Selected Recent Publications from the Anxiety Lab

Here are some examples of recent journal articles and books by our lab group. These are representative of the type of work we're currently doing in the lab (for a full list of Dr. Abramowitz's publications, please see his CV). PDF copies of some of these articles are available for download.


2011 and In Press

Berman, N. C., Whaton, M. G., Fabricant, L. E., Jacobson, S. R., & Abramowitz, J. S. (in press). The effects of familiarity on thought-action fusion. Behaviour Research and Therapy. PDF

Williams, M. T., Abramowitz, J. S., & Olatunji, B. O. (2011). The relationship between contamination cognitions, anxiety, and disgust in two ethnic groups. Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 43, 632-637. PDF

Berman, N. C., Abramowitz, J. S., Wheaton, M. G., Pardue, C., & Fabricant, L. E. (2011). Evaluation of an in vivo measure of thought action fusion. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 25, 155-164. PDF

Timpano, K. R., Abramowitz, J. S., Mahaffey, B. L., Mitchell, M. A., & Schmidt, N. B. (in press). Efficacy of a prevention program for postpartum obsesssive-compulsive symptom. Journal of Psychiatric Research. PDF

Wheaton, M. G., Berman, N., Franklin, J. C., & Abramowitz, J. S. (in press). Health anxiety: Latent structure and associations with anxiety-related psychological processes. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.

Wheaton, M. G., Abramowitz, J. S., Franklin, J. C., Berman, N. C., & Fabricant, L. E (in press). Experiential avoidance and saving cognitions in the prediction of hoarding symptoms. Cognitive Therapy and Research.

Wheaton, M. G., Abramowitz, J. S., Fabricant, L. E., Berman, N. C., & Franklin, J. C. (in press). Is hoarding a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder? International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Wheaton, M. G., Abramowitz, J. S., Berman, N. C., Fabricant, L. E., Olatunji, B. O. (in press). Psychological predictors of anxiety in response to the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic. Cognitive Therapy and Research.

2010

Abramowitz, J. S., Meltzer-Brody, S. Leserman, J., Killenberg, S., Rinaldi, K., Pedersen, C. D., &  Mahaffey, B. (in press). Obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviors in a sample of women with postpartum mood symptoms. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. PDF

Wheaton, M. G., Abramowitz, J. S., Berman, N. C., Riemann, B. C., & Hale, L. R. (2010). The relationship between obsessive beliefs and symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behavior Research and Therapy, 48, 949-954. PDF

Berman, N. C., Abramowitz, J. S., Pardue, C. & Wheaton, M. G. (2010). The relationship between religion and thought-action fusion: Use of an in vivo paradigm. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 670-674. PDF

Wheaton, M. G., & Berman, N. C., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2010). The contribution of experiential avoidance and anxiety sensitivity in the prediction of health anxiety. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 24, 222-239. PDF

Abramowitz, J. S., Deacon, B., Olatunji, B., Wheaton, M. G., Berman, N., Losardo, D., Timpano, K., McGrath, P., Riemann, B., Adams, T., Bjorgvinsson, T., Storch, E., A., & Hale, L. (2010). Assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions: Development and evaluation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Psychological Assessment, 22, 180-198. PDF

Timpano, K., R., Keough, M. E., Mahaffey, B., Schmidt, N. B., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2010). Parenting and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: Implications of authoritarian parenting. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 24, 151-164. PDF

Berman, N. C., Wheaton, M. G., McGrath, P., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2010). Predicting anxiety: The role of experiential avoidance and anxiety sensitivity. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, 109-114. PDF


2009

Abramowitz, J. S., Taylor, S., & McKay, D. (2009). Obsessive-compulsive disorder. The Lancet, 374, 491-499. PDF

Abramowitz, J. S., Lackey, G., & Wheaton, M. G. (2009). Obsessive-compulsive symptoms: the contribution of obsessive beliefs and experiential avoidance. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 160-166. PDF

Abramowitz, J. S., Moore, E., Braddock, A., & Harrington, D. (2009). Self-Help Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Minimal Therapist Contact for Social Phobia: A Controlled Trial. Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 40, 98-105. PDF


2008

Abramowitz, J. S., Wheaton, M., G., & Storch, E. A. (2008). The status of hoarding as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 1026-1033. PDF


Books

Abramowitz, J. S. & Houts, A. C. (Eds.) (2005). Concepts and controversies in obsessive-compulsive disorder. New York, NY: Springer.

Abramowitz, J. S. (2006). Understanding and treating obsessive-compulsive disorder: A cognitive-behavioral approach. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Abramowitz, J. S. (2006). Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Advances in psychotherapy—evidence based practice. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber.

Abramowitz, J. S., McKay, D., & Taylor, S. (2008). Obsesive-compulsive disorder: Subtypes and spectrum conditions. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Abramowitz, J. S., Taylor, S., & McKay, D. (Eds.) (2008).  Clinical handbook of obsessive-compulsive disorder and related problems.  Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press

Abramowitz, J. S. & Braddock, A. E. (2008). Psychological treatment of health anxiety and hypochondriasis: A biopsychosocial approach. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber.

Abramowitz, J. S. (2009). Getting over OCD: A 10-step workbook for taking back your life. New York: Guilford.

McKay, D., Abramowitz, J., S., & Taylor, S. (Eds.) (2009) Cognitive-Behavioral therapy for refractory cases: Turning failure into success. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

McKay, D. Abramowitz, J. S., Taylor, S., & Asmundson, G. (Eds.) (2009) Current perspectives on the anxiety disorders: Implications for DSM-V and beyond. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Abramowitz, J. S. & Braddock, A. E. (2010). Hypochondriasis and health anxiety Advances in psychotherapy—evidence based practice.  Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber.

Abramowitz, J. S., Deacon, B. J. & Whiteside, S. P. (2011). Exposure Therapy for anxiety disorders: Principles and practice. New York: Guilford Press.