Christopher Cutter

Associate Research Scientist
Section of General Internal Medicine

Research Activities

Dr. Cutter’s scholarly work focuses on psychotherapy treatment outcome associated with substance abuse and chronic pain populations. He examines the transfer of psychosocial treatments associated with the transfer of buprenorphine, from specialized settings to office-based, primary care and HIV specialty settings.

Teaching Activities

Dr. Cutter is a clinician researcher whose focus is on the evidence-based therapeutic interventions associated with substance use and abuse. He serves as a research supervisor and course instructor for the Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, including the section of General Medicine (Primary Care), and Division of Substance Abuse. He precepts residents in the Yale School of Medicine, Division of Substance Abuse Addiction Fellowship Program on the application of cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approaches to chronic pain and opiate dependence. Dr. Cutter currently serves as the component director of the Medical Research Unit (MRU) at the APT Foundation.

Service

Dr. Cutter currently serves as president of the early career psychologist section (Section 10) within the American Psychological Association, Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12). He serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Personality and Individual Differences. Dr. Cutter also serves on the board of directors for Today College Tours, a non-profit organization dedicated to develop awareness of mental health issues within college campus communities.

Selected Recent Publications

• Barry, D., Beitel, M., Cutter, C.J., Garnet, B., Joshi, D., Schottenfeld, R., Rounsaville, B. (2009). Allopathic, complementary, and alternative medical treatment utilization for pain among methadone-maintained patients: An exploratory study. The American Journal on Addictions, 18: 379-385.
• Weinberg, I., Gunderson, J.G., Hennen, J., Cutter, C.J. (2006). Manual-Assisted Cognitive Treatment for the Deliberate Self-Harm for Borderline Personality Disorder Patients. Journal of Personality Disorders, 20(5).
• Cutter C.J., Fiellin, D.A. (In press) Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment with Motivational Work. In Levounis, P., Arnaout, B., eds. Motivation and Change. To be published by American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.. Washington, DC.
• Barry DT, Beitel M, Cutter C.J., Joshi D, Falcioni J, Shottenfeld RS (in press) Conventional and non-conventional pain treatment utilization among opioid dependent individuals with pain seeking methadone maintenance treatment: A needs assessment study. Journal of Addiction Medicine.

Education:

B.A., California State University, Long Beach, 1998 M.A., University of Southern California, 2002 Ph.D., Northeastern University, 2007

Training:

Psychology Extern: Mclean Hospital Psychology Extern: Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital Neuropsychology Extern: Northeastern University, Boston, MA Pre-doctoral Intern: Dept. of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital/ Harvard Medical School Clinical Research Fellow: Behavioral Health, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral Fellow: Dept. of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine/ Division of Substance Abuse

Contact

Campus Address
495 Congress Avenue, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06519

E-mail
christopher.cutter@yale.edu

Office Phone
203-781-4650, ext 277

Fax
203-781-4681