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Brett J. Deacon is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a specialization in clinical psychology. The areas of study also extend to experimental and cognitive psychology, general psychology, and social psychology.

Their recent scholarly contributions include these publications:

  • Therapist beliefs about exposure therapy implementation, 2020, The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
  • An examination of accreditation standards between Australian and US/Canadian doctoral programs in clinical psychology, 2022, Clinical Psychologist

Their research encompasses a range of topics, notably:

  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Psychiatric Care and Mental Health Services
  • Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Frequent co-authors in their work include Johanna M. Meyer, Peter J. Kelly, Peter J. Norton, Melissa M. Norberg, and Kristin Naragon-Gainey.

They have published in journals such as The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and Clinical Psychologist, contributing to the dissemination of research in clinical psychology and related fields.

Best Publications

  • Initial severity and antidepressant benefits: a meta-analysis of data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration.

    Irving Kirsch;Brett J Deacon;Tania B Huedo-Medina;Alan Scoboria

  • Robust dimensions of anxiety sensitivity: Development and initial validation of the anxiety sensitivity index-3

    Steven Taylor;Michael J. Zvolensky;Brian J. Cox;Brett Deacon

  • Assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions: development and evaluation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

    Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz;Brett J. Deacon;Bunmi O. Olatunji;Michael G. Wheaton

  • The biomedical model of mental disorder: A critical analysis of its validity, utility, and effects on psychotherapy research.

    Brett J. Deacon

  • Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: A Review of Meta-Analytic Findings

    Bunmi O. Olatunji;Josh M. Cisler;Brett J. Deacon

  • Cognitive and behavioral treatments for anxiety disorders: A review of meta-analytic findings

    Brett J. Deacon;Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz

  • Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: Principles and Practice

    Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Brett J. Deacon;Stephen P. H. Whiteside

  • Psychometric properties and construct validity of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory--Revised: Replication and extension with a clinical sample.

    Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Brett J. Deacon

  • The relevance of analogue studies for understanding obsessions and compulsions.

    Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz;Laura E. Fabricant;Steven Taylor;Brett J. Deacon

  • The effectiveness of treatment for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder : A meta-analysis

    Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Stephen P. Whiteside;Brett J. Deacon

  • The Cruelest Cure? Ethical Issues in the Implementation of Exposure-Based Treatments

    Bunmi O. Olatunji;Brett J. Deacon;Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz

  • Health anxiety, hypochondriasis, and the anxiety disorders.

    Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz;Bunmi O. Olatunji;Brett J. Deacon

  • The Short Health Anxiety Inventory: Psychometric Properties and Construct Validity in a Non-clinical Sample

    Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz;Brett J. Deacon;David P. Valentiner

  • Dimensions of anxiety sensitivity in the anxiety disorders: evaluation of the ASI-3.

    Michael G. Wheaton;Brett J. Deacon;Patrick B. McGrath;Noah C. Berman

  • The role of cognitive factors in the pathogenesis of obsessive–compulsive symptoms: A prospective study

    Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz;Maheruh Khandker;Christy A. Nelson;Brett J. Deacon

  • Anxiety sensitivity and its dimensions across the anxiety disorders.

    Brett Deacon;Jonathan Abramowitz

  • Specificity of disgust sensitivity in the prediction of behavioral avoidance in contamination fear.

    Brett Deacon;Bunmi O. Olatunji

  • Dimensionality of somatic complaints: Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale

    Bunmi O. Olatunji;Brett J. Deacon;Jonathan S. Abramowitz;David F. Tolin

  • Assessing therapist reservations about exposure therapy for anxiety disorders: The Therapist Beliefs about Exposure Scale

    Brett J. Deacon;Nicholas R. Farrell;Joshua J. Kemp;Laura J. Dixon

  • The Anxiety Sensitivity Index - Revised: Psychometric properties and factor structure in two nonclinical samples.

    Brett J Deacon;Jonathan S Abramowitz;Carol M Woods;David F Tolin

  • Association between Protestant religiosity and obsessive–compulsive symptoms and cognitions

    Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Brett J. Deacon;Carol M. Woods;David F. Tolin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan S. Abramowitz
Jonathan S. Abramowitz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bunmi O. Olatunji
Bunmi O. Olatunji Vanderbilt University
David F. Tolin
David F. Tolin Yale University
Bradley C. Riemann
Bradley C. Riemann Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
Dean McKay
Dean McKay Fordham University
Michael G. Wheaton
Michael G. Wheaton Barnard College
Steven Taylor
Steven Taylor University of British Columbia
Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine

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