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  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Larry W. Thompson is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a particular focus on clinical psychology and psychiatry and mental health. Other subfields of study include sociology and political science, pharmacology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to dementia and cognitive impairment research, family caregiving in mental illness, and intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving. Additional areas of research interest include the treatment of major depression, mental health research topics, the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, as well as grief, bereavement, and mental health.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Thompson include:

  • The effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Psychology and Aging
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Late-Life Depression: Evidence, Issues, and Recommendations, 2020, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
  • Caregiver Thrive, Learn, & Connect: Testing the Efficacy of an Online Psychoeducational Program for Family Caregivers, 2023, Clinical Gerontologist
  • CAREGIVER TLC: A VIRTUAL PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CAREGIVERS: BASELINE PRELIMINARY DATA, 2022, Innovation in Aging

Frequent coauthors include Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ann Choryan Bilbrey, Julián Montoro-Rodríguez, Jennifer Ramsey, and Bruno Kajiyama. These collaborators have contributed repeatedly to their research efforts.

Thompson has published in several scholarly venues, including:

  • Psychology and Aging
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
  • Clinical Gerontologist
  • Innovation in Aging

Recognition of their contributions to psychology includes being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 1977.

Best Publications

  • Meta‐Analysis of Therapist Effects in Psychotherapy Outcome Studies

    Paul Crits-Christoph;Kathryn Baranackie;Julie S. Kurcias;Aaron T. Beck

  • End-of-life care and the effects of bereavement on family caregivers of persons with dementia.

    Richard Schulz;Aaron B. Mendelsohn;William E. Haley;Diane Mahoney

  • Comparative Effectiveness of Psychotherapies for Depressed Elders.

    Larry W. Thompson;Dolores Gallagher;Julia S. Breckenridge

  • Relationship Between Hyperglycemia and Cognitive Function in Older NIDDM Patients

    Gerald M Reaven;Larry W Thompson;David Nahum;Edmund Haskins

  • Prevalence of Depression in Family Caregivers

    Dolores Gallagher;Jonathon Rose;Patricia Rivera;Steven Lovett

  • Anger and Depression Management: Psychoeducational Skill Training Interventions for Women Caregivers of a Relative With Dementia

    David W. Coon;Larry Thompson;Ann Steffen;Kristen Sorocco

  • A pilot study of a yoga and meditation intervention for dementia caregiver stress.

    Lynn C. Waelde;Larry Thompson;Dolores Gallagher-Thompson

  • Effects of a Music Therapy Strategy on Depressed Older Adults

    Suzanne B. Hanser;Larry W. Thompson

  • Premotor and motor components of reaction time.

    Jack Botwinick;Larry W. Thompson

  • Reliability of the Beck Depression Inventory with older adults

    Dolores Gallagher;Gloria Nies;Larry W. Thompson

  • Verbal learning and/or memory improves with glycemic control in older subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

    Theodore J. Gradman;Ami Laws;Larry W. Thompson;Gerald M. Reaven

  • Change in Indices of Distress Among Latino and Anglo Female Caregivers of Elderly Relatives With Dementia: Site-Specific Results From the REACH National Collaborative Study

    Dolores Gallagher-Thompson;David W. Coon;Nancy Solano;Christian Ambler

  • Type A behavior pattern and coronary atherosclerosis.

    J A Blumenthal;R B Williams;Y Kong;S M Schanberg

  • Well-being, appraisal, and coping in Latina and Caucasian female dementia caregivers: findings from the REACH study.

    David W. Coon;M. Rubert;N. Solano;B. Mausbach

  • Treatment of major depressive disorder in older adult outpatients with brief psychotherapies.

    Dolores E. Gallagher;Larry W. Thompson

  • Comparison of desipramine and cognitive/behavioral therapy in the treatment of elderly outpatients with mild-to-moderate depression.

    Larry W. Thompson;David W. Coon;Dolores Gallagher-Thompson;Barbara R. Sommer

  • Handbook for clinical memory assessment of older adults

    Leonard W. Poon;Thomas Crook;Kenneth L. Davis;Carl Eisdorfer

  • The effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Sheung-Tak Cheng;Kin-Kit Li;Andrés Losada;Fan Zhang

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy and treatment for late-life depression

    Larry W. Thompson

  • Psychological Interventions for Dementia Caregivers: What We Have Achieved, What We Have Learned

    Sheung-Tak Cheng;Alma Au;Andrés Losada;Larry W. Thompson

  • Maintenance of Gains versus Relapse Following Brief Psychotherapy for Depression.

    Dolores Gallagher-Thompson;Patricia Hanley-Peterson;Larry W. Thompson

  • The effects of late-life spousal bereavement over a 30-month interval.

    Larry W. Thompson;Dolores Gallagher-Thompson;Andrew Futterman;Michael J. Gilewski

Frequent Co-Authors

Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson Stanford University School of Medicine
Nancy A. Pachana
Nancy A. Pachana University of Queensland
Jason M. Holland
Jason M. Holland University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Brent T. Mausbach
Brent T. Mausbach University of California, San Diego
Antonette M. Zeiss
Antonette M. Zeiss United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Alma Au
Alma Au Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Redford B. Williams
Redford B. Williams Duke University
Andrés Losada
Andrés Losada King Juan Carlos University
Sheung-Tak Cheng
Sheung-Tak Cheng Education University of Hong Kong
Helena C. Kraemer
Helena C. Kraemer Stanford University

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