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Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Specialties: Evaluation of chronic severe disabilities; vocational development of physical disabilities; chronic pain
Education: AB, MA, Harvard University
EdD, Boston University, 1966
Fellowship: American Psychological Association, 1975
International Fellowship in Rehabilitation ResearchUniversity of Cologne, Germany, 1987
Research Interests: Stroke; Traumatic brain injury; Amputation; Psychological aspects of chronic physical disability
In Brief
Since 1990 Dr. Goldberg has been a senior clinical psychologist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and an associate psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. As an integral part of his work at the hospital, he teaches widely at local, regional, national, and international conferences on adjustment to chronic physical disability.
In October 2004 his clinical skills in working with patients with complex medical disorders was recognized by a nomination for the Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award.
He has published 68 scientific papers and two books on psychological aspects of chronic physical disabilities.
Research & Publications
Goldberg, RT, Hillberg, R, Reinecker, L., Goldstein, R. Evaluation of Patients with Severe Pulmonary Disease Before and After Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Disability and Rehabilitation, June 2004, 26:641-648.
Goldberg, RT, Goldstein, R. A comparison of chronic pain patients and controls on traumatic events in childhood. Disability and Rehabilitation, Dec. 2000, 22:756-763.
Goldberg, RT, Pachas,W. Keith,D. Relationship between traumatic events in childhood and chronic pain. Disability and Rehabilitation,1999;21:23-30.
Goldberg, RT. Childhood abuse, depression, and chronic pain. Clin J Pain 1994;10:277-281.
Goldberg, RT, Maciewicz, RJ. Prediction of pain rehabilitation outcomes by motivation measures. Disability and Rehabilitation 1994;16:21-25. | 