Research

My research interests have primarily focused on addictions and mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder. I’ve also explored how information technologies can make standard psychiatric treatments more widely available.

Peer Reviewed Articles

 

Starling CM, Greenberg D, Zhou E, Lewin D, Morrow AS, Lieberman DZ, Shaw C, Arem H (2022). Testing delivery of components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to breast cancer survivors by smart speaker: a study protocol. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 22, 163.

Arem H, Scott R, Greenberg D, Kaltman R, Lieberman DZ, Lewin D (2020). Assessing breast cancer survivor perceptions of using voice-activated technology to address insomnia. JMIR cancer 6.1: e15859.

Lieberman DZ, Teichholtz S, Emery BR (2019). A neurotransmitter approach to the trolley problem. OBM Neurobiology. 3(2):1-9

Torres-Llenza V, Lakshmin P, Lieberman DZ (2018). Spotlight on once-monthly long-acting injectable aripiprazole and its potential as maintenance treatment for bipolar I disorder in adult patients. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 14:285–292.

Kelly TF, Lieberman DZ (2017). The utility of low dose aripiprazole for the treatment of bipolar II and bipolar NOS depression. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 37;1:99-101.

Kelly TF, Denmark L, Lieberman DZ (2016). Elevated levels of circulating thyroid hormone do not cause of the medical sequelae of hyperthyroidism. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 71;3:1-6.

Kelly TF, Lieberman DZ (2014). The utility of the combination of dextromethorphan and quinidine in the treatment of bipolar II and bipolar NOS disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 167:333-335.

Lieberman DZ, Cioletti A, Massey SH, Collantes, RS, Moore B (2014). Treatment preferences among problem drinkers in primary care. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 47;3:231-240.

Kelly T, Douglas L, Brasuell G, Denmark L, Lieberman DZ (2013). The high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea among patients with bipolar disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151;1:54-58.

Kelly TF, Douglas L, Denmark L, Brausell GM, Lieberman DZ (2011). The incidence of sleep apnea in bipolar disorders. Bipolar Disorders, 13;Suppl. 1:25–26.

Lieberman DZ, Swayze S, Goodwin FK. Best Practices: An automated internet application to help patients with bipolar disorder track social rhythm stabilization. Psychiatric Services, 62;11 (2011):1267-1269.

Massey SH, Norris L, Lausin M, Nwaneri C, Lieberman DZ (2011). Identifying harmful drinking using a single screening question in a psychiatric consultation-liaison population. Psychosomatics, 52:362-366.

Massey SH, Lieberman DZ, Reiss D, Leve LD, Shaw DS, Neiderhiser JM (2011). Association of clinical characteristics and cessation of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use during pregnancy. The American Journal on Addictions, 20(2):143-150.

Lieberman D, MacIntyre II J, Wissow L, Powers R, Pruitt D (2010). Natural helpers after the terrorist attacks of September 11. WebmedCentral Psychiatry, 1(11):WMC001181

Lieberman D. (2010) Enhancing adherence to mood charting with an online version of the NIMH Life Chart. Annals of General Psychiatry, 9 (Suppl 1), S11.

Lieberman DZ, Massey SH, Goodwin FK (2010). The role of gender in single versus married patients with bipolar disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 51(4):380-385

Lieberman DZ, Kelly TF, Douglas L, Goodwin FK (2010). A randomized comparison of online and paper mood charts for people with bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 124:85-89.

Lieberman DZ, Kolodner G, Massey SH, Williams KP (2009). Antidepressant-induced mania with concomitant mood stabilizer in patients with comorbid substance abuse and bipolar disorder. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 28(4):348-355.

Lieberman DZ, Massey SH (2009). Desvenlafaxine in major depressive disorder: an evidence-based review of its place in therapy. Core Evidence, 4:67-82.

Kelly TF, Lieberman DZ (2009). The use of triiodothyronine as an augmentation agent in treatment-resistant bipolar II and bipolar NOS disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 116:222-226.

Kelly TF, Lieberman DZ (2009). Long term augmentation with T3 in refractory major depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 115(1-2):230-233.

Lieberman DZ (2008). Evaluation of the stability and validity of participant samples recruited over the Internet. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 11(6):743-745.

Lieberman DZ, Massey SH, Quiñones Cardona V, Williams KP (2008). Predicting content preference: applying lessons learned from the commercial web to therapeutic software. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 2(2), article 6.

Lieberman DZ, Massey SH. (2008) Pathways to change: The effect of a Web application on treatment interest. The American Journal on Addictions, 17(4):265-270

Lieberman DZ, Montgomery SA, Tourian KA, Brisard C, Rosas G, Padmanabhan K, Germain JM, Pitrosky B. (2008) A pooled analysis of two placebo-controlled trials of desvenlafaxine succinate in major depressive disorder. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 23(4):188-197

Lieberman DZ, Huang SW. (2008) A technological approach to reaching a hidden population of problem drinkers. Psychiatric Services, 59(3):297-303

Lieberman DZ, Peele R, Razavi M. (2008) Combinations of DSM-IV criteria sets for bipolar disorders. Psychopathology, 41:35-38

Saggese J, Lieberman DZ, Goodwin FK. (2006) The role of recurrence and cyclicity in differentiating the mood disorder diagnoses. Primary Psychiatry, 13(11):43-48

Lieberman DZ. (2006) The effects of a personified guide on compliance with an online program for alcohol abusers. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 9(5):603-607

Lieberman DZ. (2005) Bipolar depression, antidepressants, and substance abuse [Comment]. Current Psychiatry, 4(9):11

Lieberman DZ. (2005) Clinical characteristics of individuals using an on-line alcohol evaluation program. The American Journal on Addictions, 14(2):155-165

Lieberman DZ, Resnik HLP, Holder-Perkins V. (2004) Environmental risk factors in hospital suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 34(4):448-53

Lieberman DZ. (2004) Pharmacologic approaches to nicotine addiction. Trauma, 46(2):81-88

Lieberman DZ, Goodwin FK. (2004) Separate and concomitant use of lamotrigine, lithium, and divalproex in bipolar disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports, 6(6):459-65.

Lieberman DZ. (2004) Prescribing benzodiazepines for patients with substance use disorders [Comment]. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 65(11):1577.

Lieberman DZ, Goodwin FK. (2004) Use of olanzapine in the treatment of bipolar I disorder. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 4(5):759–767

Lieberman DZ, Goodwin FK. (2003) New developments in the bipolar spectrum conceptualization. Current Psychosis and Therapeutics Reports, 1(2):67-71

Lieberman DZ. (2003) Determinants of satisfaction with an automated alcohol evaluation program. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 6(6):677-682

Lieberman DZ. (2003) An automated treatment for jet lag delivered through the Internet. Psychiatric Services, 54:394-396

Lieberman DZ. (2001) Internet facilitation of opioid dependence. The American Journal on Addictions, 10:279-281

Lieberman DZ. (2000) Children of alcoholics: an update. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 12(4):336-340

Lieberman DZ, Mrazek D. Outcome measures of psychiatric service delivery: how good are they? Journal of Practical Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, 5 (1999):153-159

Lieberman DZ. Implementation of a computer-based communication system for psychiatry residents. Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry,14;2 (1999):10-16

Frank JB, Weihs K, Minerva E, Lieberman DZ. Women’s mental health in primary care: depression, anxiety, somatization, eating disorders and substance abuse. Medical Clinics of North America, 82;2 (1998):359-389

Walton K, Lieberman D, Llinas A, Begin M, and Llinas R. Identification of a critical period for motor development in neonatal rats. Neuroscience, 51;4 (1992):763-7

Haas F, Bishop MC, Salazar-Schicci J, Axen KV, Lieberman D, and Axen K. Effect of milk ingestion on pulmonary function in healthy and asthmatic subjects. Journal of Asthma, 28;5 (1991):349–355

Book Chapters

 

Goodwin FK, Lieberman DZ. Clinical features and subtypes of bipolar disorder. In Bipolar Disorder: Clinical and Neurobiological Foundations Yatham LN, Maj M Eds. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. (2010):8-16.

Lieberman DZ, Goodwin FK, Jamison KR. Comorbidity. In Manic Depressive Illness, Bipolar and Recurrent Depression, second edition, Goodwin FK, Jamison KR Eds. Oxford University Press. (2007).

Lieberman DZ, Goodwin FK, Jamison KR. Treatment of comorbidity. In Manic Depressive Illness, Bipolar and Recurrent Depression, second edition, Goodwin FK, Jamison KR Eds. Oxford University Press. (2007).

Lieberman DZ, Goodwin FK. Different views on the use of lithium across continents. In Lithium in Psychiatry - The Comprehensive Guide, Bauer M, Grof P, Müller-Oerlinghausen B Eds. Taylor & Francis. (2006):25-31.

Lieberman DZ, Goodwin FK. Rapid cycling bipolar disorder and treatment resistance. In Treatment-Resistant Conditions in Psychiatry, Planell LS, Ruiloba JV, Magrina JMM, Quevedo CD Eds. Ars Medica, Barcelona. (2005):93-108.

Lieberman D. Approach to Diagnosis. In On Call Psychiatry, Bernstein C, Ed. W.B. Saunders Company. (1997):3-6.

Lieberman D. The Difficult Patient. In On Call Psychiatry, Bernstein C, Ed. W.B. Saunders Company. (1997):93-97.

Published Abstracts

 

Ortiz P, Finza L, Khin Khin E, Lieberman D. “13 Reasons Why” and psychiatric presentations: research in progress. American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 49th Annual Meeting. (2018):62.

Slootsky V, Crisafio A, Shaver TB, Price TJ, King K, Lieberman D. Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Postpartum Depression. 10th International Congress of the International Neuropsychiatric Association, Jerusalem, Israel. (2015).

Lieberman DZ Controversies in the Management of Bipolar Depression. XIII Perugia Meeting of Medicine and Psychiatry, (2012):51-54.

Lieberman DZ. Medication Adherence Device. Techstorm: Technology Transfer Matching Event, (2011):14.

Lieberman DZ, Kadekar S, Huang SW. A web application to increase interest in treatment among problem drinkers. American Psychiatric Association New Research Abstracts, (2008):370.

Huang SW, Dankovich M, Lieberman DZ, Kadekar S, Lausin M. Drug use and psychosocial characteristics in a population of birth mothers participating in an adoption study. American Psychiatric Association New Research Abstracts. (2008): 330.

Lieberman DZ, Quinones-Cardona V, Williams KP. Predicting user preferences for educational content based on the results of an automated evaluation for alcohol use problems. Proceedings: AMIA Annual Symposium. (2006).

Huang S, Lieberman DZ. Comparison of alcohol abusers who seek traditional treatment versus those who use an online program. Proceedings: AMIA Annual Symposium. (2006).

Lieberman, DZ. Characteristics of participants in an on-line alcohol abuse evaluation program. Emory University School of Medicine, Future Leaders in Psychiatry. (2003):36.

Lieberman DZ, MacIntyre JC, Wissow LS, Powers RA, Pruitt DB. Bartenders and hairdressers as natural helpers after 9/11. American Psychiatric Association New Research Abstracts. (2003): 325.

Walton K, Lieberman D, Begin M, and Llinas R. Hindlimb suspension for short periods impairs motor development in neonatal rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. (1991):16.

Salazar-Schicci J, Haas F, and Lieberman D. Forced expiratory technique markedly alters airflow in the effort independent portion of the flow volume curve. FASEB Journal, 3;1 (1991):A1301.