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Virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder following September 11, 2001JoAnn Difede
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 68:1639-47. 2007..This preliminary study endeavored to evaluate the use of virtual reality (VR) enhanced exposure therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) consequent to the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001...
Psychiatric and neurologic aspects of war: an overview and perspectiveJoAnn Difede
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York 10065, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1208:1-9. 2010..At the macro level, new approaches toward understanding the political, cultural, and ideological contexts of mass conflict, the decision to join in violence, and ways of preventing genocide are discussed...- Innovative use of virtual reality technology in the treatment of PTSD in the aftermath of September 11JoAnn Difede
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
Psychiatr Serv 53:1083-5. 2002 - Acute stress disorder after burn injury: a predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder?JoAnn Difede
Department of Psychiatry and William Randolph Hearst Burn Center, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA
Psychosom Med 64:826-34. 2002..The principal goals of this study were to determine whether ASD predicted chronic PTSD and whether dissociation is more characteristic of the acute-trauma period than PTSD symptoms... - Virtual reality exposure therapy for World Trade Center Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: a case reportJoAnn Difede
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
Cyberpsychol Behav 5:529-35. 2002..This study may be examined in more detail at www.vrpain.com... - Treatments for common psychiatric conditions among adults during acute, rehabilitation, and reintegration phasesJoAnn Difede
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York 10065, USA
Int Rev Psychiatry 21:559-69. 2009..This article will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD and MDD consequent to burn trauma, as these are the major psychiatric outcomes, addressing the attendant psychosocial problems as threads in this post-trauma tapestry... - A randomized controlled clinical treatment trial for World Trade Center attack-related PTSD in disaster workersJoAnn Difede
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York 10021, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:861-5. 2007.... - The application of virtual reality to the treatment of PTSD following the WTC attackJoAnn Difede
Program for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, Box 200, New York, NY 10021, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1071:500-1. 2006..Our preliminary data suggests that VR is an effective tool for enhancing exposure therapy for both civilians and disaster workers who suffer from PTSD... - Anger and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster: one-year follow-up studyNimali Jayasinghe
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 196:844-6. 2008..One implication is that disaster workers with high anger may benefit from early intervention to prevent chronic PTSD... - Disability and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers responding to September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disasterSusan Evans
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA
J Clin Psychol 65:684-94. 2009..Careful screening of PTSD and social/occupational functioning in DRWs following a disaster is warranted so that early treatment can be undertaken to prevent a chronic and disabling course... - House calls revisited: leveraging technology to overcome obstacles to veteran psychiatric care and improve treatment outcomesMegan Olden
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1208:133-41. 2010..The use of these innovative and creative vehicles offers a significant and as yet unfulfilled promise to expand delivery of high-quality psychological therapies, regardless of clinician and patient location... - Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in utility workers deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks of September 11, 2001Judith Cukor
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
Depress Anxiety 28:210-7. 2011..The goal of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related symptoms in a population of utility workers deployed to the World Trade Center (WTC) site in the aftermath of 9/11... - Incidence of male childhood sexual abuse and psychological sequelae in disaster workers exposed to a terrorist attackPam Leck
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
Int J Emerg Ment Health 8:267-74. 2006..low) on the BDI and CAPS. Since disaster workers traditionally summon images of strength and mastery, professionals may overlook CSA and symptoms of depression and PTSD in this population... - Predictors of responses to psychotherapy referral of WTC utility disaster workersNimali Jayasinghe
Weill Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Trauma Stress 19:307-12. 2006..Implications and limitations of these findings are discussed... - The longitudinal course of PTSD among disaster workers deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks of September 11thJudith Cukor
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
J Trauma Stress 24:506-14. 2011..80, 95% CI [1.17, 6.71]); and extent of occupational exposure (OR = 1.31, 95% CI [1.13, 1.51]). The implications of the findings for both screening and treatment of disaster workers are discussed... - Emerging treatments for PTSDJudith Cukor
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 29:715-26. 2009..Special emphasis is given to the description of virtual reality and D-cycloserine as enhancements to prolonged exposure therapy... - Are male disaster workers with Vietnam military service at greater risk for ptsd than peers without combat history?Nimali Jayasinghe
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:859-63. 2006..It should be noted that veterans in this sample, unlike in many studies, were in the workforce. Research with different veteran groups is warranted to clarify further the relation of combat experience and symptoms in disaster workers... - Relationships between memory inconsistency for traumatic events following 9/11 and PTSD in disaster restoration workersCezar Giosan
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA
J Anxiety Disord 23:557-61. 2009..It was also shown that, of all the exposure variables targeted, memory of the perception of life threat and of seeing human remains were differentially associated with PTSD symptoms. Implications of the results are also discussed... - Anger and its association to distress and social/occupational functioning in symptomatic disaster relief workers responding to the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center disasterSusan Evans
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, Box 147, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Trauma Stress 19:147-52. 2006..Careful assessment of anger in DRWs exposed to traumatic events is warranted as well as longitudinal studies to further understand the relationship between anger and PTSD... - Evidence-based treatments for PTSD, new directions, and special challengesJudith Cukor
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1208:82-9. 2010..It further offers a brief summary of promising treatments with a developing evidence base, encompassing both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. Finally, challenges to the treatment of PTSD are summarized and future directions suggested... - The nature and course of subthreshold PTSDJudith Cukor
Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Psychiatry, 525 East 68th Street, Box 200, New York, NY 10065, USA
J Anxiety Disord 24:918-23. 2010..The study lends credence to the clinical significance of subthreshold PTSD and emphasizes that associated impairment may be significant and longstanding. It also confirms clinical differences between subthreshold and full PTSD... - Numbing symptoms as predictors of unremitting posttraumatic stress disorderLoretta S Malta
Weill Medical College of Cornell Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY 10065, United States
J Anxiety Disord 23:223-9. 2009..Findings suggest that numbing symptom severity could be used as a risk index of very chronic PTSD, especially when the overall PTSD severity falls in the moderate range... - Predictors of treatment utilization in world trade center attack disaster workers: role of race/ethnicity and symptom severityNimali Jayasinghe
Department of Psychiatry Weill Medical College Cornell University NewYork, NY, USA
Int J Emerg Ment Health 7:91-9. 2005..Implications for outreach and referral are discussed... - Hypnotizability and trauma symptoms after burn injuryKatherine N DuHamel
Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 50:33-50. 2002.... 
Variant brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met endophenotypes: implications for posttraumatic stress disorderHelena Frielingsdorf
The Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1208:150-7. 2010..The aim of this paper is to review the available knowledge on the BDNF Val66Met SNP, with emphasis on anxiety- and fear-related endophenotypes and its potential implications for PTSD...- Confirmatory factor analysis of the PTSD Checklist and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale in disaster workers exposed to the World Trade Center Ground ZeroPatrick A Palmieri
Center for the Treatment and Study of Traumatic Stress and Department of Psychiatry, St Thomas Hospital, Summa Health System, Akron, OH 44310, USA
J Abnorm Psychol 116:329-41. 2007..Patterns of correlations with external variables provided additional support for the dysphoria model. Implications regarding the underlying structure of PTSD are discussed... - The relationship of attribution of responsibility to acute stress disorder among hospitalized burn patientsJennifer F Lambert
Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 192:304-12. 2004..When analyzed in separate models, both of these relationships attained statistical significance. These findings have implications for identifying and treating people at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder after exposure to trauma... - Virtual Iraq: initial results from a VR exposure therapy application for combat-related PTSDAlbert A Rizzo
University of Southern California, Institute for Creative Technologies, USA
Stud Health Technol Inform 132:420-5. 2008..Clinical trials are currently underway at Ft. Lewis, Camp Pendleton, Emory University, Weill Cornell Medical College, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, San Diego Naval Medical Center and 12 other sites...
Research Grants
- PREVENTION OF PTSD IN ADULT BURN PATIENTSJoAnn Difede; Fiscal Year: 2002..Results will also provide preliminary data on the cost-effectiveness of an early intervention program. ..
- Virtual Reality Treatment of PTSD and Substance AbuseJoAnn Difede; Fiscal Year: 2006..This project will focus on the use of the configurable virtual reality environments in the treatment of chronic PTSD following the World Trade Center (WTC) attack of September 11, 2001. ..