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Roger D. Weiss

Roger D. Weiss, M.D.

Dr. Weiss’s primary research interest is treatment of comorbid substance abuse and psychiatric illness. One of his projects has been development of Integrated Group Therapy for patients with bipolar and substance use disorders. In addition, he has been involved as PI on the Harvard site for NIDA’s Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study; COMBINE (an NIAA project); the Northern New England Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network; and a multi-site study of treatment of opioid analgesic dependence.

Positions

  • Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Clinical Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA

 

Education

  • MD, 1976, Tufts University School of Medicine

 

Relevant Publications

  • Meade CS, Weiss RD. Substance abuse as a risk factor for HIV sexual risk behavior among persons with severe mental illness: Review of evidence and exploration of mechanisms. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 2007;14:23—33.
  • Harned MS, Najavits LM, Weiss RD, Self-Harm and Suicidal Behavior in Women with Comorbid PTSD and Substance Dependence. The American Journal on Addictions. 2006;15:392—395.
  • Weiss RD, Kueppenbender KD. Combining psychosocial treatment with pharmacotherapy for alcohol dependence. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2006;26(Suppl 1):37—42.
  • Najavits LM, Schmitz M, Gotthardt S, Weiss RD. Seeking safety plus exposure therapy: An outcome study on dual diagnosis men. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2005;37:425—435.
  • Weiss RD, LoCastro JS, Swift R, et al. Use of a “Psychotherapy with No Pills” Treatment Condition as Part of a Combined Pharmacotherapy-Psychotherapy Research Study of Alcohol Dependence. J Studies on Alcohol. 2005;66(Suppl 15):43—49.

 

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