Howard B. Roback, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology
howard.b.roback@Vanderbilt.Edu
Dr. Howard Roback joined the faculty in 1972. He is a member of the Vanderbilt Center for the Assessment of Professionals (VCAP) and currently consults to the Office of General Counsel, Health Related Boards (Psychology) and the Non-Nuclear Fitness for Duty Program of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Dr. Roback has been the recipient of an Excellence in Teaching Award by the psychiatry residents and an Apple Award (teaching excellence) by the George Peabody College round table.
Education
Ph.D., York University (Toronto, Canada)
B.A., Case Western Reserve University
Postgraduate Training
Psychology Internship equivalent, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto School of Medicine
Areas of Clinical Expertise
Psychological Assessment (personality, diagnostic, disability), individual and group psychotherapy
Research Interests
Psychological test profiles of impaired physicians, adverse outcomes in individual and group psychotherapy, confidentiality
Representative publications
1. Roback H, Strassberg D, Iannelli R, Finlayson R et al (2007) Problematic physicians: a comparison of personality profiles by offense type. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52, 51-58.
2. Walker J, Roback H, Welch L (2008) Psychological & Neuropsychological Testing in Psychiatry. In Ebert M, Loosen P, Nurcombe B and Leckman J (Eds). Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Psychiatry, New York: McGraw Hill pgs. 75-97.
3. Nolan S, Strassle C, Roback H., Binder J (2004) Negative psychotherapy outcomes: a focus on intervention and prevention. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy Winter, 311-330.
4. Roback H (2000) Adverse outcomes in group psychotherapy: risk factors, prevention, and research directions. Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research (Special Article Section) 9, 1-10.
5. Roback H., Moore, R Waterhouse G., & Martin P (1996) Confidentiality dilemmas in group psychotherapy with substance-dependent physicians. American Journal of Psychiatry (Special Article Section) 153. 1250-1260.
