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Overview

Anka A. Vujanovic is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on psychology, with particular emphasis on clinical psychology. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including experimental and cognitive psychology, occupational therapy, epidemiology, and general health professions.

The primary themes in their research involve posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related mental health challenges. Key topics include:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Occupational Health and Performance
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Vujanovic has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • "Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of first responders," 2021, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • "Psychological, addictive, and health behavior implications of the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • "Distress tolerance and posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2021, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • "Posttraumatic stress, alcohol use severity, and alcohol use motives among firefighters: The role of anxiety sensitivity," 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • "PTSD Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Risk in University Students: The Role of Distress Tolerance," 2020, Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma

Frequent publication venues for Vujanovic's work include:

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Journal of Dual Diagnosis
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Mindfulness
  • Substance Use & Misuse

Their research collaborations are reflected through frequent coauthors such as:

  • Michael J. Zvolensky
  • Antoine Lebeaut
  • Shelby J. McGrew
  • Maya Zegel
  • Joy M. Schmitz

Overall, Vujanovic's scholarly contributions emphasize mental health outcomes in the context of trauma, substance use, and occupational stress, particularly as related to PTSD and resilience. Their research also addresses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being, with implications for first responders and other affected populations.

Best Publications

  • A Screening Measure for BPD: The McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD)

    Mary C. Zanarini;A. Anna Vujanovic;Elizabeth A. Parachini;Jennifer L. Boulanger

  • Severity of reported childhood sexual abuse and its relationship to severity of borderline psychopathology and psychosocial impairment among borderline inpatients.

    Mary C. Zanarini;Lynne Yong;Frances R. Frankenburg;John Hennen

  • Distress Tolerance Theory, Measurement, and Relations to Psychopathology

    Michael J. Zvolensky;Anka A. Vujanovic;Amit Bernstein;Teresa Leyro

  • Integrating anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance, and discomfort intolerance: a hierarchical model of affect sensitivity and tolerance.

    Amit Bernstein;Michael J. Zvolensky;Anka A. Vujanovic;Rudolf Moos

  • Inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines.

    Mary C. Zanarini;Frances R. Frankenburg;A. Anna Vujanovic

  • Emotional dysregulation: association with coping-oriented marijuana use motives among current marijuana users.

    Marcel O. Bonn-Miller;Anka A. Vujanovic;Michael J. Zvolensky

  • Multimethod study of distress tolerance and PTSD symptom severity in a trauma-exposed community sample

    Erin C. Marshall-Berenz;Anka A. Vujanovic;Marcel O. Bonn-Miller;Amit Bernstein

  • Marijuana use motives: A confirmatory test and evaluation among young adult marijuana users.

    Michael J. Zvolensky;Anka A. Vujanovic;Amit Bernstein;Marcel O. Bonn-Miller

  • Mindfulness-based acceptance and posttraumatic stress symptoms among trauma-exposed adults without axis I psychopathology.

    Anka A. Vujanovic;Nicole E. Youngwirth;Kirsten A. Johnson;Michael J. Zvolensky

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and functional impairment among OEF and OIF National Guard and Reserve veterans

    M. Tracie Shea;Anka A. Vujanovic;Abigail K. Mansfield;Elizabeth Sevin

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and cannabis use in a nationally representative sample.

    Jesse R. Cougle;Marcel O. Bonn-Miller;Anka A. Vujanovic;Michael J. Zvolensky

  • Posttraumatic stress symptom severity predicts marijuana use coping motives among traumatic event-exposed marijuana users.

    Marcel O. Bonn-Miller;Anka A. Vujanovic;Matthew T. Feldner;Amit Bernstein

  • Axis II comorbidity of borderline personality disorder: description of 6-year course and prediction to time-to-remission.

    Mary C. Zanarini;F. R. Frankenburg;A. A. Vujanovic;J. Hennen

  • An Evaluation of the Relation Between Distress Tolerance and Posttraumatic Stress within a Trauma-Exposed Sample

    Anka A. Vujanovic;Anka A. Vujanovic;Marcel O. Bonn-Miller;Carrie M. Potter;Erin C. Marshall

  • Anxiety sensitivity and anxiety and depressive symptoms in the prediction of early smoking lapse and relapse during smoking cessation treatment.

    Michael J. Zvolensky;Sherry H. Stewart;Anka A. Vujanovic;Dubravka Gavric

  • Distress Tolerance Scale: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Among Daily Cigarette Smokers.

    Teresa M. Leyro;Amit Bernstein;Anka A. Vujanovic;Anka A. Vujanovic;Alison C. McLeish

  • Posttraumatic stress, difficulties in emotion regulation, and coping-oriented marijuana use

    Marcel O. Bonn-Miller;Anka A. Vujanovic;Matthew Tyler Boden;James J. Gross

  • Psychological, addictive, and health behavior implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Michael J. Zvolensky;Michael J. Zvolensky;Lorra Garey;Andrew H. Rogers;Norman B. Schmidt

  • Mindfulness in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder among military veterans.

    Anka A. Vujanovic;Barbara Niles;Ashley Pietrefesa;Stefan K. Schmertz

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and cannabis use characteristics among military veterans with cannabis dependence.

    Matthew Tyler Boden;Kimberly A. Babson;Anka A. Vujanovic;Nicole A. Short

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
Amit Bernstein
Amit Bernstein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Marcel O. Bonn-Miller
Marcel O. Bonn-Miller University of Pennsylvania
Matthew T. Feldner
Matthew T. Feldner University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Mary C. Zanarini
Mary C. Zanarini Harvard University
Matthew Tyler Boden
Matthew Tyler Boden Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Norman B. Schmidt
Norman B. Schmidt Florida State University
Kimberly A. Babson
Kimberly A. Babson VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Jesse R. Cougle
Jesse R. Cougle Florida State University
G. Alan Marlatt
G. Alan Marlatt University of Washington

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