Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD, MS, FACPsych
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Brody 4E-100
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: 252-744-2660
Fax: 252-744-3815
Email: saeeds@ecu.edu
Administrative Roles:
- Professor and Chair Emeritus – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
- Founding Director – ECU Center for Telepsychiatry and e-Behavioral Health
- Founding Executive Director – North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP)
Education & Qualifications
M.B., B.S.
January 1982
Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
This was a five-year program in Medicine, equivalent to an M.D. program.
ECFMG Certification
January 1983
The ECFMG exams were administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Philadelphia, and their purpose was to certify that a foreign medical graduate met a level of education and training that was equivalent to a US or Canadian M.D.
M.S. Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy
August 1987
Saint Francis University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. This was a 51-semester-hour graduate program designed to prepare persons to function as professional counselors and psychotherapists. My area of concentration was clinical psychology.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Health (F.R.S.H.)
September 1988
Awarded by the Royal Society of Health, London, UK
Graduated from the 4-year Residency Training Program in Psychiatry
June 1992
Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, Chicago, Illinois.
Certified in Psychiatry
December 1993
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
Certified and qualified in Psychiatric Administration and Management
June 1998
American Psychiatric Association.
Licensure & Certifications
- Licensed Physician in the States of North Carolina and Illinois.
- Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX).
- Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
- Certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Philadelphia.
- APA Certification in Psychiatric Administration and Management.
Leadership and Administrative Experience
Chairman
2004 – 2022
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
The Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Executive Director, Behavioral Health Service Line
2016 – Present
Vidant Health, a non-profit hospital system made up of eight hospitals, physician practices, home health, hospice, wellness centers and other health care services serving 1.4 million people in 29 counties in Eastern North Carolina.
Chief of Psychiatry
2004 – 2016
Vidant Medical Center (previously Pitt County Memorial Hospital) Vidant Health (previously University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina) Greenville, North Carolina.
Founding Executive Director
2013 – Present
North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP)
Founding Director
2012 – Present
ECU Center for Telepsychiatry and e-Behavioral Health
Awards & Honors
- 2024. President-Elect, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP), a national think-tank for psychiatry, April 2024.
- 2024. Elected Fellow to the Benjamin Rush Society, devoted to foster an atmosphere congenial to the exchange of ideas and information among leaders in the field of psychiatry. The membership is limited to only 39 fellows.
- 2022. Innovation Award for Technology from North Carolina’s i2i Center for Integrative Health. The award was given for my work as the founder and executive director of the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP). The award celebrates innovation in services and programs that improve approaches to health care. The i2i Center for Integrative Health convenes health care leaders to solve the most important issues affecting behavioral, intellectual, and developmental disabilities and primary health care in North Carolina.
- 2022. The Steve Jordan Award from the National Alliance for Mental Illness “in recognition of your work as an innovator and advocate for the development of effective services and supports for all those affected by mental illness.”
- 2022. Reappointed to the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services by the President Pro Temp of NC Senate, Senator Philip E. Berger, to represent the North Carolina Senate.
- 2022. Elected Secretary to the Board of Directors, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP), a national think-tank for psychiatry, April 2022.
- 2022. Appointed Chair Emeritus by the Chancellor, East Carolina University
- 2021. Elected Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association.
- 2020. Appointed to the Governing Board of the American Board of Telehealth.
- 2020. Appointed to the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services by the President Pro Temp of NC Senate.
- 2020 Breaking Barriers Through Telehealth Award for NC-STeP from the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC) serving thirteen (13) states and Washington DC.
- 2019 recipient of the Governor Oliver Max Gardner Award, the highest UNC award, selected by the UNC Board of Governors, to recognize UNC system faculty who have “made the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race.”
- 2019. Certificate of Appreciation for Honorable Achievement, North Carolina Institute of Medicine, in recognition of service (2014- 2019) as a member of the Board of Directors and for outstanding contribution and commitment to the mission of the NC- Institute of Medicine to improve the health of North Carolinians.
- 2018. Elected to the Board of Directors, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP), a national think-tank for psychiatry, April 2018.
- 2017. University Scholar Recognition established to recognize exceptional scholarship at East Carolina University. Each year, academic units nominate faculty members deemed to represent excellence in their discipline. The University Research Council reviews the nominees and conveys the designation. February 28, 2017.
- 2016. Reappointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine for a 4-year term by the Governor, 2016-2020.
- 2016. Invited to present on the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP) at the White House Convening on Telehealth. NC-STeP was one of only four programs selected to be showcased under the “Spotlight on Innovation” section of this convening, March 2016.
- 2014. Appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine by the Governor. March 4, 2014.
- 2014. Elected to be the Chair of the Committee on Administration and Leadership, the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP), a national think-tank for psychiatry.
Funded Grants & Proposals
Caring for the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children: Using Telepsychiatry to Enhance Access to Care and Promote Well-Being
2023 – 2026
The project is designed to provide mental health services for children and adolescents in six selected pediatric/primary care practices in Tier 1 or Tier 2 counties in North Carolina. The program embeds a licensed behavioral health provider (BPH) into each pediatric or primary care setting. The BHP is linked via telepsychiatry to a clinical psychiatrist for case consultation and care planning.
The psychiatrist is also available to the pediatrician and primary care provider for diagnostic and treatment recommendations. Using virtual reality, the program creates “NC Rural Kids Get Well,” a 3-D community on the Roblox platform to serve three main purposes: education, peer support, and surveillance. The program also features an artificial intelligence (AI) driven knowledge management (KM) online portal to enhance collaborations among different sites’ healthcare providers; encourage family members’ engagement in children’s mental health care; discover innovative and customized mental health service approaches for NC rural area children; and disseminate timely and relevant mental health knowledge to health care professionals, family members, and local community partners. Additionally, the program utilizes these telehealth sites for inter-professional training and will collaborate with university and community partners to develop a continuum of care that can include school systems, existing family therapy clinics, and child advocacy centers.
Lead PI: Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD
Funding: $3,272,706 over 3 years
Funded by the United Health Foundation.
ECU and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina: A Partnership to Bridge the Behavioral Health Care Gap at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)
2021 – 2026
To address the access to behavioral health care challenge for students at ECSU by using the model developed and tested by the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP). The project also addresses the increasing need for such services due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lead PI: Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD
Funding: $1,543,477 over 5 years
Funded by the BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina.
Maternal Outreach Through Telehealth for Rural Sites (MOTHeRS) Project
2020 – 2022
Through a model developed and tested by the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP), this project encompasses patient, nurse navigator, diabetes educator, behavioral health manager, primary obstetrician, maternal fetal medicine (MFM) specialist, and psychiatrist, to provide much-needed support and the insights of specialty physicians to identified rural obstetric practices seeing high risk pregnant women. The components of the MOTHeRS Project address both the physical and mental well-being of these high-risk pregnant women.
Lead PI: Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD
Co-PI: Clifford Hayslip, MD and Alan Sacks MD
Funding: $1,200,000
Funded by the United Health Foundation.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Academic-Clinical Practice Collaborative
2019 – 2022
The purpose of this application is to support the education of the advance practice registered nurse (APRN) primary care workforce throughout Eastern North Carolina (ENC) by building academic-practice partnerships among the East Carolina University College of Nursing (ECUCON), Vidant Health Systems (VH), East Carolina University Center for Telepsychiatry and Behavioral Health (ECU CTeBH), Eastern Area and Health Education Center (EAHEC), and the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute (NCAI). Funded by the US Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Lead PI: Pamela Reis, Ph.D.
Co-I: Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD (0.2 FTE)
Funding: $2,798,904 over 3 years
NC-PACT (North Carolina Psychiatric Access through Community Telepsychiatry)
2018 – 2021
A 2-year community-based behavioral health project that provides evidence-based, out-patient mental health care to patients who currently lack access to this care. This is a demonstration project embedded in a primary care clinic utilizing an integrated care model in which a behavioral health provider (BHP) is embedded in a primary care setting. BHP is linked, via telepsychiatry, to a psychiatrist for case consultation and care planning.
Lead PI: Sy Atezaz Saeed, M.D.
Funding: $120,000 over two years (2018-20) from the Fullerton Foundation
North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP)
2013 – Present
Developed in response to Session Law 2013-360 directing the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health and Community Care to “oversee and monitor establishment and administration of a statewide telepsychiatry program.” (G.S. 143B-139, 4B).
The vision of the Statewide Telepsychiatry Program is to assure that if an individual experiencing an acute behavioral health crisis enters an emergency department, they will receive timely specialized psychiatric treatment through the statewide network in coordination with available and appropriate clinically relevant community resources. In 2018, the program’s scope was expanded through a legislation to include community-based sites. ECU Center for Telepsychiatry is the home for this statewide program that is connecting over 60 hospital emergency departments and community-based primary care sites across the state of North Carolina and providing psychiatric assessments and consultations to patients presenting at these EDs and primary care clinics.
Lead PI: Sy Atezaz Saeed, M.D.
Funding: $4,000,000 over two years (FY 2013-2015)
$4,000,000 renewed for 2 years (FY 2015-2017)
$4,000,000 renewed for 2 years (FY2017-2019)
$3,640,000 renewed for 2 years (FY2019-2021)
Publications
- Xue, Y., Saeed, S.A., Muppavarapu, K.S. et al. Exploring the Impact of Education Strategies on Individuals’ Attitude Towards Telemental Health Service: Findings from a Survey Experiment Study. Psychiatr Q (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-023-10033-y
- Piro L, Luo H, Jones K, Lazorick S, Cummings DM, Saeed SA (2023). Racial and Ethnic Differences Among Active-Duty Service Members in Use of Mental Health Care and Perceived Mental Health Stigma: Results From the 2018 Health-Related Behaviors Survey. Preventing Chronic Disease 2023; 20;220419.
- Khanchandani AT, Saeed SA (2023). Using apps in clinical practice: 8 studies. Current Psychiatry 2023; Vol 22, No. 7: pp 37-47
- Santos MG, Majarwitz DJ, Saeed SA (2023). Adult ADHD: 6 studies of pharmacologic interventions. Current Psychiatry 2023; Vol 22, No. 4: pp 17-27.
- Saeed SA, Lauriello J, and Roberts LW (Editors). (2023). Textbook of Psychiatric Administration and Leadership, Third Edition. American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, DC. ISBN 978-1-61537-337-6
- Ostermeyer BK, Dukes CH, Czapla C, Saeed SA Psychiatric Leadership. (2023). In Saeed SA, Lauriello J, and Roberts LW (Editors). Textbook of Psychiatric Administration and Leadership, Third Edition. American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, DC. ISBN 978-1-61537-337-6
- Williams TC, Saeed SA Introduction to Talent Management: Acquiring and Retaining the Talent Essential to Success. (2023). In Saeed SA, Lauriello J, and Roberts LW (Editors). Textbook of Psychiatric Administration and Leadership, Third Edition. American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, DC. ISBN 978-1-61537-337-6
- Williams TC, Saeed SA Fundamentals of Human Resource Management. (2023). In Saeed SA, Lauriello J, and Roberts LW (Editors). Textbook of Psychiatric Administration and Leadership, Third Edition. American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, DC. ISBN 978-1-61537-337-6
- Saeed SA, Kolodner RM, Balog DJ. Health Information Technology. (2023). In Saeed SA, Lauriello J, and Roberts LW (Editors). Textbook of Psychiatric Administration and Leadership, Third Edition. American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, DC. ISBN 978-1-61537-337-6
- Saeed SA, Shore JH, Yellowlees P. Using Technology for Providing Care. (2023). In Saeed SA, Lauriello J, and Roberts LW (Editors). Textbook of Psychiatric Administration and Leadership, Third Edition. American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, DC. ISBN 978-1-61537-337-6
- Saeed SA, Jones K, Sacks AJ, Craven K, Xue Y (Lucky). Maternal Outreach Through Telehealth for Rural Sites: The MOTHeRS Project. North Carolina Medical Journal. 2023; 84(1). doi:10.18043/001c.67809.
- Saeed SA, Majarwitz DJ, Santos MG (2023). Treating PTSD: A review of 8 studies. Current Psychiatry 2023; Vol 22, No. 1: pp 33-43 (continued p. 48).
- Saeed SA, Majarwitz DJ (2022). Generalized anxiety disorder: 8 studies of psychosocial interventions. Current Psychiatry 2022; Vol 21, No. 10: pp 33-45.
- Saeed SA, Majarwitz DJ (2022). Generalized anxiety disorder: 8 studies of biological interventions. Current Psychiatry 2022; Vol 21, No. 7: pp 11-27.
- Saeed SA, Pastis SI, Santos MG (2022). Treatment augmentation strategies for OCD: A review of 8 studies. Current Psychiatry 2022; Vol 21, No. 4: pp 39-46.
- Muppavarapu K, Saeed SA, Jones K, Hurd O, Haley V. (2022). Study of impact of telehealth use on clinic “no show” rates at an academic practice. Psychiatric Q. 2022. April 12. Online ahead of print.
- Saeed SA, Pastis SI, Santos MG (2022). COVID-19 and its Impact on the Brain and Mind- A Conceptual Model and Supporting Evidence. Psychiatric Q. 2022 Mar; 93(1): 271-284.
- Xue Y, Saeed SA, Liang H, Jones K, Muppavarapu KS. (2022). Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on telepsychiatry use across sex and race: a study of North Carolina emergency departments. Telemedicine and e-Health. Vol.00, No.00, Month 2022. Online first March 2022. DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0549.
- Saeed SA and Kallis AC. Borderline personality disorder: 6 studies of psychosocial interventions. Current Psychiatry 2022; Vol 21, No. 2: pp 18-26.
- Saeed SA, Gargano SP (2022). Natural disasters and mental health, International Review of Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2022.2037524. Published online: 15 Feb 2022.
- Saeed SA and Kallis AC. Borderline personality disorder: 6 studies of biological interventions. Current Psychiatry 2021; Vol 20, No. 11: pp 27-36.
- Saeed SA, Jones K, Muppavarapu K. The Impact of NC Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP) on Cost Savings by Reducing Unnecessary Psychiatric Hospitalizations During a 6½ Year Period. Psychiatric Q. 2021 Nov 18. doi: 10.1007/s11126-021-09967-y. Online ahead of print.
- Saeed, S.A., Masters, R.M. Disparities in Health Care and the Digital Divide. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 23, 61 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-021-01274-4.
- Saeed, SA and Kothadia RJ, (2021). Bright light therapy for bipolar depression: A review of 6 studies. Current Psychiatry. 2021 May; 20(5):40-44,46. doi:10.12788/cp.0114.
- Kothadia RJ, Krause M, Saeed, SA (2021). Pharmacologic management of autism spectrum disorder: A review of 7 studies. Current Psychiatry. Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 33-38.
- Saeed SA, Lluberes N, Buwalda VJA (2021). Applications of Technology. In Sowers WE and Ranz JM (Editors) Seeking Value: Balancing Cost and Quality in Psychiatric Care. Chapter 10, pp 245-273. American Psychiatric Publishing.
- Saeed SA, Hebishi K. (2020). The psychiatric consequences of COVID-19: 8 Studies. Vol. 19, No. 11, pp. 23-35.
- Kothadia RJ, Jones K, Saeed SA, Torres MJ, (2020). The Impact of NC-Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP) on Patients’ Dispositions from Emergency Departments. Psychiatric Services. Online in Advance of print, October 2020.
- Esterwood E, Saeed SA (2020). Past Epidemics, Natural Disasters, COVID19, and Mental Health: Learning from History as we Deal with the Present and Prepare for the Future. Psychiatric Q. 2020 August. DOI 10.1007/s11126-020-09808-4.Online First.
- Muppavarapu K, Muthukanagaraj M, Saeed, SA (2020). Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: A review of 8 studies. Current Psychiatry. Vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 40-46.
- Saeed, SA, Clary KE, (2020). Cannabidiol for psychosis: A review of 4 studies. Current Psychiatry. Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 24-30.
- Saeed, SA, Muthukanagaraj, P, Pastis, I, (2019). Psychotherapy for psychiatric disorders: A review of 4 studies. Current Psychiatry. Vol. 18, No. 10, pp. 43-52.
- Pastis, I, Saeed, SA, Muthukanagaraj, P. (2019). Gut microbiota and its implications for psychiatry: A review of 3 studies. Current Psychiatry. Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 40-44.
- Saeed, SA, Muthukanagaraj, P, Pastis, I. (2019). Management of treatment-resistant depression: A review of 3 studies. Current Psychiatry. Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 37-40.
- Limon, FJ, Lamson, AL, Hodgson, J, Bowler, MC, and Saeed, SA (2019). Improving detection of depression symptoms in Latino farmworkers: Latino farmworker affective scale. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 41(2), pp. 250-266. DOI: 10.1177/0739986319831678.
- Saeed, SA, Cunningham, S, Bloch RM (2019). Depression and Anxiety Disorders: Benefits of Exercise, Yoga and Meditation. American Family Physician. Vol. 99, Number 10, pp. 620-627.
- Saeed, SA and Stanciu, C. (2019). Injectable extended-release naltrexone for opioid dependence: 3 studies. Current Psychiatry. Volume 18, No.1. pp.39-42.
- Limon, FJ, Lamson, AL, Hodgson, J, Bowler, MC, and Saeed, SA (2018). Latino farmworkers and under-detection of depression: A review of the literature. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 2018, Volume 40(2) 210-226
- Saeed, SA. (2018). Successfully Navigating Multiple Electronic Health Records When Using Telepsychiatry: The NC-STeP Experience. Psychiatr Serv. 2018 Sep 1;69(9):948-951. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700406. [Epub 2018 May 15].
- Saeed SA (2018). Tower of Babel Problem in Telehealth: Addressing the Health Information Exchange Needs of the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP). Psychiatric Q. 2018 Jun;89 (2):489-495.
- Saeed SA, Irene P. (2018). Using Telehealth to Enhance Access to Evidence-Based Care. Psychiatric Times: June 2018, Vol. 35 No. 6, pp. 9-11, 22.
- Saeed, S.A., Silver, S., Buwalda, V.J.A. et al. (2017). Psychiatric Management, Administration, and Leadership: a Continuum or Distinct Concepts? Psychiatric Q. 2018 Jun;89(2):315-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-017-9536-5.
- Saeed SA, Bloch, RM. (2017). Top Papers that can Change Clinical Practice. Psychiatric Times. Volume 34. No. 2. February. pp. 16C-16D.
- Saeed SA (2017). The Changing World of Psychiatric Education: Challenges and Opportunities. Psychiatric Q. Volume 88. No.2. June. pp. 221-224.
- Pagano J, Kyle BN, Johnson TL, Saeed SA (2017). Training Psychiatry Residents in Psychotherapy: The Role of Manualized Treatments. Psychiatric Q. Volume 88. No.2. June. pp. 285-294.
- Saeed SA, Johnson TL, Bagga M, Glass O. (2017). Training Residents in the Use of Telepsychiatry: Review of the Literature and a Proposed Elective. Psychiatric Q. Volume 88. No.2. June. pp. 271-283.
- Saeed SA, Bloch, RM. (2016). Research Findings that can Change Clinical Practice. Psychiatric Times. Volume 33. No. 12. December. pp. 25-26.
- Saeed SA, Glass O. (2016). Key Studies That Inform Clinical Practice: Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Therapies. Psychiatric Times. Volume 33. No. 8. pp. 24E-24G.
- Penders TM, Stanciu CN, Schoemann AM, Ninan PT, Bloch RM, Saeed SA (2016). Bright Light Therapy as Augmentation of Pharmacotherapy for Treatment of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Prim Care Companion for CNS Disorders 2016;18(5): doi:10.4088/PCC.15r01906.
- John NJ, Saeed SA (2016). Key Studies That Inform Clinical Practice: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Psychiatric Times. Volume 33. No. 6. pp. 39-40.
- Limon FJ, Lamson AL, Hodgson J, Bowler M, Saeed SA (2015). Screening for Depression in Latino Immigrants: A Systematic Review of Depression Screening Instruments Translated into Spanish. J Immigrant Minority Health. Springer. Published online December 12, 2105. DOI 10.1007/s10903-015-0321-y.
- Saeed SA, Anand V. (2015). Use of Telepsychiatry in Psychodynamic Psychiatry. Psychodynamic Psychiatry: Vol.43, No.4, pp.569-583.
- Saeed SA (2015). Current Challenges and Opportunities in Psychiatric Administration and Leadership. Psychiatric Quarterly. Volume 86, Issue 3, September: pp 297-300.
- Saeed SA, Bloch RM, Silver S. (2015). Role of Leadership in Narrowing the Gap between Science and Practice: Improving Treatment Outcomes at the Systems Level. Psychiatric Quarterly. Volume 86, Issue 3, September 2015: pp 311-323.
- Moffic HS, Saeed SA, Silver S, Koh S. (2015). Ethical Challenges in Psychiatric Administration and Leadership. Psychiatric Quarterly. Volume 86, Issue 3, September 2015: pp 343-354.
- Mohyuddin F, Mathai AJ, Weinberg P, Saeed SA (2015). Career Paths and Trends: How Does One Become a Leader in Psychiatric Administration? Implications for Residency Training. Psychiatric Quarterly. Vol. 86, Issue 3, Sep 2015: pp 325-335.
- Saeed SA, Anand V. (2015). Research that can change clinical practice in psychotic disorders. Psychiatric Times. Volume 32. No. 7. pp. 34-36.
- Merlino JP, Saeed SA, Silver S, Petit JR, Moffic S, Lucey J, Moyhuddin F. (2015). Current Perspectives on Psychiatric Administration and Leadership. Journal of Psychiatric Administration and Leadership (JPAM): Vol. 3, Number 1, pp 1-19.
- Saeed SA, Anand V, Stanciu C. (2015). Putting Research into Practice. Top Research that May Change How You Treat Patients with Substance Use Disorders. Psychiatric Times: Volume 32. Number 4 (April 2015) pp 8-37.
- Saeed SA (2015). Telebehavioral Health: Clinical Applications, Benefits, Technology Needs, and Setup. North Carolina Medical Journal: Vol. 76, Number 1, pp 25-26.
- Hazelton AG, Bloch R, Saeed SA (2015). Research Issues and Clinical Implications of Exercise Effects in the Treatment of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders. In Farooqui, T. and Farooqui, A.A. (Eds.). Diet and Exercise in Cognitive Function and Neurological Diseases. Hoboken, NJ. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. pp 295-307.