Ira Bernstein, PhD

Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences
Graduate Program: Clinical Psychology

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

ira.bernstein@utsouthwestern.edu

Biography

Prof. Bernstein has a long background in both experimental psychology and the study of individual differences. Much of his work involves medical applications including opthalmology, pain management, and psychiatry. After spending many years at the University of Texas at Arlington, he joined the faculty at UT Southwestern because of his work on a collaborative project with Dr. A. John Rush, former associate chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences and professor of Psychiatry. He also holds an adjoint appointment in the School of Health Professions.

Education

Graduate SchoolVanderbilt University (1963)

Research Interests

Latent variable modeling
Multifvariate statistics
Psychometric Theory

Publications

Featured
A Psychometric Evaluation of the Clinician-rated Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-C16) in Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Bernstein, I. H., Rush, A. J., Suppes, P., Trivedi, M. H.,Woo, A., Kyutoku, Y., Crismon, M. L., Dennehy, E., & Carmody, T. J. , International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research , Fall; ((in press))

Featured
Symptom Features of Postpartum Depression: Are They Distinct?

Bernstein, I. H., Rush, A. J., Yonkers, K., Carmody, T. J., Woo, A, McConnell, J, & Trivedi, M H. , Depression and Anxiety , 2008; (25):20-28

Featured
A Psychometric Evaluation of the CDRS and MADRS in Assessing Depressive Symptoms in Children

Jain, S., Carmody, T., Trivedi, M., Hughes, C., Bernstein, I. H., Morris, D. W., Emslie, G., & Rush, A. J. , Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 2007; (46):1204-1212

Featured
A Pilot Study of an Electronic, Adolescent Version of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology

Moore, H. K., Hughes, C. W., Mundt, J. C., Rush, A. J., , Macleod L., Emslie, G. J., Jain, S., Geralts, D. S., Bernstein, I. H., Horrigan, J. P., Trivedi, M. H., & Greist, J. H. , Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , 2007; (68):1436-1440

Featured
A Pilot Study of an Electronic, Adolescent Version of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology

Moore, H. K., Hughes, C. W., Mundt, J. C., Rush, A. J., , Macleod L., Emslie, G. J., Jain, S., Geralts, D. S., Bernstein, I. H., Horrigan, J. P., Trivedi, M. H., & Greist, J. H. , Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , 2007; (68):1436-1440

Featured
A Pilot Study of an Electronic, Adolescent Version of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology

Moore, H. K., Hughes, C. W., Mundt, J. C., Rush, A. J., , Macleod L., Emslie, G. J., Jain, S., Geralts, D. S., Bernstein, I. H., Horrigan, J. P., Trivedi, M. H., & Greist, J. H. , Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , 2007; (68):1436-1440

Featured
Clinical vs. Self-report versions of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology in a Public Sector Sample

Bernstein, I. H., Rush, A. J., Carmody, T. J., Woo, A. & Trivedi, M. , Journal of Psychiatric Research , 2007; (41):239-246

Featured
Item Response Analysis of the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology

Bernstein, I. H., Rush, A. J., Carmody, T. J., Woo, A. & Trivedi, M. , Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, , 2006; (2):557-584

Honors/Awards

American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

(Same) (1969)

Certificate of Merit, American Medical Association

Helped develop an early form of computerized visual field examination (1969)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Psychological Association

Psychonomic Society

Society for Applied Multivariate Research

Society for Personality Assessment