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Sarah Tarbox-Berry, PhD

Lecturer in Psychiatry
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Additional Titles

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

About

Titles

Lecturer in Psychiatry

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Appointments

Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Functional Disability Interventions
Yale University School of Medicine (2013)
PhD
University of Pittsburgh (2010)
Clinical Psychology Pre-Doctoral Internship
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA (2010)
MS
University of Pittsburgh, Psychology (2005)
BA
Brandeis University, Psychology (1997)

Research

Overview

Dr. Tarbox has a long-standing commitment to research and treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. The broad focus of her research is 1) identification of clinical-developmental markers of liability to schizophrenia, 2) examination of the biological/genetic basis of clinical antecedents in relation to schizophrenia epidemiology and pathophysiology, and 3) optimization of risk markers to advance risk prediction and screening, facilitate early detection of illness, and inform evidence-based intervention for young people at risk for schizophrenia.

Dr. Tarbox is especially interested in social functioning and developmental pathology of schizophrenia and the relation between social development, stress sensitivity, and risk/exacerbation of schizophrenia psychosis. Of the many schizophrenia pathologies, poor social functioning is an especially sensitive predictor of familial and non-familial vulnerability, contributes unique information to prediction of psychosis, and appears to be an important correlate of schizophrenia deveopmental pathology. Furthermore, interpersonal skills and social cognition may be key targets for treatment of youth at risk for schizophrenia.

Currently, Dr. Tarbox is conducting a family study to examine genetic correlation of social deficits and psychotic-like symptoms in young people at high-risk for psychosis and their discordant siblings, and in control sibling-pairs. Additional projects include an investigation of the relation between stressful or traumatic experiences in early childhood and contribution to risk for psychosis as well as a collaborative effort to identify genetic polymorphisms associated with onset of psychosis and develop an index of polymorphic risk for psychosis.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adolescent Development; Affective Disorders, Psychotic; Affective Symptoms; Behavioral Medicine; Behavioral Research; Child Development; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Family Relations; Genetics, Behavioral; Mental Health; Neuropsychology; Paranoid Personality Disorder; Peer Group; Psychology, Clinical; Psychopathology; Resilience, Psychological; Schizoid Personality Disorder; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Schizotypal Personality Disorder; Social Adjustment; Social Isolation; Stress, Physiological; Stress, Psychological

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Sarah Tarbox-Berry's research output by year.
9Publications
112Citations

Publications

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Young Investigator Award

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    Young Investigator Award

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    Graduate Student Travel Award

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    Dissertation Grant Award

Get In Touch

Contacts

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Locations

  • PRIME Prodromal Research Clinic

    Academic Office

    Connecticut Mental Health Center

    34 Park Street, Ste 38-D

    New Haven, CT 06519