Steven L. Sayers - Faculty Biosketch

Steven L. Sayers, BA, MA, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center

Executive Committee Member, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center (Philadelphia)

Department: Psychiatry

Contact information

Philadelphia VAMC
MIRECC/116a
3900 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-823-5196
Fax: 215-823-4123

Email:
steven.sayers@va.gov

Publications

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Dept. of Psychiatry

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.

Post-Graduate Training
Clinical Psychology Internship, Department of Psychiatry, Temple University Health Science Center, 1987-1988.

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Description of Research Expertise

Couples, Family, Health Psychology, Social Support, Treatment Adherence, Self-care, Suicide Prevention

Description of Clinical Expertise

Marital and Family Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Description of Other Expertise

Analysis of observational data

Selected Publications

Tang, Hsin-Yi Jean, Sayers, Steven L., Weissinger, Guy, Riegel, Barbara: The Role of Depression in Medication Adherence Among Heart Failure Patients. Clinical Nursing Research. Sage Periodicals Press, 23(3): 231-44, Jun 2013.

Riegel, Barbara, Ratcliffe, Sarah J., Weintraub, William S., Sayers, Steven L., Goldberg, Lee R., Potashnik, Sheryl, Weaver, Terri E., Pressler, Susan J.: Double jeopardy: the influence of excessive daytime sleepiness and impaired cognition on health-related quality of life in adults with heart failure. European Journal Of Heart Failure. Oxford Journals, 14(7): 730-736, Jul 2012.

Sayers, Steven L.: Family reintegration difficulties and couples therapy for military veterans and their spouses. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Elsevier Science, 18(1): 108-119, Feb 2011 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2010.03.002.

Sayers, S.L.: Assessment of couples. Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Harry T. Reis & Susan Sprecher (eds.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, Page: 118-120, April 2009 Notes: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412958479.n41.

Sayers, S. L., Farrow, V. A., Ross, J., Oslin, D. W.: Family problems among recently returned military veterans referred for a mental health evaluation. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 70(2): 163-170, Feb 2009.

Cohen, A.N., Glynn, S.M., Murray-Swank, A.B., Barrio, C., Fischer, E.P., McCutcheon, S.J., Perlick, D.A., Rotondi, A.J., Sayers, S.L., Sherman, M.D., Dixon, L.B. : The family forum: Directions for the implementation of family psychoeducation for severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services 59(1): 40-98, Jan 2008.

Sayers, S.L., Riegel, B., Goldberg L.R., Coyne, J.C., & Samaha, F.F: Clinical Exacerbations as a Surrogate Endpoint in Heart Failure Research. Heart & Lung 37(1): 28-35, Jan 2008.

Sayers, S.L., Riegel, B., Pawlowski, S., Coyne, J.C., Samaha, F. : Social support and self-care of patients with heart failure. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 35(1): 70-79, Feb 2008.

Sayers, S.L., White, T., Zubritsky, C., Oslin, D: Family Involvement in the Care of Healthy Medical Outpatients. Family Practice 23(3): 317-324, Jun 2006.

Kohn, C.S., Sayers, S.L.: Extreme relationship standards in the context of discordant and nondiscordant couples. Cognitive and behavioral practice 12(3): 319-323, Jan 2005 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1077-7229(05)80054-9.