Richard A. Zweig, Ph.D.
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Area of research
- Relationships between personality pathology, depression, and social functioning in older adults; risk and protective factors related to psychopathology and functional decline; doctoral level training in geropsychology.
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Location
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus 1300 Morris Park Avenue 143 Bronx, NY 10461
Research Profiles
Selected Publications
A. Original Communications in Reviewed Journals
Kato, K., Zweig, R.A., Schechter, S.B., Barzilai, N., & Atzmon, G. (2016). Positive attitude toward life, emotional expression, self-rated health, and depressive symptoms among centenarians and near-centenarians. Aging and Mental Health, 20(9), 930-939.
Karel, M., Altman, A., Zweig, R. & Hinrichsen, G. (2014). Supervision in professional geropsychology training: Perspectives of supervisors and supervisees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 8(1), 43-50.
Kato, K., Zweig, R.A., Schechter, S.B., Verghese, J., Barzilai, N., & Atzmon, G. (2013). Personality, Self-Rated Health, and Cognition in Centenarians: Do Personality and SelfRated Health Relate to Cognitive Function in Advanced Age? Aging, 5(3), 183-191.
Kato, K., Zweig, R.A., Barzilai, N., & Atzmon, G. (2012). Positive attitude towards life and emotional expression as personality phenotypes for centenarians. Aging, 4 (5), 1-9.
Holtzer, R., Zweig, R.A., & Siegel, L. (2012). Learning from the past and planning for the future: The challenges of and solutions for integrating aging into doctoral psychology training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 6 (3), 142-150.
Gordon, R., Rosenheck, R., Zweig, R.A., & Harpaz-Rotem (2012). Health and Social Adjustment of Homeless Older Adults with Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services, 63 (6), 561-568.
Karel, M., Holley, C., Whitbourne, S., Segal, D., Tazeau, Y., Emery, E., Molinari, V., Yang, J., Zweig, R. (2012). Preliminary Validation of a Tool to Assess Knowledge and Skills for Professional Geropsychology Practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 43(2), 110-117.
Karel, M.J., Emery, E.E., Molinari, V. & the CoPGTP Task Force on the Assessment of Geropsychology Competencies (2010). Development of a tool to evaluate geropsychology knowledge and skill competencies. International Psychogeriatrics, 22 (6), 886-896.
Snyder, R.J., & Zweig, R.A. (2010). Medical and psychology students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding aging and sexuality. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 31 (3), 235-255.
Qualls, S.H., Scogin, F., Zweig, R.A., Whitbourne, S.K. (2010). Predoctoral Training Models in Professional Geropsychology. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 4(2), 85-90. 2
Zweig, R.A. (2008). Personality Disorder in Older Adults: Assessment Challenges and Strategies. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39 (3), 298-305.
Zweig, R.A., & Turkel, E. (2007). The Social Adjustment Scale – Self Report: Psychometric properties for older adults. Psychological Reports, 101, 920-926.
Schmutte, T., Harris, S., Levin, R., Zweig, R., Katz, M., & Lipton, R. (2007). The Relation between Cognitive Functioning and Self-Reported Sleep Complaints in NonDemented Older Adults: Results from the Bronx Aging Study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 5, 39-56.
Zweig, R.A., Siegel, L., & Snyder, R. Clinical Gero-Psychology Training in Primary Care: Preliminary Findings from a Clinical Training Project (2006). Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 13, 19-28.
Zweig, R.A. (2005). Suicide Prevention in Older Adults: An Interdisciplinary Challenge. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 12, 260-263.
Zweig, R.A., Siegel, L., Hahn, S., Kuslansky, G., Byrne, K., Fyffe, D., Passman, V., Stewart, D., Hinrichsen, G. Doctoral clinical geropsychology training in a primary care setting (2005). Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 25, 109-129.
Hinrichsen, G., Zweig, R. Models of Training in Clinical Geropsychology (2005). Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 25, 1-4.
Zweig, R.A. (2003). Personality Disorders in Older Adults: Managing the Difficult Patient. Clinical Geriatrics, 11, 22-25.
Hillman, J., Stricker G., Zweig, R. (1997). Clinical Psychologists' Judgments of Older Adult Patients with Character Pathology: Implications for Practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 28, 179-183.
Hinrichsen, G.A., & Zweig, R.A. (1994). Family Issues in Late Life Depression. Journal of Long-term Home Health Care, 13, 4-15.
Zweig, R.A. & Hinrichsen, G.A. (1993). Factors Associated with Suicide Attempts in Depressed Older Adults: A Prospective Study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 150, 1687-1692.
Peterson, C. A., Levin, R., & Zweig, R. (1989). The Erotized Transference: An Adaptive Point of View. Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, 7, 129-141. 3
B. Books, Chapters in Books, and Review Articles
Books
Rosowsky, E., Abrams R., Zweig R. (Eds.) (1999). Personality Disorder in Older Adults: Emerging Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Chapters in Books
Balsis, S., Zweig, R., & Molinari, V. (2015). Personality disorders in later life. In P. Lichtenberg & B. Mast, (Eds.) Handbook of Professional Gero-Psychology: Vol. 2. Assessment, treatment, and issues of later life (pp.79-94). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Segal, D.L., Zweig, R., & Molinari, V. (2012). Personality disorders in later life. In S.K. Whitbourne & M. Sliwinski (Eds.) Handbook of Developmental Psychology: Adult Development and Aging (pp. 312-330). New York: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Zweig, R. A., & Agronin, M.E. (2011). Personality Disorders in Late Life. In M.E. Agronin, G.J. Maletta (Eds.) Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry (2nd ed. pp. 523-543). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
Zweig, R.A., & Parchi, D.S. (2011). Diagnostic and Treatment Issues Regarding Personality Disorder in Older Adults. In Abou-Saheh, M, Katona, C., Kumar, A (Eds.) Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry (3rd ed.) (pp. 655-661). Chichester, UK: Wiley.
Zweig, R.A., Marino, P., Hinrichsen, G.A. (2009). Insight-oriented, interpersonal, and integrative psychotherapy. In W. Reichman, P. Katz (eds.) Psychiatry in Long Term Care (2nd edition) (pp. 311-340). New York: Oxford University Press.
Zweig, R.A., Agronin, M.E. (2006). Personality Disorders in Late Life. In M.E. Agronin, G.J. Maletta (eds.) Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry (pp. 449-469). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
Zweig, R.A., Hillman, J. (1999). Personality Disorders in Adults: A Review. In E. Rosowsky, R. Abrams, R. Zweig (Eds.) Personality Disorder in Older Adults: Emerging Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment (pp. 31-53). NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Zweig, R.A., Hinrichsen, G.A. (1996). Insight-oriented and Supportive Psychotherapy. In W.E. Reichman, P. Katz (Eds.), Psychiatric Care in the Nursing Home (pp. 188-208). New York: Oxford University Press.