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Robin Jarrett, Ph.D.

Robin Jarrett, Ph.D.

Professor

Endowed Title
Elizabeth H. Penn Professorship in Clinical Psychology
School
Medical School
Department
Psychiatry
Graduate Programs
Clinical Psychology

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  • Biography

    Dr. Jarrett is a licensed psychologist who is board certified in clinical psychology. Her research and clinical expertise is in promoting health and wellness, particularly for patients with mood and related disorders. She specializes in short-term, evidenced-based psychotherapy and focuses on cognitive behavioral therapy. In the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern, Dr. Jarrett collaborates on research, treats patients, teaches, and supervises clinical and/or research activities of trainees. Since 1989 Dr. Jarrett has directed the Psychosocial Research and Depression Clinic where the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has funded her research group across decades. She welcomes collaborators and trainees dedicated to understanding the role of psychosocial factors in the course of health and illness, particularly in mood and related disorders.

    A partial listing of Dr. Jarrett’s publications can be found below and a more complete listing is available to interested readers here

  • Education
    Other Post Graduate Training
    University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1980)
    Medical School
    University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1983)
    Other Post Graduate Training
    University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1983)
    Graduate School
    University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1983), Psychology
    Internship
    University of Mississippi and VA Center Consortium (1984), Clinical Psychology
    Internship
    Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research (2001), Cognitive Therapy
  • Research Interest
    • Cognitive-behavioral therapy
    • Evidence-based psychotherapy
    • Mood and related disorders
    • Psychosocial factors and interventions that promote health
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Assessment of patient and provider attitudes towards therapeutic drug monitoring to improve medication adherence in low-income patients with hypertension: a qualitative study.
    Schesing KB, Chia R, Elwood B, Halm EA, Lee SJC, Lodhi H, Wu B, Sharma S, Smith SA, Jarrett RB, Das SR, Vongpatanasin W, BMJ Open 2020 Nov 10 11 e039940
    Do Cognitive Therapy Skills Neutralize Lifetime Stress to Improve Treatment Outcomes in Recurrent Depression?
    Vittengl JR, Stutzman S, Atluru A, Jarrett RB, Behav Ther 2020 Sep 51 5 739-752
    Quality of life after response to acute-phase cognitive therapy for recurrent depression.
    Vittengl JR, Jha MK, Minhajuddin A, Thase ME, Jarrett RB, J Affect Disord 2020 Sep 278 218-225
    Do patients' cognitive therapy skills predict personality change during treatment of depression?
    Vittengl JR, Clark LA, Thase ME, Jarrett RB, Behav Res Ther 2020 Jul 133 103695
    Psychotherapy or medication for depression? Using individual symptom meta-analyses to derive a Symptom-Oriented Therapy (SOrT) metric for a personalised psychiatry.
    Kappelmann N, Rein M, Fietz J, Mayberg HS, Craighead WE, Dunlop BW, Nemeroff CB, Keller M, Klein DN, Arnow BA, Husain N, Jarrett RB, Vittengl JR, Menchetti M, Parker G, Barber JP, Bastos AG, Dekker J, Peen J, Keck ME, Kopf-Beck J, BMC Med 2020 Jun 18 1 170
    Development of a Novel Adult Congenital Heart Disease-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Metric.
    Cedars AM, Ko JM, John AS, Vittengl J, Stefanescu-Schmidt AC, Jarrett RB, Kutty S, Spertus JA, J Am Heart Assoc 2020 May e015730
    Is sleep disturbance linked to short- and long-term outcomes following treatments for recurrent depression?
    Boland EM, Vittengl JR, Clark LA, Thase ME, Jarrett RB, J Affect Disord 2019 Oct
    The Role of Dyadic Discord in Outcomes in Acute Phase Cognitive Therapy for Adults With Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder.
    Trombello JM, Vittengl JR, Denton WH, Minhajuddin A, Thase ME, Jarrett RB, Behav Ther 2019 Jul 50 4 778-790
    Could Treatment Matching Patients' Beliefs About Depression Improve Outcomes?
    Vittengl JR, Clark LA, Thase ME, Jarrett RB, Behav Ther 2019 Jul 50 4 765-777
    The symptom-specific efficacy of antidepressant medication vs. cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of depression: results from an individual patient data meta-analysis.
    Boschloo L, Bekhuis E, Weitz ES, Reijnders M, DeRubeis RJ, Dimidjian S, Dunner DL, Dunlop BW, Hegerl U, Hollon SD, Jarrett RB, Kennedy SH, Miranda J, Mohr DC, Simons AD, Parker G, Petrak F, Herpertz S, Quilty LC, John Rush A, Segal ZV, Vittengl JR, Schoevers RA, Cuijpers P, World Psychiatry 2019 Jun 18 2 183-191
  • Honors & Awards
    • Distinguished Psychologist
      Dallas Psychological Association (2018)
    • Fellow
      Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (2015-2021)
    • Fellow
      American Psychological Association (2014-2021)
    • Fellow
      Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) (2006)
    • Elizabeth H. Penn Professorship in Clinical Psychology
      The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2004-2021)
    • Fourjay Scholar
      The Fourjay Foundation, The Beck Institute, Extramural Training Program (2000)
    • Diplomate and Founding Fellow
      Academy of Cognitive Therapy (1999-2021)
    • Principal Investigator with career awards
      Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) (2017-2021)
    • American Psychological Association (APA) (1984-2021)
    • American Psychological Association (APA) Society of Clinical Psychology Mentorship Program (2017-2019)
    • Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT) (1978-2021)
    • Association for Psychological Science (APS) (2010-2021)
    • Dallas Psychological Association (DPA) (1993-2021)
    • Editorial Board: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2004-2016)
    • Editorial Board: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (2017-2021)
    • International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy (1989-2017)
    • Reviewers Reserve [NIMH] (1990-2021)
    • Texas Psychological Association (TPA) (1990-2021)