Janet B. W. Williams
Janet B. W. Williams | |
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mental disorders, and the evaluation of psychopathology | |
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Social Work |
Institutions | Columbia University |
Janet B. W. Williams (born November 15, 1947) is an American social worker who focuses on the diagnosis and assessment of mental disorders. She is
Education
Williams received her undergraduate degree in biology from Tufts University and then went on to get a master's degree in Marine Biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Shortly afterwards, she got her master's degree and Doctorate of Social Work in Social Welfare from Columbia University.[1]
Career
Williams is well known for her work in psychiatric classifications and the instruments she developed to measure
.Williams has written frequently on diagnosis and assessment. She is an author of the
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
Now with over 1300 members, the Society for Social Work and Research] (SSWR) was founded in 1994 by Williams.[6] At its inception, she served as its president for two years.
DSM-III (1980)
In 1974, the
PHQ & PRIME MD
In the mid-1990s, Williams (along with Robert Spitzer and Kurt Kroenke) developed the PHQ (Patient Health Questionnaire) and the PRIME MD (Primary care Evaluation of Medical Disorders), both of which were designed to help primary care physicians screen for the presence of mental disorders and the severity of depression.[1]
Personal life
Williams is the widow of Robert Spitzer and has three children (Gideon Spitzer-Williams, Ezra Spitzer-Williams, Noah Spitzer-Williams), and one grandchild.[7][8]
Awards
- Columbia University School of Social Work Alumni Association Hall of Fame, 1999
- Society for Social Work and Research Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000[9]
- Knee/Wittman Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Health & Mental Health Policy and Practice from the National Association of Social Workers Foundation, 2005[1]
- NASW Social Work Pioneer, 2007[10]
- Fellow, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), 2012[11]
- Andrew C. Leon Distinguished Career Award from the International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology (ISCTM), 2019[12]
Books
- Psychopathology, a Case Book (with ISBN 9780070603509
- DSM III Casebook, American Psychiatric Press ISBN 0-89042-051-3
- DSM-IV-TR Casebook, Volume 2: Experts Tell How They Treated Their Own Patients ISBN 9781585622207
- Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders (SCID-II) ISBN 9780880488105
- User's Guide to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders (Scid-5-cv): Clinician Version ISBN 9781585625246
- Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), Clinician Version (Administration Booklet) ISBN 9780880489324
- Treatment Companion to the DSM-IV-TR Casebook ISBN 9781585621392
- Learning DSM-5 by Case Example, American Psychiatric Association ISBN 9781615370160
- Advances in Mental Health Research: Implications for Practice ISBN 9780880489317
References
- ^ a b c d e "Janet B.W. Williams, DSW". Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Williams JBW, Gibbon M, First MB, Spitzer RL, Davies M, Borus J, Howes MJ, Kane J, Pope HG Jr., Rounsaville B, Wittchen H-U: The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID). II: Multi-site test-retest reliability. Archives of General Psychiatry 1992; 49:630-636
- ^ Spitzer RL, Williams JBW, Gibbon M, First MB: The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID). I: History, rationale and description. Archives of General Psychiatry 1992; 49:624-629
- ^ Williams, J.B.W., Kobak, K. A. (2006). Development and Reliability of the SIGMA: A structured interview guide for the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale. Neuropsychopharmacology, 31 (suppl. 1):S165
- ^ Williams JBW: A structured interview guide for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Archives of General Psychiatry 1988; 45:742-747
- ^ "SSWR — Society for Social Work and Research – SSWR Presidents". secure.sswr.org. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Williams JBW: Spitzer, Robert (b. 1932) biography. In Cautin RL and Lillienfeld SO. The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology (2015). Wiley-Blackwell.
- ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "SSWR — Society for Social Work and Research – Awards History". secure.sswr.org. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "NASW Social Work Pioneer". National Association of Social Workers.
- ^ Williams, Janet. "American College of Neuropsychopharmacology" (PDF). ACNP.org.
- ^ "Andrew C. Leon Distinguished Career Award" (PDF). ISCTM. October 24, 2019.