Eric Youngstrom

Eric Youngstrom
Born Eric Youngstrom
United States
Residence Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Nationality American
Fields Clinical psychologist, professor, researcher
Institutions University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alma mater University of Delaware
Known for his research on bipolar disorder in children, evidence-based assessment in psychology,

Eric Arden Youngstrom, Ph.D. is an American clinical child and adolescent psychologist, professor of psychology and neuroscience, and psychiatry, at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] He is currently the acting director of the Center for Excellence of research and treatment of bipolar disorder.[2]

Impact

Dr. Youngstrom is internationally noted for his research in evidence based assessment and other effective assessments for children with bipolar disorder.[3][4][5] He has also developed or co-developed several self- and parent-report psychological measures including the parent version of the General Behavior Inventory and the 7 Up 7 Down Inventory.[6]

Professional roles and memberships

Dr. Youngstrom is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association,[7] the Association for Psychological Science[8] and an elected full member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. He also serves on Boards for several organizations, including, nationally as current president of the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.

Dr. Youngstrom has also consulted on the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). He chairs the Work Group on Child Diagnosis for the International Society for Bipolar Disorders.

References

  1. Hill, The University of North Carolina at Chapel. "Welcome! - Eric A. Youngstrom, Ph.D.". Eric A. Youngstrom, Ph.D.
  2. "UNC Creates Center for Bipolar Research, Treatment - UNC General Alumni Association". alumni.unc.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "Eric Youngstrom Ph.D. This Emotional Life". thisemotionallife.org. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. "Eric Youngstrom". CREST.BD.
  5. "Myths and Realities About Bipolar Disorder". http://www.apa.org. External link in |website= (help)
  6. Youngstrom, EA; Murray, G; Johnson, SL; Findling, RL (December 2013). "The 7 up 7 down inventory: a 14-item measure of manic and depressive tendencies carved from the General Behavior Inventory.". Psychological assessment. 25 (4): 1377–83. PMID 23914960.
  7. "Division 53 Division Fellows". www.clinicalchildpsychology.org.
  8. "Association for Psychological Science: APS Fellows". www.psychologicalscience.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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