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| J A J SmitsSummaryAffiliation: Southern Methodist University Country: USA Publications
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Mechanism of change in cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorder: evidence for the fear of fear mediational hypothesisJasper A J Smits
Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:646-52. 2004..Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed...
The efficacy of vigorous-intensity exercise as an aid to smoking cessation in adults with elevated anxiety sensitivity: study protocol for a randomized controlled trialJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dedman College, P, O, Box 750442, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Trials 13:207. 2012..The current manuscript presents the rationale, study design and procedures, and design considerations of the Smoking Termination Enhancement Project (STEP)...- Threat reappraisal as a mediator of symptom change in cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders: a systematic reviewJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75206, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 80:624-35. 2012..Threat reappraisal is considered a key mediator underlying the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders. The present study systematically reviewed the evidence for the threat reappraisal mediation hypothesis... - Outcomes of acute phase cognitive therapy in outpatients with anxious versus nonanxious depressionJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dedman College, PO Box 750442, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Psychother Psychosom 81:153-60. 2012..Based on the transdiagnostic principles of cognitive therapy (CT), we predicted that anxious depressed patients would respond as well to CT as nonanxious depressed patients... - The efficacy of videotape feedback for enhancing the effects of exposure-based treatment for social anxiety disorder: a controlled investigationJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dedman College, P O Box 750442, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Behav Res Ther 44:1773-85. 2006..Contrary to prediction, the videotape feedback procedures did not enhance the effects of exposure-based treatment. Clinical and theoretical implications are discussed... - Cognitive therapy for depressed adults with comorbid social phobiaJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dedman College, P O Box 750442, Dallas, TX 75275, United States
J Affect Disord 114:271-8. 2009..These analyses seek to clarify this relationship... - Cognitive mechanisms of social anxiety reduction: an examination of specificity and temporalityJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 74:1203-12. 2006..A potential implication is that exposure-based treatments for social anxiety might focus more attention on correcting faulty appraisals of social threat occurrence... 
Reducing anxiety sensitivity with exerciseJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
Depress Anxiety 25:689-99. 2008..To further study the potential beneficial role of prescriptive exercise for anxiety-related conditions, we examined the role of exercise in reducing fears of anxiety-related sensations (anxiety sensitivity)...- The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral interventions for reducing anxiety sensitivity: a meta-analytic reviewJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA
Behav Res Ther 46:1047-54. 2008..Our review indicates that CBT is efficacious in reducing anxiety sensitivity. However, more research is needed to determine the mechanisms by which CBT exert its effects on anxiety sensitivity... - The effects of acute exercise on CO(2) challenge reactivityJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
J Psychiatr Res 43:446-54. 2009..These findings are the first to demonstrate that the anti-panic effects of exercise are unique from, and cannot be better explained by, established risk factors of CO(2) challenge reactivity... - Emotional vulnerability as a function of physical activity among individuals with panic disorderJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275 0442, USA
Depress Anxiety 23:102-6. 2006..Results are discussed in relation to the importance of better understanding the role of physical inactivity in panic disorder... - A meta-analytic review of the effects of psychotherapy control conditions for anxiety disordersJ A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Psychol Med 39:229-39. 2009..Little is known about the magnitude of improvement associated with psychotherapy control conditions for adult anxiety disorders. This information is important for the design of psychosocial treatment efficacy studies... - Psychotropic medication use mediates the relationship between mood and anxiety disorders and obesity: findings from a nationally representative sampleJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology Southern Methodist University, Dedman College P O Box 750442 Dallas, TX 75275, USA
J Psychiatr Res 44:1010-6. 2010..The study findings guide advances in the theoretical conceptualization of the mechanisms involved in mood/anxiety disorder-obesity relations. Clinical implications are discussed... - Anxiety sensitivity as a mediator of the relationship between moderate-intensity exercise and coping-oriented marijuana use motivesJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Am J Addict 20:113-9. 2011..These findings extend previous work and offer support for the potential utility of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise for the treatment of marijuana use problems... - The interplay between physical activity and anxiety sensitivity in fearful responding to carbon dioxide challengeJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dedman College, PO Box 750442, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Psychosom Med 73:498-503. 2011..e., the fear of somatic arousal), an established cognitive-based risk factor for anxiety and its disorders. The present study performed a laboratory test of the interplay between physical activity and AS... - Emotional responding to hyperventilation as a predictor of agoraphobia status among individuals suffering from panic disorderMichael J Telch
Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Mezes 330, Mail Stop B3800, Austin, TX 78712, USA
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 34:161-70. 2003.... - Identifying potential barriers to physical activity adherence: anxiety sensitivity and body mass as predictors of fear during exerciseJasper A J Smits
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Cogn Behav Ther 39:28-36. 2010..These findings offer a new approach for identifying specific vulnerable individuals and have clear clinical implications, given that the amplification factor of AS can be modified with clinical intervention... - Differential sensitivity of the three ASI factors in predicting panic disorder patients' subjective and behavioral response to hyperventilation challengeMatt Brown
Department of Psychology, Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders, University of Texas at Austin, Mezes 330 Mail Stop B3800, Austin, TX 78712, USA
J Anxiety Disord 17:583-91. 2003.... - Examination of the decline in symptoms of anxiety and depression in generalized anxiety disorder: impact of anxiety sensitivity on response to pharmacotherapyBunmi O Olatunji
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA
Depress Anxiety 25:167-71. 2008..These findings suggest that the decline in anxiety symptoms is independent of the decline in symptoms of depression during pharmacotherapy for GAD and specific AS dimensions may predict symptom change in GAD... - Fear activation and distraction during the emotional processing of claustrophobic fearMichael J Telch
Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 79712 0187, USA
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 35:219-32. 2004..Treatment process analyses revealed that the negative effects of distraction on treatment outcome manifested early as slower between-trial habituation. These results and their relevance to emotional processing theory are discussed... - Effects of threat context and cardiac sensitivity on fear responding to a 35% CO2 challenge: a test of the context-sensitivity panic vulnerability modelMichael J Telch
Department of Psychology, Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Mail Code A8000, Austin, TX 78712, USA
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 41:365-72. 2010..Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed... - An examination of the decline in fear and disgust during exposure-based treatmentJ A J Smits
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Mezes 330, Mail Stop B3800, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Behav Res Ther 40:1243-53. 2002..Contrary to prediction, disgust levels at pretreatment did not moderate the level of fear activation or fear reduction during treatment. Theoretical and clinical implications of the findings are discussed... - Empirically supported treatments for panic disorderR Kathryn McHugh
Department of Psychology, 648 Beacon Street, 6th Floor, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 32:593-610. 2009..Predictors of non-response and mechanisms of action are considered, as are novel treatment strategies, including the use of memory enhancers to improve CBT outcome... - Appraisal of social concerns: a cognitive assessment instrument for social phobiaMichael J Telch
Department of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Depress Anxiety 19:217-24. 2004..Subscale scores were strongly correlated. Preliminary findings suggest that the ASC is a psychometrically sound, time efficient instrument that can be used for both clinical and research purposes... - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trialsStefan G Hofmann
Department of Psychology, Boston University, Mass 02215, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 69:621-32. 2008..The present study meta-analytically reviewed the efficacy of CBT versus placebo for adult anxiety disorders... - Concurrent associations between anxiety sensitivity and perceived health and health disability among young adult daily smokersAlison C McLeish
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Cogn Behav Ther 36:1-11. 2007..These findings are discussed with respect to better understanding cognitive factors that affect perceptions of health status and functioning among daily smokers... - Extinction retention predicts improvement in social anxiety symptoms following exposure therapyAngela C Berry
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Depress Anxiety 26:22-7. 2009.... - Disentangling the effects of safety-behavior utilization and safety-behavior availability during exposure-based treatment: a placebo-controlled trialMark B Powers
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712 0187, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:448-54. 2004..Findings suggest that it is the perception of the availability of safety aids as opposed to their actual use that exerts a disruptive effect on fear reduction. Clinical implications are discussed... - Active-imaginal exposure: examination of a new behavioral treatment for cynophobia (dog phobia)Timothy O Rentz
Life Skills Support Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, USA
Behav Res Ther 41:1337-53. 2003..Furthermore, preliminary evidence suggests that our active-imaginal exposure treatment may be a viable alternative to in vivo exposure... - The effect of attributional processes concerning medication taking on return of fearMark B Powers
Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Consult Clin Psychol 76:478-90. 2008..These findings highlight the importance of assessing patient attributions regarding the improvements achieved with combined exposure-based and pharmacological treatments for anxiety disorders... - Augmentation of exposure therapy with D-cycloserine for social anxiety disorderStefan G Hofmann
Department of Psychology and Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:298-304. 2006..Controlled effect sizes were in the medium to large range. CONCLUSION: The pilot data provide preliminary support for the use of short-term dosing of d-cycloserine as an adjunctive intervention to exposure therapy for SAD... - Changes in anxiety sensitivity with pharmacotherapy for panic disorderNaomi M Simon
Anxiety Disorders Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, WACC 812, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Psychiatr Res 38:491-5. 2004..Implications of these findings are discussed relative to optimizing pharmacologic treatment of panic disorder... - Examination of the decline in fear and disgust during exposure to threat-relevant stimuli in blood-injection-injury phobiaBunmi O Olatunji
Vanderbilt University, 301 Wilson Hall, 111 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203, United States
J Anxiety Disord 21:445-55. 2007..However, levels of BII-specific disgust sensitivity were independently negatively associated with fear decline. Theoretical and clinical implications of the findings are discussed... - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety disordersMichael W Otto
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02114, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 65:34-41. 2004..Relative to combination therapy, we review some of the conditions that may influence the longevity of treatment gains from CBT... - The Speech Anxiety Thoughts Inventory: scale development and preliminary psychometric dataYongrae Cho
Department of Psychology, Hallym University, Okchong-dong 1, Chunchon, Kangwon-Do 200-702, South Korea
Behav Res Ther 42:13-25. 2004..In Study 3, the scale demonstrated sensitivity to change following brief exposure-based treatments. These findings suggest that the SATI is a highly reliable, valid measure to assess cognitive features of speech anxiety... - Pitfalls of meta-analysesStefan G Hofmann
J Nerv Ment Dis 196:716-7; author reply 717-8. 2008 - Does distress tolerance moderate the impact of major life events on psychosocial variables and behaviors important in the management of HIV?CONALL O'CLEIRIGH
University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Behav Ther 38:314-23. 2007..Distress tolerance assessment may help to specify targets for cognitive-behavioral and stress management treatments for people living with HIV...
Research Grants
- Exercise Intervention for SmokingJASPER SMITS; Fiscal Year: 2009..S.), contributing to over 440,000 deaths each year. Moreover, this study will guide advances in the theoretical conceptualization of the mechanisms involved in anxiety-exercise-smoking relations. ) ..
- Exercise Intervention for SmokingMichael J Zvolensky; Fiscal Year: 2010..S.), contributing to over 440,000 deaths each year. Moreover, this study will guide advances in the theoretical conceptualization of the mechanisms involved in anxiety-exercise-smoking relations. ) ..