Steven L. Sayers
Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Philadelphia VAMC
MIRECC/116a
3900 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
MIRECC/116a
3900 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-823-5800 (ext 5196)
Fax: 215-823-4123
Fax: 215-823-4123
Email:
steven.sayers@va.gov
steven.sayers@va.gov
Publications
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
University of South Florida, Tampa , 1982.
M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , 1985.
PhD (Clinical Psychology, minor in Quantitative Psych.)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990.
B.A. (Psychology)
University of South Florida, Tampa , 1982.
M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , 1985.
PhD (Clinical Psychology, minor in Quantitative Psych.)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990.
Post-Graduate Training
Clinical Psychology Internship, Department of Psychiatry, Temple University Health Science Center, 1987-1988.
Permanent linkClinical Psychology Internship, Department of Psychiatry, Temple University Health Science Center, 1987-1988.
Description of Research Expertise
Marriage, Family, Health Psychology, Social Support, Treatment Adherence, Self-careDescription of Clinical Expertise
Marital and Family Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral TherapyDescription of Other Expertise
Analysis of observational dataSelected Publications
Rosenfarb, I. S., Bellack, A. S., Aziz, N., Kratz, K. M., Sayers, S. L.: Race, family interactions, and patient stabilization in schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 113: 109-115, 2004.Blanchard, J. J., Sayers, S. L., Collins, L. M., Bellack, A. S.: : Affectivity in the problem-solving interactions of schizophrenia patients. Schizophrenia Research 69: 105-117, 2004.
Harding, S., Sayers, S. L., McGrath, Dieke, A., McGrath, K., Coyne, J., Samaha, F.: Exacerbations of heart failure as an index of treatment outcome. March 2003 Notes: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sayers, S. L., McGrath, K., Harding, S., Coyne, J. C., Samaha, F.: Depression, family environment, and adherence to treatment of heart failure. March 2003 Notes: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sayers, S.L., White, T., McGrath, K., Oslin, D., Zubritsky, C., Katz, I.: Barriers to medical care and family involvement in medical settings for older adults. March 2003 Notes: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Oslin, D.W., Sayers, S.L., Ross, J., Kane, V., Ten Have, T., Conigliaro, J., Cornelius, J.: : Primary Care Based Telephone Disease Management for Depression and At-Risk Drinking. Psychosomatic Medicine 65: 931-937, 2003.
Thompson, R., Kane, V., Sayers, S.L., Brown, G.K., Coyne, J.C., Katz, I.R.: An assessment of suicide in an urban VA medical center. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes 65: 326-337, 2002.
Thompson, R., Katz, I.R., Kane, V.R., Sayers, S.L.: Cause of death in veterans receiving general medical and mental health care. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 190: 789-792, 2002.
Sayers, S. L., Bellack, A. S., McGrath, K., Haas, G. L.: Reliability and validity of the FPSICS observational coding system. August 2002 Notes: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Sayers, S. L., White, T.M., McGrath, K., Oslin, D., Zubritsky, C., Katz, I.: Barriers to medical care and family involvement in medical treatment. August 2002 Notes: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
