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Robert M. Carney, PhD
Current
Position
Professor of Psychiatry
Education and Training
B.A.: Psychology, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, 1969
Ph.D.: Counseling Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978
Major Awards
Fellow, Academy of Cognitive Therapy
Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine
Fellow, Academy of Behavioral Medicine
Visiting Scholar, American Psychosomatic Society
Areas of Clinical Interest
Certified cognitive therapist, depression in cardiac patients, smoking cessation, behavioral cardiovascular disease prevention
Areas of Research Interests
Depression in cardiovascular disease
Key Publications
Carney RM, Freedland KE (2012 Feb). Is there a high-risk subtype of depression in patients with coronary heart disease? Curr Psychiatry Rep. 14:1-7. Full Article ->
Carney RM, Freedland KE (2012 Jan). Are somatic symptoms of depression better predictors of cardiac events than cognitive symptoms in coronary heart disease? Psychosom Med. 74(1):33-38. Full Article ->
von Kanel R, Carney RM, Zhao S, Whooley MA (2011 Mar). Heart rate variability and biomarkers of systemic inflammation in patients with stable coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study. Clin Res Cardiol. 100(3): 241-7. Full Article ->
Freedland KE, Carney RM, Rich MW (2011 Jan). Effect of depression on prognosis in heart failure. Heart Fail Clin. 7(1): 11-21. Full Article ->
Carney RM, Freedland KE, Stein PK, Steinmeyer BC, Harris WS, Rubin EH, Krone RJ, Rich MW (2010 Oct). Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on heart rate variability in depressed patients with coronary heart disease. Psychosom Med. 72(8): 748-54. Full Article ->
Carney RM, Freedland KE, Rubin EH, Rich MW, Steinmeyer BC, Harris WS (2009 Oct 21). Omega-3 augmentation of sertraline in treatment of depression in patients with coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 302(15): 1651-7. Full Article ->
Funded Research Projects
NHLBI (PI): Cardiac Risk Markers and Unremitting Depression in Acute Coronary Syndrome
NHLBI (Co-Investigator): Treatment of Functional Impairment in Patients with Heart Failure and Comorbid Depression
NHLBI (PI): Comparison of Depression Interventions after Acute Coronary Syndrome (CODIACS)
AHRQ (PI): Randomized Controlled Trial of Screening for Depression in Cardiac Outpatients