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Overview

Brent J. Small is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Oncology, Clinical Psychology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their work covers several specialized topics, notably cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, cancer survivorship and care, quality of life in childhood cancer survivors, autism spectrum disorder research, dementia and cognitive impairment research, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and family support in illness.

Brent J. Small has frequently published in venues including Innovation in Aging, UNC Libraries, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Psycho-Oncology, and Cancer. Their collaborations often involve researchers such as Heather S.L. Jim, Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, Judith Carroll, Tim A. Ahles, and Andrew J. Saykin.

Recent publications by Brent J. Small include:

  • Effects of yoga-related mind-body therapies on cognitive function in older adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis, 2020, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • Loneliness and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in older breast cancer survivors and noncancer controls, 2021, Cancer
  • Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for misophonia in youth: Methods for a clinical trial and four pilot cases, 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Deficit Accumulation Frailty Trajectories of Older Breast Cancer Survivors and Non-Cancer Controls: The Thinking and Living With Cancer Study, 2021, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Mild behavioral impairment as a predictor of cognitive functioning in older adults, 2020, International Psychogeriatrics

Best Publications

  • Use it or lose it: Engaged lifestyle as a buffer of cognitive decline in aging?

    David F. Hultsch;Christopher Hertzog;Brent J. Small;Roger A. Dixon

  • Cognitive impairment in preclinical Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis.

    Lars Bäckman;Sari Jones;Anna-Karin Berger;Erika Jonsson Laukka

  • Stability of the preclinical episodic memory deficit in Alzheimer's disease

    Lars Bäckman;Brent J. Small;Laura Fratiglioni

  • Apolipoprotein E and cognitive performance: a meta-analysis.

    Brent J. Small;Christopher B. Rosnick;Laura Fratiglioni;Lars Bäckman

  • Review and Meta-analysis of Couple-Oriented Interventions for Chronic Illness

    Lynn M. Martire;Richard Schulz;Vicki S. Helgeson;Brent J. Small

  • Meta-Analysis of Cognitive Functioning in Breast Cancer Survivors Previously Treated With Standard-Dose Chemotherapy

    Heather S.L. Jim;Kristin M. Phillips;Sari Chait;Leigh Anne Faul

  • The course of cognitive impairment in preclinical Alzheimer disease: three- and 6-year follow-up of a population-based sample.

    Brent J. Small;Laura Fratiglioni;Matti Viitanen;Bengt Winblad

  • Impact of coping skills intervention with family caregivers of hospice patients with cancer: a randomized clinical trial.

    A.R.N.P. Susan C. McMillan Ph.D.;Brent J. Small;Michael Weitzner;Ronald Schonwetter

  • Age Differences in Cognitive Performance in Later Life: Relationships to Self-Reported Health and Activity Life Style

    David F. Hultsch;Mark Hammer;Brent J. Small

  • Multiple cognitive deficits during the transition to Alzheimer's disease.

    L. Bäckman;S. Jones;A.-K. Berger;Erika Jonsson Laukka

  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Psychological and Activity-Based Interventions for Cancer-Related Fatigue

    Paul B. Jacobsen;Kristine A. Donovan;Susan T. Vadaparampil;Brent J. Small

  • The Role of Mastery and Social Resources in the Associations Between Disability and Depression in Later Life

    Yuri Jang;William E. Haley;Brent J. Small;James A. Mortimer

  • Medial temporal lobe atrophy on MRI scans and the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.

    R. Duara;D. A. Loewenstein;E. Potter;E. Potter;J. Appel

  • Comparing effects of kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, and non-surgical management in a systematic review of randomized and non-randomized controlled studies

    Ioannis D. Papanastassiou;Frank M. Phillips;Jan Van Meirhaeghe;James R. Berenson

  • A meta-analysis of behavior therapy for Tourette Syndrome.

    Joseph F. McGuire;John Piacentini;Erin A. Brennan;Adam B. Lewin

  • Short-term longitudinal change in cognitive performance in later life.

    David F. Hultsch;Christopher Hertzog;Brent J. Small;Leslie McDonald-Miszczak

  • Cognitive functioning in very old age

    Lars Bäckman;Brent J. Small;Åke Wahlin;Maria Larsson

  • Do Changes in Lifestyle Engagement Moderate Cognitive Decline in Normal Aging? Evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal Study

    Brent J. Small;Roger A. Dixon;John J. McArdle;Kevin J. Grimm

  • Efficacy and costs of two forms of stress management training for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

    Paul B. Jacobsen;Cathy D. Meade;Kevin D. Stein;Thomas N. Chirikos

  • Aging and memory: Cognitive and biological perspectives.

    Lars Bäckman;Brent J. Small;Åke Wahlin

  • Stability and Change in Adult Personality Over 6 Years: Findings From the Victoria Longitudinal Study

    Brent J. Small;Christopher Hertzog;David F. Hultsch;Roger A. Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Bäckman
Lars Bäckman Karolinska Institute
Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine
William E. Haley
William E. Haley University of South Florida
Laura Fratiglioni
Laura Fratiglioni Karolinska Institute
Sabine Wilhelm
Sabine Wilhelm Harvard University
Adam B. Lewin
Adam B. Lewin University of South Florida
David A. Loewenstein
David A. Loewenstein University of Miami
Ross Andel
Ross Andel University of South Florida
Michael A. Andrykowski
Michael A. Andrykowski University of Kentucky
John A. Schinka
John A. Schinka University of South Florida

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