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2002, PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Kansas Amber Gum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aging and Mental Health. Her research focuses on older adults' utilization of behavioral health services and integration of brief psychosocial interventions for older adults into community settings. She currently has a grant from NIMH to study longitudinal service utilization patterns of older adults with depressive symptoms. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology (health specialty) from the University of Kansas in 2002. She completed an internship in clinical geropsychology at the Palo Alto VA Health Care System in 2002. Dr. Gum spent the following two years as an NIMH research postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, prior to joining the AMH faculty in 2004. Recent publications include: (Full Curriculum Vita) Areán, P. A., Gum, A. M., Tang, L., & Unützer, J. (2007). Treating depression in low-income elderly: Access and outcomes. Psychiatric Services. Gum, A. M., Mueller, K., Flink, D., Siraj, S., Batsche, C., Boothroyd, R., Stiles, P. (2007). Evaluation of a summer research institute in behavioral health services research for undergraduate students. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 34, 206-218. Gum, A. M., Areán, P. A., & Bostrom A. (2007). Psychotherapy and case management in low-income depressed older adults with psychiatric comorbidity. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22, 124-130. Ayalon, L., Gum, A. M., Feliciano, L., & Areán, P. A. (2006). The effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia: A systematic review. Archives of Internal Medicine. 166, 2182-2188. Gum, A., Snyder, C. R., & Duncan, P. W. (2006). Hopeful thinking, participation, and depressive symptoms three months after stroke. Psychology and Health, 21 (3), 319-334. Gum, A. M., Areán, P. A., Hunkeler, E., Tang, L., Katon, W., Hitchcock, P., Steffens, D., Dickens, J., & Unützer, J., for the IMPACT investigators (2006). Depression treatment preferences in older primary care patients. Gerontologist, 46(1), 4-22. Research/Community activities include: Behavioral Health Needs, Identification, and Help-Seeking in Frail, Community-Dwelling Elders (PI) Contact Information: |
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