Keane Receives Highest Honor from ADAA

Terence M. Keane, PhD, professor of psychiatry, clinical psychology and assistant dean for research at Boston University School of Medicine, is the recipient of the Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). The award honors the memory and lifework of Jerilyn Ross, cofounder and president from 1985 to 2010, and acknowledges a professional who exemplifies excellence and outstanding advocacy for patient education and care, training and research. It is the highest honor bestowed by the ADAA.

Keane, who also is the associate chief of staff for research and development at VA Boston Healthcare System and director of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder’s (PTSD) Behavioral Science Division, has worked to develop a world-class delivery network to better serve veterans. Using innovative, creative and practical solutions, Keane has improved access to care, reduced stigma and advocated on behalf of veterans.

Past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) and the ADAA, Keane has published 14 edited volumes and 300 articles and chapters on the assessment and treatment of PTSD. For the past 36 years the VA, the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration have continuously supported his research on psychological trauma.

His contributions to the field have been recognized by many honors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award (2004) and the Robert Laufer Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement (1996) from ISTSS, a J. William Fulbright Senior Scholarship (1993-94), the Outstanding Researcher in Behavior Therapy Award from the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (2004), the Outstanding Research Contributions Award (2000) and the Distinguished Service Award (2002) from the American Psychological Association, Outstanding Research Contributions (2013) from the Society for Clinical Psychology (APA), and the Weisband Distinguished Alumnus Award (1998) from Binghamton University (SUNY) where he received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1978.

Keane is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He consults, lectures and conducts workshops around the world on topics related to psychological trauma. His current work and interests surround the development of a VA registry of PTSD patients and the construction of an internet-based treatment program to assist in the readjustment of returning war veterans with post-deployment behavioral health problems.

ADAA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of anxiety and mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and PTSD and to improving the lives of all people who suffer from them through education, practice and research