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Adam Fried, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Adam Fried, licensed clinical psychologist in Phoenix, AZ

Biography

Dr. Adam Fried is a licensed clinical psychologist with a practice focused on mental health care for adults and older adolescents. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Rutgers University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fordham University in New York City.

His clinical training includes rotations at NYU-Langone Medical Center, the Fordham University Counseling Center, and North General Hospital. He completed his internship at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he focused on outpatient and residential assessment and treatment for veterans with PTSD.

Dr. Fried's doctoral work was conducted at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, where his dissertation examined the active ingredients of cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents who use drugs. His post-doctoral training at the Center for Psychological Assessment and Treatment focused on children, adolescents, and families in foster-care settings.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Fried serves as an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Midwestern University. He has also served as adjunct faculty at Fordham University and as a psychology training faculty member at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital (now Mount Sinai Morningside).

Education & Training

Post-Doctoral
Center for Psychological Assessment and Treatment

Children, adolescents, and families in foster-care settings

Internship
Department of Veterans Affairs

Outpatient/residential assessment and treatment for veterans with PTSD

2007 — Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Fordham University

Dissertation at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

2003 — M.A., Clinical Psychology
Fordham University

Clinical rotations at NYU-Langone Medical Center, Fordham Counseling Center, North General Hospital

2000 — B.A., Psychology
Rutgers University

Media Appearances

Dr. Fried has been interviewed and quoted by major news outlets including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Real Simple, Good Morning America, and more.

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Selected Publications

Dr. Fried has published in areas of depression, stress, substance use, treatment and research ethics, and LGBT health in leading scientific journals, including the American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, LGBT Health, and Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

He is a member of the editorial board for Ethics and Behavior and serves as the Ethics Editor of The Clinical Psychologist (APA Division 12).

Dr. Fried's full faculty profile at Midwestern University can be found here.

  1. Fisher, C.B., Fried, A.L., Desmond, M., Macapagal, K., & Mustanski, B. (2018). Perceived barriers to HIV prevention services for transgender youth. LGBT Health, 5, 350–358.
  2. Fried, A.L., & Fisher, C.B. (2018). Ethical issues in child and adolescent psychotherapy research. In J.R. Weisz and A.E. Kazdin (Eds.) Evidence-based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents, Third Edition. New York, NY: Guilford.
  3. Fried, A.L. & Fisher, C.B. (2016). Moral stress and job burnout among frontline staff conducting clinical research on affective and anxiety disorders. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 47, 171–180.
  4. Fisher, C.B., True, G., Alexander, L., & Fried, A.L. (2013). Moral stress, moral practice, and ethical climate in community-based drug use research: Views from the frontline. American Journal of Bioethics Primary Research, 4, 27–38.
  5. Fisher, C.B., Fried, A.L., & Feldman, L. (2009). Graduate socialization in the responsible conduct of research: A national survey on the research ethics training experiences of psychology doctoral students. Ethics & Behavior, 19, 496–518.
  6. Hogue, A., Henderson, C.E., Dauber, S., Chinchilla, P., Fried, A., & Liddle, H.A. (2008). Treatment adherence, competence and outcome in individual and family therapy for adolescent behavior problems. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 544–555.
  7. Hogue, A., Chinchilla, P., Fried, A., Berzins, P., Liddle, H.A., Inclan, J., Reiner, R.H., & Henderson, C.E. (2008). Therapist and program variability in family-based prevention: The role of manual adherence and therapist effectiveness. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 35, 613–624.
  8. Fisher, C.B., Cea, C., Davidson, P., & Fried, A.L. (2006). Capacity of persons with mental retardation to consent to participation in randomized clinical trials. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1813–1820.

Professional Affiliations

American Psychological Association Society of Clinical Psychology (APA)

Professional Roles

Licensure

Arizona #4800 (Active) New Jersey #5188 (Inactive) New York #68021070 (Inactive)

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