Michael LaFerney has research interests in the social psychology of nursing practice, applied social psychology, psychopharmacology, counseling, psychopathology, and gerontology. He is a member of the Society for Social and Personality Psychology,the Henry George Institute, and the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology.

Primary Interests:

Applied Social Psychology
Causal Attribution
Close Relationships
Health Psychology
Helping, Prosocial Behavior
Judgment and Decision Making
Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
Person Perception
Personality, Individual Differences
Social Cognition

Applied Social Psychology
Causal Attribution
Close Relationships
Health Psychology
Helping, Prosocial Behavior
Judgment and Decision Making

Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
Person Perception
Personality, Individual Differences
Social Cognition

Journal Articles:

LaFerney, M. (2008, January 01). Depression or chronic fatigue syndrome? Current Psychiatry, 7(1).
LaFerney, M. (2005, Novmeber 01). PRN medications: Are you using them safely? Current Psychiatry.
LaFerney, M., & Pfeiffer, M. (1996). Minimizing attrition in a managed care partial hospital program. Continuum: Developments in Ambulatory Mental Health Care, 3(4), 241-245.

Other Publications:

LaFerney, M. (2008, June 30). Persuasion or manipulation? Can tools used in marketing and business fit the nursing model? ADVANCE for Nurses, 8(20), 14.
LaFerney, M. (2007, December 10). The fundamental attribution error: Nurses need to consider the person and the situation when assessing patient behavior. ADVANCE for Nurses.
LaFerney, M. (2006, March 27). In/voluntary admissions: Are involuntary psychiatric hospital admissions of nursing home patients overused? ADVANCE for Nurses, 6(8), 35.
LaFerney, M. (2006, January 16). Using evidence to thwart burnout: Use evidence-based research to combat negative distortions in nursing practice. ADVANCE for Nurses, 8(2), 31.
LaFerney, M. (2005, November 21). Suicidal threats in long-term care: While at risk, older adults are not likely to attempt suicide in a nursing home. ADVANCE for Nurses, 7(25), 25.
LaFerney, M. (2005, April 11). To give or not to give: Challenging the use of PRN medication for pain and behaviors in long-term care. ADVANCE for Nurses, 7(9), 35.
LaFerney, M. (1991). Transitional residential housing on state hospital grounds. Nurse Recruiter Magazine, 4(3), 1-2.
Osser, D., DaPonte, J., Diethelheim, K., & LaFerney, M. (1993). Psychopharmacology history of neuroleptic resistant psychotic patients. In S. Soreff & M. McDufee (Eds.), Documentation Survival Handbook (pp. 187-197). Seattle, WA: Hogrefe & Huber.

Courses Taught:

Abnormal Psychology
Child Development
Child Psychology
General Psychology
Growth and Development
Psychology of Change
Psychology of Learning
Social Psychology

Abnormal Psychology
Child Development
Child Psychology
General Psychology
Growth and Development

Psychology of Change
Psychology of Learning
Social Psychology

Michael C. LaFerney
88 Pickens Street
Lakeville, MA 02347
United States

Phone: (508) 946-1755