Richard Heimberg
Dr. Richard Heimberg (born December 21, 1950) is a researcher, psychotherapist, and current professor at Temple University.
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Early life
Dr. Heimberg graduated magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee in 1972, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. He went on to earn a Master of Science in 1974 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1977, both from Florida State University.
Career
Cognitive behaviour group therapy was founded on principles developed by Heimberg at the University of Albany's Centre for Stress and Anxiety Disorders. His focus lies on anxiety disorders, specifically social phobia. He has published more than 250 articles and books on social phobia.
In 1983, he became the first researcher to receive National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funding to study psychosocial treatments for social phobia after the term first appeared in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980.
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