Dr. Anne Marie Albano is associate professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry within the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Director of the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders. Dr. Albano received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Mississippi and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Phobia and Anxiety Disorders Clinic of the Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders at SUNY-Albany, under the mentorship of David H. Barlow, Ph.D. She has held past positions as the Assistant Director of the SUNY Phobia Clinic, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Louisville, and the Recanati Family Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine.

Among her professional activities, Dr. Albano is in incoming president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT; formerly AABT), and is the Secretary of the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology of the American Psychological Association.  She is a past Editor of the Journal Cognitive and Behavioral Practice and serves on several journal editorial boards.  Dr. Albano is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and a Beck Institute Scholar.  She is board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

Dr. Albano devotes her career to the study of anxiety and mood disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. Currently, Dr. Albano is a principal investigator of a large multicenter study funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health, examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral and medication treatments for youth ages 7 to 17 with anxiety disorders. The Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Treatment Study (CAMS) enrolled 488 children with separation anxiety, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety disorders.  Results of this trial are forthcoming in 2008.  Dr. Albano  is a member of the Treatments for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) Team, having served as a contributor to the TADS Cognitive Behavioral Therapy manual and also as a principal investigator for this monumental research study. Her clinical and research careers have centered on developing and disseminating effective treatments for anxiety and depression in children, adolescents, and young adults.  She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Treatments that Work (Oxford University Press).

As a teacher, Dr. Albano is actively engaged in the training of mental health professionals at the student and post-degree levels. She is a clinical supervisor at Columbia University for psychology interns and for residents and fellows in psychiatry, while also teaching within the post-degree continuing education program. Dr. Albano is a frequent invited lecturer around the United States and also abroad.  In collaboration with Kimberly Hoagwood, PhD., Dr. Albano is the Director of clinician training and consultation for the Evidence Based Treatment Dissemination Center (EBTDC), a program sponsored by the NY State Office of Mental Health focused on training OMH clinicians in evidence based treatments.

Published Treatment Manuals and Interviews:

Albano, A.M., & DiBartolo, P.M. (2007). Cognitive behavioral therapy for social phobia in adolescents: Stand Up, Speak Out Therapist Guide. New York: Oxford University Press.

Albano, A.M., & DiBartolo, P.M. (2007). Stand Up, Speak Out Workbook for Adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press.

Kearney, C.A., & Albano, A.M. (2007). When children refuse school: A cognitive behavioral therapy approach. Parent workbook. London: Oxford University Press.

Kearney, C.A., & Albano, A.M. (2007). When children refuse school: A cognitive behavioral therapy approach. Therapist’s manual. London: Oxford University Press.

Silverman, W.K., & Albano, A.M. (1996). The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV-Child and Parent Versions. London: Oxford University Press.

Albano, A.M., & Silverman, W.K. (1996). Guide to the use of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV-Child and Parent Versions. London: Oxford University Press.

Chapters and Reviews (Selected):

Velting, O.N., & Albano, A.M. (2001). Current trends in the understanding and treatment of social phobia in youth. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 42, 127-140.

Albano, A.M., & Kendall, P.C. (2002). Cognitive behavioural therapy for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders: clinical research advances. International Review of Psychiatry, 14, 128-133.

Albano, A.M. (2003). Treatment of social anxiety in adolescents. In M. Reinecke, F. Datillo, & A. Freeman (Eds.), Casebook of cognitive behavioral therapy with children and adolescents (2nd ed.) (pp. 128-161). New York: Guilford Press.

Carmin, C.N., & Albano, A.M. (2003). Clinical management of anxiety disorders in psychiatric settings: Psychology’s impact on evidenced-based treatment of children and adults. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 170-176.

Albano, A.M., Chorpita, B.F., & Barlow, D.H. (2003). Anxiety Disorders. In E.J. Mash & R.A. Barkley (Eds.), Child Psychopathology (2nd ed.) (pp. 279-329). New York: The Guilford Press.

Albano, A.M., & Hayward, C. (2004). The developmental psychopathology approach to understanding and treating social anxiety disorder. In T.H. Ollendick and J.S. March (Eds), Phobic and Anxiety Disorders: A Clinician’s Guide to Effective Psychosocial and Pharmacological Interventions (pp. 198-235). Oxford University Press

Albano, A.M., & Hack, S. (2004). Children and adolescents. In R.G. Heimberg, D. Mennin, & C. Turk (Eds.), Generalized anxiety disorder (pp. 383-408). New York: The Guilford Press.

Compton, S., March, J.S., Brent, D.A., Albano, A.M., Weersing, V. & Curry, J.F. (2004) Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents: An evidence based medicine review. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 930-959.

Velting, O.N., Setzer, N., & Albano, A.M. (2004). Update on and advances in assessment and cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35, 42-54.

Manassis, K., Hudson, J., Webb, A., & Albano, A.M. (2004). Beyond behavioral inhibition: Etiological factors in childhood anxiety. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11, 3-12.

Albano, A.M. (2005). Cognitive behavioral therapy. In B.J. Sadock & V.A. Sadock (Eds.), Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 8th ed., Vol. 2. (pp. 3332-3342), Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Curry, J., Rohde, P., & Albano, A.M. (Eds.) (2005). Special Issue: Treatment for Adolescents with Depression. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.

Albano, A.M., & Krain, A. (2005). Fear and anxiety in girls. In D. Bell, S. Foster, & E.J. Mash (Eds.). Behavioral and emotional problems in girls. New York: Klewer Publications.

Ginsburg, G.S., Albano, A.M., Findling, R.L., Walkup, J., & Kratochvil, C. (2005). Integrating cognitive behavior therapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of adolescent depression. In J. Curry, P. Rohde, & A.M. Albano (Eds.), Treatments for Adolescents with Depression: Special Issue. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 12, 252-262.

Wells, K.C., & Albano, A.M. (2005). Parent involvement in CBT Treatment of adolescent depression: Experiences in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). In J. Curry, P. Rohde, & A.M. Albano (Eds.), Treatments for Adolescents with Depression: Special Issue. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 12, 209-220.

Published Research Papers:

Albano, A.M., Miller, P.A., Zarate, R., Côté, G., & Barlow, D.H. (1997) Behavioral assessment and treatment of PTSD in prepubertal children: Developmental considerations and innovative methods in the case study of a family. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 4, 245-262.

Kearney, C.A., Albano, A.M., Eisen, A.R., Allan, W.D., & Barlow, D.H. (1997). The phenomenology of panic disorder in youngsters: An empirical study of a clinic sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 11, 49-62.

DiBartolo, P.M., Albano, A.M., Barlow, D.H., & Heimberg, R.G. (1998). Cross-informant agreement in the assessment of social phobia in youth. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 213-220.

Chorpita, B.F., Albano, A.M., & Barlow, D.H. (1998). The structure of negative emotions in a clinical sample of children and adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Psychology,197, 74-85.

Hofmann, S., Albano, A.M., Heimberg, R.G., Tracey, S., Chorpita, B.F., & Barlow, D.H. (1999). Subtypes of social phobia in adolescents. Depression and Anxiety, 9, 8-15.

Hayward, C., Varady, S., Albano, A.M., Thieneman, M., Henderson, L., & Schatzberg, A.F. (2000). Cognitive behavioral group therapy for female socially phobic adolescents: Results of a pilot study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,39, 721-726.

Woodruff-Borden, J., Jeffery, S., Brothers, A., Bourland, S. & Albano, A.M. (2000). Patient self-assessment of panic disorder: Comparison with interview-derived clinician ratings. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188, 308-310.

Dierker, L., Albano, A.M., Clarke, G.N., Heimberg, R.G., Kendall, P.C., Merikangas, K.R., Lewinsohn, P.M., Offord, D.R., Kessler, R., & Kupfer, D.J. (2001). Screening for anxiety and depression in early adolescence. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 40, 929-936.

Detweiler, M.F., & Albano, A.M. (2001). Covert symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children: A case study. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 15, 75-86.

Garcia-Lopez, L.J., Olivares, J., Turner, S.M., Albano, Beidel, D.C., A.M., & Sanchez-Meca, J. (2002). Results at long-term among three psychological treatments for adolescents with generalized social phobia (II): Clinical significance and effect size. Psicologia Conductual, 10, 371-385.

Olivares, J., Garcia-Lopez, L.J., Beidel, D.C., Turner, S.M., Albano, A.M., & Hidalgo, M. (2002). Results at long-term among three psychological treatments for adolescents with generalized social phobia (I): Statistical significance. Psicologia Conductual, 10, 147-164.

The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) Team (2003). The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): Rationale, design, and methods. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42, 531-542.

Kearney, C.A, & Albano, A.M. (2004). The functional profiles of school refusal behavior: Diagnostic aspects. Behavior Modification, 28(1), 147-161.

Eisen, A.R., Spasaro, S.A., Brien, L.K., Kearney, C.A., & Albano, A.M. (2004). Parental expectancies and childhood anxiety disorders: Psychometric properties of the parental expectancies scale. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 18, 89-109.

Nock, M.K., Goldman, J.L., Wang, Y., & Albano, A.M. (2004). From science to practice: The flexible use of evidence-based treatments in clinical settings. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 777-780.

The Treatments for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) Team. (2004) Fluoxetine, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Their Combination for Adolescents With Depression: Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 292, 807-820.

Wright, J.H., Wright, A.S., Albano, A.M., Basco, M.R., Goldsmith, L.J., Otto, M., Raffield, T., Small, D.K., Steiner, P., Evans, V., & Kuykendall, J. (2005). Computer-assisted cognitive therapy for depression. The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) Team. (2005). Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): Demographic and Clinical Characteristics. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Garcia-Lopez, L.J., Olivares, J., Beidel, D.C., Albano, A.M., Turner, S.M., & Rosa, A.I. (2006).  Efficacy of three treatment protocols for adolescents with social anxiety disorder:  A five-year follow up assessment.  Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

Klein-Tasman, B., & Albano, A.M. (in press).  Cognitive behavioral treatment of a young adult with Williams Syndrome.  Clinical Case Studies.

March, J.S., Entusah, A.R., Rynn, M., Albano, A.M., & Tourian, K.A.. (in press).  A randomized controlled trial of Venlafaxine ER versus placebo in pediatric social anxiety disorder.  Biological Psychiatry.