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David Atkins, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Avenue, PSB-5058
Box 359911
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 897-4210

datkins@u.washington.edu

Educational Background:

  • BA, Stanford University- Palo Alto, CA, Psychology, 1994
  • MA, Stanford University- Palo Alto, CA, Psychology, 1995
  • PhD, University of Washington- Seattle, WA, Clinical Psychology, 2003

Current Research Interests:

  • Statistical methods
  • Longitudinal research
  • Sexuality
  • Couples

Funded Research Projects:

Evaluation of Clients Contacts in the Rethinking Care Project (PI: Krupski)
Sponsor: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
4/09-9/09 


Selected Publications:

  • Roshanaei-Moghaddam B, Pauly M, Atkins DC, Baldwin SA, Stein MB, Roy-Byrne P (In Press). Relative effects of CBT and pharmacotherapy in depression vs. anxiety: Is medication somewhat better for depression, and CBT somewhat better for anxiety? Depression and Anxiety.
  • Gallop, R. J., Dimidjian, S., Atkins, D. C., & Muggeo, V. (2011). Quantifying treatment effects when flexibly modeling individual change in a nonlinear mixed effects model. Journal of Data Science, 9, 221-241.
  • Atkins, D.C., Bortnik, K. E., Hahlweg, K., & Klann, N. (2011). The association between marital discord and depression in a community-based sample of couples seeking treatment. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 10, 20-33. 
  • Comtois, K. A., Kerbrat, A. H., Atkins, D.C., Harned, M. S., & Elwood, L. (2010). Feasibility of Recovery for Individuals Psychiatrically Disabled by Borderline Personality Disorder: A Pilot of DBT-ACES. Psychiatric Services, 61, 1106-1111.
  • Kaysen, D. L., Kindgren, K. P., Lee, C. M., Lewis, M. A., Fossos, N., & Atkins, D. C. (2010). Alcohol-involved assault and the course of PTSD in female crime victims. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23, 523-527.
  • Lewis, M. A., Neighbors, C., Geisner, I. M., Lee, C. M., Kilmer, J. R. & Atkins, D. C. (2010). Examining the relationship between severity of injunctive drinking norms and alcohol-related problems: The roles of alcohol consumption and identity. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 24, 177-189.
  • Atkins, D. C., Dimidjian, S., Bedics, J. D., & Christensen, A. (2009). Couple discord and depression in couples during couple therapy and in depressed individuals during depression treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 1089-1099.
  • Atkins, D.C. (2009).Clinical trials methodology: randomization, intent-to-treat, and random-effects regression. Depression and Anxiety, 26(8),697-700.
  • Larimer, M.E., Malone, D.K., Garner, M.D., Atkins, D.C., Burlingham, B., Lonczak, H.S., Tanzer, K., Ginzler, J., Clifasefi, S.L., Hobson, W.G., & Marlatt, G.A. (2009). Health care and public service use and costs before and after provision of housing for chronically homeless persons with severe alcohol problems. JAMA, 301(13), 1349-57.
  • Atkins, D.C. (2007). Regression. In W.A. Darity (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Ed. (pp. 136-137). New York: Thomson/Gale.
  • Atkins, D.C., & Gallop, R.J. (2007). Re-thinking how family researchers model infrequent outcomes: A tutorial on count regression and zero-inflated models. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 726-735.
  • Atkins, D.C., (2006). Multilevel models can be so confusing, on so many different levels. Couples Research and Therapy, 12, 8-10.
  • Dimidjian, S., Hollon, S.D., Dobson, K.S., Schmaling, K.B., Kohlenberg, R.J., Addis, M., Gallop, J.K., Atkins, D.C., & Dunner, D.L. (2006). Behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and anti-depressant medication in the acute treatment of major depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 658-670.
  • Doss, B.D., & Atkins, D.C. (2006). Investigating treatment mediators when random assignment to a control group is not possible. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 13, 321-336.
  • Atkins, D.C. (2005). Using multilevel models to analyze marital and family treatment data: Basic and advanced issues. Journal of Family Psychology, 19, 98-110.
  • Atkins, D.C., Bedics, J.D., McGlinchey, J.B., & Beauchaine, T.P. (2005). Choosing a method of clinical significance: Does it matter which method we use? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 982-989.
  • Burke, B.L., Dunn, C.W., Atkins, D.C., & Phelps, J. (2005). The emerging evidence base for motivational interviewing: A meta-analytic and qualitative inquiry. Journal of
    Cognitive Psychotherapy    , 18, 309-322.
  
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