Richard N. Costa, Psy.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

LSUHSC Dept. of Psychiatry
1542 Tulane Ave, 2nd Fl.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 903-9213
Fax: (504) 568-6006

rcosta@lsuhsc.edu

Degrees

BA Psychology - 1994
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA

MA Clinical Psychology - 1998
Argosy University Atlanta, GA, School of Professional Psych

PsyD Clinical Psychology - Child & Family Track - 2002
Argosy University Atlanta, GA, School of Professional Psychology

Postdoctoral MA (MP) Clinical Psychopharmacology - 2011
Alliant University, California School of Professional Psychology (Baton Rouge, LA Campus)

Clinical Interests

Rural/Complex Trauma; Infant Mental Health; Child & Adolescent Assessment and Treatment; Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; Clinical Psychopharmacology

Teaching Activities

Psychodynamic, Family Systems, Cognitive-Behavioral & Multicultural Clinical Case Conceptualization; Parent-Child Psychotherapy; Play Therapy; Maternal Depression

Selected Publications

Kliebert. T., Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., Costa, R., Drennan, P., Morse, P., & Morse, E. (2006). Trauma interventions and systems change in rural areas: The role of the juvenile court judge in collaboration with mental health professionals. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, Winter:71-77.

review Kliebert et. al. (2006) article

Butterbaugh, G., Rose, M., Thompson, J., Roques, M., Costa, R., Brinkmeyer, M., Olejniczak, P., Fisch, B. & Carey, M. (2005). Mental health symptoms in partial epilepsy. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 20, 647-654.

Butterbaugh, G., Olejniczak, P., Roques, M., Costa, R., Rose, M., Fisch, B., Carey, M., Thomson, J. & Skinner, J. (2004). Lateralization of temporal lobe epilepsy and learning disabilities as defined by disability-related civil rights law. Epilepsia, 45, 963-970.

Costa, R. (in press). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, comorbidity, and HIV: The association between childhood psychopathology and HIV infection through adulthood. Clinical Psychology Review.

Costa, R. & Hayes-Hammer, J. (2004). Examining the duty to warn in HIV psychotherapy cases. HIV Clinician, 16 (1), 6-8.

Additional Info

Current CV for Dr. Costa (Click Here)

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