Guy Diamond, PhD

Guy Diamond, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and was Associate Professor at Drexel University in the College of Nursing and Health Profession until he retired in 2023. At Drexel, he was the Director of Center for Family Intervention Science (CFIS). His primary work has been in the area of youth suicide prevention and treatment research. On the prevention side, he has created a program focused on training, screening and triage to be implemented in non-behavioral health settings. On the treatment side, he has focused on the development and testing of attachment-based family therapy (ABFT), especially for teens struggling with depression and suicide. ABFT has now been applied to children, young adults, LGBTQ youth and adults, and adopted in clinics all over the world where it is used as a transdiagnostic approach to patient mental health and ruptures in family attachment. Dr. Diamond is now president of the ABFT International Training Institute, which disseminates this model around the world.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Guy Diamond is the Co-Developer an of ABFT and the President of ABFT International. He has an employment relationship with Drexel University. Guy Diamond receives grants from NIMH and SAMHSA. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Guy Diamond is a fellow with the American Psychological Association and member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He serves on the editorial board for Family Process and Couple and Family Psychology. He is a presenter with Psychotherapy Networker.