| IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Last name: | Lau |
First name: | Mark A |
| Address: | BC Mental Health and Addiction Services
201-601 West Broadway
Vancouver (British Columbia)
V5Z 4C2 |
Fax: | (604) 707-6399 |
| BC academic affiliation: | University of British Columbia |
| Department: | Psychiatry |
| E-mail address: |
mlau4@bcmhs.bc.ca |
BC research location(s): |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver Campus |
| Web Page: |
http://www.bcmhas.ca/default.htm
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MSFHR Research Unit(s): |
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| Status: | Researcher |
| Last update: |
11/02/2010
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| TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS |
| Diploma / Credentials |
Specialty |
Year |
Institution |
| Affiliated Investigator |
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2008 |
Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Psychologist |
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2008 |
College of Psychologists of British Columbia |
| Founding Fellow |
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2001 |
Academy of Cognitive Therapy |
| Registered Psychologist |
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1997 |
College of Psychologists of Ontario |
| Postdoctorate |
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy |
1996 |
Clarke Institute of Psychiatry |
| Doctorate (PhD) |
CGAA Clinical Phychology |
1995 |
McGill University |
| Master's |
CFAA Neurophysiology |
1986 |
McGill University |
| Bachelor's |
CFAA physics and Physiology |
1981 |
McGill University |
| Last update: |
03/11/2009
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| AREAS OF EXPERTISE |
| Area of research: |
Health sciences |
| Disciplines trained in: |
Psychology |
| Research disciplines: |
Psychology |
| Research topics: |
Depression (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction) |
| Fields of application: |
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diseases |
| Last update: |
11/02/2010
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| TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS |
| Technological applications: |
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| Last update: |
11/02/2010
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| RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise. |
| Key words: |
DEPRESSION, INFORMATION PROCESSING, COGNITIVE THERAPY, COGNITIVE INHIBITION, MINDFULNESS, RELAPSE PREVENTION, AGGRESSION, GROUP COGNITIVE THERAPY, TREATMENT DISSEMINATION, MBCT |
| Research interests: |
Cognitive reactivity (CR), the tendency to experience increased negative thinking when experiencing sad mood, has been shown to predict depressive relapse. My research is to investigate whether reduced CR can lead to reduced depressive relapse in order to determine if CR is a causal risk factor of depressive relapse. This will impact future psychotherapy dissemination strategies in BC. |
| Last update: |
11/02/2010
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| RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS |
| Authors |
| Title (article or book chapter) |
| Year |
Volume |
Number |
Pages |
Journal or book |
Editors |
City and publishing house |
| Lau MA, Christensen BK, Hawley LL, Gemar MS, & Segal ZV |
| "Inhibitory deficits for negative information in persons with major depressive disorder" |
| 2007 |
37 |
No. 9 |
pp. 1249-1260 |
Psychological Medicine |
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Cambridge University Press |
| Lau MA, Bishop SR, Segal ZV, Buis T, Anderson ND, Carlson L, Shapiro S, Carmody J, Abbey S, & Devins G |
| "The Toronto Mindfulness Scale: Development and Validation" |
| 2006 |
62 |
No. 12 |
pp. 1445-1467 |
Journal of Clinical Psychology |
Beverly E. Thorn |
Hoboken, Wiley |
| Lau MA, Dubord G, & Parikh S |
| "Effective Cognitive Therapy Education: A Pilot Study using a longitudinal interactive format" |
| 2004 |
49 |
No. 10 |
pp. 696-700 |
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Last update: |
05/11/2009
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| LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES |
| Understand: |
English, French |
| Read: |
English, French |
| Write: |
English |
| Speak: |
English |
| Last update: |
11/02/2010
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