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Overview

Brian C. Chu is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with specific contributions to clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, applied psychology, and education.

The topics addressed in their work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Their recent publications encompass a variety of aspects related to mental health and psychology. Notable works include:

  • "Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders - an international consensus statement," 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "The Psychological, Academic, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on College Students in the Epicenter of the Pandemic," 2022, Emerging Adulthood
  • "Application of minority stress and the interpersonal theory of suicide in bisexual+ versus gay/lesbian young adults," 2022, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • "The negative impact of COVID-19 on sexual minority young adults: Demographic differences and prospective associations with depression," 2021, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • "Hybrid type 1 randomized controlled trial of a tablet-based application to improve quality of care in child mental health treatment," 2020, Contemporary Clinical Trials

Frequent publication venues for Brian C. Chu include:

  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials

Collaborations have featured several recurrent co-authors, among them:

  • Denise Bodden
  • Wendy K. Silverman
  • Philip C. Kendall
  • Cindy J. Chang
  • Brian A. Feinstein

Best Publications

  • Parenting and childhood anxiety: theory, empirical findings, and future directions

    Jeffrey J. Wood;Bryce D. McLeod;Marian Sigman;Wei-Chin Hwang

  • What five decades of research tells us about the effects of youth psychological therapy: A multilevel meta-analysis and implications for science and practice.

    John R. Weisz;Sofie Kuppens;Mei Yi Ng;Dikla Eckshtain

  • Family cognitive behavioral therapy for child anxiety disorders

    Jeffrey J. Wood;John C. Piacentini;Michael Southam-Gerow;Brian C. Chu

  • Breathing life into a manual : Flexibility and creativity with manual-based treatments

    Philip C. Kendall;Brian Chu;Andrea Gifford;Clair Hayes

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy versus Usual Clinical Care for Youth Depression: An Initial Test of Transportability to Community Clinics and Clinicians.

    John R. Weisz;Michael A. Southam-Gerow;Elana B. Gordis;Jennifer K. Connor-Smith

  • Positive association of child involvement and treatment outcome within a manual-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for children with anxiety.

    Brian C. Chu;Philip C. Kendall

  • Does cognitive behavioral therapy for youth anxiety outperform usual care in community clinics? An initial effectiveness test.

    Michael A. Southam-Gerow;John R. Weisz;Brian C. Chu;Bryce D. McLeod

  • Treating Anxiety Disorders in Youth.

    Philip C. Kendall;Brian C. Chu;Sandra S. Pimentel;Muniya Choudhury

  • Disorder-specific Effects of CBT for Anxious and Depressed Youth: A Meta-analysis of Candidate Mediators of Change

    Brian C. Chu;Tara L. Harrison

  • Treatment dissemination and evidence-based practice: Strengthening intervention through clinician-researcher collaboration

    John R. Weisz;Brian C. Chu;Antonio J. Polo

  • An Initial Description and Pilot of Group Behavioral Activation Therapy for Anxious and Depressed Youth

    Brian C. Chu;Daniela Colognori;Adam S. Weissman;Katie Bannon

  • Transdiagnostic group behavioral activation and exposure therapy for youth anxiety and depression: Initial randomized controlled trial.

    Brian C. Chu;Sofia T. Crocco;Petra Esseling;Margaret J. Areizaga

  • Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders – an international consensus statement

    Cathy Creswell;Maaike H. Nauta;Jennifer L. Hudson;Sonja March

  • Therapist responsiveness to child engagement: flexibility within manual-based CBT for anxious youth†

    Brian C. Chu;Philip C. Kendall

  • Retrospective Self-Reports of Therapist Flexibility in a Manual-Based Treatment for Youths With Anxiety Disorders

    Philip C. Kendall;Brian C. Chu

  • Alliance, technology, and outcome in the treatment of anxious youth

    Brian C. Chu;Muniya S. Choudhury;Alison L. Shortt;Donna B. Pincus

  • Transdiagnostic treatments for children and adolescents : principles and practice

    Jill Ehrenreich-May;Brian C. Chu

  • School Violence, Adjustment, and the Influence of Hope on Low‐Income, African American Youth

    Linda A. Cedeno;Maurice J. Elias;Shalonda Kelly;Bow-Ching Chu

  • Sustained Implementation of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety and Depression: Long-term Effects of Structured Training and Consultation on Therapist Practice in the Field.

    Brian C. Chu;Sofia Talbott Crocco;Cassidy C. Arnold;Ruth Brown

  • The Psychological, Academic, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on College Students in the Epicenter of the Pandemic

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  • Translating Transdiagnostic Approaches to Children and Adolescents

    Brian C. Chu

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip C. Kendall
Philip C. Kendall Temple University
John R. Weisz
John R. Weisz Harvard University
Wendy K. Silverman
Wendy K. Silverman Yale University
Jeffrey J. Wood
Jeffrey J. Wood University of California, Los Angeles
Michael A. Southam-Gerow
Michael A. Southam-Gerow Virginia Commonwealth University
Donna B. Pincus
Donna B. Pincus Boston University
Maaike H. Nauta
Maaike H. Nauta University of Groningen
Jonathan S. Comer
Jonathan S. Comer Florida International University
Rochelle F. Hanson
Rochelle F. Hanson Medical University of South Carolina
Benjamin E. Saunders
Benjamin E. Saunders Medical University of South Carolina

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