Education:
B.S. Chemistry: Syracuse University
M.S. Biomedical Science: University at Albany, State University of New York
M.A. Psychology: University at Albany, State University of New York
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: University at Albany, State University of New York

Summary Statement:
Dr. Forneris is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy and is Director of the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training Clinic. This means that the way in which she approaches the assessment, understanding, and treatment of an individual's problem(s) is rooted in the "here and now". The focus of treatment is on how a person thinks about, understands, and manages his/her problems and symptoms, and how this impacts a person's quality of life. The primary focus of her current clinical work is on inpatient crisis stabilization and management. She sees patients for both individual and couples therapy, and she co-leads Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills training classes. She is also the director of the cognitive-behavioral therapy training program for psychiatry residents.

Representative Publications:
1. Blanchard EB, Hickling EJ, Forneris CA, Taylor AE, Buckley TC, Loos WR, Jaccard J: Prediction of remission of acute posttraumatic stress disorder in motor vehicle accident victims. J Trauma Stress 10:215-234, 1997.

2. Butterfield MI, Panzer PG, Forneris CA: Victimization of women and its impact on assessment and treatment in the psychiatric emergency setting. Psychiatric Clinics of North America 22:875-896, 1999.

3. Butterfield MI, Forneris CA, Feldman ME, Beckham JC: Hostility and functional health status in women veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: a preliminary study. J Trauma Stress 13:735-741, 2000.

4. Forneris CA, Bosworth HB, Butterfield MI: Outpatient care use among female veterans: differences between mental health and non-mental health users. Military Medicine 167:10-13, 2002.

5. McCaffrey, R. J., Forneris, C. A.: Neuropsychological sequelae of adolescent polysubstance abuse. In H. W. Reese and M. D. Franzen (Eds.), Life Span Developmental Psychology: Biological and Neuropsychological Mechanisms (pp. 199-214). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum, 1997.