Weili Lu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling
Program: Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Phone: (908) 889-9245
Email: luwe1@shp.rutgers.edu
Office location:
Research Tower-Busch Campus
675 Hoes Lane West, 8th Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854
About
Weili Lu, Ph.D., CRC, is a licensed clinical psychologist and an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions at Rutgers University. Dr. Lu was a co-investigator, project manager, and assessment supervisor for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) funded by the National Institute of Mental Health on Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in People with Severe Mental Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy versus a Brief Intervention (R01 MH064662).
She was the principal investigator for a RCT funded by National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Treating Hidden Barriers to Employment: Integrated Treatment for PTSD in Supported Employment (NIDILRR Grant # H133G140040; 2014-2018). Dr. Lu is also the principal investigator for an RCT funded by NIDILRR, CBT for PTSD to Enhance Educational Outcomes among Transition-Aged Youth and Young Adults with psychiatric disabilities in Post-Secondary Education (NIDILRR Grant #90IFRE0038, 2020-2023).
She has published extensively on the topic of PTSD among persons with psychiatric disabilities and employment-related soft skills training for individuals with disabilities. Dr. Lu enjoys mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-level students in the field of clinical research.
Education
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Tulsa
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dartmouth Medical School
Professional Achievements
2022 RBHS Chancellor Award, Clinical or Health Sciences Investigator Award, 2022
Excellence for Research Award, 2010
New Jersey Behavioral HealthCare Quality Improvement Award (2nd place), 2010
Research
Disability issues, employment related soft skills, psychological assessment of trauma and PTSD, PTSD treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, rehabilitation services, mental health services utilization, diversity
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Internet Assisted Career-Oriented Soft-Skills Training for Transition Age Youth: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research ($600,000) |
September 2022 – September 2025 |
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CBT for PTSD to Enhance Educational Outcomes among Students with Psychiatric Disabilities in Post-Secondary Education; https://sites.rutgers.edu/cbt-ptsd-sed/ |
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research ($600,000) |
September 2020 – September 2023 |
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Comparison of Treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
New Jersey Health Foundation Grant ($35,000) |
January 2020 – January 2021 |
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PTSD Screening in urban primary care |
Rutgers University’s Research Council Grant ($1,600) |
May 2019 to June 2021 |
PI | |||
Soft Skills Training for People with Disabilities |
Research Rutgers SHP Dean’s Intramural Grant ($34,000) |
July 2017 – April 2020 |
PI | |||
Treating hidden barriers to employment: Integrated treatment for PTSD in Supported Employment |
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research ($600,000) |
October 2014 – October 2018 |
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Severe Mental Illnesses: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health ($2,600,000) |
2007 – 2011 |
C0-Investigator |
Publications
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Exposure to trauma and the experience of PTSD for people living with serious mental illness and experienced homelessness |
William Waynor, Weili Lu, Carolyn Bazan, Giovanna Giacobbe, Zakia Clay, Ariella Silberman, Jiwoo Choi |
Journal of Rehabilitation, In Press. (2023) |
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Employment-Related Soft Skills Training for Young Adults with Disabilities |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Ni Gao, John Beninato, Samantha Herrick, Alison Durante, Carolyn Bazan, Crystal Socha, Sharon Gbadamosi, Elizabeth Meyers, Kendall Hill |
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, In Press. (2023) |
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Comparing Telehealth-based vs. In-Person Soft Skills Training for Persons with Disabilities During COVID-19: A Pilot Study |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Samantha Herrick, Ni Gao, Jason Diviney, John Beninato, Tameika Minor, Ke Wang, Gabriela Santiago, James Scott Parrott |
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 48, 57-77. (2023) |
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Diagnostic profiles and trauma history among treatment-seeking young adults with positive post-traumatic stress disorder screens: Findings and implications for public mental health care |
Weili Lu, Jeganee Srijeyanthan, Amanda Siriram, Steven M. Silverstein, Philip T. Yanos, Kim T. Mueser, Jennifer D. Gottlieb, Stephanie Marcello, Min J. Kim, Melissa Zeiss |
Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Advance online publication. (2023) |
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Positive PTSD Screening and Its Health Correlates in Patients With HIV in Urban Primary Care Settings |
Weili Lu, Deanna Bullock, Lee Ruszczyk, Shannon Ettinger, Jeganee Srijeyanthan, Barbara Caldwell, Janice Oursler, Tameika Minor, John Beninato, Emmaleigh Hauck |
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 1–12. Advance online publication. (2023) |
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Healing Trauma While Staying at Home: Using Telehealth to Conduct a Brief Treatment Program for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
Weili Lu, Barbara Caldwell, Ni Gao, Janice Oursler, Ke Wang, John Beninato, Jeganee Srijeyanthan, Cindy Kumi, Jeremy Sawyer, Giovanna Giacobbe, Yubi Chen, Karen Wei-Ru Lin, Kim T. Mueser |
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 1–11. Advance online publication. (2023) |
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Conversational skills at work: Teaching small talk via telehealth to individuals with disabilities |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Samantha J. Herrick, Ni Gao, John Beninato, Tameika Minor, Sunhee Eissenstat, Ariella Silberman Harosh, Ke Wang, Jason Diviney, Emily Schultz, Janaina Silva, Dawoon Lee |
Journal of Employment Counseling, 60 (4), 260-281. (2023) |
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Responding to Feedback: Employment-Related Soft Skills Training for Persons With Disabilities |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Samantha J. Herrick, Ni Gao, Ke Wang, John Beninato, Tameika Minor, Samantha Franco, Salisa Jackson |
Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 54(3). (2023) |
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Focus Groups on Employment-Related Soft Skills for Transition Age Youth with Disabilities |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Ni Gao, Samantha Herrick, Jake Mariani, Jason Diviney, Crystal Socha, John Beninato |
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 59, 123-137. (2023) |
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Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI): Psychometric Properties in Clients with Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring PTSD |
Weili Lu, Kim T. Mueser, Philip T. Yanos, Amanda Siriram, Yuane Jia, Alyssa Leong, Steven M. Silverstein, Jennifer Gottlieb, Mary K. Jankowski |
Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 51(5), 459-474. (2023) |
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Predictors of Undocumented PTSD in Persons Using Public Mental Health Services |
Weili Lu, Jeganee Srijeyanthan, Kim T. Mueser, Philip T. Yanos, J. Scott Parrott, Amanda Siriram, Jennifer D. Gottlieb, Stephanie Marcello, Steven M. Silverstein |
Psychiatry Research, 317, 114892. (2022) |
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Factors Affecting Retention Plan Among Faculty of Color in Rehabilitation Counselor Education Programs |
Tameika Minor, Weili Lu, Priyanka Yalmanchili, Cindy Kumi |
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, (2022). |
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Interview skills training for people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders receiving vocational services: A pilot study. |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Samantha Herrick, Ni Gao, John Beninato, Tameika Minor, Samantha Franco, Gabriela Santiago, Tatiana Mihana, and Emmaleigh Hauck |
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 57, 197-206. (2022) |
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Feasibility of Work-Related Interviewing and Conversational Skills Trainings for individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Samantha Herrick, Ni Gao, John Beninato, Carolyn Bazan, Kendall Hill, and Tameika Minor |
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, (2022). |
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Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) Fidelity and Inter-rater Reliability in state psychiatric hospitals |
Kenneth Kinter, Ruth Cook, Angela Pereira, Weili Lu, and Amanda Siriram |
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 23, 16-18. (2022). |
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Soft skills for success for job seekers with autism spectrum disorder |
Samantha Herrick, Weili Lu, Janice Oursler,John Beninato, Sharon Gbadamosi, Alison Durante, and Elizabeth Myers |
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 57, 113-126. (2022). |
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Undocumented PTSD among African American clients with serious mental illness in a statewide mental health system |
Weili Lu, Steven M Silverstein, Kim T Mueser, Shula Minsky, Deanna Bullock, Shelley Buchbinder, Qiang Chen, Robin Eubanks, Ashanté Guillaume-Salvant |
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy, 15(5), 781–790. (2022). |
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Asking for Help: Employment-Related Soft Skills Training for Persons with Disabilities. |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Samantha Herrick, Ni Gao, John Beninato, Alison Durante, Sharon Gbadamosi and Tameika Minor |
Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 53(4), 266-278. (2022). |
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A Study of Work-Related interview skills training for people with visual impairments |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Samantha Herrick, Crystal Socha, Adam Zaher, Kevin Harris and John Beninato |
Journal for Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 53(2). (2022). |
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Psychometric properties of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) checklist for DSM-5 in persons with serious mental illness |
Weili Lu, Philip T. Yanos, William Waynor, Yuane Jia, Amanda Siriram, Alyssa Leong, Kenneth Gill and Kim T. Mueser |
European journal of psychotraumatology (2022), 13(1), 2038924. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2022.2038924 |
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I feel frozen: Client perceptions of how posttraumatic stress disorder impacts employment |
Weili Lu, Francine M. Bates, William R. Waynor, Carolyn Bazan, Carol E. Gao, and Philip T. Yanos |
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal (2021). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000477; 2021 |
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Service needs assessment of employment-related soft skills for transition age youth with disabilities |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Ni Gao, Samantha Herrick, Jake Mariani, Crystal Socha and John Beninato |
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 56, 69-79 (2022). Doi: 10.3233/JVR-211173. |
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Work-Related interview skills training for persons served by Vocational Rehabilitation agencies in four states |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Ni Gao, Samantha Herrick, John Beninato, Kendall Hill, and Alison Durante |
Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education. 36(1). (2022). |
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Traumatic stress in special populations |
Kim T. Mueser and Weili Lu |
The Oxford Handbook of Traumatic Stress Disorders, 2nd edition. New York: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780190088224 Published online: May 2020 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190088224.001.0001 |
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Trauma Exposure and Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Persons Receiving Community Mental Health Services: Rates and Correlates |
Weili Lu, Philip T. Yanos, William Waynor, Yuane Jia, Amanda Siriram, Alyssa Leong, Kenneth Gill, and Kim T. Mueser |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, published on February 4, 2022. For fulll-text, see https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.760837 |
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Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale: A psychometric examination in Chinese youth |
Weili Lu, Daleiden Eric, Charmaine Higa-McMillan, Shuyun Liu, Alyssa Leong, Angela Almeida, and Kerri Kelleher |
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 43, 707–716 (2021) |
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Work-related interview skills training for persons with Substance Use Disorders |
Weili Lu, Janice Oursler, Samantha Herrick, John Beninato, Ni Gao, Lucille Brown and Alison Durante |
The Journal for Specialists in Group Work (2021), 46, 146-160, DOI: 10.1080/01933922.2021.1900959 |
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“Don’t ask. Don’t tell.” — Don’t ask. Don’t tell — Reactions of clinicians and clients towards Trauma Interventions |
Lue Ann Librera, Weili Lu, William Waynor, Philip Yanos, Carolyn Bazan, Giovanna Giacobbe, Amy Balazse |
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation University of Nebraska Press Volume 23, Numbers 1-2, Spring-Summer 2020 pp. 25-52 |
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Post-secondary students with disabilities: Predictors of adaptation to college |
Samantha Herrick, Weili Lu, and Deanna Bullock |
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice (2020), https://doi.org/10.1177/1521025120941011 |
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Direct skills teaching of work-related conversational skills for individuals with disabilities |
Weili Lu, Janice D. Oursler, Samantha J. Herrick, Alison C. Durante, Crystal V. Socha, and Gabrielle M. Crisafulli |
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 63(4), 235–244. (2020) |
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The role of illness identity in Assertive Community Treatment |
William R. Waynor, SunHee J. Eissenstat, Phillip T. Yanos, Dawn Reinhardt-Wood, Ellen Taylor, Sean Karyczak, and Weili Lu |
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 63(4), 216-223 (2020) |
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Effects of Electro-Acupuncture in reducing depression and anxiety during heroin withdrawal: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Yan Liang, Weili Lu, Zong Lei, Lai Zhen, Ni Gao, and Suchismita Ray |
Journal of Complementary Medicine and Alternative Healthcare, 8(5), 555747. (2019) |
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Using Direct Skills Teaching to improve job skills for persons with disabilities |
Janice Oursler, Weili Lu, Samantha Herrick, and Kevin Harris |
Journal of Employment Counseling, 56 (2), 69-84. (2019) |
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Neuropsychological predictors of response to cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in persons with severe mental illness |
Kim T. Mueser, Susan R. McGurk, Haiyi Xie, Elisa E. Bolton, M. Kay Jankowski, Weili Lu, Stanley D. Rosenberg, and Rosemarie Wolfe |
Psychiatry Research, 259, 110-116. (2018) |
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The hidden barrier to employment: Untreated and undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
Weili Lu, Philip T. Yanos, Brittany Stone, Giovanna R. Giocobbe, William Waynor, Ann Reilly, and Carolyn Bazan |
Journal of Rehabilitation, 83, 11-16. (2017) |
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Cost-effective dissemination of PTSD interventions tailored for individuals with severe mental illness |
Eric P. Slade, Jennifer D. Gottlieb, Weili Lu, Philip T. Yanos, Stanley Rosenberg, Steven M. Silverstein, Shula K. Minsky, and Kim T. Mueser |
Psychiatric Services, 68, 1225-1231. (2017) |
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Post-Traumatic Reactions to Psychosis: A Qualitative Analysis |
Weili Lu, Kim T. Mueser, Stanley D. Rosenberg, Philip T. Yanos, and Neisrein Mahmoud |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8, 129. (2017) |
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Service use and self-reported symptoms among persons with positive PTSD screens and serious mental illness |
Shula K. Minsky, Weili Lu, Steven M. Silverstein, Michael Gara, Jennifer D. Gottlieb, and Kim T. Mueser |
Psychiatric Services, 66, 845-850. (2015) |
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Evaluation of cognitive restructuring for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in people with severe mental illness |
Kim T. Mueser, Jennifer D. Gottlieb, Haiyi Xie, Weili Lu, Philip T. Yanos, Stanley D. Rosenberg, Steven M. Silverstein, Stephanie Marcello Duva, Shula Minsky, Rosemarie S. Wolfe, and Gregory J. McHugo |
British Journal of Psychiatry, 201(6), 501-508 (2015) |
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Life events and internalizing problems among Chinese school children: An examination of the Cognitive Diathesis model |
Weili Lu, Eric Daleiden, Sarah Pratt, Alexander Shay, Brittany Stone, and Michael Asaku-Yeboah |
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 16, 307–319. (2013) |
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Public mental health clients with severe mental illness and probable posttraumatic stress disorder: Trauma exposure and correlates of symptom severity |
Weili Lu, Philip T. Yanos, Steven M. Silverstein, Kim T. Mueser, Stanley D. Rosenberg, Jennifer D. Gottlieb, Stephanie Marcello Duva, Thanuja Kularatne, Stephanie Dove-Williams, Danielle Paterno, Danielle Hawthorne, and Giovanna Giacobbe |
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26, 266-273. (2013) |
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Using fidelity assessment to train frontline clinicians in the delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for PTSD in persons with serious mental illness |
Weili Lu, Philip T. Yanos, Jennifer D. Gottlieb, Stephanie Marcello Duva, Steven M. Silverstein, Haiyi Xie, Stanley D. Rosenberg, and Kim T. Mueser |
Psychiatric Services, 63, 785-792. (2012) |
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Traumatic stress in special populations |
Kim T. Mueser and Weili Lu |
The Oxford Handbook of Traumatic Stress Disorders. New York: Oxford University Press, 128-140 (2012) |
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Selective provision of Illness Management and Recovery modules |
Carlos W. Pratt, Weili Lu, Margaret Swarbrick, and Ann Murphy |
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 14, 245-258.(2011) |
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Post-Traumatic reactions to psychosis in people with multiple psychotic episodes |
Weili Lu, Kim T. Mueser, Aysha Shami, Michael Siglag, Georgios Petrides, Elyse Schoepp, Matthew Putts, and Juliette Saltz |
Schizophrenia Research, 127, 66-75. (2011) |
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A study of the perceived barriers to the implementation of circles of support |
Amy B. Spagnolo, Joni N. Dolce, Melissa M. Roberts, Ann A. Murphy, Kenneth J. Gill, Lue Ann Librera, and Weili Lu |
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 34, 233-242. (2011) |
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Examination of the Tripartite Model of Emotion in Four Ethnic Groups of Children |
Weili Lu, Eric Daleiden, Bruce F. Chorpita, Charmaine K. Higa-McMillan, Thanuja Kularatne, and Rafal Kabat |
Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies, 11, 147-172. (2010) |
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A study of the impact of social support development on job acquisition and retention among people with psychiatric disabilities |
Melissa M. Roberts, Ann Murphy, Joni Dolce, Amy Spagnolo, Kenneth Gill, Weili Lu, and Lue Ann Librera |
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 33, 203-207. (2010) |
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The trauma of psychosis: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and recent onset psychosis |
Kim T. Mueser, Weili Lu, Stanley D. Rosenberg, and Rosemarie Wolfe |
Schizophrenia Research, 116, 217-227. (2010) |
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of PTSD in Severe Mental Illness: A pilot study replication in an ethnically diverse population |
Weili Lu, Rachael Fite, Edward Kim, Leon Hyer, Philip T. Yanos, Kim T. Mueser, and Stanley D. Rosenberg |
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 12, 73-91. (2009) |
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Correlates of adverse childhood events in adults with severe mood disorders |
Weili Lu, Kim T. Mueser, Stanley D. Rosenberg, and Mary Kay Jankowski |
Psychiatric Services, 59, 1018-1026. (2008) |
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in severe mental illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Kim T. Mueser, Stanley D. Rosenberg, Haiyi Xie, M. Kay Jankowski, Elisa E. Bolton, Weili Lu, Jessica L. Hamblen, Harriet J. Rosenberg, Gregory J. McHugo, and Rosemarie Wolfe |
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 259-271. (2008) |
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Correlates of Adverse Childhood Events among adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders |
Stanley D. Rosenberg, Weili Lu, Kim T. Mueser, Mary Kay Jankowski, and Francine Cournos |
Psychiatric Services, 58, 245-253. (2007) |
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Threat perception bias and anxiety among Chinese school children and adolescents. |
Weili Lu, Eric Daleiden, and Shou-En Lu |
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 568-580. (2007) |
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Ethnicity and clinical psychiatric diagnosis in childhood |
Shula Minsky, Theodore Petti, Michael Gara, William Vega, Weili Lu, and Gerard Kiely |
Administrative Policy on Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 33, 558-567. (2006) |
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Self-efficacy and psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia: A meditational analysis. |
Sarah I. Pratt, Kim T. Mueser, Thomas E. Smith, and Weili Lu |
Schizophrenia Research, 78, 187-197. (2005) |
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Aging and outpatient service use among persons with Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders in a statewide behavioral healthcare system |
Weili Lu, Philip T. Yanos, Shula Minsky, and Gerard L. Kiely |
Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 31, 450-457. (2004) |
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Demographic and service use correlates of health insurance among persons diagnosed with schizophrenia in a statewide behavioral healthcare system |
Philip T. Yanos, Weili Lu, Shula Minsky, and Gerard L. Kiely |
Psychiatric Services, 55, 79-82. (2004) |
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Assessment of tripartite factors of emotion in children and adolescents II: Concurrent validity of the Affect and Arousal Scales for Children |
Eric Daleiden, Bruce F. Chorpita, and Weili Lu |
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 22, 161-181. (2000) |
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