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Keith S. Dobson

Keith S. Dobson

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Psychology

D-Index
72
Citations
32246
World Ranking
2016
National Ranking
116

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

Overview

Keith S. Dobson is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and specializes in Psychology, with a significant focus on Clinical Psychology. Their work extends into several subfields including Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, General Health Professions, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main research topics pursued by Dobson cover a range of areas related to mental health and psychosocial development. These include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Dobson's recent published papers reflect current themes in mental health and psychosocial factors. Representative works include:

  • "Social Isolation and Psychological Distress Among Older Adults Related to COVID-19: A Narrative Review of Remotely-Delivered Interventions and Recommendations" (2020), published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • "Post-secondary Student Mental Health During COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis" (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Adverse childhood experiences and intimate partner violence: A meta-analysis" (2023), published in Development and Psychopathology
  • "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Study: protocol for a prospective investigation of mental health risk and resilience factors" (2022), published in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
  • "A latent profile analysis of adverse childhood experiences and adult health in a community sample" (2021), published in Child Abuse & Neglect

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrew C. H. Szeto
  • Leanne Quigley
  • Nikolaos Kazantzis
  • Heather Stuart
  • Christopher R. Sears

Dobson's publications are often featured in specific venues with multiple contributions, indicating ongoing research engagement in these outlets. Frequent publication venues are:

  • PsycTHERAPY Dataset
  • Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Cognitive Therapy and Research

The researcher has contributed to scholarly books published by notable academic presses, including:

  • The Stigma of Mental Illness (2021, Oxford University Press)
  • Clinical depression: An individualized, biopsychosocial approach to assessment and treatment. (2024, American Psychological Association)

Among awards, Keith S. Dobson received the CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science from the Canadian Psychological Association in 2013.

Best Publications

  • A component analysis of cognitive-behavioral treatment for depression.

    Neil S. Jacobson;Keith S. Dobson;Paula A. Truax;Michael E. Addis

  • A component analysis of cognitive-behavioral treatment for depression

    Neil S. Jacobson;Keith S. Dobson;Paula A. Truax;Michael E. Addis

  • Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the acute treatment of adults with major depression.

    Sona Dimidjian;Steven D. Hollon;Keith S. Dobson;Karen B. Schmaling

  • A psychometric evaluation of the Beck Depression inventory-II

    David J. A. Dozois;Keith S. Dobson;Jamie L. Ahnberg

  • Historical and philosophical bases of the cognitive-behavioral therapies.

    Keith S. Dobson;David J. A. Dozois

  • A meta-analysis of the efficacy of cognitive therapy for depression.

    Keith S. Dobson

  • Cognitive therapy of depression: pretreatment patient predictors of outcome.

    Kate E Hamilton;Keith S Dobson

  • A meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioural therapy for adult depression, alone and in comparison with other treatments.

    Pim Cuijpers;Matthias Berking;Gerhard Andersson;Leanne Quigley

  • Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the prevention of relapse and recurrence in major depression.

    Keith S. Dobson;Steven D. Hollon;Sona Dimidjian;Karen B. Schmaling

  • Insight in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis

    Alisa R Mintz;Keith S Dobson;David M Romney

  • Avoidance and depression: the construction of the cognitive-behavioral avoidance scale.

    Nicole D Ottenbreit;Keith S Dobson

  • Mental disorder symptoms among public safety personnel in Canada.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Tracie O. Afifi;Sarah Turner;Tamara Taillieu

  • Cognitive–behavioral treatment for depression: Relapse prevention.

    Eric Tomas Gortner;Jackie K. Gollan;Keith S. Dobson;Neil S. Jacobson

  • Marital therapy as a treatment for depression.

    Neil S. Jacobson;Keith Dobson;Alan E. Fruzzetti;Karen B. Schmaling

  • Handbook of Cognitive Behavioural Therapies

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  • The relationship between anxiety and depression.

    Keith S. Dobson

  • Therapist competence ratings in relation to clinical outcome in cognitive therapy of depression.

    Brian F. Shaw;Irene Elkin;Jane Yamaguchi;Marion Olmsted

  • Cognitive assessment of depression: reliability and validity of three measures.

    Keith S. Dobson;Hans J. Breiter

  • Evidence-based practice of cognitive-behavioral therapy

    Deborah Dobson;Keith S. Dobson

  • Childhood adversity and adult depression: The protective role of psychological resilience.

    Julia C. Poole;Keith S. Dobson;Dennis Pusch

  • Attentional biases in eating disorders: a meta-analytic review of Stroop performance.

    Keith S Dobson;David J.A Dozois

  • The Cognitive Therapy Scale: psychometric properties

    T M Vallis;B F Shaw;K S Dobson

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. A. Dozois
David J. A. Dozois University of Western Ontario
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Nikolaos Kazantzis Monash University
Sherry H. Stewart
Sherry H. Stewart Dalhousie University
Jackie K. Gollan
Jackie K. Gollan Northwestern University
David C. Hodgins
David C. Hodgins University of Calgary
Neil S. Jacobson
Neil S. Jacobson University of Washington
Melanie Noel
Melanie Noel University of Calgary
Aaron T. Beck
Aaron T. Beck University of Pennsylvania
Keith Owen Yeates
Keith Owen Yeates University of Calgary
Steven D. Hollon
Steven D. Hollon Vanderbilt University

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