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| B A GaudianoSummaryAffiliation: Brown University Country: USA Publications
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Patients' treatment expectancies in clinical trials of antidepressants versus psychotherapy for depression: a study using hypothetical vignettesBrandon A Gaudiano
Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA Electronic address
Compr Psychiatry 54:28-33. 2013..Patients' differential expectancies based on study design could lead to different patient populations being selected for these studies and influence clinical improvement...- Impact of remitted substance use disorders on the future course of bipolar I disorder: findings from a clinical trialBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, and Psychosocial Research Program, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, United States
Psychiatry Res 160:63-71. 2008..As remitted SUDs appear to negatively predict treatment outcome, current findings have implications for both clinical trials of bipolar patients as well as clinical practice... - Depressive symptom profiles and severity patterns in outpatients with psychotic vs nonpsychotic major depressionBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Compr Psychiatry 49:421-9. 2008..The present study contrasted the rates and severity of depressive symptoms in outpatients diagnosed with PMD vs NMD... - Prevalence and clinical characteristics of psychotic versus nonpsychotic major depression in a general psychiatric outpatient clinicBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 345 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Depress Anxiety 26:54-64. 2009..However, most past research on PMD has been conducted in inpatient hospital samples, and relatively little is known about PMD patients presenting for treatment in the community specifically... 
The emergence of suicidal ideation during the post-hospital treatment of depressed patientsBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 38:539-51. 2008..Overall, rates of emergent suicidal ideation found in the current sample of recently hospitalized patients were higher than those reported in previous outpatient samples...- Does the dexamethasone suppression test reliably discriminate between psychotic and nonpsychotic major depression?: an exploratory analysis of potential confoundsBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:395-400. 2009..55%). Implications for future research on biological markers of PMD are discussed... - Ost's (2008) methodological comparison of clinical trials of acceptance and commitment therapy versus cognitive behavior therapy: Matching apples with oranges?Brandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
Behav Res Ther 47:1066-70. 2009..Such limitations are characteristic of the earlier randomized controlled trials of any emerging psychotherapeutic approach... - The relationship between childhood trauma history and the psychotic subtype of major depressionB A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Acta Psychiatr Scand 121:462-70. 2010..Increasing evidence exists linking childhood trauma and primary psychotic disorders, but there is little research on patients with primary affective disorders with psychotic features... - Does comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder affect the severity and course of psychotic major depressive disorder?Brandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Butler Hospital, Psychosocial Research Program, Providence, RI 02906, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 71:442-50. 2010..However, previous research has not systematically explored the potential effects of the psychotic subtyping of MDD and comorbid PTSD... - Evaluation of evidence for the psychotic subtyping of post-traumatic stress disorderBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Psychosocial Research Program, Butler Hospital, Providence 02906, USA
Br J Psychiatry 197:326-7. 2010..5% (OR) = 0.60, 95% CI 0.08-4.52). In contrast, rates of psychotic major depression did not change after excluding these same comorbidities. Our results do not support the official psychotic subtyping of PTSD... - Is it the symptom or the relation to it? Investigating potential mediators of change in acceptance and commitment therapy for psychosisBrandon A Gaudiano
Psychosocial Research Program, Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Butler Hospital, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Behav Ther 41:543-54. 2010..Hallucination frequency did not mediate outcome. The current study is a first step toward understanding the potential mechanisms of action in psychological treatments for psychosis... - Let your intuition be your guide? Individual differences in the evidence-based practice attitudes of psychotherapistsBrandon A Gaudiano
Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
J Eval Clin Pract 17:628-34. 2011..The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between intuition and therapists' attitudes towards evidence-based practices (EBPs)... - Improving treatment adherence in bipolar disorder: a review of current psychosocial treatment efficacy and recommendations for future treatment developmentBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School Psychosocial Research Program, Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
Behav Modif 32:267-301. 2008..Finally, special treatment considerations, including the potential impact of comorbid substance abuse and bipolar depression, are discussed... 
Cognitive-behavioural therapies: achievements and challengesBrandon A Gaudiano
Butler Hospital, Psychosocial Research Program, 345 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, Rhode Island 02860, USA
Evid Based Ment Health 11:5-7. 2008- The treatment of psychotic major depression: is there a role for adjunctive psychotherapy?Brandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School and Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Psychother Psychosom 76:271-7. 2007..However, there currently are no empirically supported psychotherapies specifically designed for treating psychotic depression... - Dysfunctional cognitions in hospitalized patients with psychotic versus nonpsychotic major depressionBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
Compr Psychiatry 48:357-65. 2007..Adapted cognitive-behavioral treatments may be useful for treating patients with PMD specifically... - Course of illness in psychotic mania: is mood incongruence important?Brandon A Gaudiano
Brown Medical School and Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:226-32. 2007..Current results suggest that when provided efficacious treatment, mood-incongruent psychotic mania does not predict a worse symptomatic course of illness... - Patients' expectancies, the alliance in pharmacotherapy, and treatment outcomes in bipolar disorderBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 74:671-6. 2006..The results highlight the need for the assessment of expectancies and alliance in bipolar treatment and suggest possible targets for psychosocial interventions... - Methodological issues in clinical trials of antidepressant medications: perspectives from psychotherapy outcome researchBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine and Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Psychother Psychosom 74:17-25. 2005..Within this context, recommendations for improving future antidepressant research are discussed... - Differential response to combined treatment in patients with psychotic versus nonpsychotic major depressionBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Medical School and Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 193:625-8. 2005..Current state-of-the-art combined treatments have poorer efficacy in depressed patients with psychotic symptoms, and adapted treatment approaches are needed... - The impact of panic-agoraphobic comorbidity on suicidality in hospitalized patients with major depressionLily A Brown
Psychosocial Research Program, Butler Hospital, 345 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Depress Anxiety 27:310-5. 2010..The purpose of the study was to further investigate this relationship specifically in a hospitalized sample... - Anxiety disorder comobidity in Bipolar I Disorder: relationship to depression severity and treatment outcomeBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine and Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
Depress Anxiety 21:71-7. 2005..Because of the clinical relevance of comorbid anxiety in severe affective disorders, treatments designed to specifically address both concerns are needed... - Acute treatment of inpatients with psychotic symptoms using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: pilot resultsBrandon A Gaudiano
Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Mail Stop 988, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Behav Res Ther 44:415-37. 2006..Results are interpreted as largely consistent with the findings of Bach and Hayes and warrant further investigations with larger samples... - Open trial of Vinyasa yoga for persistently depressed individuals: evidence of feasibility and acceptabilityLisa A Uebelacker
Brown University and Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Behav Modif 34:247-64. 2010..This pilot study provided support for continuing to investigate Vinyasa yoga as an adjunct treatment for depression. The next step required is a rigorous randomized clinical trial... - Is symptomatic improvement in clinical trials of cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis clinically significant?Brandon A Gaudiano
Psychosocial Research Program, Brown Medical School and Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA
J Psychiatr Pract 12:11-23. 2006..Future trials should examine clinical significance using similar standardized methods within studies, as well as broader functional outcome measures, to provide a clearer picture of the benefits derived from this type of intervention... - Moving from empirically supported treatment lists to practice guidelines in psychotherapy: the role of the placebo conceptJames D Herbert
Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102 1192, USA
J Clin Psychol 61:893-908. 2005..Moreover, even if problems associated with psychological placebos could be overcome, they are not necessary in psychotherapy research... - Introduction to the special issue on the placebo concept in psychotherapyJames D Herbert
Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102 1192, USA
J Clin Psychol 61:787-90. 2005..Historical, theoretical, ethical, and practical issues are discussed from various perspectives, and recommendations are offered to guide future research... - Determinants of diagnostic prototypicality judgments of the personality disordersDiana L Evans
Delaware Family Center, 3608 Lancaster Pike, Wilmington, DE 19805, USA
J Pers Disord 16:95-106. 2002..The results revealed strong effects of typicality and dominance, but no effects for number. Implications for the assessment and classification of personality disorders are discussed...
Research Grants
- Development of a Psychosocial Treatment for Psychotic DepressionBRANDON GAUDIANO; Fiscal Year: 2007....