Alan Kazdin, Ph.D.

John M. Musser Professor of Psychology
and Child Psychiatry
Professor, Institute for Social and Policy Studies
Director, Yale Parenting Center and
Child Conduct Clinic,
Yale University

Email:
alan.kazdin@yale.edu

 

 

URL:
Yale Psychology

Alan Kazdin’s research focuses on the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of childhood dysfunction, especially oppositional, defiant, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. His lab works with children referred for treatment at the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic, an outpatient service for children and families. He is interested in developing effective child- and family-based interventions to improve current child functioning and to controvert the poor long-term prognosis of antisocial behavior. The research examines diverse facets of child and family functioning (e.g., stress, child-rearing practices, quality of family life), processes and outcomes of child therapy (e.g., therapeutic alliance, parent depression), and mediators, moderators, and mechanisms of therapeutic change.

 

Select Publications

De Los Reyes, A., & Kazdin, A.E. (2005). Discrepancies among informants' ratings of childhood psychopathology: A critical review, theoretical framework, and recommendations for further study. Psychological Bulletin, 131 , 483-509

De Los Reyes, A., & Kazdin, A.E. (2006). Conceptualizing changes in behavior in intervention research: The Range of Possible Changes Model. Psychological Review, 113, 554-583.

Kazdin, A.E. (2005). Parent management training: Treatment for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior in children and adolescents . New York: Oxford University Press.

Kazdin, A.E. (2006). Arbitrary metrics: Implications for identifying evidence-based treatments. American Psychologist, 61, 42-49.

Kazdin, A.E. (in press). Mediators and mechanisms of change in psychotherapy research. In S. Nolen-Hoeksema, T.D. Cannon, & T. Widiger (Eds.), Annual Review of Clinical Psychology.

Kazdin, A.E., Marciano, P.L., & Whitley, M. (2005). The therapeutic alliance in cognitive-behavioral treatment of children referred for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 726-730.

Kazdin, A.E., & Whitley, M.K. (2006). Pretreatment social relations, therapeutic alliance, and improvements in parenting practices in parent management training. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 7 4 , 346-355.

Kazdin, A.E., & Whitley, M.K. (2006). Comorbidity, case complexity, and effects of evidence-based treatment for children referred for disruptive behavior. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 455-467.

Kazdin, A.E., Whitley, M., & Marciano, P.L. (2006). Child-therapist and parent-therapist alliance and therapeutic change in the treatment of children referred for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 436-445.

Nock, M.K. & Kazdin, A.E. (2005) Randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention for increasing participation in parent management training. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 872-879.