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Melanie S. Harned is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics within mental health and psychological treatment. These include Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Digital Mental Health Interventions, and Schizophrenia Research and Treatment.

Melanie S. Harned has published extensively, with 35 works identified in the field of Psychology. Frequent venues for publication include the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, with three publications, the Journal of Traumatic Stress with two, and PsycTESTS Dataset also with two publications. Other venues include Nature Human Behaviour, Behavior Therapy, Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, Psychological Services, and Psychological Assessment.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "A meta-analysis on the affect regulation function of real-time self-injurious thoughts and behaviours," 2022, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Does Adding the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) Protocol for PTSD to DBT Improve Outcomes in Public Mental Health Settings? A Pilot Nonrandomized Effectiveness Trial With Benchmarking," 2020, Behavior Therapy
  • "The inclusion of ethnoracial, sexual, and gender minority groups in randomized controlled trials of dialectical behavior therapy: A systematic review of the literature," 2022, Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
  • "Provider perspectives on delivering dialectical behavior therapy via telehealth during COVID-19 in the Department of Veterans Affairs," 2021, Psychological Services
  • "The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Adherence Coding Scale (DBT ACS): Psychometric properties," 2021, Psychological Assessment

Melanie S. Harned has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Sara C. Schmidt, Kathryn E. Korslund, Robert Gallop, Kevin S. Kuehn, and Kevin M. King.

Best Publications

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for High Suicide Risk in Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial and Component Analysis

    Marsha M. Linehan;Kathryn E. Korslund;Melanie S. Harned;Robert J. Gallop

  • Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents at High Risk for Suicide: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Elizabeth McCauley;Elizabeth McCauley;Michele S. Berk;Michele S. Berk;Joan R. Asarnow;Molly C. Adrian;Molly C. Adrian

  • A pilot randomized controlled trial of Dialectical Behavior Therapy with and without the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure protocol for suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder and PTSD

    Melanie S. Harned;Kathryn E. Korslund;Marsha M. Linehan

  • Examining potential contraindications for prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD

    Agnes van Minnen;Melanie S. Harned;Lori A. Zoellner;Katherine Mills

  • Which training method works best? A randomized controlled trial comparing three methods of training clinicians in dialectical behavior therapy skills.

    Linda A. Dimeff;Kelly Koerner;Eric A. Woodcock;Blair Beadnell

  • Treating PTSD in suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder: Development and preliminary evaluation of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol

    Melanie S. Harned;Kathryn E. Korslund;Edna B. Foa;Marsha M. Linehan

  • Treating co-occurring Axis I disorders in recurrently suicidal women with borderline personality disorder: a 2-year randomized trial of dialectical behavior therapy versus community treatment by experts

    Melanie S. Harned;Alexander L. Chapman;Elizabeth T. Dexter-Mazza;Angela Murray

  • Sexual assault and other types of sexual harassment by workplace personnel: a comparison of antecedents and consequences.

    Melanie S. Harned;Alayne J. Ormerod;Patrick A. Palmieri;Linda L. Collinsworth

  • Changes in comorbid conditions after prolonged exposure for PTSD: a literature review

    Agnes van Minnen;Lori A. Zoellner;Melanie S. Harned;Katherine Mills

  • Impact of Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Suicidal Women With Borderline Personality Disorder

    Melanie S. Harned;Shireen L. Rizvi;Marsha M. Linehan

  • Self-Harm and Suicidal Behavior in Women with Comorbid PTSD and Substance Dependence

    Melanie S. Harned;Lisa M. Najavits;Lisa M. Najavits;Lisa M. Najavits;Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss

  • Applications of dialectical behavior therapy to the treatment of complex trauma-related problems: when one case formulation does not fit all.

    Amy W. Wagner;Shireen L. Rizvi;Melanie S. Harned

  • Predicting adoption of exposure therapy in a randomized controlled dissemination trial.

    Melanie S. Harned;Linda A. Dimeff;Eric A. Woodcock;Ignacio Contreras

  • Six-month treatment outcomes of cocaine-dependent patients with and without PTSD in a multisite national trial.

    Lisa M Najavits;Melanie S Harned;Robert J Gallop;Stephen F Butler

  • Dialectical behavior therapy as a precursor to PTSD treatment for suicidal and/or self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder.

    Melanie S. Harned;Safia C. Jackson;Katherine A. Comtois;Marsha M. Linehan

  • Impact of dialectical behavior therapy versus community treatment by experts on emotional experience, expression, and acceptance in borderline personality disorder.

    Andrada D. Neacsiu;Anita Lungu;Melanie S. Harned;Shireen L. Rizvi

  • Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Prolonged Exposure to Treat Co-Occurring Borderline Personality Disorder and PTSD: Two Case Studies.

    Melanie S. Harned;Marsha M. Linehan

  • Exposing clinicians to exposure: a randomized controlled dissemination trial of exposure therapy for anxiety disorders.

    Melanie S. Harned;Linda A. Dimeff;Eric A. Woodcock;Tim Kelly

  • Dialectical behavior therapy and domains of functioning over two years

    Chelsey R. Wilks;Kathryn E. Korslund;Melanie S. Harned;Marsha M. Linehan

  • A comparison of borderline personality disorder with and without eating disorders

    Eunice Yu Chen;Milton Zebediah Brown;Melanie Susanna Harned;Marsha Marie Linehan

  • The therapeutic alliance as a predictor of outcome in dialectical behavior therapy versus nonbehavioral psychotherapy by experts for borderline personality disorder.

    Jamie D. Bedics;David C. Atkins;Melanie S. Harned;Marsha M. Linehan

Frequent Co-Authors

Marsha M. Linehan
Marsha M. Linehan University of Washington
Katherine Anne Comtois
Katherine Anne Comtois University of Washington
Robert Gallop
Robert Gallop West Chester University
Shireen L. Rizvi
Shireen L. Rizvi Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David C. Atkins
David C. Atkins University of Washington
Lisa M. Najavits
Lisa M. Najavits University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Thomas R. Lynch
Thomas R. Lynch University of Southampton
Thomas J. Dishion
Thomas J. Dishion Arizona State University
Agnes van Minnen
Agnes van Minnen Radboud University
Daniel M. Blonigen
Daniel M. Blonigen VA Palo Alto Health Care System

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