smyth
Joshua M. Smyth Pennsylvania State University
Harris Cooper
Harris Cooper Duke University
Chih-Ping Chou
Chih-Ping Chou University of Southern California
Melanie M. Wall
Melanie M. Wall Columbia University
Barbara J. Rolls
Barbara J. Rolls Pennsylvania State University

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