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Office of the Dean

Edward J. Callahan, Ph.D.

Edward J. Callahan

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Callahan contributes to behavioral medicine training for the health system's residents, medical students and psychology interns. His professional interests are in health psychology, with special foci in physician-patient interaction and health outcomes, HIV prevention (both primary and secondary), human sexuality, and identification and treatment of substance abuse.

Title:

 Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Associate Dean for Academic Personnel

Specialty:

 Family and Community Medicine, Psychology

Center/Program Affiliation:

 Center for Healthcare Policy and Research

Education:

 University of Vermont
Berlington, Vermont
Ph.D. 1972

Education:

 Boston College
Boston, Massachusetts
A.B. 1968

Professional Memberships:

 American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, 1977-1980
American Psychological Association, Member, 1972-Pres.; Fellow, Divisions 12, 25 and 38
Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), 2001- Pres.
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Member, 1972-Pres.; Board of Directors, 1974-78
Eastern Psychological Association, 1977-1985
North American Primary Care Research Group, 1988-Pres.
Society for Behavioral Medicine, 1980-Pres.
Society for Teachers of Family Medicine, 1985-Pres.
West Virginia Psychological Association, 1976-1985

Select Recent Publications:

Baldwin J, Johnson R, Wayment H, Callahan EJ. Community intervention to enhance early identification and treatment of substance abuse. Substance Abuse. (In Press)

Callahan EJ, Stange KC, Zyzanski SJ, Goodwin MA, Flocke SA, Bertakis KD. Physician-elder interaction in community family practice. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 17(1):19-25, 2004.

Bertakis KD, Azari R, Callahan EJ. Patient pain in primary care: Factors that influence physician diagnosis. Annals of Family Medicine, 2(3):224-30, 2004.

Callahan EJ, Stange KC, Bertakis KD, Zyzanski SJ, Azari R, Flocke SA. How well does time use during outpatient residency training reflect community practice? Family Medicine, 35(6):423-7, 2003.

Bertakis KD, Azari R, Callahan EJ. Patient pain: Its influence on primary care physician-patient interaction. Family Medicine, 35(2):119-23, 2003.

Kikano GE, Snyder CW, Callahan EJ, Goodwin MA, Stange KC. A comparison of ambulatory services of patients with managed care and fee-for-service insurance. American Journal of Managed Care, 8(2):181-186, 2002.

Hilty DM, Nesbitt TS, Marks SL, Callahan EJ. Effects of telepsychiatry on the doctor-patient relationship: Communication, satisfaction and relevant issues. Primary Psychiatry, 9(9):29-34, 2002.

Callahan EJ, Bertakis KD, Azari R, Robbins JA, Helms LJ, Miller J. Association of higher costs with symptoms and diagnosis of depression. Journal of Family Practice, 51(6):540-544, 2002.

Bertakis KD, Helms LJ, Callahan EJ, Azari R, Leigh P, Robbins JA. Patient gender differences in the diagnosis of depression in primary care. Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine, 10(7):689-698, 2001.

Bertakis KD, Callahan EJ, Azari R, Robbins JA. Predictors of patient referrals by primary care residents to specialty care clinics. Family Medicine, 33(3):203-209, 2001.