credentials & publications
This page uses the supplied 2023 CV as its only publication source. The records are organized by concern so the professional history is easier to follow.
credentials
University of Pennsylvania, Professional Psychology, 1985.
Board Certification in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, 2014.
Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, now the Academy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 1999-present.
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional through the International Association of Trauma Professionals, now Evergreen, 2020-present.
I continue to serve as faculty to the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania in Psychology in Psychiatry from my video-only residential office. Penn does not endorse or host this independent online practice.
E.PASSPORT and AITP #4783, listed in the CV from 2020-present. Authorization is not the same as licensure in every participating state.
Books, clinical references, artwork, and framed credentials photographed in Dr. Berchick’s library.
Independent verification should use the issuing organization’s current directory or credential office. No external credential-verification URLs were supplied in the CV. The complete 2023 CV is available from the practice’s current website: .
publications
The supplied CV lists 13 publications and papers. The record is organized by concern so readers can move from a research topic to the corresponding clinical context.
records
13
source-confirmed publications and papers
source
Supplied CV
publication list
organized groups
4/5
groups currently meeting the record minimum
research publications
4 of 5 groups currently meet the two-record minimum.
Depression
Work concerning depression, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms.
A. T. Beck, G. Brown, R. J. Berchick, B. L. Stewart, & R. A. Steer. Archives of General Psychiatry, 147(2), 190-195.
This article reports replication work examining the relationship between hopelessness and ultimate suicide in psychiatric outpatients.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
R. A. Steer, A. T. Beck, G. Brown, & R. J. Berchick. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 43(2), 246-250.
This article examines whether self-reported depressive symptoms differentiate recurrent major depression from dysthymic disorders.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
Anxiety
Work concerning anxiety, diagnosis, and public-speaking anxiety.
R. J. Berchick. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
This dissertation examines public speaking anxiety before and after introductory speech classes.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
J. H. Riskind, A. T. Beck, R. J. Berchick, G. Brown, & R. A. Steer. Archives of General Psychiatry, 44(9), 817-820.
This article examines the reliability of DSM-III diagnoses for major depression and generalized anxiety disorder using the SCID.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
Panic
Work concerning cognitive therapy and treatment for panic disorder.
A. T. Beck, L. Solkol, D. A. Clark, R. Berchick, & F. Wright. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 149(6), 778-783.
This study examines focused cognitive therapy for panic disorder using a crossover design and one-year follow-up.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
F. M. Dattilio & R. J. Berchick. In A. Freeman & F. M. Dattilio (Eds.), Comprehensive Casebook of Cognitive Therapy. Plenum Press, New York.
This book chapter addresses the treatment of panic disorder in college students.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
L. Sokol-Kessler, A. T. Beck, R. L. Greenberg, R. J. Berchick, & F. D. Wright. The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease.
This article presents cognitive therapy of panic disorder as a non-pharmacological alternative.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
Trauma
Publication records explicitly concerning trauma, when confirmed in the source list.
The supplied CV does not contain the two source-confirmed records required to publish this group. It remains pending the complete publication list.
Other / General
Crisis intervention, professional perspective, reviews, and other general work.
A. Schoenly and R. J. Berchick. In F. M. Dattilio, D. I. Shapiro, & D. S. Greenaway (Eds.), Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies in Crisis Intervention. Guilford Press, New York.
This chapter addresses cognitive-behavioral strategies for responding to crises involving older adults.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
M. J. Nelinson and R. J. Berchick. Conference paper, NTTR-SIG, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy; ResearchGate.
This conference paper offers a forty-year perspective on ABCT and the NIMH position on neuroscience.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
R. J. Berchick & F. D. Wright. In B. Bonger (Ed.), Suicide: Guidelines for Assessment, Management & Treatment. Oxford University Press, New York.
This chapter presents cognitive guidelines for handling a suicidal patient.
Source: Berchick CV, Publications and Papers. No DOI or authorized publisher URL is supplied in the CV.
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