CURRICULUM VITAE

Robert C. Smith, MD, MACP

Education

1959 — BS, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

1962 — MD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Postgraduate Training

1962-1963 — Intern, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, CA

1965-1968 — Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, IA

1978-1980 — Fellow in Biopsychosocial Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

1996 & 1999 — Master of Science (Clinical Epidemiology), Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Polysomnographer (Association of Sleep Disorders Centers)

Academy on Communication in Healthcare

Academic and Professional Appointments

1978-84 Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and

Dentistry

1984-85 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine

1985-91 Associate Professor (Tenured) of Medicine and Psychiatry, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

1991-2020 Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

2020- Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry Emeritus, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

1990-96 Fetzer Fellow, The Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, MI

1996; 1998 Visiting Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard University

2015-2020 University Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Michigan State University

2020- University Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry Emeritus, Michigan State University

Society Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Academy on Communication in Healthcare, Fellow

American College of Physicians, Master

European Association for Communication in Healthcare

Society of General Internal Medicine

Selected Peer-Reviewed Presentations (recent except first one shown for archival purpose)

1992 Segment from The Today Show: Alternative Medicine (MSU segment runs from 2:00 to 4:05 time points). October; https://bit.ly/RCSTodayShow

2014 Invited Lecture: Establishing the Scientific Validation of the Biopsychosocial Model of Care, The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, University of Chicago; Chicago, February; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmvN3Rutq2U

2014 Teaching Medical Students: Biopsychosocial Model. The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, University of Chicago; Chicago, February

2014 Scholar Seminar: Can We Train Primary Care Physicians and Medical Specialists to Provide Mental Health Care? The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, University of Chicago; Chicago, February

2014 Grand Rounds/Coen Family Lecture: The Scientific Validation of the Biopsychosocial Model. Baystate Medical Center, Medical and Pediatric Residency and Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA, April

2014 Workshop: Teaching and Using an Evidence-based Model for Patient-Centered Interviewing, Society for General Internal Medicine, San Diego, April.

2014 Webinar to HRSA-supported Community Mental Health Agencies and Federally Qualified Health Centers: Training Residents in Behavioral Health Care, Michigan Primary Care Association, May.

2014 Workshop: Primary Care Mental Health: Diagnosis and Treatment, International Association on Communication in Healthcare, Amsterdam, October

2014 Workshop: Teaching and Using an Evidence-based Method for Patient-Centered Interviewing, International Association on Communication in Healthcare, Amsterdam, October

2014 Symposium: Implications of a Scientific Biopsychosocial Model, International Association on Communication in Healthcare, Amsterdam, October

2014 Workshop (8 hr.): Patient-Centered Interviewing: Takoma Medical Associates, Takoma Regional Hospital, Greeneville TN, November

2015 Roundtable (invited member): Roundtable on the Future of Healthcare. DNV-GL Sustania Monday Morning Global Institute, Washington, DC, February

2015 Oral presentation: An Evidence-based Patient-Centered Interview Makes the Biopsychosocial Model Scientific, 8^th Geneva Conference on Person-Centered Medicine, Geneva University Hospital and the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, April

2015 Oral presentation: Intensive Mental Health Training for Medical Residents, 8^th Geneva Conference on Person-Centered Medicine, Geneva University Hospital and the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, April

2015 Workshop: Patient-Centered Interviewing, American Academy on Communication in Healthcare Regional Workshop, Chicago Adventist Hospital, June

2015 Workshop: Shared Decision-Making, American Academy on Communication in Healthcare Regional Workshop, Chicago Adventist Hospital, June

2015 Course (3 sessions): Patient-Centered Interviewing, American Academy on Communication in Healthcare Annual Meeting, Drexel University, Philadelphia, June

2015 Plenary presentation: An Evidence-based Patient Centered Interviewing Method, Michigan State Medical Society, Troy, MI, October

2015 Workshop: Patient-Centered Interviewing, International Conference on Communication in Healthcare Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October

2015 Oral presentation: A Criterion Standard Research Method for Rating a Patient-Centered Interaction, International Conference on Communication in Healthcare Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October

2016 Invited presentation: The Scientific Validation of the Biopsychosocial Model – The Evidence-based Patient-Centered Interview. Health Communication ProSeminar Series, School of Communication Center for Communication and Health, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, March

2016 Webinar for AACH: Integrating Social Scientists Into Medical Communication, American Academy on Communication and Healthcare, April

2016 Research presentation: “A Questionnaire Identifying Four Key Components of Patient Satisfaction with Physician Communication,” 14^th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, The European Association for Communication in Healthcare, Heidelberg, September

2017 Invited presentation: Emotions and Communication – A Darwinian and Psychoanalytic Survival Perspective. Health Communication ProSeminar Series, School of Communication Center for Communication and Health, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, April

2017 Workshop: “Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections with Patients,” Society for General Internal Medicine, Washington, DC, April

2017 Course (3 sessions): Patient-Centered Interviewing, American Academy on Communication in Healthcare Annual Meeting, UCLA, Los Angeles, June

2017 Research presentation: “A Research Coding Method to Evaluate Medical Clinicians Conduct of Behavioral Health Care,” International Conference on Communication in Healthcare and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference, The American Academy on Communication in Healthcare, Baltimore, October

2017 Workshop: “Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections with Patients,” International Conference on Communication in Healthcare and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference, The American Academy on Communication in Healthcare, Baltimore, October

2018 Research presentation: “Teaching Residents Mental Health Care—A Feasibility Study,” International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, The European Association for Communication in Healthcare, University of Porto, Portugal, September

2018 Keynote Address: “How Medicine Lost Its Mind?,” Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine Annual Alpha Omega Alpha Meeting, East Lansing, November

2019 Workshop 1 (with Auguste Fortin): Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want To: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators, and Other Clinicians; American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, April

2019 Workshop 2 (with Auguste Fortin): Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want To: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators, and Other Clinicians; American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, April

2019 Workshop 3 (with Auguste Fortin): Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections; American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, April

2020 Workshop 1 (with Auguste Fortin): Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want To: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators, and Other Clinicians; American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, April—cancelled due to coronavirus

2020 Workshop 2 (with Auguste Fortin): Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want To: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators, and Other Clinicians; American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, April—cancelled due to coronavirus

2020 Workshop 3 (with Auguste Fortin): Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections; American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, April—cancelled due to coronavirus

2020 Workshop (with Patrick Hemming, Lauren Peccoralo, Danielle Loeb): Treating Depression in Patients with Medical and Social Complexity: Applying the Mental Health Care Model in Primary Care. Society for General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Birmingham, AL, May—cancelled due to coronavirus

2021 Workshop (with Auguste Fortin): Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections; American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April—cancelled due to coronavirus

2021 Workshop (with Patrick Hemming, Lauren Peccoralo, Danielle Loeb): Treating Depression in Patients with Medical and Social Complexity: Applying the Mental Health Care Model in Primary Care. American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April —cancelled due to coronavirus

2021 Poster (with Patrick Hemming, Lauren Peccoralo, Danielle Loeb): Translating a Psychosocial History into Therapeutic Management: Teaching Internal Medicine Residents the Mental Health Care Model (MHCM) in the Outpatient Primary Care Setting. Society for General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April

2021 Keynote Address: Emotions and Communication: A Darwinian and Psychoanalytic Survival Perspective. International Conference for Communication in Healthcare. Academy on Communication in Healthcare and European Academy on Communication in Healthcare. Virtual meeting due to coronavirus, October; https://youtu.be/vDEgWvw9TPQ (begins at 8:35 minute time point)

2021 Keynote Address: Patient-Centered Interviewing Makes the Biopsychosocial Model Scientific. European Society of Medicine Annual ESMED Assembly. Berlin, November—cancelled with coronavirus

2021 Keynote Address: Physical Symptoms are as Important as Psychological Symptoms in Primary Care Psychiatry. European Society of Medicine Annual ESMED Assembly. Berlin, November—cancelled with coronavirus

2022 Research presentation: Costs of a Train-the-Trainer Program to Teach Primary Care Faculty Mental Health Care. Fifteenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry – Mental Health Services, Economics, Policy Research, Venice, Italy, March—cancelled due to coronavirus

2022 Keynote Address: Physical Symptoms are as Important as Psychological Symptoms in Primary Care Psychiatry. Webinar on Nursing and Neurology 2022, 2^nd Edition of World Health Care and Nursing Webinar & Global Conference on Brain and Neurological Disorders, March

2022 Workshop (with Patrick Hemming, Lauren Peccoralo, Karly Murphy, Neda Laiteerapong): Treating Depression in Patients with Medical and Social Complexity: Applying the Mental Health Care Model in Primary Care. American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April

2022 Lecture: Depression Treatment for Non-Specialists. Oakstone Continuing Medical Education, Chicago, September; https://www.dropbox.com/s/x3539cemuc1zxzd/024.mp4?dl=0

2022 Keynote Address: The Key Role of Physical Symptoms in Primary Care Psychiatry. 2^nd World Health Care and Nursing Conference, Rome, Italy, September—cancelled due to coronavirus

2023 Research presentation: Costs of a Train-the-Trainer Program to Teach Primary Care Faculty Mental Health Care. Fifteenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry – Mental Health Services, Economics, Policy Research,, Venice, Italy, March

2023 Workshop (with Patrick Hemming, Karly Murphy, Shilpa Kavatutu, Shahla Baharlou, Tracey Henry): Turning the Tide: Giving Your Students, Residents and Colleagues the Skills to Provide Effective Evidence-Based Treatment of Depression in Primary Care. Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April

2023 Psychiatry Grand Rounds: The Mental Health Crisis—Medicine’s Existential Crisis. Case Western Reserve University, Dept. of Psychiatry, Cleveland, OH, June; https://youtu.be/DzxPiBVf6xk

2024 Workshop #1 (with Patrick Hemming, Karly Murphy, Shilpa Kavatutu, Shahla Baharlou, Tracey Henry): Treating Depression in Patients with Medical and Social Complexity: Applying the Mental Health Care Model in Primary Care. American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April

2024 Workshop #2 (with Patrick Hemming, Karly Murphy, Shilpa Kavatutu, Shahla Baharlou, Tracey Henry): Treating Depression in Patients with Medical and Social Complexity: Applying the Mental Health Care Model in Primary Care. American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April

Invited Podcasts and Blogs (*)

2014 Lecture: Establishing the Scientific Validation of the Biopsychosocial Model of Care, The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, University of Chicago; Chicago, February; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmvN3Rutq2U

2014 Michigan Primary Care Association—Training Medical Physicians to Provide Mental Health Care. May 8; https://www.slideshare.net/michiganpca/training-medical-physicians-to-provide-mental-health-care

2018 DocCom—Patient-Centered Interviewing. May 19; https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/barbara-lewis/healthcare-communication-effective-techniques-for-clinicians/e/54552333

2019 DocCom—Patient-Centered Interviewing to Uncover Mental Health Issues. October 12; Healthcare Communication: Effective Techniques for Clinicians on Stitcher (see October 12 version from menu)

2020 Health Care Asia Daily—Are Doctors Oblivious to Mental Health Illness? May 28; http://www.healthcareasia.org/2020/exclusive-are-doctors-oblivious-to-mental-health-illness/

2020 The Medicine Mentors Podcast—Improving Patient-Centered Care with Dr. Robert C. Smith. August 19; https://themedicinementors.libsyn.com/improving-patient-centered-care-with-dr-robert-c-smith; https://themedicinementors.libsyn.com/

2020 The Spin Cycle with the Anxiety Sisters—Mental Health Care in America. November 18; https://anxietysisters.com/pod_cast_blogs/spin-cycle-episode-030/

2021 ACH Coffee Conversations—Reviewing the History of Doctor Vs Patient Centered Communication. January 28; https://connect.achonline.org/browse/coffeeconversations; https://youtu.be/jCagmQvXBaQ

2021 *Relations Area—Five Signs of a Toxic Relationship. August 13; https://www.relationsarea.com/5-early-warning-signs-of-a-toxic-relationship/

2022 SEE HEAR FEEL. Patient-Centered Communication Skills. October 17; https://www.buzzsprout.com/1954860/11523912-ep34-dr-robert-smith-on-the-basics-of-communicating.mp3?download=true

Blog: Psychology Today (Robert C. Smith M.D. | Psychology Today)—forwarded to Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Personal Website (https://robertcsmithmd.com/)

2018 Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? February 7; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201802/has-medicine-lost-its-mind

2018 Prescription Opioids Create a Societal Problem. February 28; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201802/prescription-opioids-create-societal-problem

2018 Physician Burnout—More Than Meets the Eye. March 11; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201803/physician-burnout-more-meets-the-eye

2018 Opioid Complications are Related to the Dose. April 1; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201804/opioid-complications-are-related-the-dose

2018 Suspicious Behaviors Suggest Opioid Misuse. April 28; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201804/suspicious-behaviors-suggest-misuse-opioids

2018 Chronic Pain is Not a Disease. May 27; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201805/chronic-pain-is-not-disease

2018 We Can Prevent Half or More of All Suicides. June 12; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201806/we-can-prevent-half-or-more-all-suicides

2018 “Extra, Extra, Read All About It—Medicine Guillotined.” July 15; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201807/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-medicine-guillotined

2018 Rene Descartes—Villain or Savior for Mental Health Care. August 21; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201808/rene-descartes-villain-or-savior-mental-health-care

2018 Which Physicians Prescribe More Opioids? September 15; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201809/which-physicians-prescribe-more-opioids

2018 Chronic Pain is an Overdetermined Survival Response. October 21; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201810/chronic-pain-is-over-determined-survival-response

2018 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pain. December 9; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201812/the-diagnosis-and-treatment-chronic-pain

2019 Understanding Humanity’s Blind Spots. January 6; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201901/understanding-humanitys-blind-spots

2019 Medicine Flaunts Modern Science. February 10; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201902/medicine-flaunts-modern-science

2019 Is Medicine Greedy and Morally Bereft? May 5; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201905/is-medicine-greedy-and-morally-bereft

2019 The Humane Use of Opioids. July 12; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201907/the-humane-use-opioids

2019 Presidential Candidate’s Plan to Improve Mental Health Care. August 11; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201908/presidential-candidate-s-plan-improve-mental-health-care

2019 How We Interfere With Our Own Mental Health Care. October 5; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201910/how-we-interfere-our-own-mental-health-care

2019 The Crisis in Psychiatry. December 8; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/201912/the-crisis-in-psychiatry

2020 Medicine Can Improve Physical Diseases Care. January 31; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/202001/medicine-can-improve-physical-diseases-care

2020 Why Do People Develop a Mental Disorder?, April 4; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/202004/why-do-people-develop-mental-disorder

2020 Medicine’s Way of Thinking Prevents Progress in Psychiatry. May 28; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/202005/medicine-s-way-thinking-prevents-progress-in-psychiatry

2020 You Can Prevent Suicide in Someone Close to You. August 1; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/202008/you-can-prevent-suicide-in-someone-close-you

2020 Hope for Improved Mental Health Care. October 4; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/202010/hope-improved-mental-health-care

2020 We Don’t Train the Physicians Who Provide Mental Health Care. December 19; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/202012/we-don-t-train-the-physicians-who-provide-mental-health-care

2021 Improving the Mental Health Care of Those Close to You. February 28; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/202102/improving-the-mental-health-care-those-close-you

2021 Chronic Pain is a Symptom. May 23; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1162082/preview

2021 Psychiatry’s Mismatch with Primary Care. July 24; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-zero/202107/psychiatry-s-mismatch-primary-care

2021 How to Effectively Communicate with Others. October 2;

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1167363/preview

2022 We Miss Many Psychiatric Diagnoses. January 8; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1170910/preview

2022 Poor US Mental Health Care Is Confirmed by a Top Authority. March 19; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1173611/preview

2022 American Needs a National Institute of Healthcare Education. June 11; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1176676/preview

2022 September 18; The Dangers of Medicine’s Pernicious Culture | Psychology Today

2022 December 14; Are CDC Guidelines Too Liberal Around Prescribing Opioids? | Psychology Today

2023 February 11; A New Book Puts Chronic Pain in a Better Perspective | Psychology Today

2023 May 21; How Medicine Relegated Mental Illness to Secondary Status | Psychology Today

2023 August 20; Thinking About Healthspan to Live Longer and Better | Psychology Today

2023 November 4; Patients Are More Complex Than We Realize | Psychology Today

2024 February 7; How to Identify an Individual Patient’s Resilience | Psychology Today

2024 April 13; Is Psychiatry Waking Up to the Truth About Mental Illness? | Psychology Today

Reviewer

Journals (7-10 reviews yearly)

Other (1-2 reviews yearly)

Formal Teaching/Mentoring

RESIDENTS (Medicine; Family Medicine) in one-month, full-time Psychosocial Rotation continuously from 1986 to 2020 – N=400 (through academic year 2019-2020)
MD/PhD student: Ashley Bartell-Hesson in communication and its research in linguistics
FELLOWS (2-3 year fellowship) in biopsychosocial and behavioral health medicine
a) Academy for Communication in Healthcare: Auguste Fortin VI; Stuart Sprague; Brenda Lepisto
b) MSU: Alicia Marshall; Judi Lyles; Kate Lein; Karen Kent; James Olson; Francesca Dwamena; Heather Laird-Fick; Laura Freilich; Shilpa Kavuturu; Mukta Sharma; Katelyn Grayson-Sneed
c) Duke: informal over many years for Patrick Hemming
FELLOW (two-year fellowship) in sleep disorders: Paul Gouin
MSU TENURE-STREAM FACULTY MENTOR: Karen Patricia Williams, Ann Mongoven, Ellen Velie, Vincent Young

All are or have been academic scholars and/or administrators at, variously, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, EW Sparrow Health Systems, McLaren Health Systems, Yale University, University of South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Ohio State University

Awards

Thomas Hale Ham Award for New Investigators. RIME Conference, Washington, D.C.

Award for Innovative Programs in Internal Medicine Education, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM), New Orleans.

1999 Arthur A. Victor Distinguished Faculty Award in Health Care Delivery, Michigan State University.

2001 The George Engel Research Award for Distinguished Research in the Field of Doctor-Patient Communication, Annual Meeting of the American Academy on Physician and Patient (AAPP) and the Bayer Institute for Health Care Communication, San Diego.

2002 National Award for Career Achievements in Medical Education, Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, Atlanta.

2003 Fetzer Institute Award for One of the Top 10 Exemplar Relationship-Centered Care Projects in Health Professions Education

2005 Laureate Award, American College of Physicians, Michigan Chapter

2006, 2007 Tenure-stream Faculty Mentor Award, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

2006, 2007, Outstanding Faculty Award, Michigan State University Internal Medicine Residency

2009, 2017

2007 College of Human Medicine Distinguished Faculty Award, Michigan State University

2008 University Distinguished Faculty Award, Michigan State University

2011 2011 Question of the Year Essay Award by Academic Medicine — Paper [Educating Trainees About Common Mental Health Problems in Primary Care: A (Not So) Modest Proposal]

2015-2020 University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University

2017- Master, American College of Physicians

2020- University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University

2022 Certificate of Appreciation: National Mentoring Month 2022, American College of Physicians

Grants and Contracts Awarded

1980-81 PI, Biomedical Research Support Grant, “The Relationship of Dreaming and Being Ill” — $7500

1982-83 PI, Department of Psychiatry Research Grant, “Dreams Reflect Biological Function,” University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry — $5000

1985-87 PI, Michigan Health Care Education and Research Foundation Grant, “Cost Reduction Through Better Diagnosis in Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan — $40,296

1987-88 PI, Ingham Medical Center Development Council Grant, “Descending Motor Function in Sleep” — $25,000

1988-89 PI, Biomedical Research Support Grant, “Descending Motor Function in Sleep” — $7500

1990-91 PI, Supervisor of Resident Research Project, Biomedical Research Support Project Grant, “Interns, Stress, and Cholesterol” — $1600

1990-92 Co- PI, The John E. Fetzer Institute Contract establishing the Center for Meaning and Health — $193,460

1990-95 PI, The John E. Fetzer Institute Contract for “The Research Evaluation of Psychosocial Teaching in Medical Residents” — $1,022,967

1995-96 PI, CHM Seed Grant for “Screening and Identifying Somatizing Patients” — $5000

1995-96 PI, Dept. of Medicine Seed Grant for “Screening and Identifying Somatizing Patients” — $1599

1996-97 PI, Institute for Managed Care Grant for “Screening for High Utilization Somatizing Patients” — $65,598

PI, MSU Seed Grant for a Feasibility Study of NIMH Proposal “Improving Outcomes for Somatizers in Managed Care” — $28,000

1997-00 PI, MSU Grant to Develop a Teaching Videotape of “The Patient’s Story: Integrated Patient- Doctor Interviewing” — $27,500

1997-2002 Co-I, Communication Theme Leader, Capitol City Consortium Grant for “Managed Care Partners: Training Tomorrow’s Physicians Today” – 10% salary support

PI, Institute for Managed Care Grant to develop Minor Acute Illness submission — $1500

1999 PI, MSU Grant to develop Minor Acute Illness submission — $3500

PI, National Institute of Mental Health Grant (RO1 MH57099) for “Improving Outcomes for Somatizers in Managed Care” — $1,969,324

2000-2002 PI, Minority Supplement to NIMH Grant RO1 MH56099-01A1; Francesca Dwamena, MI — $214,599

2005 PI, Dept. of Medicine/CHM Dean’s Office Grant for pilot study of “Managing High-Utilizing Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms” — $23,000

2008-2009 PI (Heather Laird-Fick formal PI), Picker Challenge Grant Proposal — Patient-Centered Training of Residents on a Medical Ward – Picker Institute — $25,000

2008-2010 PI, Dept. of Radiology Support for pilot study of “fMRI and the Doctor-Patient Relationship” – MRI facilities + key personnel —$25,000

2011-2016 PI, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (D58HP23259) for “A Mental Health Curriculum for Residents” — $1,097,935 – no-cost extension 2016-2017

2017-2018 PI, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. contract for video of Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing — $30,643

PUBLICATIONS

Google Scholar h-Index = 39 (does not include the sleep and other non-psychosocial articles listed here)

The pound (#) sign means this publication is part of the h-Index.

The asterisk (*) sign means Smith is senior/corresponding author.

Website: https://robertcsmithmd.com/

— the website contains direct links to a pdf copy of most of the following articles and provides an overview of our work; launched November 2017, completed July 2018, updated September 2019, updated April 2020, updated January 2021, updated November 2021, revised March 2023, revised August 2023, updated January 2024

Trade book

SMITH RC: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? — Why Our Mental Health System Is Failing Us and What Should Be Done to Cure It

Prometheus Books will publish Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? in hardcover (and e-book) as a lead title of their Spring 2025 season.

Textbooks

Patient-Centered Interviewing

#SMITH RC: The Patient’s Story: Integrated Patient-Doctor Interviewing. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 1996. (acquired by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

SMITH RC: Teaching Supplement for the Patient’s Story: Integrated Patient-Doctor Interviewing. East Lansing, MI 48824. Robert C. Smith, publisher; B312 Clinical Center, Michigan State University. 1996.

#SMITH RC: Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002. (2^nd edition of The Patient’s Story)

SMITH RC: Teaching Supplement for Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method, 2^nd edition. East Lansing, MI 48824. Robert C. Smith, publisher; B312 Clinical Center, Michigan State University. 1996.

#^*FORTIN AH VI, DWAMENA FC, FRANKEL RM, SMITH RC: Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method, 3^rd edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., April 2012.

^*FORTIN AH VI, DWAMENA FC, FRANKEL RM, SMITH RC: Teaching Supplement for Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method, 3^rd edition. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., April 2012

^*FORTIN AH VI, DWAMENA FC, FRANKEL RF, LEPISTO B, SMITH RC: Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-based Method, 4^th edition, McGraw-Hill, publisher; 2018. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookid=2446

^*FORTIN AH VI, DWAMENA FC, FRANKEL RM, SMITH RC: Teaching Supplement for Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method, 4^th edition. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 2018

Mental Health in Primary Care

SMITH RC, D’MELLO D, OSBORN G, FREILICH L, DWAMENA FC, LAIRD-FICK H: Essentials of Psychiatry in Primary Care: Behavioral Health in the Medical Setting, McGraw-Hill; 2019; https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookid=2636

Book Chapters

SMITH RC: Evaluating dream function – emphasizing the study of patients with organic disease. In: Haskell RE ed. Cognition and Dream Research. New York: Institute of Mind and Behavior, 1986:267-280. (Special issue of J Mind Behav, 1986; 7:397-410.)

SMITH RC: Traumatic dreams as an early warning of health problems. In: Krippner S, ed. Dreamtime and Dreamwork–Decoding the Language of the Night, Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1990; 224-32.

SMITH RC: The meaning of dreams–a current warning theory. In: Gackenback J, Sheikh A, eds. Dream Images: A Call to Mental Arms. Amityville, New York: Baywood Publishing, Co., Inc., 1991; 127-146.

SMITH RC: Methodological questions and the meaning of dreams. In: Ahsen A. Prolucid Dreaming. New York: Brandon House, Inc., (Special Issue of J Ment Imagery 1992; 16:175-82.)

SMITH RC: Use and management of physicians’ feelings during the interview. In: Lipkin M, Putnam SM, Lazare A, eds. The Medical Interview-A Textbook on Medical Interviewing. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995; 104-109.

SMITH RC: Integrated patient-doctor interviewing. In: Mollica RF, Kapetanovic A, Lavelle J, Johnson KE, Streets FJ, eds., A Pedagogy of Trauma – A Teacher/Student Guide: The Training of Health Care Providers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Harvard Program In Refugee Trauma (in collaboration with University of Sarajevo), 22 Putnam Ave., Cambridge MA 02139, 2000.

SMITH RC: History of the present illness. In: Continuous Professional Development: Self-Assessment in Communication Skills, American Academy on Physician and Patient, editor, Philadelphia: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2002. Also In: Saizow R, editor, Research-based Updates on Medical Interviewing [Internet]. Washington: American Academy on Physician and Patient; 2002.

SMITH RC: An evidence-based infrastructure for patient-centered interviewing. In: Frankel R, Quill T, McDaniel S, eds., The Biopsychosocial Model: Past, Present, and Future, Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2003; 148-163.

^*DWAMENA FC, FORTIN VI AF, SMITH RC: Patient-centered interviewing. In: Tierney L, Henderson M, and Smetana G, The Complete Patient History, 3^rd edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005; 9-16.

^*FORTIN VI AF, DWAMENA FC, SMITH RC: Doctor-centered interviewing. In: Tierney L, Henderson M, and Smetana G, The Complete Patient History, 3^rd edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005; 17-28.

SMITH R, EL-TAHAWY E, EL-MAHDY S, DOSH K, MIRELES J, CHICK D. Michigan State University internal medicine residency curriculum on 12 lead ECG, version date May 2007. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 2007.

CHICK D, LAIRD-FICK H, SOUSA A, DWAMENA F, SCHMALBACH A, SMITH R, BOUKNIGHT R, MORGAN K. Michigan State University internal medicine residency competency curricula and learning objectives, 3^rd Edition. Michigan State University, 2007

SMITH R. Somatic Treatment. In: American College of Physicians, Kroenke K, editor, Depression Care Guidelines, Philadelphia, PA, 2011. http://depression.acponline.org (last accessed 12/27/11)

SMITH R. Communication. In: American College of Physicians, Kroenke K, editor, Depression Care Guidelines, Philadelphia, PA, 2011. http://depression.acponline.org (last accessed 12/27/11)

^*DWAMENA FC, FORTIN VI AF, SMITH RC: Patient-centered interviewing. In: Tierney L, Henderson M, and Smetana G, The Complete Patient History, 4th edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012.

^*FORTIN VI AF, DWAMENA FC, SMITH RC: Doctor-centered interviewing. In: Tierney L, Henderson M, and Smetana G, The Complete Patient History, 4th edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012.

CD-ROM/Internet

SMITH RC, DWAMENA FC, FORTIN A: Integrated Patient-Doctor Interviewing — I. In: Rose B, ed, UpToDate (Aronson MD, Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW — Primary Care Section), 2001, Vol 12, No. 2.; updated 11/06 & 1/08; updated 2/10; updated Nov, 2011; updated Nov 2012

SMITH RC, DWAMENA FC, FORTIN A: Integrated Patient-Doctor Interviewing — II. In: Rose B, ed, UpToDate (Aronson MD, Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW — Primary Care Section), 2001, Vol 12, No. 2.; updated 1/08; updated 2/10; updated Nov, 2011; updated Nov 2012

^*FORTIN A, DWAMENA FC, SMITH RC: The Difficult Patient. In: Rose B, ed, UpToDate (Aronson MD, Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW — Primary Care Section), 2000; Vol 12, No 2; updated 3/09; updated 3/10

SMITH RC, DWAMENA FC: Primary Care Management of Medically Unexplained Symptoms. In: Rose B, ed, UpToDate (Aronson MD, Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW — Primary Care Section), 2004; Vol 12, No. 2.; updated 6/07; updated July, 2011; updated Nov 2012

^*DWAMENA FC, FORTIN VI AF, SMITH RC: Medically Unexplained Symptoms. In: Physicians’ Information and Education Resource (PIER), 2006, American College of Physicians; updated January 2007

^*FORTIN A, DWAMENA FC, SMITH RC: Structure and Content of the Interview. In: Novack D, Clark W, Saizow R, eds., “doc.com,” produced jointly by the American Academy on Physician and Patient and the Drexel University College of Medicine, 2006. Available from: www.physicianpatient.org; updated 2011; updated 2020.

^*DWAMENA FC, FORTIN A, SMITH RC: Treating Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms. In: Novack D, Clark W, Saizow R, eds., “doc.com,” produced jointly by the American Academy on Physician and Patient and the Drexel University College of Medicine, 2008. Available from: www.physicianpatient.org; updated 2011.

^*LEPISTO B, SMITH RC: Steps 3-5 of Patient-Centered Interview, DocCom, Academy on Communication in Healthcare, publisher, 2019

DVD/Videotape/Digital Recording

https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookid=2446

https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/multimediaOverflow.aspx?bookid=2446

SMITH RC: Evidence-Based Interviewing: (DVD/Tape 1) Patient-Centered Interviewing (February 2001) – Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services, Eric Schultz, Producer – Available from Multimedia Overflow | AccessMedicine | McGraw Hill Medical (mhmedical.com); updated 2012 as companion to 3^rd edition of Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method, McGraw-Hill, April 2012; updated April 2018.

SMITH RC: Evidence-Based Interviewing: (DVD/Tape 2) Clinician-Centered Interviewing (February 2001) – Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services, Eric Schultz, Producer – Available from Multimedia Overflow | AccessMedicine | McGraw Hill Medical (mhmedical.com); updated 2012 as companion to 3^rd edition of Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method, McGraw-Hill, April 2012; updated April 2018

^*MANNING B, LEPISTO B, SMITH R: Videotape: New Inpatient Interview—Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services; Tim Zeko, Producer; Tim Elkins, Director—companion to Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method. Available on McGraw-Hill Access Medicine website, August 2018. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=2446

^*MANNING B, LEPISTO B, SMITH R: Videotape: Follow-up Inpatient Interview—Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services; Tim Zeko, Producer; Tim Elkins, Director—companion to Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method. Available on McGraw-Hill Access Medicine website, August 2018. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=2446

^*SHAHAR K, LEPISTO B, SMITH R: Videotape: Acutely Ill Patient—Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services; Tim Zeko, Producer; Tim Elkins, Director—companion to Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method. Available on McGraw-Hill Access Medicine website, August 2018. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=2446

^*HASSANEIN M, LEPISTO B, SMITH R: Videotape: Patient With a Mental Health Disorder—Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services; Tim Zeko, Producer; Tim Elkins, Director—companion to Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method. Available on McGraw-Hill Access Medicine website, August 2018. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=2446

^*ILIEV A, LEPISTO B, SMITH R: Videotape: How to Interrupt—Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services; Tim Zeko, Producer; Tim Elkins, Director—companion to Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method. Available on McGraw-Hill Access Medicine website, August 2018. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=2446

^*ILIEV A, LEPISTO B, SMITH R: Videotape: Follow-up Outpatient—Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services; Tim Zeko, Producer; Tim Elkins, Director—companion to Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method. Available on McGraw-Hill Access Medicine website, August 2018. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=2446

Invited Articles (non-refereed journals)

SMITH RC: Teaching physicians self-awareness. Medical Encounter 1983; 1(3):3-4.

SMITH RC: A possible biologic role of dreaming. Assoc Study Dreams Newsletter 1985; 2(2):2-3.

GOUIN P, SMITH RC: A primary care approach to insomnia. Resident and Staff Physician 1987; 60:21-29.

SMITH RC: Teaching self-awareness in the medical setting. Medical Encounter 1989; 6(3-4):10-11.

SMITH RC, OSBORN G, HENRY R, HOPPE RB, SEGO D, ALGUIRE P, STOFFELMAYR B: A one month psychosocial training block for interns. Medical Encounter, 1991.

Fry M, Clark B, Cole K, Harris D, Kaplan C, Little M, Smith R, Suchman T: Don’t call it “spirituality.” Medical Encounter 1996; 12:14-16.

SLUYTER D, SMITH R: Relationship-centered Care: the role of the Fetzer Institute in the changing health care arena. Medical Encounter 1996; 12:12-14.

SMITH RC: Are Doctors Oblivious to Mental Health Illness? Malaysian Journal of Nursing Online News Portal. July 2020.

Reviews and Letters

SMITH RC: Review of “The Biopsychosocial Approach to the Patient,” (by CP Kimball, Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1981). J Nerv Ment Dis 1983; 171:633-634.

SMITH RC: Teaching psychosocial medicine (letter). J Med Educ 1983; 58:920.

SMITH RC: Somatization and alexithymia. (letter) J Fam Pract 1986; 22:402-403.

SMITH RC, MURRAY RH: Review of “Dear Doctor-A Personal Letter to a Physician,” (by C Odegaard, Menlo Park: Kaiser Foundation, 1987). Ann Intern Med 1987; 107:267-268.

SMITH RC, GREENBAUM DS: The use of psychological criteria for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome (letter). Am J Psychiatry 1991; 148:277-8.

SMITH RC: Review of “Genetics and Psychiatry: An Unheralded Window on the Environment” (Am J Psychiatry 1991; 148:283-291 by Reiss D, Plomin, and Hetherington ME); Center for Meaning and Health Newsletter, May/June 1991.

SMITH RC: Review of “Healing the Wounds,” (by Hilfiker D, New York: Penguin, 1987). Center for Meaning and Health Newsletter, July/August 1991.

SMITH RC: Review of “Where the Mind Meets the Body,” (by Dienstfrey H, New York: Harper Collins, 1991). Center for Meaning and Health Newsletter, November/December 1991.

SMITH RC: Review of “Current Concepts of Somatization: Research and Clinical Perspectives,” (by Kirmayer LJ and Robbins JM, eds., Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Assn. Press, 1991), Center for Meaning and Health Newsletter, November/December 1991.

SMITH RC: Review of “The Nature of Suffering – and the Goals of Medicine,” (by Eric J. Cassell, New York: Oxford University Press, 1991). Ann Intern Med 1992; 116:1038.

SMITH RC, HOPPE RB: Patient-centered and physician-centered approaches to interviewing (letter). Ann Intern Med, 1992; 116:266.

SMITH RC: Review of “Emotion–A Reconsideration of Somatic Theory,” (by AC Papanicolaou, New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1989). J Gen Intern Med 1992; 7:375-376.

SMITH RC: Review of “Clinical Stories and their Translations,” (by Howard Stein and Maurice Apprey, London: University Press of Virginia, 1990). J Gen Intern Med, 1992; 7:128.

SMITH RC: The Babinski response and periodic limb movement disorder (letter). J. Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 1992; 4:233-234.

SMITH RC: Sensitivity and specificity of the Manning criteria (letter). Gastroenterology, 1992; 102:1828-1829.

SMITH RC: Diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome (letter). Ann Intern Med 1992;117:1056-1057.

SMITH RC: Review of “Sacred Space: Stories From a Life in Medicine,” (by Clif Cleaveland, Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1998). J Gen Intern Med, 1998; 13:649.

SMITH RC: Dr. Smith and Colleagues Respond Regarding Minor Acute Illness (letter). J Fam Pract, 2002;51:472.

SMITH RC: Providing recordings or summaries of consultations may help patients with cancer (review). Cochrane Review, July 1999. In: The Cochrane Library. Oxford: Update Software. Also published in ACP Journal Club 133:28, July/August 2000 and Evidence-Based Medicine

SMITH RC: Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors reduces symptoms in premenstrual syndrome (review). ACP Journal Club 2001; 134:83. Also published in Evidence-Based Mental Health 2001;4:43.

SMITH RC: Behavioral interventions in chronic fatigue syndrome (review). ACP Journal Club 2002;136:61; Evidence-Based Medicine 2002;7:52.

SMITH RC: Eliciting patients’ concerns: a randomized controlled trial of different approaches by the doctor (review). Evidence-Based Medicine 2005.

^*SHAHAR K, LEPISTO B, SMITH R: Using the Electronic Health Record—Produced by Michigan State University Broadcasting Services; Tim Zeko, Producer; Tim Elkins, Director—companion to Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method. Available on McGraw-Hill Access Medicine website, August 2018. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=2446

General Articles

#SMITH RC: A clinical approach to the somatizing patient. J Fam Pract 1985; 21:294-301.

MICK R, ROSEN D, SMITH RC: Delusions of parasitosis. Psychosomatics 1987; 28:596-598.

SMITH RC, STEIN HF: A topographical model of clinical decision-making: a heuristic for family medicine teaching. Fam Med 1987; 19:361-363.

SMITH RC: Somatization in primary care. Clin Obstet Gynecol 1988; 31:902-914.

#SMITH RC: Somatization Disorder: defining its role in clinical medicine. J Gen Intern Med 1991; 6:168-175.

#SMITH RC, HOPPE RB: The patient’s story–a patient-centered approach. Ann Intern Med 1991; 115:470-477.

SMITH RC: Does spirit matter? Advances 1992; 8:40-42.

#WILLIAMSON P, SMITH RC, KERN D, BARKER R, FLOREK J, HOPPE RB, LIPKIN ML: Teaching psychosocial medicine to interns. J Gen Intern Med 1992; 7:235-242.

BRODY H, SPARKS H, ABBETT W, WOOD D, SMITH R: The mammalian medical center for the 21st Century. JAMA 1993; 270:1097-1100.

SMITH RC, BRODY H, GREENBAUM D, MURRAY R, ROVNER D, WATSON R, ZAROUKIAN M: Seven doctors talk about unconventional medicine. Advances 1993; 9:14-27.

#^*MARSHALL A, SMITH RC: Physicians’ emotional reactions to patients: recognizing and managing countertransference. Am J Gastroenterology, 1995; 90:4-8.

SMITH RC: Comprehensive research-based interviewing guidelines in general practice settings. Epidemiologica E Psichiatria Sociale 1999, 8:85-91.

#PLATT FW, GASPAR DL, COULEHAN JL, FOX L, WESTON WW, SMITH RC, ADLER AJ, STEWART M: Tell me about yourself: the patient-centered interview. Ann Intern Med 2001; 134:1079-1085.

SMITH RC: An evidence base for identifying patients’ thoughts and feelings. Advances 2001; 17:31-34.

^*LYLES JL, DWAMENA FC, LEIN K, SMITH RC: Evidence-based patient-centered interviewing. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management 2001; 8:28-34.

#SMITH RC: The biopsychosocial revolution: interviewing and provider-patient relationships becoming key issues for primary care. [editorial] J. Gen. Intern. Med.; 2002; 17:309-310.

^*OLSON J, KENT K, LEIN CE, SMITH RC: Role of resident attitudes in learning and using skills in patient-centered interviewing. Seminars in Medical Practice 2002; 5:3-12.

#SMITH RC, LEIN C, COLLINS C, LYLES JS, GIVEN B, DWAMENA FC, COFFEY J, HODGES A, GARDINER JC, GODDEERIS J, GIVEN CW: Treating patients with medically unexplained symptoms in primary care. J Gen Intern Med, 2003; 18:478-489.

#SMITH RC, DWAMENA FC, FORTIN VI, AF: Teaching personal awareness. J. Gen. Intern. Med; 2005; 20:201-207.

SMITH RC, GARDINER JC: Administrative database screening to identify somatizing patients; Med Care (editorial);2006; 44:799-802.

#SMITH RC, DWAMENA FC: Classification and diagnosis of patients with medically unexplained symptoms, J. Gen. Intern. Med., 2007, 22:685-691.

DWAMENA FC, HAN C, SMITH RC: Breaking bad news: a patient-centered approach to delivering an unexpected cancer diagnosis. Seminars in Medical Practice; 2008; 11:11–20.

BALAKRISHNAN V, DHOBLE A, SMITH RC: Chronic tophaceous gout presenting as acute arthritis during an acute illness. Cases Journal; 2008, 1:238.

SMITH RC: (Question of the Year Competition) Educating Trainees About Common Mental Health Problems in Primary Care: A (Not So) Modest Proposal. Acad. Med.; 2011; 86:e16; online October 26: http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2011/11000/Educating_Trainees_About_Common_Mental_Health.61.aspx

SMITH RC: (Invited Commentary) Treatment of Chronic Pain in Primary Care – Without Opioids. Ann Fam Med July/August 2012 10:304-311; doi:10.1370/afm.1371

^*LAIRD-FICK H, FREILICH L, HAN C, SMITH R: Deconstructing the Difficult Encounters, J Clin Outcomes Management; 2012; 19:557-562.

#SMITH RC, FORTIN A, DWAMENA FC, FRANKEL R: An Evidence-based Patient-Centered Method Makes the Biopsychosocial Model Scientific, Patient Education and Counseling. 2013; 91:265-270; http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0738399113000025

SMITH RC: Interviewing 202 (invited commentary) [eletter], Ann Fam Med, 2013; http://www.annfammed.org/content/11/5/421/reply#annalsfm el 26227, 23 September 2013. Last accessed 5/4/14

SMITH RC: It’s Time to View Severe Medically Unexplained Symptoms as “Red Flag” Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety (invited editorial commentary re. Health Care Use and Costs of Children and Youth with Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders), JAMA Network Open, 2020; 3(7):e2011520.doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11520. PMID 25996397. July 23, 2020; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32701154; file:///C:/Users/smithro/Downloads/smith_2020_ic_200105.pdf; https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2768562

SMITH RC: Let’s Take Behavioral Health the Next Step. Ann Intern Med; 2020; 173:92-100 (Comment #1 after article by Malatre-Lansac)

SMITH RC, KOVAR-GOUGH I, GRAYSON-SNEED K: Coding Methods to Evaluate Patient-Centered Interactions. Psychosom Med; 2021, 83: 101-102; https://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Citation/2021/01000/Coding_Methods_to_Evaluate_Patient_Centered.12.aspx

SMITH RC: Making the Biopsychosocial Model More Scientific—Its General and Specific Models. Soc Sci Med; 272 (2021) 113568 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33423810/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620307875?dgcid=author

SMITH RC: Comment on Amplified Pain Syndrome—An Insupportable Assumption (Weisman et al.). JAMA Pediatrics, Published online March 8, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0111; Print Copy—2021; 175:557-558; https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2776978

SMITH RC: (Editorial) Using the Term “Evidence-Based” in the Communication Literature. Patient Education and Counseling, 2023;110:107684; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.107684; https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gflO2dv7nRSr2; Using the term “evidence-based” in the communication literature (sciencedirectassets.com); Using the term “evidence-based” in the communication literature – PubMed (nih.gov)

Research Articles

WILSON CB, SMITH RC: Goodpasture’s syndrome associated with influenza A2 virus infection. Ann Intern Med 1972; 76:91-94.

SMITH RC: A possible biologic role of dreaming. Psychother Psychosom 1984; 41:167-176.

#SMITH RC: Teaching interviewing skills to medical students: the issue of countertransference. J Med Educ 1984; 59:582-588.

SHORE BE, SMITH RC: Patient responses to a training interview. J Med Educ 1984; 59:901-903.

SMITH RC: The meaning of dreams-the need for a standardized dream report. Psychiatry Res 1984; 13:267-274.

SMITH RC: Relationship of periodic movements in sleep (nocturnal myoclonus) and the Babinski sign. Sleep 1985; 8(3):239-243.

SMITH RC: Studying the meaning of dreams: accurate definition of the independent variable. Biol Psychiatry 1986; 21:989-996.

#SMITH RC: Unrecognized responses and feelings of residents and fellows during the interviews of patients. J Med Educ 1986; 61:982-984.

SMITH RC: Do dreams reflect a biological state? J Nerv Ment Dis 1987; 175:201-207.

SMITH RC: Confirmation of Babinski-like responses in periodic movements in sleep (nocturnal myoclonus). Biol Psychiatry 1987; 22:1271-1273.

#SMITH RC, ZIMNY G: Physicians’ emotional reactions to patients. Psychosomatics 1988; 29:392-397.

SMITH RC, ALGUIRE P, HENRY R, OSBORN G, STOFFELMAYR B, HOPPE RB: Efficacy of a training block in psychosocial medicine for interns. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference on Research in Medical Education (RIME Conference), October 1989, pp 93-98.

#SMITH RC, GREENBAUM DS, VANCOUVER JB, HENRY RC, REINHART MA, GREENBAUM RB, DEAN HA, MAYLE JE: Psychosocial factors are associated with health care-seeking rather than diagnosis in irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology 1990; 98:293-301.

#MERKEL WT, MARGOLIS RB, SMITH RC: Teaching humanistic and psychosocial aspects of care: current practices and attitudes. J Gen Intern Med 1990; 5:34-41.

#SMITH RC, GREENBAUM DS, VANCOUVER JB, HENRY RC, REINHART MA, GREENBAUM RB, DEAN HA, MAYLE JE: Gender differences in Manning criteria in the irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology 1991; 100:591-595.

#SMITH RC, OSBORN G, HOPPE RB, LYLES JS, VAN EGEREN L, HENRY R, SEGO D, ALGUIRE P, STOFFELMAYR B: Efficacy of a one month training block in psychosocial medicine for interns–a controlled study. J Gen Intern Med 1991; 6:535-543.

SMITH RC, GOUIN PR, MINKLEY P, LYLES J, VAN EGEREN L, ADAMS T, SHAFFER D, HULCE V: Periodic limb movement disorder is associated with normal motor conduction latencies when studied by central magnetic stimulation — successful use of a new technique. Sleep 1992; 15:312-318.

#SMITH RC, MARSHALL AA, COHEN-COLE SA: The efficacy of intensive biopsychosocial teaching programs for residents: a review of the literature and guidelines for teaching. J Gen Intern Med 1994; 9:390-396.

WALTERS AS, ALDRICH MS, ALLEN R, ANCOLI-ISRAEL S, BUCHHOLZ D, CHOKROVERTY S, COCCAGNA G, EARLEY C, EHRENBERG B, FEEST TG, HENING W, KAVEY N, LAVIGNE G, LIPINSKI J, LUGARESI E, MONTAGNA P, MONTPLAISIR J, MOSKO SS, OERTEL W, PICCHIETTI D, POLLMACHER T, SHAFOR R, SMITH RC, TELSTAD W, TRENKWALKER C, VON SCHEELE C, WARE JC,ZUCCONI M: Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome. Movement Disorders 1995; 10:634-642.

#SMITH RC, METTLER J, STOFFELMAYR B, LYLES JS, MARSHALL A, VAN EGEREN L, OSBORN GG, SHEBROE V: Improving residents’ confidence in using psychosocial skills. J Gen Intern Med 1995; 10:315-320.

#SMITH RC, LYLES JS, METTLER J, VAN EGEREN L, STOFFELMAYR B, MARSHALL A, OSBORN GG, SHEBROE V: A strategy for improving patient satisfaction by the intensive training of residents in psychosocial medicine: a controlled, randomized study. Acad Med 1995; 70:729-732.

#SMITH RC, LYLES JS, METTLER J, STOFFELMAYR BE, VAN EGEREN LF, MARSHALL AA, GARDINER JC, MADUSCHKE KM, STANLEY JM, OSBORN GG, SHEBROE V, GREENBAUM RB. The effectiveness of an intensive teaching experience for residents in interviewing: a randomized controlled study. Ann Intern Med 1998; 128:118-126.

#SMITH RC, MARSHALL AA, LYLES JS, FRANKEL RM: Teaching self-awareness enhances learning about interviewing. Acad Med 1999; 74:1242-1248.

#SMITH RC, MARSHALL AA, OSBORN GG, SHEBROE V, LYLES JS, STOFFLMAYR BE, VAN EGEREN LF, METTLER J, MADUSCHKE K, STANLEY J., GARDINER JC: Evidence-based guidelines for teaching patient-centered interviewing. Patient Education and Counseling 2000; 39:27-36.

SMITH RC, GARDINER JC, ARMATTI S, JOHNSON M, LYLES JS, GIVEN CW, LEIN C, GIVEN B, GODDEERIS J, KORBAN E, HADDAD R, KANJ M: Screening for high utilizing somatizing patients using a prediction rule derived from the management information system of an HMO – a preliminary study; Medical Care 2001; 39:968-978.

#SMITH RC, GARDINER JC, LYLES JS, JOHNSON M, ROST KM, LUO Z, GODDEERIS J, LEIN C, GIVEN CW, GIVEN B, DWAMENA F, COLLINS C, VAN EGEREN LF, KORBAN E, KANJ M, HADDAD R: Minor acute illness — a preliminary research report of the ‘worried well.’ J Fam Pract 2002; 51:24-29.

WALTERS AS, HENING W, ALLEN R, ROSEN R, HIRSCH L, LEBROCQ C, DHAR A, et al. (SMITH R as member of group and contributor): Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale for restless legs syndrome. Sleep Medicine 2003; 4:121-132.

^#*LYLES JS, HODGES A, COLLINS C, LEIN C, GIVEN CW, BIVEN B, D’MELLO D, OSBORN GT, GODDEERIS J, GARDINER JC, SMITH RC: Using nurse practitioners to implement an intervention in primary care for high-utilizing patients with medically unexplained symptoms. Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 2003; 25:63-73.

^*LEIN C, COLLINS C, LYLES JS, HILLMAN D, SMITH RC: Building research relationships with managed care organizations: issues and strategies. Families, Systems, and Health, 2003; 21:205-214.

#SMITH RC, KORBAN E, KANJ M, HADDAD R, LEIN C, GARDINER JC, LYLES JS, HODGES A, DWAMENA FC, COFFEY J, COLLINS C: A method for rating charts to identify and classify patients with medically unexplained symptoms. Psychother Psychosom, 2003; 73:36-42.

#SMITH RC, GARDINER JC, LYLES JS, SIRBU C, DWAMENA FC, HODGES A, COLLINS C, LEIN C, GIVEN CW, GIVEN B, GODDEERIS J. Exploration of DSM-IV criteria in primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms. Psychosom Med, 2005;67:123-129.

#SMITH RC, LYLES JS, GARDINER JC, SIRBU C, HODGES A, COLLINS C, DWAMENA FC, LEIN C, GIVEN CW, GIVEN B, GODDEERIS J. Primary care clinicians treat patients with medically unexplained symptoms – a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med, 2006;21:671-677.

ROST K, DICKINSON M, DICKINSON P, SMITH RC. Multisomatoform Disorder: agreement between patient and physician report of criterion symptom explanation. CNS Spectrums, 2006 May;11(5):383-388.

^#*LUO Z, GODDEERIS J, GARDINER JC, LYLES J, SMITH RC: Costs of an intervention for primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms – a randomized controlled trial. Psychiatric Services, 2007;58:1079-1086.

^*HATEM DS, BARRETT SV, HEWSON M, STEELE D, PURWONO U, SMITH RC: Teaching the medical interview: measuring outcomes in a faculty development course. J. Gen, Intern. Med.; 2007; 22:1718-1724.

SMITH RC, GARDINER JC, LUO Z, ROST K: The diagnostic accuracy of predicting somatization from patients’ ICD-9 diagnoses. Psychosom Med, 2009; 71:366-371.

#SMITH RC, GARDINER JC, LUO Z, SCHOOLEY S, LAMERATO L, ROST K: Primary care physicians treat somatization. J Gen Intern Med, 2009; 24: 829-832.

#^*DWAMENA FC, LYLES JS, FRANKEL RM, SMITH RC: In their own words: a qualitative study of high-utilizing primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms; BMC Family Practice, 2009; 10:67 (12 pages); http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/10/67 (last accessed 10/6/10)

SMITH RC, FRANK C, GARDINER JC, LAMERATO L, ROST KM: Pilot Study of a Preliminary Criterion Standard for Prescription Opioid Misuse. American Journal on Addictions, 2010; 19:523-528; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20958848

#SMITH RC, DWAMENA FC, GROVER M, COFFEY J, FRANKEL RM: Behaviorally-Defined Patient-Centered Communication – a Narrative Review of the Literature. J Gen Intern Med; 2010; 26:185-191.

^*LAIRD-FICK H, DWAMENA FC, RAWSTHORNE LL, JODOIN C, ALEXANDER K, BANKER T, SOLOMON D, GOURINENI N, FRANKEL RM, ALOKA F, SMITH RC: Training Residents and Nurses to Work as a Patient-Centered Care Team on a Medical Ward. Patient Education and Counseling; 2011; 84:90-97.

^*HESSON A, SARINOUPOULOS S, FRANKEL R, SMITH RC: A Linguistic Study of Patient-Centered Interviewing: Emergent Interactional Effects. Patient Education and Counseling, 2012; 88: 373-380.

^*SARINOPOULOS S, HESSON AM, GORDON C, LEE SA, WANG L, DWAMENA F, SMITH RC: Patient-Centered Interviewing is Associated with Decreased Responses to Painful Stimuli: An Initial fMRI Study, Patient Education and Counseling; 2013: 90: 220-225.

#DWAMENA F, HOLMES-ROVNER M, GAULDEN CM, JORGENSON S, SADIGH G, SIKORSKI A, LEWIN S, SMITH RC, COFFEY J, OLOMU A. Interventions for providers to promote a patient-centered approach in clinical consultations (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 12. Art. Number: CD003267.DOI: 10.1002/14651868.CD003267.pub2, Consumers and Communications Group, Cochrane Review ID: 428499091010040363. 2013. http://bpsmedicine.msu.edu/pdf/a-Interventions%20for%20providers%20to%20promote%20a%20patient-centered.pdf

#SMITH RC, LAIRD-FICK H, D’MELLO D, DWAMENA FC, ROMAIN A, OLSON J, KENT K, BLACKMAN K, SOLOMON D, SPOOLSTRA M, FORTIN VI A, FREY J, FERENCHICK G, FRANKEL R: Addressing Mental Health Issues in Primary Care: An Initial Curriculum for Residents, Patient Education and Counseling. 2014; 94:33-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2013.09.010

^*DWAMENA FC, LAIRD-FICK H, FREILICH L, D’MELLO D, FREY J, DASARI A, GRAYSON-SNEED K, SOLOMON D, SMITH RC: Behavioral Health Problems in Medical Patients, J Clin Outcomes Management. 2014; 21:497-505.

^*GRAYSON-SNEED K, DWAMENA FC, SMITH S, LAIRD-FICK H, FREILICH L, SMITH RC: A Questionnaire Identifying Four Key Components of Patient Satisfaction With Physician Communication, Patient Education and Counseling, 2016; 99:1054-1061. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2016.01.002

^*GRAYSON-SNEED K, SMITH S, SMITH RC: A Research Coding Method for the Basic Patient-Centered Interview, Patient Education and Counseling, 2016; 100:581-525.

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^*GRAYSON-SNEED K, SMITH RC, et al.: A Research Coding Method to Evaluate Clinicians’ Skills in Promoting Smoking Cessation, Patient Education and Counseling, 2017;101:541-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.09.010

^*GRAYSON-SNEED K, SMITH RC, et al.: A Research Coding Method for Behavioral Healthcare Treatment, Patient Education and Counselling, 2017:101:743-749. https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1Wo2g_GoWnjNs1

SMITH RC, LAIRD-FICK H, DWAMENA FC, FREILICH L, MAVIS B, GRAYSON-SNEED K, D’MELLO D, SPOOLSTRA M, SOLOMON D: Teaching Residents Mental Health Care, Patient Education and Counselling, 2018; 101:2145-2155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2018.07.023

#PACE-SCHOTT EF, AMOLE M, AUE T, BALCONI M, BYLSMA LM, CRITCHLEY H, DEMAREE HA, FRIEDMAN BH, GOODING AEK, GOSSERIES O, JOVANOVIC T, KIRBY LAJ, KOZLOWSKA K, LAUREYS S, LOWE L, MAGEE K, MARIN M-F, MERNER A, ROBINSON JL, SMITH RC, SPANGLER D, VAN OVERVELD M, VANELZAKKER MB. Physiological Feelings. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews; 2019;103:267-304; Physiological feelings (sciencedirectassets.com)

^*KHAN NNS, OLOMU AB, BOTTU S, ROLLER M, SMITH RC: Semi-Structured Motivational Interviews of Patients and Caregivers to Improve CPAP Adherence Program (I-CAP Study): a Qualitative Analysis. J Clin Sleep Med; 2020; 15:1721-1730; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31855157

^*FREILICH L, LYLES J, SHARMA M, KAVUTURU S, LAIRD-FICK H, GRAYSON-SNEED K, SMITH RC: A Curriculum for Training Medical Faculty to Teach Mental Health Care—And Their Responses to the Learning. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management. 2020, 27: 166-173. https://www.mdedge.com/jcomjournal/article/226185/mental-health/curriculum-training-medical-faculty-teach-mental-health

^*WALLING B, SMITH S, GRAYSON-SNEED K, SMITH RC: The Relationship Between the Timing of a Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Duration of Training, and Levels of Self-Efficacy with Patient-Centered Interviewing Skills. Communication Studies. 2020, 72:86-99 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10510974.2020.1819841

^*LUO Z, GARDINER J, SMITH RC: Costs of a Train-the-Trainer Program to Teach Primary Care Faculty Mental Health Care. Medical Care. 2021, 59:970-974; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34334738

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