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D-Index
31
Citations
8600
World Ranking
11048
National Ranking
5760

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Cognition
  • Anxiety
  • Psychiatry

Craig S. Holt spends much of his time researching Group psychotherapy, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety, Phenelzine and Cognitive behavioral therapy. His Group psychotherapy research integrates issues from Cognitive restructuring and Cognition. His Anxiety disorder research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Optimism, Avoidant personality disorder, Nosology, Clinical psychology and Cognitive therapy.

His research integrates issues of Social relation, Phobic disorder and Shyness in his study of Clinical psychology. His Anxiety study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Pill and Discontinuation. His Phenelzine investigation overlaps with other disciplines such as Placebo and Internal medicine.

His most cited work include:

  • A comparison of two measures of perfectionism. (862 citations)
  • Assessment of anxiety in social interaction and being observed by others: The social interaction anxiety scale and the Social Phobia Scale (595 citations)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy vs Phenelzine Therapy for Social Phobia: 12-Week Outcome (456 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Developmental psychology, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Psychiatry and Clinical psychology are his primary areas of study. His Developmental psychology research includes themes of Social relation, Social psychology, Affect, Cognition and Spider phobia. His work in the fields of Anxiety, such as Shyness and Social anxiety, overlaps with other areas such as Placebo and Phenelzine.

His studies in Anxiety disorder integrate themes in fields like Phobic disorder, Panic and Panic disorder. His Psychiatry research incorporates elements of Avoidant personality disorder and Internal medicine. His Group psychotherapy course of study focuses on Cognitive therapy and Cognitive restructuring.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (43.18%)
  • Anxiety (52.27%)
  • Anxiety disorder (40.91%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2000-2004)?

  • Developmental psychology (43.18%)
  • Cognition (18.18%)
  • Anxiety (52.27%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Developmental psychology, Cognition, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder and Information processing. His Spider phobia study in the realm of Anxiety connects with subjects such as Spider. His Anxiety disorder study incorporates themes from Cued speech, Autobiographical memory, Recall and Cognitive bias.

His studies in Autobiographical memory integrate themes in fields like Phobic disorder and Affect. His Cognitive bias research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Memoria, Social threat, Free recall and Affective tone. Craig S. Holt has included themes like Memory bias, Social anxiety, Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance and Elementary cognitive task in his Information processing study.

Between 2000 and 2004, his most popular works were:

  • Social phobia and the recall of autobiographical memories. (43 citations)
  • Memory bias against threat in social phobia. (39 citations)
  • A DIFFERENTIAL PATTERN OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY RETRIEVAL IN SOCIAL PHOBIC AND NONANXIOUS INDIVIDUALS (32 citations)

Best Publications

  • A comparison of two measures of perfectionism.

    Randy O. Frost;Richard G. Heimberg;Craig S. Holt;Jill I. Mattia

  • Assessment of anxiety in social interaction and being observed by others: The social interaction anxiety scale and the Social Phobia Scale

    Richard G. Heimberg;Gregory P. Mueller;Craig S. Holt;Debra A. Hope

  • Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy vs Phenelzine Therapy for Social Phobia: 12-Week Outcome

    Richard G. Heimberg;Michael R. Liebowitz;Debra A. Hope;Franklin R. Schneier

  • Avoidant personality disorder and the generalized subtype of social phobia.

    Craig S. Holt;Richard G. Heimberg;Debra A. Hope

  • Self-efficacy and smoking reexamined: construct validity and clinical utility.

    John S. Baer;Craig S. Holt;Edward Lichtenstein

  • Cognitive—behavioral group treatment for social phobia: Effectiveness at five-year followup

    Richard G. Heimberg;Debra G. Salzman;Craig S. Holt;Karl A. Blendell

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Group Treatment for Social Phobia in Adolescents A Preliminary Study

    Anne Marie Albano;Patricia A. Marten;Craig S. Holt;Richard G. Heimberg

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy versus Phenelzine in Social Phobia: Long-Term Outcome

    Michael R. Liebowitz;Richard G. Heimberg;Richard G. Heimberg;Richard G. Heimberg;Franklin R. Schneier;Franklin R. Schneier;Franklin R. Schneier;Debra A. Hope

  • Social phobia and perfectionism

    Harlan R. Juster;Richard G. Heimberg;Randy O. Frost;Craig S. Holt

  • An Investigation of Gender Differences in Social Phobia

    Cynthia L. Turk;Richard G. Heimberg;Susan M. Orsillo;Craig S. Holt

  • The issue of subtypes in the diagnosis of social phobia

    Richard G. Heimberg;Craig S. Holt;Franklin R. Schneier;Robert L. Spitzer

  • Situational domains of social phobia

    Craig S. Holt;Richard G. Heimberg;Debra A. Hope;Michael R. Liebowitz

  • Reactions to mistakes among subjects high and low in perfectionistic concern over mistakes

    Randy O. Frost;Theresa A. Turcotte;Richard G. Heimberg;Jill I. Mattia

  • Getting Acquainted: The Relationship of Self-Disclosure and Social Attraction to Positive Affect

    Jeffrey R. Vittengl;Craig S. Holt

  • The Validity of DSM-III-R Hypochondriasis

    Russell Noyes;Roger G. Kathol;Mary M. Fisher;Brenda M. Phillips

  • A Time-Series Diary Study of Mood and Social Interaction

    Jeffrey R. Vittengl;Craig S. Holt;Craig S. Holt

  • Memory bias does not generalize across anxiety disorders

    Marylene Cloitre;James Cancienne;Richard G. Heimberg;Craig S. Holt

  • Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy vs Phenelzine Therapy for Social Phobia

    Richard G. Heimberg;Michael R. Liebowitz;Debra A. Hope;Franklin R. Schneier

  • Cognitive specificity in social anxiety and depression: Supporting evidence and qualifications due to affective confounding

    Monroe A. Bruch;Jill I. Mattia;Richard G. Heimberg;Craig S. Holt

  • Positive and Negative Affect in Social Interactions as a Function of Partner Familiarity, Quality of Communication, and Social Anxiety

    Jeffrey R. Vittengl;Craig S. Holt

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. Heimberg
Richard G. Heimberg Temple University
Monroe A. Bruch
Monroe A. Bruch State University of New York
Debra A. Hope
Debra A. Hope University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Franklin R. Schneier
Franklin R. Schneier Columbia University
Marylene Cloitre
Marylene Cloitre New York University
Randy O. Frost
Randy O. Frost Smith College
Linas A. Bieliauskas
Linas A. Bieliauskas University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Donald F. Klein
Donald F. Klein New York University
David H. Barlow
David H. Barlow Boston University
Edward B. Blanchard
Edward B. Blanchard University at Albany, State University of New York

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