CURRICULUM VITAE
Drew Westen, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 36 Eagle Row Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: 404.727.7407 Fax: 404.727.0372 Cell: 404.375.6639 [email protected]
Education:
1985 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Michigan.
1981 M.A. in Social and Political Thought, University of Sussex (England).
1980 A.B. in Social Studies, magna cum laude, Harvard University.
Employment:
2002- Professor, Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University
2003-2007 Director, Clinical Psychology Program, Emory University
2009- Co-Founder, Implicit Strategies, LLC
2007- Founder, Westen Strategies, LLC
2000-2002 Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Boston University
2000-2002 Director, Adolescent and Adult Personality Programs, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University
1996-1999 Adjunct Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston
1993-1999 Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
1992-1999 Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
1991-1999 Chief Psychologist and Director of Psychology Training, Department of Psychiatry, The Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School
1990-1992 Organizational consultant, The Children and Youth Initiative, Detroit, Michigan
1986-1991 Adjunct Assistant Professor (full time), Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
1987-1991 Supervising psychologist, Psychological Clinic, University of Michigan
1987- Private practice in Clinical Psychology
1985-1986 Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
1985-1987 Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan. Full-time clinical work and research on the inpatient adolescent unit at Children's Psychiatric Hospital.
1982-1985 Psychology Intern, Adult Outpatient Service of the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, and University of Michigan Counseling Center (half-time). A.P.A. approved internship.
Selected Honors, Awards, and Activities:
2020- Strategic adviser and media and message consultant and trainer to the Democratic Caucus of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus.
2019 Annual Constitution Day Speaker, Tennessee Tech University.
2019 Invited participant, Royal Society and British Academy of Science, Exploratory Workshop on Narrative and Science.
2019 Sidney J. Blatt Memorial Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Yale University.
2018 Special Section on the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale–Global Rating Method: From Research to Practice. Journal of Personality Assessment.
2010-2016 Strategic adviser and media and message trainer to the Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives.
2010-2016 Strategic adviser to the Congressional Progressive Caucus of the United States House of Representatives.
2010-2013 Advisory Board, DSM-5 Work Group on Personality Disorders.
2008-2012 Strategic adviser to the Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate.
2009 William J. Clinton Distinguished Lecturer, The Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas.
2009 Elected as Fellow, Association for Psychological Science.
2009 Award for Research Distinction, Advertising Research Foundation.
2009 Great Mind Award, Advertising Research Foundation.
2006 Annual Scientific Paper Award, American Psychoanalytic Association.
2004 Participant, DSM-V Planning Committee Conference, Dimensional Diagnosis of Personality Disorders.
2004 Theodore Millon Mid-Career Award in Personality Psychology, Society for Clinical Psychology (Division 12) of the American Psychological Association.
2004-2005 Member, American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Evidence Based Practice.
2003 Visiting Professor, University College, London; Faculty, International Psycho-Analytic Research Training Program.
2003 Sherman Feinstein Annual Lecture, International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry. Rome, Italy.
2002 Boyer Prize, Society for Psychological Anthropology, American Anthropological Association.
2002 Distinguished Contribution to Research Award, Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association.
2001 G. Stanley Hall Lecture, American Psychological Association.
2001- Honorary member, American Psychoanalytic Association. 2000 Mary Margaret Voorhees Distinguished Visiting Professor, Menninger School of Medicine, Topeka, Kansas, April.
1995- Attendee, Renaissance Weekend, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
1991 Golden Apple Award for outstanding undergraduate teacher at the University of Michigan.
1991 Selected as Superstar Teacher by The Teaching Company (in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution).
1990 Master Lecturer Award, Michigan Psychological Association.
1990 Selected Best Professor at the University of Michigan by the Michigan Daily.
1989 Selected Best Professor at the University of Michigan by the Michigan Daily.
1985 University of Michigan Teaching Assistant Award.
1980-1981 Rotary Foundation Fellowship.
1976-1978 Edwards-Whitaker Prize, Harvard Club of Atlanta Scholarship, and Detur Prize for scholarship, Harvard University.
Selected Recent and Current Board Memberships/ Service:
2018-2019 Chair of the Board of Trustees, Better Georgia (501c4), Atlanta, GA.
2011-2019 Member of Board of Trustees, Better Georgia (501c3 and 501c4), Atlanta, GA.
2010-2017 Member of Board of Trustees, Working America, Washington, D.C.
2010-2013 Member of Board of Trustees, The Children’s School, Atlanta, GA.
2010-2011 Member, Ford Foundation Project on Building Knowledge for Social Justice
Recent Grant Support (still actively analyzing and writing):
Principal Investigator, U.S. Site., Israel Binational Science Foundation, BSF Grant No: 2011163. A comparative study investigating the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of prototype diagnosis, $280,000, September 2012-2017.
Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Mental Health R01-MH78100, Comparing Dimensional Approaches to Personality Diagnosis, $3,483,000, 08/22/07-08/01/13.
Co-Investigator, Predictors of Treatment Response in Major Depression: The Emory CIDAR grant. National Institutes of Mental Health 1P50-MH07708301, $7,500,000, 07/14/06 – 06/30/11.
Co-investigator, National Institutes of Mental Health, Predictors of Treatment Response, Relapse, and Recurrence in Major Depression (Edward Craighead, Principal Investigator), 07/01/07 – 06/30/12, $4,913,663.
Principal Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health R01-MH62378, Adolescent Personality Pathology, 5 years, $1,266,986, June, 2000-May, 2005.
Principal Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health R01-MH62377, Classification and Measurement of Personality Disorders, 5 years, $1,123,553, June, 2000-May, 2005.
Selected Publications:
Nakash, O., Nagar, M., & Westen, D. (in press). Concordance between clinician, patient and independent interviewer’s identification of suicidality. Israeli Journal of Psychiatry and Related Disorders.
Westen, D., & Heim, A. (in press). Theories of personality disorders. In Oldham, J., Skodol, A., & Bender, D., Textbook of Personality Disorders, 3rd edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing. Arlington, VA.
Nakash, O., Nagar, M., Razon, L., & Westen, D. (in press). Association between attachment patterns and personality disorders: A multi-method multi-informant study using a clinical sample. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
Westen, D. (2020, June 22). Democrats should steer clear of ‘defunding the police.’ Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/22/democrats-should-steer- clear-defunding-police/.
Westen, D. (2020, May 8). How to win an election. Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/202004/how-win-election.
Nagar, M., Nakash, O., & Westen, D. (2020). Unpacking childhood experiences of abuse: can clinicians identify their patients' history of abuse? Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 396- 408. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2020.1719264.
Westen, D. (2020, March 20). Solving the coronavirus economic downturn — good psychology makes for good politics and policy. The Hill, https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/488612-solving-the-coronavirus-economic-downturn-good- psychology-makes-for-good.
Nakash, O., Nagar, M., & Westen, D. (2019). Validity and clinical utility of DSM and empirically derived prototype diagnosis for personality disorders in predicting adaptive functioning. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 10(2), 105-113. doi:10.1037/per0000293.
Westen, D. (2019, December 1). Bloomberg could be the Democrats' backstop. CNN.com, https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/01/opinions/michael-bloomberg-centrist-beat-donald- trump-westen/index.html.
Westen, D. (2019, November 18). The right analogy on impeachment. The Hill, https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/470909-the-right-analogy-on-impeachment.
Westen, D. (2019, October 24). What the Democrats should have learned from the special counsel. The Hill, https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/467369-what-the-democrats- should-have-learned-from-the-special-counsel
Westen, D. (2019, July 26). The dilemma for Democrats. The Hill, https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/454964-the-dilemma-for-democrats.
Westen, D. (2019, July 24). Mueller just handed Republicans a gift. CNN.com. https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/24/opinions/robert-mueller-hearing-westen/index.html.
Nagar, M., Westen, D., & Nakash. (2018). Reliability of DSM and empirically derived prototype diagnosis for mood, anxiety and personality disorders. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 85, 8–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.06.001.
Nakash, O., Nagara, M., Bentov-Gofrit, D., Rvital Amiaz, E., Lev-Rane, S., & Westen, D. (2018). Validity and clinical utility of DSM and prototype diagnosis for depressive and anxiety spectrum disorders in predicting adaptive functioning. Psychiatric Research, 270, 50-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.09.010.
Nakash, O., Nagar, M. & Westen, D. (2018). Agreement between clinician, patient, and independent interviewer ratings of adaptive functioning and developmental history. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 206, 116-121.
Westen, D., & Israel, S. (2018). This is your brain on Trump. The Hill, January 15, 2018. thehill.com/opinion/white-house/368980-this-is-your-brain-on-trump.
Westen, D. (2017). If Democrats want to win, here's what they must fix: What happened to Osoff. CNN.com, June 27, 2017.
Westen, D. (October 20, 2016). A stiff uppercut to Trump’s own jaw … but the debate showed the weaknesses of Democratic positions. Politico, https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/10/trump-clinton-final-debate-2016-is-it-over- 214374.
Drill, R., Nakash, O., DeFife, J. A., & Westen, D. (2015). Assessment of clinical information: Comparison of the Validity of a Structured Clinical Interview (the SCID) and the Clinical Diagnostic Interview. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 203(6), 459–462. http://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000300
Jared A. DeFife, Melissa Goldberg, and Drew Westen (2015). Dimensional Assessment of Self- and Interpersonal Functioning in Adolescents: Implications for DSM-5's General Definition of Personality Disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders: Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 248-260. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2013_27_085
Heim, A., & Westen, D. (2014). Theories of personality disorders. In Oldham, J., Skodol, A., & Bender, D., Textbook of Personality Disorders, 2nd edition. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Westen, D. DeFife, J., Malone, J., and Dilallo, J. (2014). An empirically derived classification of adolescent personality disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 53, 528-49. DOI:10.1016/j.jaac.2013.12.030
Westen, D., Waller, N., Shedler, J., and Blagov, P. (2014). Dimensions of Personality and Personality Pathology: Factor Structure of the Shedler–Westen Assessment Procedure-II (SWAP- II). Journal of Personality Disorders, 28, 281-318.
Huprich, S.K., DeFife, J.A., & Westen, D. (2014). Refining a complex diagnostic construct: Subtyping dysthymia with the Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure-II. Journal of Affective Disorders, 152-154, 186-192. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.09.008
Malone, J. C., Westen, D., & Levendosky, A. A. (2014). Personality Constellations of Adolescents with Histories of Traumatic Parental Separations. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202(4), 333–345.
Westen, D. (March 21, 2014). A Southern Strategy for Democrats. The Washington Post, Sunday Outlook section, http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-georgia- democrats-should-confront-a-confederate-flag-license-plate/2014/03/21/7b8da8ac-add7-11e3- a49e-76adc9210f19_story.html.
Westen, D. (February 12, 2014). The fault lies not in Obamacare but in Obama. The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2014/02/12/the-fault- lies-not-in-obamacare-but-in-obama/.
DeFife, J.A., Malone, J.C., DiLallo, J., & Westen, D. (2013). Assessing adolescent personality disorders with the Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure for Adolescents (SWAP-II- A). Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 20, 393-407.
DeFife, J.A., Peart, J., Bradley, B., Ressler, K., Drill, R., Beinashowitz, J., & Westen, D. (2013). Validity of prototype diagnosis for mood and anxiety disorders. JAMA Psychiatry, 70(2), 140-148. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.270 DeFife, J., Goldberg, M., & Westen, D. (2013). Dimensional Assessment of Self- and Interpersonal Functioning in Adolescents: Implications for DSM-5's General Definition of Personality Disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 27, 1-12. doi: 10.1521/pedi_2013.7.085
Dunlop, B., Binder, E., Cubells, et al. (2013). Predictors of Remission in Depression to Individual and Combined Treatments (PReDICT): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trials, 13, DOI:10.1186/1745-6215-13-106
Ortigo, K.M., Westen, D., DeFife, J.A., & Bradley, B. (2013). Attachment, social cognition, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in a traumatized, urban population: Evidence for the mediating role of object relations. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26, 1–8.
Westen, D. (January 20, 2013). Talking about the role of government. New York Times, Sunday Review, Room for Debate: What should Obama say in his Inaugural speech? http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/01/19/what-should-obama-say-in-his-inaugur Westen, D., Shedler, J., Bradley, B., & DeFife, J.A. (2012). An empirically derived taxonomy for personality diagnosis: Bridging science and practice in conceptualizing personality. American Journal of Psychiatry, 169(3), 273-284. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11020274 Westen, D. (2012). Prototype diagnosis of psychiatric syndromes. Target article, World Psychiatry, 11(1), 16-21. Blagov, B., Bi, W., Shedler, J., & Westen, D. (2012). The Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP): Evaluating psychometric questions about its reliability, validity, and fixed score distribution. Assessment, 19(3), 370-382. doi: 10.1177/1073191112436667 Westen, D., Malone, J.C., & DeFife, J.A. (2012). An empirically derived approach to the classification and diagnosis of mood disorders. World Psychiatry, 11(3), 172-180. Dunlop, B.W., Binder, E.B., Cubelles, J.F., Goodman, M.G., Kelley, M.E., Kinkead, B., Kutner, M., Nemeroff, C.B., Newport, D.J., Owens, M.J., Pace, T.W., Ritchie, J.C., Aponte- Rivera, V., Westen, D., Craighead, W.E., & Mayberg, H.S. (2012). Predictors of remission in depression to individual and combined treatments (PReDICT): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13(106). doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-106 DeFife, J.A., & Westen, D. (2012). Empirically-informed clinical interviewing for personality disorders. In R. Levy, S. Ablon, & H. Kächele (Eds.), Psychodynamic psychotherapy research: Evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence (pp. 553-569). New York, NY: Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-1-60761-792-1_31). Malone, J.C., Westen, D., & Levendosky, A.A. (2011). Personalities of adults with traumatic childhood separations. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67(12), 1-24. (doi: 10.1002/jclp.20844). Westen, D. (November 3, 2012). America's leftward tilt? The Sunday Review/New York Times, http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/americas-leftward-tilt/ Westen, D. (September 7, 2012). The candidates' message: I might be so-so, but the other guy is terrible. The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-candidates- message-i-might-be-so-so-but-the-other-guy-is-terrible/2012/09/07/77b619e4-f799-11e1-8253- 3f495ae70650_story.html Westen, D. (July 29, 2012). If Obama loses the election, here's why. The Washington Post, p. B1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-obama-loses-the-election-heres- why/2012/07/27/gJQAkjMREX_story.html Westen, D. (July 14, 2012). How to get our citizens actually united. The New York Times, http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/how-to-get-our-citizens-actually-united/ Westen, D. (July 9, 2012). Let's cap the tax cut at $253,571.33. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/lets-cap-the-tax-cut-at-2_b_1660814.html. Westen, D. (July 1, 2012). The 2012 campaign's missing ingredient: vision. Op-ed, The Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-westen- presidential-campaign-vision-20120701,0,3028041.
Westen, D. (March 26, 2012). Silencing the guns. Op-ed, The New York Times, http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/silencing-the-guns/?hp.
Westen, D. (February 19, 2012). Why attack ads? Because they work. Op-ed, The Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-westen-why-negative- campaigning-works-20120219,0,2649704.story.
Malone, J.C., Westen, D., & Levendosky, A.A. (2011). Personalities of adults with traumatic childhood separations. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67(12), 1-24. (doi: 10.1002/jclp.20844). Cross, D., Westen, D., & Bradley, B. (2011). Personality subtypes of adolescents who attempt suicide. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 199(10), 750-756. (doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31822fcd38). Hinrichs, J., DeFife, J.A., & Westen, D. (2011). Personality subtypes in adolescent and adult children of alcoholics: A two-part study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 199(7), 487-498. (doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182214268).
Westen, D. (2011). What happened to Obama? Political Science Quarterly, 126, 493- 500. Bradley, B., DeFife, J.A., Guarnaccia, C., Phifer, J., Fani, N., Ressler, K.J., & Westen, D. (2011). Emotion dysregulation and negative affect: Association with psychiatric symptoms. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 72(5), 685-691. (doi: 10.4088/JCP.10m06409blu).
Bradley, B., Westen, D., Mercer, K., Binder, E., Jovanovic, T., Crain, D., Wingo, A., & Heim, C. (2011). Association between childhood maltreatment and adult emotional dysregulation in a low income, urban, African American sample: Moderation by oxytocin receptor gene. Development and Psychopathology, 23, 439-452. (doi: 10.1017/S0954579411000162).
Fowler, K.A., & Westen, D. (2011). Subtypes of male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(4), 607-639. (doi: 10.1177/0886260510365853). Westen, D., Betan, E., & DeFife, J.A. (2011). Identity disturbance in adolescence: Associations with borderline personality disorder. Development and Psychopathology, 23(1), 305-313. (doi: 10.1017/S0954579410000817)
Powers, A., & Westen, D. (2011). Personality subtypes in adolescents with panic disorder. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. (doi: 10.1177/1359104510387572).
Westen, D. (December 29, 2011). Bringing home the bacon. The New York Times, http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/bringing-home-the-bacon/.
Westen, D. (November 16, 2011). Decision 2013. The New York Times, http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/decision-2013/?hp.
Westen, D. (October 30, 2011). Why our candidates disappoint us. Op-ed, The New York Times, Sunday Week in Review, p.9, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/why-our-candidates-disappoint- us.html?pagewanted=all
Westen, D. (September 8, 2011). It will take more than a speech to restore faith in Obama. Op-ed, CNN.com, http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/09/08/westen.obama/index.html?hpt=op_t1
Westen, D. (August 7, 2011). What happened to Obama? Op-ed, The New York Times, Sunday Week in Review p.1, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/what- happened-to-obamas-passion.html?hpw=&pagewanted=print.
Westen, D. (June 27, 2011). Three ways Democrats could choose to lose in 2012, and What They Can Do to Avoid It. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew- westen/three-ways-the-democrats-_b_884872.html.
Westen, D. (June 20, 2011). The three wings of the Republican Party. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/democrats-identity-_b_880135.html.
Westen, D. (January 10, 2011). Gun violence and the lessons of Tucson: Will the chambers once again be loaded against the American People? The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/gun-violence-and-the-less_b_806564.html.
Westen, D., DeFife, J.A., Bradley, B., & Hilsenroth, M.J. (2010). Prototype personality diagnosis in clinical practice: A viable alternative for DSM-5 and ICD-11. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 41(6), 482-487.
DeFife, J.A., Drill, R., Nakash, O., & Westen, D. (2010). Agreement between clinician and patient ratings of adaptive functioning and developmental history. American Journal of Psychiatry, 167(12), 1472-1478.
Shedler, J., Beck, A., Fonagy, P., Gabbard, G.O., Gunderson, J., Kernberg, O., Michels, R. & Westen, D. (2010). Personality disorders in DSM-5. American Journal of Psychiatry, 167(9), 1026-1028.
Jones, M., & Westen, D. (2010). Diagnosis and subtypes of adolescent antisocial personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 24(2), 217-243.
Shedler, J., and Westen, D. (2010). The Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure: Making personality diagnosis clinically meaningful. In J. F. Clarkin, P. Fonagy, & G. O. Gabbard (Eds.), Psychodynamic psychotherapy for personality disorders (pp. 125-161). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Ortigo, K. M., Bradley, B., and Westen, D. (2010). An empirically based prototype diagnostic system for DSM-V and ICD-11. In T. Millon, R. F. Krueger, & E. Simonsen (Eds.), Contemporary directions in psychopathology: Scientific foundations of the DSM-V and ICD-11 (pp. 374-390). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Westen, D. (November 19, 2010). Why tax cuts to the rich make no sense. Op-ed, CNN.com, http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/19/westen.tax.cuts.politics/index.html.
Westen, D. (November 8, 2010). Could we have predicted what happened last Tuesday night? The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/could-we-have- predicted-w_b_780250.html.
Westen, D. (November 3, 2010). Message to Obama: Americans want jobs. Op-ed, CNN.com, http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/03/westen.repudiation.election/index.html.
Westen, D. (October 8, 2010). Bringing up Boehner. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/post_1034_b_755497.html
Westen, D. (September 27, 2010). The two stories of the 2010 election: A biopsy before the autopsy. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/the-two-stories- of-the-el_b_740170.html.
Westen, D. (August 31, 2010). What created the populist explosion and how the Democrats can avoid the shrapnel in November. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/what-created-the-populist_b_699960.html.
Westen, D. (April 1, 2010). Why Obama won the health care battle. Op-ed, CNN.com, http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/01/westen.why.obama.won/index.html.
Westen, D. (March 7, 2010). The way forward on health care. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/the-way-forward-on-health_b_489387.html.
Westen, D. (February 22, 2010). Par for the course: Is Tiger’s bogey any of our business? The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/par-for-the-course- is-tig_b_471168.html
Westen, D. (January 28, 2010). Is Obama trying to please everyone? Response to the State of the Union. Invited op-ed, CNN.com, http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/28/westen.obama.speech/index.html.
Westen, D. (January 20, 2010). Obama finally gets his victory for bipartisanship. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/obama-finally-gets-his- vi_b_429232.html.
Westen, D. (January 13, 2010). Why the President’s ‘Taurus Tax’ is the wrong medicine. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/why-president-obamas- taur_b_421181.html.
Westen, D. (January 4, 2010). Obama team fumbling the key messages. Invited op-ed, CNN.com, http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/04/westen.obama.message.offbase/index.html.
Ortigo, K. M., Bradley, B., & Westen, D. (2009). Personality subtypes of suicidal adults. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197(9), 687-694.
Barsade, S.G., Ramarajan, L. ,& Westen, D. (2009). Implicit affect in organizations. Research in Organizational Behavior, 29, 135-162.
Powers, A., & Westen, D. (2009). Personality subtypes in patients with panic disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 50(2), 164-172.
DiLallo, J.J., Jones, M., & Westen, D. (2009) Personality subtypes in disruptive adolescent males. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197, 15-23.
Betan, E., & Westen, D. (2009). Countertransference and personality pathology: Development and clinical application of the Countertransference Questionnaire. In R. Levy & J. Ablon (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice (Vol. 1, pp. 179-200). New York: Springer.
Thompson-Brenner, H., Weingeroff, J., & Westen, D. (2009). Empirical support for psychodynamic psychotherapy for eating disorders. In R. Levy & J. Ablon (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice (Vol. 1, pp. 67-92). New York: Springer.
Westen, D. (2009). Immigrating from facts to values: Political rhetoric in the US immigration debate. Transmigration Council on Migration (Eds.), Migration, Public Opinion and Politics. Gutersloh: Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung.
Westen, D. (December 20, 2009). Leadership, Obama style, and the looming losses in 2010. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/leadership-obama- style-an_b_398813.html
Westen, D. (November 2, 2009). Leadership, Obama style. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/leadership-obama-style_b_342269.html.
Westen, D. (October 12, 2009). Nobel Committee admits getting into derivatives trading in giving peace prize to Obama. AlterNet, http://www.alternet.org/story/143210/.
Westen, D. (October 19, 2009). Rethinking government. The Nation. (Available online at http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091019/westen.
Westen, D. (September 30, 2009). All the President’s values. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/all-the-presidents-values_b_304087.html.
Westen, D. (September 23, 2009). How race turns up the volume on incivility: A scientifically informed post-mortem on a controversy. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/how-race-turns-up-the-vol_b_295874.html.
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Westen, D. (June 1, 2009). Why President Obama should welcome a discussion of social issues, and why he needs to lead one now. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/why-president-obama-shoul_b_209592.html.
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Westen, D. (April 16, 2009). The five strands of conservatism: Why the GOP is unraveling. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/the-five-strands- of-conse_b_187675.html.
Westen, D. (April 12, 2009). Why the Democrats are losing ground as Obama is gaining it. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/why-the-democrats-are- los_b_186047.html.
Westen, D. (March 19, 2009). How Obama can repair the AIG Damage. Op-ed: CNN.com. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/westen.obama.aig/index.html.
Westen, D. (February 13, 2009). Why Judd Gregg’s change of heart was a birthday present to Lincoln’s protégé. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew- westen/why-judd-greggs-change-of_b_166614.html.
Westen, D. (February 9, 2009 ). Change vs. bipartisanship: What happens when you throw a bipartisan party and half the guest list stays home? The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/change-vs-bipartisanship_b_165144.html.
Westen, D. (January 29, 2009). Obama's impressive beginnings as an honest broker in the Middle East: The psychology of perspective-taking where perspective is hard to find. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/obamas-impressive- beginni_b_162164.html.
Westen, D. (January 26, 2009). Rebranding government: It’s time politicians stopped running for or against government and started running it well. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/rebranding-government-its_b_160851.html.
Westen, D. (January 19, 2009). U.S. signs peace treaty with Al Qaeda, agreeing to end occupation of Afghanistan and halt the policy of disproportionate force. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/us-signs-peace-treaty-wit_b_159074.html.
Westen, D. (January 13, 2009). Difficult dilemmas in word and deed: The costs and benefits of bipartisan rhetoric in resuscitating an ailing economy. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/difficult-dilemmas-in-wor_b_157704.html.
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Westen, D. (August 31, 2008). Brand first, equivocate later: The message of Denver and the importance of defining McCain-Palin before they define themselves. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/brand-first-equivocate-la_b_122855.html.
Westen, D. (August 25, 2008). What Obama needs to do in Denver. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/what-obama-needs-to-do-in_b_121123.html.
Westen, D. (August 19, 2008). From "nuanced" to principled: The lessons of Pastor Rick, and why and how Obama and the Democrats should make abortion a voting issue. The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/from-nuanced-to-principle_b_119810.html.
Westen, D. (August 10, 2008). Catching the wrong John: Why are the media talking about John Edwards' infidelity if they aren't going to talk about John McCain's? The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/catching-the-wrong-john-w_b_118064.html.
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Westen, D., and Gabbard, G. (2002). Developments in cognitive neuroscience, 1: Conflict, compromise, and connectionism. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 50, 54-98.
Westen, D., & Gabbard, G. (2002). Developments in cognitive neuroscience, 2: Implications for the concept of transference. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 50, 99-133.
Westen, D. (2002). Bridging science and practice in psychoanalytic psychotherapy: Review of Enrico Jones, Therapeutic Action. Psychotherapy Research.
Westen, D., & Morrison, K. (2001). A multidimensional meta-analysis of treatments for depression, panic, and generalized anxiety disorder: An empirical examination of the status of empirically supported therapies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Westen, D., & Harnden-Fischer, J. (2001). Classifying eating disorders by personality profiles: Bridging the chasm between Axis I and Axis II. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 547-562.
Westen, D., & Shedler, J. (2001). Diagnosing personality disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 324-325.
Westen, D. (2001). Implicit and emotional processes in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 7, 386- 390.
Buss, D., Larsen, R., Westen, D., & Semmelroth, J. (2001). Sex differences in jealousy: Evolution, physiology, and psychology. In W.G. Parrott (Ed.), Emotions in social psychology: Essential readings (pp. 143-149). Philadelphia: Psychology Press/Taylor and Francis.
Weinberger, J., & Westen, D. (2001). Science and psychodynamics: From arguments about Freud to arguments about data. Psychological Inquiry, 12, 129-166.
Westen, D. (2001). Beyond the binary opposition in psychological anthropology: Integrating contemporary psychoanalysis and cognitive science. In H. Mathews and C. Moore (Ed.), The psychology of cultural experience. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Conklin, A., & Westen, D. (2001). Clinical uses of the TAT. In W. Dorfman & M. Hersen (Eds.). Understanding psychological assessment: Perspectives on individual differences (pp. 107-133). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
Westen, D. (2000). Integrative psychotherapy: Integrating psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral theory and technique. In C.R. Snyder & R. Ingram (Eds.), Handbook of psychological change: Psychotherapy processes and practices for the 21st century (pp. 217- 242). New York: Wiley.
Westen, D., & Chang, C.M. (2000). Adolescent personality pathology: A review. Adolescent Psychiatry, 25, 61-100.
Wilkinson-Ryan, T., & Westen, D. (2000). Identity disturbance in borderline personality disorder: An empirical investigation. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157, 528-541.
Westen, D., & Shedler, J. (2000). A prototype matching approach to personality disorders: Toward DSM-V. Journal of Personality Disorders, 14, 109-126.
Westen, D. (2000). The efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 7, 92-94.
Westen, D. (2000). Psychoanalysis: Theories. In Encyclopedia of Psychology, A. Kazdin (Ed.). New York: Oxford University Press/American Psychological Association Press.
Westen, D. (1999). Psychology: Mind, brain, and culture, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley.
Westen, D., & Shedler, J. (1999). Revising and assessing Axis II, Part 1: Developing a clinically and empirically valid assessment method. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 258- 272.
Westen, D., & Shedler, J. (1999). Revising and assessing Axis II, Part 2: Toward an empirically based and clinically useful classification of personality disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 273-285.
Westen, D., & Gabbard, G. (1999). Psychoanalytic approaches to personality. In L. Pervin & O. John (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. 57-101). New York: Guilford Press.
Westen, D. (1999). Psychodynamic theory and technique in relation to research on cognition and emotion: Mutual implications. In T.Dalgleish & M.Power (Eds.), Handbook of cognition and emotion (pp.727-746). New York: Wiley.
Westen, D., Feit, A., & Zittel, C. (1999). Methodological issues in research using projective techniques. In P.C. Kendall, J.N. Butcher, & G. Holmbeck (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology, 2nd ed. (pp.224-240). New York: Wiley.
Westen, D. (1999). The scientific status of unconscious processes: Is Freud really dead? Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 49 supplement, 1-30.
Westen, D. (1998). The scientific legacy of Sigmund Freud. Toward a psychodynamically informed psychological science. Psychological Bulletin, 124, 333–371.
Westen, D., & Arkowitz-Westen, L. (1998). Limitations of Axis II in diagnosing personality pathology in clinical practice. American Journal of Psychiatry, 155, 1767-1771.
Westen, D. (1998). Case formulation and personality diagnosis: Two processes or one? In James Barron (Ed.), Making diagnosis meaningful (pp.111-138). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Press.
Shedler, J., & Westen, D. (1998). Refining the measurement of Axis II: A Q-sort procedure for assessing personality pathology. Assessment, 5, 335-355.
Zittel, C., & Westen, D. (1998). Conceptual issues and research findings on borderline personality disorder: What every clinician should know. In Session, 4, 5-20.
Westen, D. (1998). Affect regulation and psychopathology: Applications to depression and borderline personality disorder. In W. Flack, Jr., & J. Laird (Eds.), Emotions in psychopathology: Theory and research (pp.394-406). New York: Oxford University Press.
Westen, D. (1998). Loevinger’s theory in the context of contemporary psychoanalytic theory. In P.M. Westenberg, A. Blasi, & L.D. Cohn (Eds.), Personality development: Theoretical, empirical, and clinical investigations of Loevinger’s conception of ego development (pp.59-70). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Westen, D. (1998). Implicit cognition, affect, and motivation: The end of a century-long debate. In R. Bornstein & J. Masling (Eds.), Empirical studies of psychoanalytic theories, Vol. 7, The psychoanalytic unconscious. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Press.
Westen, D. (1998). Culture on the ground and in the brain. Review of Culture in Mind by Bradd Shore. Contemporary Psychology, 43, 364-365.
Westen, D. (1998). The empirical verdict on classical Freudian theory: Review of Seymour Fisher and Roger Greenberg’s Freud Scientifically Appraised: Testing the theories and therapy. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 46, 970-974.
Westen, D. (1997). Divergences between clinical and research methods for assessing personality disorders: Implications for research and the evolution of Axis II. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 895-903.
Westen, D., Muderrisoglu, S., Fowler, C., Shedler, J., & Koren, D. (1997). Affect regulation and affective experience: Individual differences, group differences, and measurement using a Q-sort procedure. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 429-439.
Westen, D. (1997). Toward an empirically and clinically sound theory of motivation. International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 78, 521-548.
Silk, K., Lohr, N., Westen, D., & Nigg, J. (1997). Severity of childhood sexual abuse, borderline symptoms, and familial environment. In M. Zanarini (Ed.), The role of sexual abuse in the etiology of borderline personality disorder. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association Press.
Westen, D. (1997). The grammar of therapeutic communication: Review of Paul Wachtel’s Therapeutic communication: Principles and effective practice. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.
Buss, D., Larsen, R., & Westen, D. (1996). Commentary: Sex differences in jealousy: Not gone, not forgotten, and not explained by alternative hypotheses. Psychological Science, 7, 373-375.
Westen, D. (1996). A model and a method for uncovering the nomothetic from the idiographic: A comparison with the Five Factor Model. Journal of Research in Personality, 30, 400-413.
Westen, D. (1996). Psychology: Mind, brain, and culture. New York: Wiley.
Westen, D. (1995). A clinical-empirical model of personality: Life after the Mischelian ice age and the NEO-lithic era. Journal of Personality, 63, 495-524.
Westen, D. (1994). Toward an integrative model of affect regulation: Applications to social-psychological research. Journal of Personality, 62, 641-647.
Westen, D. (1994). Implications of cognitive science for psychotherapy: Promise and limitations. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 4, 387-399.
Westen, D. (1994). The impact of sexual abuse on aspects of self. In D. Cicchetti & S. Toth (Eds.), Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology, Vol.5 (pp.641-667). Rochester: University of Rochester Press.
Golomb, A., Ludolph, P., Westen, D., Block, M.J., Maurer, P., & Wiss, F.C. (1994). Maternal empathy, family chaos, and the etiology of borderline personality disorder. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 42, 525-548.
Westen, D. (1994). Transference and information processing. In G.P. Bauer (Ed.), Essential papers on transference analysis (pp. 19-51). Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson.
Wixom, J., Ludolph, P., & Westen, D. (1993). Quality of depression in borderline adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 1172- 1177.
Segal, H., Westen, D., Lohr, N.E., & Silk, K.R. (1993). Assessment of object relations and social cognition using stories told to the Picture Arrangement subtest of the WAIS-R. Journal of Personality Assessment, 61, 58-80.
Leigh, J., Westen, D., Barends, A., & Mendel, M. (1992). Assessing complexity of representations of people from TAT and interview data. Journal of Personality, 60, 809-837.
Buss, D.M., Larsen, R.J., Westen, D., & Semmelroth, J. (1992). Sex differences in jealousy: Evolution, physiology, and psychology. Psychological Science, 3, 251-255.
Nigg, J., Lohr, N.E., Westen, D., Gold, L., & Silk, K.R. (1992). Malevolent object representations in borderline personality disorder and major depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 101, 61-67.
Westen, D. (1992). The cognitive self and the psychoanalytic self: Can we put our selves together? Psychological Inquiry, 3, 1-13.
Westen, D. (1992). Personality, culture, and science: Contexts for understanding the self. Psychological Inquiry, 3, 74-81.
Westen, D., Moses, M.J., Silk, K.R., Lohr, N.E., Cohen, R., & Segal, H. (1992). Quality of depressive experience in borderline personality disorder and major depression: When depression is not just depression. Journal of Personality Disorders, 6, 382-393.
Baker, L., Silk, K.R., Westen, D., Nigg, J.T., & Lohr, N.E. (1992). Malevolence, splitting, and parental ratings by borderlines. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 180, 258- 264.
Westen, D., & Cohen, R. (1992). "The self" in borderline personality disorder. In Z. Segal and S. Blatt (Eds.), The self in emotional distress: Cognitive and psychodynamic perspectives (pp.334-360). N.Y.: Guilford Press.
Segal, S., Westen, D., Lohr, N., Silk, K., & Cohen, R. (1992). Assessing object relations and social cognition in BPD from stories told to Picture Arrangement subtest of the WAIS-R. Journal of Personality Disorders, 458-470.
Westen, D. (1992). Social cognition and social affect in psychoanalysis and cognitive science: From analysis of regression to regression analysis. In J.W. Barron, M.N. Eagle, and D.L. Wolitzky (Eds.), The interface of psychoanalysis and psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Westen, D. (1991). Social cognition and object relations. Psychological Bulletin, 109, 429-455.
Westen, D., Klepser, J., Ruffins, S., Silverman, M., Lifton, N., & Boekamp, J. (1991). Object relations in childhood and adolescence: The development of working representations. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59, 400-409.
Westen, D. (1991). Cognitive-behavioral interventions in the psychodynamic psychotherapy of borderline personality disorders. Clinical Psychology Review, 11, 211-230.
Nigg, J.T., Silk, K.R., Westen, D., Lohr, N., Gold, L.J., Ogata, S., & Goodrich, S. (1991). Object representations in the early memories of sexually abused borderline patients. American Journal of Psychiatry, 148, 864-869.
Westen, D. (1991). Clinical assessment of object relations using the TAT. Journal of Personality Assessment, 56, 56-74.
Westen, D., Huebner, D., Boekamp, J., Lifton, N., & Silverman, M. (1991). Assessing complexity of representations of people and understanding of social causality: A comparison of natural science and clinical psychology graduate students. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 10, 448-458.
Block, M.J., Westen, D., Ludolph, P., Wixom, J., & Jackson, A. (1991). Distinguishing the borderline adolescent from normal and other disturbed adolescents. Psychiatry, 54, 89-103.
Westen, D. (1991). Cultural, emotional, and unconscious aspects of self. In R.C. Curtis (Ed.), The relational self: Theoretical convergences in psychoanalysis and social psychology (pp.181-210). N.Y.: Guilford Press.
Westen, D. (1991). Putting empathy in perspective. [Review of Alfred Margulies, The Empathic Imagination.] Contemporary Psychology.
Westen, D., Lohr, N., Silk, K., Gold, L., & Kerber, K. (1990). Object relations and social cognition in borderlines, major depressives, and normals: A TAT analysis. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2, 355-364.
Westen, D., Ludolph, P., Misle, B., Ruffins, S., & Block, M.J. (1990). Physical and sexual abuse in adolescent girls with borderline personality disorder. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 60, 55-66.
Westen, D. (1990). Psychoanalytic approaches to personality. In L. Pervin (Ed.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp.21-65). N.Y.: Guilford.
Barends, A., Westen, D., Byers, B., Leigh, J., & Silbert, D. (1990). Assessing affect- tone of relationship paradigms from TAT and interview data. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2, 329-332.
Ludolph, P., Westen, D., Misle, B., Jackson, A., Wixom, J., & Wiss, F.C. (1990). The borderline diagnosis in adolescents: Symptoms and developmental history. American Journal of Psychiatry, 147, 470-476.
Westen, D. (1990). Toward a revised theory of borderline object relations: Implications of empirical research. International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 71, 661-693.
Westen, D., Ludolph, P., Block, J., Wixom, J., Wiss, F.C. (1990). Developmental history and object relations in psychiatrically disturbed adolescent girls. American Journal of Psychiatry, 147, 1061-1068.
Westen, D., Ludolph, P., Lerner, H., Ruffins, S., & Wiss, F.C. (1990). Object relations in borderline adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 29, 338-348.
Ogata, S., Silk, K.R., Goodrich, S., Lohr, N.E., Westen, D., & Hill, E. (1990). Childhood abuse and clinical symptoms in borderline personality disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 147, 1008-1013.
Westen, D., Ludolph, P., Silk, K., Kellam, A., Gold, L., & Lohr, N. (1990). Object relations in borderline adolescents and adults: Developmental differences. Adolescent Psychiatry, 17, 360-384.
Silk, K.R., Westen, D., Lohr, N.E., Benjamin, J., & Gold, L. (1990). DSM-III and DSM-III-R schizotypal symptoms in borderline personality disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 31, 103-110.
Silk, K.R., Lohr, N.E., Ogata, S., & Westen, D. (1990). Borderline inpatients with affective disorder: Preliminary follow-up data. Journal of Personality Disorders, 4, 213-224.
Westen, D. (1990). The relations among narcissism, egocentrism, self-concept, and self- esteem. Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Thought, 13, 185-241.
Stuart, J., Westen, D., Lohr, N.E., Silk, K.R., Becker, S., Vorus, N., & Benjamin, J. (1990). Object relations in borderlines, depressives, and normals: Analysis of human responses on the Rorschach. Journal of Personality Assessment, 55, 296-314.
Westen, D. (1990). Review of Lyn Abramson's (Ed.) Social cognition and clinical psychology: A synthesis. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration Newsletter, 8, 6-9.
Westen, D. (1989). Are "primitive" object relations really preoedipal? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 59, 331-345.
Benjamin, J., Silk, K., Lohr, N., & Westen, D. (1989). The relationship between borderline personality disorder and anxiety disorders. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 59, 461-467.
Silk, K.R., Lohr, N.E., Westen, D., & Goodrich, S. (1989). Psychosis in borderline patients with depression. Journal of Personality Disorders, 3, 92-100.
Westen, D. (1989). Review of Paul Wachtel's Action and Insight. Psychotherapy, 26, 579-580.
Westen, D. (1988). Transference and information processing. Clinical Psychology Review, 8, 161-179.
Westen, D. (1988). Official and unofficial data. New Ideas in Psychology, 6, 323-331.
Westen, D. (1986). What changes in short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy? Psychotherapy, 23, 501-512.
Westen, D. (1986). The superego: A revised developmental model. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 14, 181-202.
Westen, D. (1985). Self and society: Narcissism, collectivism, and the development of morals. N.Y.: Cambridge University Press.
Westen, D. (1984). Cultural materialism: Food for thought or bum steer? Current Anthropology, 25, 639-653.
Selected Presentations:
Westen, D. (August 14, 2020). From the Brain to the Ballot Box: The Psychology of Effective Messaging. Training Session, Netroots Nation, Virtual Conference 2020.
Westen, D. (March 4, 2020). Getting the News Out. Invited Workshop for Editors, Courier News Service and local affiliates. Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (January 30, 2020). Invited Workshop, “Principles of Effective Messaging: Know What Networks You’re Activating.” Georgia House Democratic Caucus, Atlanta.
Westen, D. (December 29, 2019). Cornerstone Lecture: Is Anybody Really Normal? Renaissance Weekend, Charleston, S.C.
Westen, D. (December 30, 2019). Cornerstone Lecture: The Political Brain, Elections '20. Renaissance Weekend, Charleston, S.C.
Westen, D. (December 4, 2019). Principles of persuasion. Invited Opening Presentation, Analyst Institute Convening on Theory and Measurement of Political Persuasion. Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (October 25, 2019). How long does change really take in psychotherapy? Invited Plenary Workshop, Ontario Psychiatric Association Fall Conference, Toronto.
Westen, D. (September 19, 2019). Principles of Effective Political Communication: From Messaging the Revolution to the Next Constitutional Amendment. Annual Constitution Day Lecture, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee.
Westen, D. (July 16, 2019). Talking rural. Keynote Address, 2019 Legislative and Agricultural Chairs Summit, State Agriculture and Rural Leaders (SARL). Calgary, Canada.
Westen, D. (May 2, 2019). Invited Participant, Narrative and Science. Royal Society and British Academy of Science. London.
Westen, D. (April 12, 2019). Networks, emotions, and narratives in politics and clinical practice. Sidney J Blatt Memorial Lecture, Yale Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. New Haven. Westen, D. (August, 2018). Principles of Political Persuasion: From the Brain to the Ballot Box. Invited Lecture, Stanford University Institute for Political Psychology, Palo Alto, CA.
Westen, D. (August, 2018). Addressing implicit and explicit processes on racially/ ethnically-charged issues. Invited Lecture, Stanford University Institute for Political Psychology, Palo Alto, CA.
Westen, D. (March, 2018). Diagnosis and treatment of personality in adolescents. Workshop, Alfred University, Alfred, N.H.
Westen, D. (March, 2018). The psychology of political persuasion. Public Lecture, Alfred University, Alfred, N.Y.
Westen, D. (January, 2018). How people hear what we say about health. Plenary, Families USA Health Action Conference 2018, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (December, 2017). Your brain on politics. Cornerstone Lecture, Renaissance Weekend, Charleston, SC.
Westen, D. (December, 2017). Developing views of normality and abnormality. Cornerstone Lecture, Renaissance Weekend, Charleston, SC.
Westen, D. (December, 2017). The mental health of sexual predators. Panelist, Renaissance Weekend, Charleston, SC.
Westen, D. (December, 2017). Speaking of health care. Invited Presentation, Board, Families USA, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (November, 2017). Speaking of Europe, Keynote Address, Leadership of the European People’s Party and the European Parliament. Braga, Portugal.
Westen, D. (November, 2017). Elections and How We Think. Public Lecture, The Global Institute, Long Island University.
Westen, D. (October, 2017). Trump’s functional disabilities, Invited “Town Hall” Presentation, Duty to Warn, Atlanta, October.
Westen, D. (May, 2017). Explaining the emergence of populism. Invited address, European Association of Political Consultants, Brussels.
Westen, D. (May, 2017). Speaking with the public about ethnicity. Invited workshop, European Association of Political Consultants, Brussels.
Westen, D. (May, 2017). Taking psychological science into the public arena, Invited address, Association for Psychological Science, Boston.
Westen, D. (March, 2017). Talking with students, parents, and teachers about the Common Core. Invited workshop, NSLEA Leadership Summit, Los Angeles, CA.
Westen, D. (March, 2017). Personality and personality disorders, Keynote address, American Psychopathological Association, Foundations of Pathology, Pathways to Health, New York.
Westen, D. (February, 2017). How millennials and Latinos think about unions. California Labor Federation, Riverside and Los Angeles, CA.
Westen, D. (December 2016). New thinking about nature and nurture in psychiatric illness. Renaissance Weekend, Invited participant. Charleston.
Westen, D. (December, 2016). What happened? The election of Donald Trump. Renaissance Weekend, Invited participant. Charleston.
Westen, D. (September, 2016). Writing speeches that move nations. Keynote address, Professional Speechwriters’ Association, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (August, 2016). Addressing local and “big picture” issues. Counsel of States, Quebec City, August 2016.
Westen, D. (Jan, 2016). Putting rural America back on the map: Making food production more palatable. Invited presentation and workshop, Legislative Agricultural Chairs Annual Summit, State Agricultural and Rural Leaders, Denver, CO.
Westen, D. (May, 2015). Speaking of shared standards: How to talk about the Common Core and other new standards with parents, the public, and teachers. Invited presentation, Urban District Leadership Network, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (April, 2015). Personality pathology in adolescents and adults. Invited lecture, Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Westen, D. (April, 2015). Neuroscience and psychodynamics: Cognitive and emotional constraint satisfaction. Invited lecture, Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Westen, D. (April, 2015). Case formulation and diagnosis. Invited lecture, Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Westen, D. (December, 2014). Plenary: Moving a national agenda: Making the most of administrative relief, National Immigration Integration Convention, Los Angeles.
Westen, D. (June, 2014). Three principles of effective political communication: Openly addressing issues like racial politics. Keynote Address, Colin Powell School of Civic and Global Leadership, City University of New York, New York City.
Westen, D. (July, 2013). Communicating our value proposition to clients in the developing world: Speaking the right languages to the right people. Plenary presentation, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (April, 2013). Conflict and compromise in Washington: The psychopathology of everyday legislation. Keynote Address, Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
Westen, D. (February, 2013). The political economy of sustainable reform. Keynote address and workshop, The World Bank. Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (February, 2013). Personality disorders in adolescents and adults. Invited address, Georgia Physicians’ Psychiatric Association. Atlanta, GA.
Westen, D. (November, 2012). Presenter and advisor for the establishment of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School and Haas Diversity Research Center at UC Berkeley, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.
Westen, D. (October, 2012). Presenter and participant, Roma Rountable (destigmatizing Europe’s “Gypsy” population). Open Society Foundation, New York, New York.
Westen, D. (September, 2012). Making the diagnostic manual clinically useful. Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Emory University, Atlanta.
Westen, D. (September, 2012). Talking with the “unsure” about immigrants. National Immigration Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Westen, D., (September, 2012). Presenter and participant, Communications Research and Messaging Strategy Convening on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, Leadership Council on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (August, 2012). The psychology of dysfunctional democracy. Plenary Address, American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Westen, D. (April, 2012). How politics lost the American people. Plenary Address, Conference on World Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Westen, D. (January, 2012). Messaging social insurance. Keynote presentation, National Academy of Social Insurance 24th annual policy summit, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (January, 2012). It’s all in the story. Moderator and panelist, Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah.
Westen, D. (January, 2012). Occupying populism: Messaging economics. Invited presentation, House Congressional Progressive Caucus Policy Summit, Baltimore, MD.
Westen, D. (December, 2011). Participant and panelist, Union of Concerned Scientists Convening on Thought Leadership at the Nexus of Science and Democracy, Washington, D.C. Westen, D. (November, 2011). Democracy in America…and how to talk about it. Keynote presentation, John C. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Convening on Challenges Facing Democracy in the United States, Chicago.
Westen, D. (July, 2011). Developing messages for advocacy and policy. Keynote presentation, National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course. University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN. Westen, D. (July, 2011). Messaging to make children a priority. Keynote address, Children’s Budget Summit, National Press Club, First Focus, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (June, 2011). Get the message? Invited address, Netroots Nation, Minneapolis, MN.
Westen, D. (June, 2011). Speaking of progress. Invited presentation, Social Democratic Party of Belgium and Party of European Socialists, Brussels.
Westen, D. (March, 2011). Personality and depression in college students: Opportunities for early intervention and treatment. Keynote Presentation, University of Michigan Depression Center Conference, Depression on College Campuses. Ann Arbor.
Westen, D. (January, 2011). Messaging economics. Invited plenary presentation, Congressional Progressive Caucus Policy Summit, Chantilly Virginia.
Westen, D. (January, 2011). Refining our understanding of adolescent personality pathology: Empirically derived personality prototypes in adolescents. Invited keynote address, Reinier van Arkelgroep, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Westen, D. (December, 2010). Speaking of abortion. Invited presentation, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. Westen, D. (October, 2010). Why do people make the choices they do? Unconscious and emotional influences on consumer behavior. Keynote address, Industry Leader Forum on Discovering Consumer Insights, Advertising Research Foundation, New York, New York.
Westen, D. (October, 2010). Speaking of racial and ethnic health disparities. Invited presentation, Connecticut Health Equity Leadership Council, Hartford.
Westen, D. (October, 2010). Addressing unconscious racial and ethnic bias. Keynote address, Mayor's Initiative on Race, Culture, and Human Relations, Tallahassee.
Westen, D. (May, 2010). Words that resonate and words that don’t. Invited presentation, Democratic Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (April, 2010). From neuroscience to practical politics. Invited presentation, Hubert Humphrey School of Public Policy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Westen, D. (March, 2010). Words that resonate and words that don’t. Invited presentation, Democratic Caucus of the U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D., & Lake, C. (March, 2010). Assessing and challenging unconscious racial bias. Plenary presentation, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Annual Conference, Transforming Race: Crisis an Opportunity in the Age of Obama, Ohio State University, Columbus.
Westen, D. (February, 2010). Three principles for effective communication in organizations: Lessons from psychology and neuroscience. Plenary address, Annual Convention of the Society of Psychologists in Management, Tampa, FL.
Westen, D. (February, 2010). The affective neuroscience of branding: Conscious and unconscious influences on political and consumer behavior. Invited presentation, Wharton School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Westen, D. (October, 2009). Race and health reform. Invited participant, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, White Oak Plantation.
Westen, D. (September, 2009). Sending the right message on health care reform. Wharton School of Business, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Health Policy Series, Philadelphia.
Westen, D. (August, 2009). The psychology of American electoral politics: From the campaign of 2008 to governance in 2009. Invited address, Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
Westen, D. (August, 2009). Improving clinical utility of classification: Prototype matching. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
Westen, D. (July, 2009). All in the message: Speaking to grown-ups about abortion, sex education, and contraception. Plenary presentation, Planned Parenthood for American CEOs Conference, Boulder, CO.
Westen, D. (June, 2009). Principles of effective political communication. Plenary Presentation, Third Way Summit, Moving Americans to a Clean Energy Future, White Oak Plantation, Florida.
Westen, D. (May, 2009). Politics and communication: A Transatlantic dialogue. Two days of presentations for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Berlin, Germany.
Westen, D. (May, 2009). Speaking with European and American voters about immigration. Third Plenary Meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration of the Migration Policy Institute, Bellagio, Italy.
Westen, D. (March, 2009). Consuming passions: Unconscious and emotional influences on consumer behavior. Plenary presentation, Advertising Research Foundation, New York, New York.
Westen, D. (February, 2009). Emotion, cognition, and implicit processes in the Presidential election of 2008. Presidential plenary symposium, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, Florida.
Westen, D. (September, 2008). Emotion and branding in politics and consumer behavior: From President to Polident. Plenary address, iMedia Brand Summit, San Diego.
Westen, D. (August, 2008). Winning words on the toughest issues: National security, taxes, healthcare, immigration. Starz Green Room, Mini-convention at the Democratic National Convention, Denver.
Westen, D. (August, 2008). The unconscious communication wars: Racism sexism, and “Swift Boat” attacks. Starz Green Room, Mini-convention at the Democratic National Convention, Denver.
Westen, D. (August, 2008). Inside the mind and brain of the voter: The presidential campaign of 2008. Invited plenary presentation, Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
Westen, D. (January, 2008). The presidential election of 2008 on the couch. Invited presidential plenary, Annual Convention of the American Psychoanalytic Association, New York.
Westen, D. (February, 2008). Writing speeches with messages that move: A view from the brain. Keynote address, The 2008 Speechwriters’ Conference, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (January, 2008). The way to win on health care. Plenary presentation, Families USA annual conference, Health Action 2008, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (December, 2007). Talking about race. Plenary address, Ohio State University Kirwan Institute conference, Toward a transformative agenda around race, Columbus, Ohio.
Westen, D. (November, 2007). What Orwell couldn’t know. Invited address, There you go again: Orwell comes to America. “Live from the New York Public Library,” New York City.
Westen, D. (November, 2007). Theories of personality disorder. Invited address, Institute of Mental Health Research conference on Personality Disorders: Practice, Progress and Prospects, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Westen, D. (August, 2007). Extreme makeover: Putting emotion back into the emotionally barren language of the left. Second Annual Yearly Kos Convention, Chicago.
Westen, D. (July, 2007). The political brain: The role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation. Keynote address, Annual Convention of the Democratic Leadership Council, Nashville.
Westen, D. (May, 2007). When evidence based practice isn’t empirically supported therapy. Keynote address to the annual convention of the Georgia Psychological Association, Atlanta.
Westen, D. (May, 2007). Treat the person with the symptom: Personality-focused psychotherapy as evidence based practice. Invited workshop, Georgia Psychological Association, Atlanta.
Westen, D. (April, 2007). The political brain. Annual retreat of the Democratic Leadership Council, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Westen, D. (April, 2007). Political branding. National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (January, 2007). Categories, dimensions, traits, types, and prototypes. Invited presentation, Association for Research in Personality, Memphis, Tennessee.
Westen, D. (December, 2006). Theories of personality disorders and their treatment. Invited address, Personality Disorders: New Perspectives and Current Controversies, 86th Annual Conference of the Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease and The New York Academy of Medicine. New York, NY.
Westen, D. (October, 2006). Refining the phenotype: Interpersonal dysfunction in borderline personality disorder. Invited presentation, Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation/National Institutes of Mental Health Conference on Refining the Phenotype and Measurement of Borderline Personality Disorder, New York, NY.
Westen, D. (October, 2006). Practicing and supervising evidence based psychotherapy. Invited workshop, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Westen, D. (September, 2006). Saul Albert Memorial Day Lecturer, Montreal Jewish Hospital, McGill University Department of Psychiatry, Montreal, Canada.
Westen, D. (June, 2006). Making clinical research more clinically relevant. Invited address, University of Rome, La Sapiensa. Rome, Italy.
Westen, D. (June, 2006). Changing minds and changing brains: Emotional constraints on judgment and decision making. Invited address, Annual Meeting of the Diversity Collegium, Atlanta, Georgia.
Westen, D. (May, 2006). Theories of personality and personality disorders. Invited address, Advances in personality disorders, Annual Convention of the American Psychiatric Association, Toronto.
Westen, D. (May, 2006). Transference and countertransference in personality disorders: Turning clinical observations into replicable data. Invited address, Advances in psychodynamic psychotherapy: The state of the art, Annual Convention of the American Psychiatric Association, Toronto.
Westen, D. (April, 2006). Personality pathology in adolescents: What does it look like and what are its effects? Invited address, Unmasking Personality Disorders in Adolescents: Assessment of Adolescent Normality and Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York.
Westen, D. (April, 2006). Adolescent personality pathology. Child Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University.
Westen, D. (January, 2006). Personality pathology and the assessment of risk: Quantifying clinical judgment. Invited workshop, Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Westen, D. (November, 2005). Personality as a context of psychopathology. Invited address, Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT), Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (October, 2005). Quantifying clinical inferences about personality pathology in forensic settings. Keynote address, Swedish Society for Forensic Psychology, Stockholm.
Westen, D. (June, 2005). Rethinking transference: From connectionist networks to the consulting room. Sandor Rado Lecture, Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine and Columbia Psychoanalytic Center, New York.
Westen, D., Blagov, P., Kilts, C., & Hamann, S. (May, 2005). The political brain: Partisans’ neural responses to threatening information about their candidate. “Hot Topic” Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles.
Hamann, S., Kilts, C., Harenski, K., & Westen, D. (May, 2005). Blue brain, red brain: Democrat and Republican fMRI responses to politicians' faces. Poster Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles.
Westen, D. (2005, May). Faculty mentor (full-day workshop), American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE), Annual Convention of the American Psychiatric Association.
Westen. D. (2004, December). Discussant and participant, American Psychiatric Association Personality Disorders DSM-V Research Planning Group Conference on Dimensional Diagnosis. Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (2004, October). The mismeasure of manuals: Implications for adolescent depression research. Invited presentation, AACAP Research Forum on Issues in the Conduct and Interpretation of Intervention Studies of Adolescent Depression. Annual Convention of the American Academy of Child and Psychiatry, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (2004, August). When clinical description becomes statistical prediction. Award address, Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Westen, D. (2004, August). When empirically supported therapies are empirically contraindicated. Plenary presentation, Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Westen, D., Bradley, R., & Zittel, C. (2004, July). Subtyping borderline personality disorder: Converging data from adolescent and adult samples. Invited presentation, NIMH Think Tank for the Effective Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, Baltimore, MD.
Westen, D. (2004, April). Personality and eating disorders. Plenary presentation, Annual Convention of the Academy of Eating Disorders, Orlando, Florida.
Westen, D. (2004, March). Transference: A view from cognitive neuroscience. Invited address, 25th annual convention of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, Miami.
Westen, D. (2003, October). Negative affect and emotional dysregulation: Two constructs or one? Paper presented at the 18th annual convention of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Toronto.
Westen, D. (2003, July). The cognitive unconscious and the psychoanalytic unconscious: From conflict to connectionism. Keynote address, 4th International Congress of Neuro- psychoanalysis, New York.
Westen, D. (2003, June). The classification and etiology of adolescent personality pathology. Sherman Feinstein Lecture, International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, Rome.
Westen, D. (2003, June). Empirically supported therapies for adolescents. Plenary, International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, Rome.
Westen, D., Morrison, K., Thompson-Brenner, H., & Eddy, K. (2002, November). Accumulating evidence for personality subtyping of eating disorders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Charleston, S.C.
Westen, D. (2002, June). Fact and fantasy in diagnosis: Teaching the DSM in introductory and abnormal psychology. Invited plenary address, 9th annual APS Teaching Institute, presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans.
Westen, D. (2002, May). Stability of measurement in patients for whom instability is the norm: Borderline psychometrics and the psychometrics of borderline personality disorder. Invited presentation, New Directions in Borderline Personality Disorder II, Conference jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Mental Health and the Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation, May, 2002.
Westen, D., & Westen, L.A. (2002, April). Treating personality in the context of eating disorders. Workshop presented at the annual convention of the Academy of Eating Disorders, Boston.
Westen, D. (2002, April). The nature and origins of character. Distinguished Scientific Award Lecture, annual conference of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, New York.
Westen, D. (2002, April). Understanding personality disorders. Catlin Memorial Lecture, Cornell University.
Westen, D. (2002, March). Rethinking the relation between science and practice in psychotherapy research. Keynote address, annual meeting of the United Kingdom Society for Psychotherapy Research, Ravenscar, UK.
Westen, D. (2001, December). Implications of developments in cognitive neuroscience for theories of transference and therapeutic action. Invited workshop, Neuroscience Study Group, American Psychoanalytic Association.
Westen, D. (2001, August). Rethinking personality disorders: Bridging the gap between science and practice. G. Stanley Hall Lecture, Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Westen, D. (2001, June). Treating personality and its disorders: Integrating psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Invited workshop, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver.
Westen, D. (2001, May). Implications of developments in cognitive neuroscience for psychotherapeutic practice. Major Teachers of Psychotherapy Lecture, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts.
Westen, D. (2001, May). Why George Bush is President: Emotional constraint satisfaction in high-stakes decision making. Invited workshop, Center for Decision Research, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.
Westen, D., & Shedler, J. (2001, May). A prototype matching approach to dimensional diagnosis of personality disorders. Paper presented at the 154th annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association, New Orleans.
Westen, D. (2001, April). Chair and presenter: Adolescent personality pathology: Classification, gender, and etiology. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis.
Westen, D., & Morrison, K. (2000, July). Overcoming limitations of randomized controlled trials for psychotherapy by integrating meta-analysis and practice research. Presented at Challenges for the 21st Century: Mental Health Services Research, National Institutes of Mental Health, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (2000, July). Speaking in tongues: The language of psychoanalytic discourse. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Lecture, Fielding Institute, Alexandria, VA.
Westen, D., & Shedler, J. (2000, May). Empirical prototypes based on clinical observation. 153rd annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association, Chicago.
Westen, D. (2000, May). Rethinking rationality and irrationality: Perspectives from cognitive neuroscience and psychoanalysis. Keynote address, 12th annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry, Chicago.
Westen, D. (2000, May). Discussant, "What drives the dream?" Invited panel, 89th annual meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Chicago.
Westen, D. (1999, November). The usefulness of personality diagnosis in research on Axis I disorders. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Montreal.
Westen, D. (1999, June). The scientific status of unconscious processes. Invited presentation, annual meeting of the Rapaport-Klein Society, Austen Riggs, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Westen, D. (1999, May). Freud is alive and well and living in the lab. Invited presentation, annual Spring meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (1999, April). Implications of research in cognitive neuroscience for theories of transference and therapeutic action. Paper presented at the annual convention of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, New York.
Westen, D. (1999, April). Implications of research in cognitive science for the understanding of dreaming. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Miami.
Westen, D. (1999, January). The second cognitive revolution: Teaching memory in the midst of a paradigm shift. Invited address, 21st Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Westen, D. (1998, September). Affect regulation and motivation. Invited presentation, Massachusetts Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology, Cambridge, Mass. Westen, D. (1998, October). What to do with Axis II? Invited panel, Association for Research on Personality Disorders, New York.
Westen, D., & Shedler, S. (1998, November). Revising and assessing Axis II. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Psychopathology, Cambridge, Mass.
Westen, D. (1998, November). Understanding and treating personality: Personality disorders, culture, and therapeutic intervention. Invited workshop, 1998 Hamm Clinic Fall Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Westen, D. (1997, February). Culture and romance. Discussant, Boston Area Cultural Psychology Forum, Boston.
Westen, D. (1997, April). Insight and exposure as key elements of treatment. Plenary address, 13th annual convention of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Toronto.
Westen, D. (1997, August). Discussant on symposium, Patterns and processes of personality and self-concept change. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.
Westen, D. (1997, September). Affect regulation and connectionism. Invited address, presented at Multimodal processing theories: A symposium in honor of Seymour Epstein. Amherst, Massachusetts.
Westen, D., Shedler, J., & Harnden, J. (1997, December). A Q-sort method for assessing personality structure, pathology, and change. Paper presented at the annual convention of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Tucson.
Westen, D. (1996, January). Is Freud really dead? Teaching psychodynamic theory in introductory psychology. Invited address, 18th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Westen, D. (1996, March). Is Freud really dead? Contemporary research on unconscious processes. Friday Night Guest Lecture Series, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Westen, D. (1996, February). What’s wrong with Axis II? Empirical, clinical, and theoretical considerations. Charles Donnelly Lecture, Grand Rounds, Northwestern Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
Westen, D. (1996, March). Revising Axis II. Grand Rounds, Menninger School of Medicine, Topeka, Kansas.
Westen, D. (1996, April). Is Freud Really Dead? Teaching psychodynamic theory in an anti-Freudian era. Invited address on the teaching of psychology, Western Psychological Association, San Jose.
Westen, D. (1996, April). Contemporary psychodynamic theory—for the cognitive- behavioral therapist. Workshop presented at the12th Annual Convention of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, April, Berkeley, California.
Westen, D., & Shedler, J. (1996, June). A Q-sort method for assessing personality change in psychotherapy. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amelia Island, Florida.
Westen. D. (1996, June). Making a large classroom feel like a small classroom: Interacting with students in a lecture class. Presented at the Third Annual APS Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, San Francisco.
Westen, D. (1996, June). An integrative model of affect regulation and a Q-sort method for assessing individual differences. Eighth Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, San Francisco.
Westen, D. (1996, August). Chair, panel on Internalization of culture: Psychological and anthropological perspectives. Paper: Internalization of implicit and explicit cognition, affect, and motivation. Presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
Westen. D. (1996, October). Invited workshop: A contemporary clinical and empirical approach to case formulation. Arizona Psychological Association, Tucson.
Westen, D. (1996, November). Integrating cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic theory and technique. Invited workshop, New Hampshire Psychological Association, Portsmouth.
Westen, D. (1995, March). Ambivalence: A cognitive-psychodynamic approach. Invited address, Presented at the Emory University Department of Anthropology Conference on Ambivalence and Cultural Models, Atlanta, Georgia.
Westen, D. (1995, April). An integrative concept of motivation and motivational change in psychotherapy. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Bethesda, MD.
Westen, D. (1995, April). Discussant, plenary session of the annual convention of the Boston Area Cultural Psychology Forum, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Westen, D. (1995, June). Affect regulation. Paper presented at the Nags Head Conference on Personality, Highland, Beach, Florida.
Westen, D. (1995, June). An evolutionary approach to affect regulation. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Santa Barbara.
Westen, D. (1995, September). The concept of personal responsibility: From Plato through contemporary psychology. Invited address, Michigan Forensic Society, Novi, Michigan.
Westen, D. (1995, October). Integrating psychoanalysis and cognitive science: Implications for psychological anthropology. Distinguished Lecture, presented at the biennial convention of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Westen, D. (1994, March). Empirical approaches to object relations in borderline personality disorder. Invited address, Research Conference on Borderline Personality Disorder, International Psychoanalytic Association, London.
Westen, D., & Vardi, D. (1994, November). A Q-sort for assessing trauma sequelae and recovery. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago.
Westen, D. (1993, June). The etiology of borderline personality disorder in childhood and adolescence. Invited address, Conference on Personality and Psychopathology, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Westen, D. (1993, August). Cognition, affect, and consciousness in splitting. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
Westen, D. (1993, August). Psychoanalytic perspectives on personality and psychopathology. Paper in invited panel on personality and psychopathology, presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
Westen, D. (1993, September). Culture, self, and personality disorders. Paper presented at the annual convention of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, Boston.
Westen, D. (1993, November). A cognitive-psychodynamic perspective on the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta.
Westen, D. (1993, December). Research in psychoanalysis: New ways of studying object relationships and transference. Invited presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Psychoanalytic Association, New York.
Westen, D. (1992, May). Close relationships and psychopathology. Paper presented at Nags Head Conference on Close Relationships, Highland Beach, Florida.
Westen, D. (1991, March). Assessing object relations from the TAT. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans.
Westen, D. (1991, May). A psychodynamic-cognitive-behavioral approach to affect regulation. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Motivation and Emotion, Highland Beach, Florida.
Westen, D. (1991, May). Is anyone really normal? Perspectives on personality and abnormal psychology. Lecture series presented at Georgetown University under the auspices of The Teaching Company and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D. (1991, August). Continuity of self-structure through development: Conceptual and methodological issues. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Westen, D. (1991, October). The influence of sexual abuse on self structure. Invited address, Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology, Rochester, New York.
Westen, D. (1991, October). Psychoanalytic perspectives on the private self. Invited address, presented at the Mellon Colloquium on the Self at the Emory Cognition Project, Atlanta, Georgia.
Westen, D. (1990, March). Cultural, emotional, and unconscious aspects of self. Invited lecture, presented at Adelphi Conference on The Self in Relationship: Convergences of Social, Personality, and Clinical Psychology, Garden City, N.Y.
Westen, D., Moses, A.J., Lohr, N.E., Segal, H., Cohen, R., and Silk, K.R. (1990, May). Quality of depressive experiences in borderline personality disorder and major depressive disorder. Presented at the 143rd Annual Convention of the American Psychiatric Association, New York.
Westen, D. (1990, June). Affect, affect regulation, and the self. Presented at the Nags Head Interdisciplinary Conference on Self and Identity, Nags Head, North Carolina.
Westen, D. (1990, August). The impact of sexual abuse on the structure of representations of self and others. Paper presented at the 97th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
Westen, D. (1990, October). The self since William James: Cultural, emotional, and unconscious aspects. Master Lecture, presented at the annual convention of the Michigan Psychological Association, Troy, Michigan.
Westen, D. (1990, November). Implications of interpersonally oriented psychodynamic approaches for the cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Francisco.
Silk, K.R., Westen, D., Lohr, N.E., Gold, L., & Pressler, E. (1989, May). Importance of Axis II diagnosis in Axis I research. Presented at the 142nd Annual Convention of the American Psychiatric Association.
Westen, D. (1988, April). Chair and presenter: Affect and psychotherapy integration. Presented at the 3rd Annual Convention of the Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Silk, K., Westen, D., Lohr, N., Benjamin, J., & Gold, L. (1988, May). DSM-III and DSM-III-R schizotypal symptoms in borderline personality disorder. Presented at the 141st Annual Convention of the American Psychiatric Association, Montreal.
Westen, D., Lohr, N., & Ludolph, P. (1988, August). Developmental differences in object relations between borderline adolescents and adults. Presented at the 95th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta.
Westen, D. (1987, May). Integrative therapy and personality disorders: Cognitive- behavioral interventions in the psychodynamic treatment of borderline personality disorders. Presented at the 2nd Annual Convention of the Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Chicago.
Westen, D. (1986, August). Measuring social cognition using TAT and narrative data. Presented at the 93rd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Westen, D., Buttenheim, M., & Silk, K. (1985, August). Measuring object relations using early memories and TAT stories. Presented at the 92nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.
Editorial and Professional Responsibilities:
Editorial Board, Journal of Personality Disorders, 2000-
Editorial Board, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2006-
Editorial Board, In Session, 1996-
Editorial Board, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 1995-
Member, Narrative Project, Democratic Policy Committee, United States Senate, 2007.
American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Evidence Based Practice, 2004- 2005
Member, NIMH Center for Scientific Review Study Section APDA (Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging), 2003-2005
Member, NIMH Center for Scientific Review Study Section BBBP-5 (Psychopathology and Treatment), 2000-2003
Editorial Board, Psychological Assessment, 1991, 2001-2007.
Editorial Board, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 2000-2003.
Editorial Board, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 2000-2001.
Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Psychology, American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press, 1996-1999.
Associate Editor, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 1996-1998.
Program Chair, 12th Annual Convention of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, April, 1996, Berkeley, California.
Consultant, American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines on Eating Disorders, and American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines on Personality Disorders.
Ad hoc reviewing: Academy of Management Review, American Journal of Psychiatry, American Psychologist, Archives of General Psychiatry, Assessment, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Current Anthropology, Development and Psychopathology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Addictions, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Personality, Journal of Personality Assessment, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Research in Personality, Journal of Psychiatric Practice, The Lancet, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Political Psychology, Professional Psychology, Psychiatric Research, Psychological Medicine, Psychological Bulletin, Psychopathology, Psychological Science, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Past and Current Professional Memberships:
Academy for Eating Disorders, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Association for the Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Eating Disorders Research Society, International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Society for Psychotherapy Research, Society for Research in Child Development, Society for Research in Psychopathology.
Selected Advising and Consulting:
Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate Democratic Caucus to the United States Senate Democratic Caucus to the United States House of Representatives Ford Foundation Carnegie Foundation Haas Foundation Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Media Matters The Al Gore Summit National Resource Defense Council ecoAmerica, Democratic Leadership Council Campaign for America’s Future AFL-CIO Change To Win AARP Planned Parenthood People for the American Way Young Elected Officials First Focus Alabama Education Association Families USA Herndon Alliance Americans for a Fair Democracy Rockefeller Family Foundation The U.S. National Security Agency American Family Voices Center for Social Inclusion Multiple State House and Senate caucuses, several statewide or national (congressional, gubernatorial, and presidential) campaigns, Multiple Fortune 500 companies
Selected consulting projects completed (messaging policy):
Health care reform Climate change Poverty and Health Progressive economics Campaign finance reform (fair elections) Contraception and abortion Gun safety laws Unions Immigration Medicaid The changing color of America Education policy Social Determinants of Health Taxes The role of government Toxic chemicals Regulations Deficits Net neutrality (internet freedom) Inequality Trade 100Kin10/Carnegie Corporation Drug policy Children’s health care