Anxiety Disorder Association of America (ADAA) conference in New Orleans, LA, March 24-27, 2011.
Workshop: Innovative ERP: How Do You Expose Someone to _____?
Moderators: Patrick B. McGrath, PhD, C. Alec Pollard,PhD, Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, Bradley Riemann, PhD, and Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD,
Clinical Symposium: Ethics and ERP.
Susan Heffelfinger, PhD, Keri Brown, MS, Jelani Daniel, MS, and Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD
Clinical Symposium: When ERP Goes Bad: Increasing Response to Treatment in Difficult-to-Treat OCD Cases.
Emily Anderson, PhD, Keri Brown, PhD, Ginny Fullterton, PhD, and Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD
Research Symposium: Treatment Interference in OCD and Other Anxiety Disorders: The Role of Personality Traits, Family Accommodations, and Symptom Subtypes.
Moderators: Chad T. Wetterneck, PhD, and Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD.
Presenters: Angela H. Smith, MA, Chad T. Wetterneck, PhD, and Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD
Discussant: John Hart, PhD
Poster Presentation: Metacognition Across the Subtypes of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Gregory S. Chasson, PhD, Nufar Chaban, Caitlin Kratz, Jessica Swerbilow, Chad T. Wetterneck, PhD, John M. Hart, PhD, and Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD
Poster Presentation: Emotion Regulation Strategies in Individuals With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Tracy Singer, BA, Gregory Chasson, PhD, Chad T. Wetterneck, PhD, and Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD
Poster Presentation: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressive Symptoms: The Moderating Role of Worry.
Joe S. Bigda-Peyton, BA, Sarah J. Kertz, PhD, David H. Rosmarin, PhD, and Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD
Sample Publications
Björgvinsson T., Wetterneck, C., Powell, D., Chasson, G., Hart, J., Heffelfinger, S., Azzouz, R., Entricht, T., Davidson, J., & Stanley, M. (2008). Treatment outcome for adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder in a specialized hospital setting. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 14, 137-145.
Björgvinsson T., Hart, J., & Heffelfinger, S. (2007). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Update on assessment and Treatment. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 13, 362-372.
Björgvinsson T., & Hart, J. (2007). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In M. Hersen & J. Rosqvist (Eds.). Handbook of Assessment, Conceptualization, and Treatment (pp. 237-262). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Björgvinsson T., & Hart, J. (2006). Cognitive behavior therapy promotes mentalizing. In J. G. Allen & P. Fonagy (Eds.), Handbook of Mentalization-based treatment (pp.157-170). New York: John Wiley.
Bram, A., & Björgvinsson, T. (2004). A psychodynamic clinician’s foray into cognitive-behavioral therapy utilizing exposure and response-prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 58, 304-320.
Davidson, J., & Björgvinsson, T. (2003). Current and future treatments of obsessive-compulsive-disorder. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 12(6), 993-1001.
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Presentations and Publications
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