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Dept. of Psychiatry
300 George Street
New Haven, CT
06511 USA

Tel: 203-785-2117

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Department of Psychiatry Faculty

    Samuel A. Ball, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Resident Intern Substance Use Research Education (REINSURE) Training Program VA CT Healthcare Systems (151D)
950 Campbell Avenue --- Bldg 35
West Haven , CT 06516 Tel: 203-937-3486 x7409
Fax: 203-937-3472
Email: samuel.ball@yale.edu

Education:

B.A., 1984, Colgate University (Psychology and English)
Ph.D., 1990, University of Delaware (Clinical Psychology)

Research Interests:

Dr. Ball’s major research interests involve the evaluation of personality dimensions and disorders as important constructs for subtyping addicted individuals for the purpose of predicting treatment outcome and developing interventions. His diagnostic and assessment research has included the validation of a multidimensional substance abuse typology that defines subtypes of substance abusers based on multiple risk factors that may have prevention and treatment relevance. He has developed and evaluated the first manual-guided psychotherapy for the full range of personality disorders co-occurring with substance abuse. He also has been an investigator on various projects evaluating cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement treatments for to substance abuse.

Publications of Note:

Ball, S.A., Rounsaville, B.J. (2006). Refinishing without rebuilding: Dual focus schema therapy for personality disorders and addiction. In R.L. Spitzer (ed.) A casebook for DSM-IV-TR. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Press.

Ball, S.A., Nich, C., Rounsaville, B.J., Eagan, D., & Carroll, K.M. (2004). Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III subtypes of opioid dependence: Validity and matching to behavioral therapies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 698-711.

Ball, S.A., Bachrach, K., DeCarlo, J., Farentinos, C., Keen, M., McSherry, T., Polcin, D., Snead, N., Sockriter, R., Wrigley, P., Zammarelli, L., & Carroll, K.M. (2002). Characteristics, beliefs and practices of community clinicians trained to provide manual-guided therapy for substance abusers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23, 309-318.

Ball, S.A., Rounsaville, B.J., Tennen, H., Kranzler, H.R. (2001). Reliability of personality disorder and trait dimensions in substance dependent inpatients. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 110, 341-352.

Ball, S.A., Jaffe, A.J., Crouse-Artus, M.S., Rounsaville, B.J., & O’Malley, S.S. (2000). Multidimensional subtypes and treatment outcome in first time DWI offenders. Addictive Behaviors, 25, 167-181.



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