Anne Helene Skinstad

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Community & Behavioral Health
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2006
Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Program DirectorAppointed: 2002

Mailing Address

E239 General Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 384-5394
Fax: (319) 384-5385
anne-skinstad@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=anne-skinstad@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Bergen, Philosophy, 2001.
Psy.D., University of Bergen, Psychology, 1977.
B.A., University of Bergen, Psychology, 1971.
Weybridge Technical College, English, 1969.
University of Bergen, Examen Philosophicum, 1969.

Expertise and Research Interests

1. Substance abuse and personality disorders
2. Women with issues of sexual abuse in childhood
3. Substance abuse in women
4. Psycho-educational approach to women with substance abuse and co-existing mental disorders

Other Expertise

I have served as author or co-author of the following book chapters.
  • Skinstad AH. When alcohol becomes the solution to woman's personal problems. In: Women Psychology; Women's Psychological Problems: Change and Development through Psychotherapy. T Anstorp, E Axelsen, R Ingebretsen, Eds. Oslo, Norway: The University of Oslo Press, 1984.
  • Odergard T, Skinstad AH, Holme-Hansen E. Female dignity as a motivational force. In: Addictive Behaviors: Prevention and Early Intervention. T Loberg, GA Marlatt, P Miller, PE Nathan, Eds. Amsterdam: Zwets & Zeitlinger, 1990.
  • Nathan PE, Skinstad AH, Langenbucher JW. Substance abuse: Diagnosis, comorbidity, and psychopathology. In: Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology. T Millon, P Blaney, R Davis, Eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
  • Nathan PE, Skinstad AH, Dolan SL. Clinical psychology II - Psychological treatments: Research and practice In: International Handbook of Psychology. KP Pawlik, MR Rosenzweig, Eds. London: SAGE Ltd, 2000.
  • Nathan PE, Skinstad AH, Dolan S. The alcohol-related disorders: Psychopathology, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment. In: Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology (3rd edition). PB Sutker, HE Adams, Eds. New York & London: Plenum Press, 2001.
  • Peterson DB, Skinstad AH, Trobliger RT. Substance abuse counseling. In: Counseling Theories and Technique for Rehabilitation Professionals. F Chan, NL Berven, KR Thomas, Eds. New York: Springer, 2004.
  • Skinstad AH, Nathan PE, Pizzini NJ. Alcoholism In: Clinical and Diagnostic Interviewing, 2nd Edition. EJ Craig,Ed. Northvale NJ:Jason Aronson, 2004.
  • Skinstad AH. Women and alcohol: Issues for treatment: Substance use, abuse and dependence in pre- and post menopausal women In: Issues in the Treatment and Prevention of Addictive Behaviors. D Deitch & A Tsiboukli (in press).

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Community Health, Counseling or Guidance, Mental Disorders, Psychology, Psychology of Women, Rape or Sexual Abuse, Substance Abuse, Women's Health, Women's Mental Health.

Additional Terms:

Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Mental Disorders, Problem Gambling, Sexual Abuse, Substance Abuse, Substance Use Dis, Transgender Persons.

Memberships

AgriWellness
Association of Addiction Technology Transfer Centers
College on Problems of Drug Dependence
General Assembly of the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Iowa Substance Abuse Program Directors' Association
National Association for Addiction Technology Transfer Centers, Natl Curriculum Development Committe
Research Society on Alcoholism

Previous Positions

2001-2006, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Community & Behavioral Health
2000-2001, Co-Director, Annual Summer School for Helping Professionals
1998-2001, Program Director, Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center, serving IA, NE, ND & SD
1996-2001, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, College of Education, Division of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development
1995-1998, Program Director, Addiction Technology Transfer Center of Iowa
1995-2001, Coordinator, University of Iowa, College of Education, Counselor Education, Substance Abuse Counseling Program
1995-1996, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, College of Education, Division of Counselor Education
1993-1998, Private Practice (part-time), Marchman Psychlogy Associates, Iowa City, IA
1990-1993, Clinical Psychologist, University of Iowa, Faculty and Staff Services
1990-1995, Visiting Lecturer, University of Iowa, College of Education, Division of Counselor Education
1988, Chief Psychologist, Outpatient Clinic at Hjellestad-Clinic, Berge, Norway
1988-1990, Chief Psychologist & Founder, Hjellestad-Clinic, Bergen, Norway, Inpatient Treatment Unit for Substance Abusing Women
1985-1986, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, State University of New Jersey, Behavioral Research Laboratory, Rutgers, Center for Alcohol Studies and Alcohol
1984-1990, Private Practice (part-time) Bergen, Norway,
1983-1987, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, The Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities, College of Psychology, Program for Research in Clinical Psychology
1983-1985, Faculty, University of Bergen, Norway, College of Psychology, Clinical Adult Psychology
1979-1982, Chief Psychologist, Bla-Kors Sosial-Bygg, Bergen, Norway
1978-1979, Staff Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Martens Clinic - A Psychiatric Institution, Bergen, Norway
1978-1987, Faculty Member, University of Bergen, Norway, Clinical Psychology
1977-1978, Staff Clinical Psychologist, Hjellestad-Clinic, Substance Abuse Treatment Center, Bergen, Norway
1975-1977, Research Assistant, The Norwegian Research Council for Science and Humanities
1971-1972, Research Assistant, The Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities

Funding Received

  • Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT): Upper-Plain's Native American Center of Excellence: Special Projects Supplements for Collaboration with Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairman's Health Board, $100,000, 2008 to 2009.
  • VA: Adaptation of Resources on Co-Occurring Disorders for AI/AN Veterans (Co-PI): Skinstad), $175,000, 2006 to 2007.
  • US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT): Practice - Improvement Collaboration (Skinstad - Investigator), $508,961, 2002 to 2003.
  • US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT): Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center (PI: Skinstad), $5,350,000, 2002 to 2012.
  • NIDA: Disseminating NIDA Funded Research throughout Prairielands ATTC regions (PI: Skinstad), $600,000, 2002 to 2007.
  • Wellmark Foundation: Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Role of Health Professionals in Dealing with Substance Abuse (PI: Skinstad), $85,396, 2000 to 2001.
  • Wellmark Foundation: Provider Training for Substance Abuse Disorders (PI: Skinstad), $85,396, 2000 to 2002.

Publications

  • Garrett G, Nemes S, Hoffman J, Libretto S, Skinstad AH, Hess L (2005) Promising practices in drug treatment: An overview of methodology, Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 4 (1), 19-43
  • Nemes S, Libretto S, Skinstad AH, Garrett G, Hoffman J (2005) Promising practices in drug treatment: Findings from Europe, Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 4 (1), 89-109
  • Skinstad AH, Nathan PE, Substance Use Issues in Treatment of Patients With Mental Health Disorders, Register Reports, 29, 14-19, Autumn 2003
  • Eliason MJ, Skinstad AH, Family Practice Physicians: Training Needs Assessment in Regards to Substance Abuse, Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 1, 43-55, 2002
  • Skinstad AH, Eliason MJ, Carrello P, Jones JD, Women With Alcohol and Drug Problems in Aftercare Treament: At Admission and Discharge, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 20, 51-69, 2002
  • Eliason MJ, Skinstad AH, Drug & alcohol intervention for older women: a pilot study, Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 27(12), 18-24; quiz 40-1, December 2001 Abstract
  • Skinstad AH, Swain A, Eliason MJ, Gerken K, Cross-cultural comparison of clinical samples of Norwegian and Iowan women with substance-related disorders, Substance Use and Misuse, 36(14), 2087-112, December 2001 Abstract
  • Skinstad AH, Swain A, Comorbidity in a clinical sample of substance abusers, The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 27(1), 45-64, February 2001 Abstract
  • Skinstad AH, Swain A, Ellertsen B, MMPI-2 Comparisons of Substance Abusers With Additional Diagnosis of Personality Disorders, New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Psychiatry, 17, 31-42, 2001
  • Skinstad AH, Troland K, Mortensen JK, Rorschach responses in borderline personality disorder with alcohol dependence, European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 15, 133-42, 1999
  • Skinstad AH, Laberg JC, Ellertsen B, A chart review study of male alcoholics differentiated by personality disorder, Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 52, 5-13, 1998
  • Eliason MJ, Skinstad AH, Drug/alcohol addictions and mothering, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 12, 83-96, 1995
  • Eliason MJ, Skinstad AH, Gerken K, Substance abuse and motherhood, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 13, 81-8, 1995
  • Skinstad AH, MMPI characteristics of alcoholics with Borderline Personality Disorder, European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 10, 34-42, 1994
  • Skinstad AH, Practicum supervision in Norway and the United States, Journal of Counseling and Development, 71, 406-8, 1993
  • Skinstad AH, Mortensen JK, A cross-cultural comparison of MMPI norms in alcoholics with and without a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Psychiatry, 8, 103-12, 1992
  • Hartmann E, Eri TJ, Skinstad AH, The effect of social influences on cognitive development and school performance, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 30, 52-63, 1989
  • Skinstad AH, Alcoholism and Borderline Personality Disorder. In A.v. der Lippe, G. Nielsen (Eds), Clinical Psychological Research in Norway. Articles from a Research Program financed by The Norwegian Research Coun, Journal of the Norwegian Psychologial Associations, 25(Supple. 4), 127-38, 1989
  • Nathan PE, Skinstad AH, Outcomes of treatment for alcohol problems: Current methods, problems, and results, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 332-40, 1987

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