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Dr. Thomas
A. Widiger My research interests are concerned generally with the
diagnosis and classification of psychopathology. I am more specifically
interested in the validity of the American Psychiatric Association’s
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV); dimensional
models of personality disorder; assessment of personality disorder with
self-report inventories, unstructured clinical interviews, and
semi-structured clinical interviews; gender biases in the diagnosis of mental
disorders; the relationship of personality to psychopathology; and the
differentiation of normal from abnormal psychological functioning. I will
typically have anywhere from four to eight graduate students and one
undergraduate honor’s student, either completing their thesis or dissertation
within my lab. I currently serve as Associate Editor for the Journal of
Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Annual
Review of Clinical Psychology, and Journal of Personality Disorders. I also
serve on the editorial board of additional journals as a Consulting Editor
(e.g., Psychological Bulletin, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice,
Journal of Personality Assessment, and Assessment. I am currently a member of
the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and American Psychiatric
Association Research Planning Committee for DSM-V. In the past I have served
as a panel member for NIMH review committees for Clinical Psychopathology and
for Behavioral & Biobehavioral Processes and as the Research Coordinator
for DSM-IV, helping to develop and monitor the process by which the
construction of the diagnostic manual was guided by empirical research. My clinical interests are concerned primarily with the
treatment of anxiety, mood, and personality disorders. My theoretical
perspective for clinical treatment is guided largely by cognitive-behavioral
and psychodynamic principles. I also have a strong interest in ethical and
legal issues, teaching a course on Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology and
serving in the past as an investigator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky State
Board of Psychology. Finally, it might be important to note that I have two cats,
Lisa and Charles. Both Lisa and Charles obtained their primary psychological
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