Center for Understanding and Treating Anxiety


We are committed to providing the mental health and scientific community with the most late-breaking research findings in anxiety and related disorders. Our research staff regularly present at scientific meetings, and have published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters on anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. Below are listed select recent publications from our research group.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Youth Anxiety and OCD

  • Carmona, A. R., Kuckertz, J. M., Suway, J., Amir, N., Piacentini, J., & Chang, S. (2015). Attentional bias in youth with clinical anxiety: The moderating effect of age. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 29, 185-196. Abstract
  • Kuckertz, J. M., Carmona, A. R., Chang, S. W., Piacentini, J., & Amir, N. (2015). Factors predicting youth anxiety severity: Preliminary support for a standardized behavioral assessment of parental and youth avoidance behaviors. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 29, 212-229. Abstract
  • Riemann, B. C., Kuckertz, J. M., Rozenman, M., Weersing, V. R. & Amir, N. (2013). Augmentation of youth cognitive behavioral and pharmacological interventions with attention modification: A preliminary investigation. Depression and Anxiety, 30, 822-828. Abstract

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • Amir, N., Kuckertz, J. M., Najmi, S., & Conley, S. L. (2015).Preliminary evidence for the enhancement of self-conducted exposures for OCD using cognitive bias modification. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 39, 424-440. Abstract
  • Kuckertz, J. M., Amir, N., Tobin, A. C., & Najmi, S. (2013). Interpretation of ambiguity in individuals with obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 232-241. Abstract
  • Amir, N., Kuckertz, J. M., & Najmi, S. (2013). The effect of modifying automatic action tendencies on overt avoidance behaviors. Emotion, 13, 478-484. Abstract

Social Anxiety Disorder

  • Amir, N., Kuckertz, J. M., & Strege, M. V. (2016). A pilot study of an adaptive, idiographic, and multi-component attention bias modification program for social anxiety disorder. Cognitive Therapy and Research. Advance online publication. Abstract
  • Kuckertz, J. M., Gildebrant, E., Liliequist, B., Karlström, P., Väppling, C., Bodlund, O., & ... Amir, N., Carlbring, P. (2014). Moderation and mediation of the effect of attention training in social anxiety disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 53, 5330-40. Abstract
  • Amir, N., & Taylor, C. T. (2012). Interpretation training in individuals with generalized social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80, 497-511. Abstract
  • Amir, N., Taylor, C. T., & Donohue, M. C. (2011). Predictors of response to an attention modification program in generalized social phobia. Journal Of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79, 533-541. Abstract

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  • Amir, N., & Taylor, C. T. (2012). Combining computerized home-based treatments for generalized anxiety disorder: An attention modification program and cognitive behavioral therapy. Behavior Therapy, 43, 546-559. Abstract
  • Amir, N., Beard, C., Burns, M., & Bomyea, J. (2009). Attention modification program in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118,28-33. Abstract

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • Kuckertz, J. M., Amir, N., Boffa, J., Warren, C. K., Rindt, S. E. M., Norman, S., Ram, V.,…Webb-Murphy, J. (2014). The effectiveness of an attention bias modification program as an adjunctive treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 63, 25-35. Abstract

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