Neharika Chawla

Summary

Affiliation: University of Washington
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The mindfulness-based relapse prevention adherence and competence scale: development, interrater reliability, and validity
    Neharika Chawla
    Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Psychother Res 20:388-97. 2010
  2. ncbi Perceived approval of friends and parents as mediators of the relationship between self-determination and drinking
    Neharika Chawla
    Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, Washington 98195 1525, USA
    J Stud Alcohol Drugs 70:92-100. 2009
  3. ncbi Experiential avoidance as a functional dimensional approach to psychopathology: an empirical review
    Neharika Chawla
    Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
    J Clin Psychol 63:871-90. 2007
  4. ncbi Attitudes and perceived approval of drinking as mediators of the relationship between the importance of religion and alcohol use
    Neharika Chawla
    University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
    J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:410-8. 2007
  5. ncbi Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance use disorders: a pilot efficacy trial
    Sarah Bowen
    Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Subst Abus 30:295-305. 2009
  6. ncbi The relative impact of injunctive norms on college student drinking: the role of reference group
    Clayton Neighbors
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
    Psychol Addict Behav 22:576-81. 2008
  7. ncbi Language-based measures of mindfulness: initial validity and clinical utility
    Susan E Collins
    Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Psychol Addict Behav 23:743-9. 2009
  8. ncbi Posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol use, and physical health concerns
    Debra Kaysen
    Center for Trauma Recovery, University of Missouri St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
    J Behav Med 31:115-25. 2008
  9. ncbi Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population
    Sarah Bowen
    Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Psychol Addict Behav 20:343-7. 2006
  10. ncbi Meditation and alcohol use
    G Alan Marlatt
    Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
    South Med J 100:451-3. 2007

Research Grants

  1. Experiential Avoidance and Substance Use Relapse
    Neharika Chawla; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi The mindfulness-based relapse prevention adherence and competence scale: development, interrater reliability, and validity
    Neharika Chawla
    Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Psychother Res 20:388-97. 2010
    ..Finally, overall ratings on the Adherence section were positively related to changes in mindfulness over the course of the treatment...
  2. ncbi Perceived approval of friends and parents as mediators of the relationship between self-determination and drinking
    Neharika Chawla
    Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, Washington 98195 1525, USA
    J Stud Alcohol Drugs 70:92-100. 2009
    ..This research evaluated the extent to which these relationships are mediated by the perceived approval of friends and parents, both of which are important sources of potential influence on the behavior of college students...
  3. ncbi Experiential avoidance as a functional dimensional approach to psychopathology: an empirical review
    Neharika Chawla
    Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
    J Clin Psychol 63:871-90. 2007
    ..Future studies should attempt to understand the core processes involved in experiential avoidance better, and then clearly operationalize the construct and determine its incremental validity relative to other constructs...
  4. ncbi Attitudes and perceived approval of drinking as mediators of the relationship between the importance of religion and alcohol use
    Neharika Chawla
    University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
    J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:410-8. 2007
    ..Specifically, we examined both personal attitudes and perceived injunctive norms with regard to reference groups that vary in their proximity to students (i.e., close friends and typical college students)...
  5. ncbi Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance use disorders: a pilot efficacy trial
    Sarah Bowen
    Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Subst Abus 30:295-305. 2009
    ..Results from this initial trial support the feasibility and initial efficacy of MBRP as an aftercare approach for individuals who have recently completed an intensive treatment for substance use disorders...
  6. ncbi The relative impact of injunctive norms on college student drinking: the role of reference group
    Clayton Neighbors
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
    Psychol Addict Behav 22:576-81. 2008
    ..Results suggest that injunctive norms are more complex than descriptive norms and these complexities warrant important consideration in the development of intervention strategies...
  7. ncbi Language-based measures of mindfulness: initial validity and clinical utility
    Susan E Collins
    Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Psychol Addict Behav 23:743-9. 2009
    ..If future studies replicate these findings, ML could be used in conjunction with self-report to provide a more complete picture of the mindfulness experience...
  8. ncbi Posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol use, and physical health concerns
    Debra Kaysen
    Center for Trauma Recovery, University of Missouri St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
    J Behav Med 31:115-25. 2008
    ..Health concerns associated with PTSD do not appear to be due to problem drinking. In addition, infrequent/light drinking, even for women with PTSD, may be associated with fewer health concerns...
  9. ncbi Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population
    Sarah Bowen
    Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Psychol Addict Behav 20:343-7. 2006
    ..VM participants showed decreases in alcohol-related problems and psychiatric symptoms as well as increases in positive psychosocial outcomes. The utility of mindfulness-based treatments for substance use is discussed...
  10. ncbi Meditation and alcohol use
    G Alan Marlatt
    Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
    South Med J 100:451-3. 2007
  11. ncbi Pathways to PTSD, part I: Children with burns
    Glenn N Saxe
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Dowling 1 North, 1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 162:1299-304. 2005
    ..The goal of this study was to develop a model of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of acutely burned children...
  12. ncbi Posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of children with acute burns
    Erin Hall
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    J Pediatr Psychol 31:403-12. 2006
    ..To develop a model of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in parents of children with burns...
  13. ncbi Risk factors for acute stress disorder in children with burns
    Glenn Saxe
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Trauma Dissociation 6:37-49. 2005
    ..ASD is found in almost one third of children hospitalized for a burn. A high resting heart rate, lowered body image, and parent's acute stress symptoms were found to be significant risk factors for ASD symptoms...
  14. ncbi Child Stress Disorders Checklist: a measure of ASD and PTSD in children
    Glenn Saxe
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, USA
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 42:972-8. 2003
    ..To assess the psychometric properties of the Child Stress Disorders Checklist (CSDC), a 36-item observer-report instrument that measures acute stress and posttraumatic symptoms in children...

Research Grants2

  1. Experiential Avoidance and Substance Use Relapse
    Neharika Chawla; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The findings of this research will aid in achieving a more thorough understanding of the factors related to relapse, and in increasing the overall effectiveness of interventions. ..