Contact information
Dr. Michael B. Frisch
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University
101 Bagby
One Bear Place 97334
Waco, TX 76798
Phone: 254-710-2252 or 254-710-2961
Email: michael_b_frisch@baylor.edu
Website: http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Michael_B_Frisch/www
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Publications
1. Frisch, Michael B. (2006). Quality of Life Therapy: A Life Satisfaction Approach to Positive Psychology and Cognitive Therapy. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons.
Note: The Quality of Life Therapy protocol/book has been evaluated as “state of the art” and “the best and most comprehensive system of positive psychology interventions available” by the pre-eminent leaders in the field, including Ed Diener, Christopher Peterson, David A. Clark, C.R. Snyder, M.E.P. Seligman, James R. Rodrigue, James Pawleski, and Paul Lloyd. Drs. Diener and Clark each wrote a Foreword to my book.
The Quality of Life Therapy protocol/book is part of several grant applications, including those authored by the senior author of the following randomized controlled trial of my approach, making it an evidenced-based treatment:
Rodrigue, J. R., Baz, M.A., Widows, M.R. , & Ehlers, S.L. (2005). “A Randomized Evaluation of Quality of Life Therapy with Patients Awaiting Lung Transplantation”. American Journal of Transplantation, Volume 5, #10, 2425-2432.
2. Frisch, Michael B. (2006). To Kill Two Birds with One Stone: Negative Affect Syndrome and “The Prevention of Anxiety and Depression: Theory, Research, and Practice” [Review of the book Prevention of Anxiety and Depression: Theory, Research, and Practice]. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews, 2(3). Retrieved February 21, 2006, from www.CognitiveTherapyAssociation.org/CBTBR.aspx
3. Frisch, Michael B. (2006). Positive Psychology in Clinical Practice and in Non-Clinical Professional Groups. Texas Psychologist, 57( 3), 18-20.
4. Frisch, M. B., Clark, M. P., Rouse, S. V., Rudd, M. D., Paweleck, J., & Greenstone, A. (2005). Predictive and treatment validity of life satisfaction and the Quality of Life Inventory. Assessment, 12(1), 66-78.
5. Frisch, M.B. (2004). Use of the QOLI® or Quality of Life Inventory in Quality of Life Therapy and Assessment. In M. R. Maruish (Ed.), The use of psychological testing for treatment planning and outcome assessment: Volume 3: Instruments for Adults (3rd ed., pp.749-798). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
6. Frisch, M. (2002). A quick screen for DSM disorders: The essential symptom approach(pp. 375-384.). In L. VandeCreek, and T. Jackson (eds.). Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resources Press.
7. Frisch, M.B. (1998). Quality of life therapy and assessment in health care, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 5, 19-40.
Note: This article has been recognized by the International Society for Quality of Life Studies as a “Classic Article in Quality of Life Research.”
8. Frisch, M.B. (1992). Use of the Quality of Life Inventory in problem assessment and treatment planning for cognitive therapy of depression. In A. Freeman & F.M. Dattilio (Eds). Comprehensive Casebook of Cognitive Therapy (pp. 27-52). New York: Plenum.
9. Frisch, M.B., Cornell, J., Villanueva, M., & Retzlaff, P.J. (1992). Clinical validation of the Quality of Life Inventory: A measure of life satisfaction for use in treatment planning and outcome assessment. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 4, 92-101.
Additional research interests:
• Clinical and Positive Psychology Consultation with Clergy and Physicians
• Psychopathology in Literature, History, and Current Events
• Teaching of Psychology
• Independent clinical practice and supervision
• Depression, anxiety, and couples therapy
• Empirically supported treatments
• Teaching of Psychology
Background and Past Positions:
For the past 20 years, I have been involved in clinical and positive psychology practice and consultation, clinical and positive psychology research, and the supervision of clinical and positive psychology practice. I also consult with, teach, and “coach” non-clinical professional groups such as lawyers, university student life professionals, police and probation officers, physicians, and clergy. I teach both undergraduate and doctoral students in clinical and positive psychology.
• Director of Baylor’s APA-Approved Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology
• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas
• Duke University Medical Center Internship
• Postdoctoral Study and Supervision in Beck’s Cognitive Therapy with A. John Rush, M.D. and Robin Jarrett, Ph.D.
• Staff psychologist at Topeka State Hospital and postdoctoral study at the Menninger Foundation
• Consultant, Kansas City VA Medical Center
• Director of Psychological Services for the Adult Probation Departments of McLennan, Limestone, Freestone, and Leon Counties of Texas. Founder and Director of the Groesbeck Sex Offender Treatment Program.
• Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• One of the youngest board members in the history of the American National Red Cross