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Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker

Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker

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Psychology

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41
Citations
7396
World Ranking
7877
National Ranking
4229

Overview

Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and medicine, with a focus on child and adolescent development and mental health. The work covers both clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience, as well as educational aspects related to early childhood development.

The scientist's contributions include studies in the following main fields of study:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their subfields of research include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Education
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The topics covered by their publications focus largely on psychosocial and emotional development in children and adolescents, neuroimaging studies, early childhood education, and family support research. Main topics of work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research

They have published multiple articles in prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • NeuroImage Clinical
  • Psychiatric Annals
  • Academic Pediatrics
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Selected recent papers demonstrate the range of their research topics:

  • Family-Centered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Very Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Brain function and clinical characterization in the Boston adolescent neuroimaging of depression and anxiety study, 2020, NeuroImage Clinical
  • Cingulum-Callosal white-matter microstructure associated with emotional dysregulation in children: A diffusion tensor imaging study, 2020, NeuroImage Clinical
  • Image acquisition and quality assurance in the Boston Adolescent Neuroimaging of Depression and Anxiety study, 2020, NeuroImage Clinical
  • Further Evidence that Subsyndromal Manifestations of Depression in Childhood Predict the Subsequent Development of Major Depression: A Replication Study in a 10 Year Longitudinally Assessed Sample, 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker include:

  • Aude Henin (9 publications)
  • Mikayla Ver Pault (6 publications)
  • Alice S. Carter (5 publications)
  • Madelaine R. Abel (5 publications)
  • Jordan Holmén (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Further evidence of association between behavioral inhibition and social anxiety in children.

    Joseph Biederman;Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Jerrold F. Rosenbaum;Christine Hérot

  • The developmental psychopathology of social anxiety disorder.

    Thomas H Ollendick;Dina R Hirshfeld-Becker

  • Patterns of psychopathology and dysfunction in high-risk children of parents with panic disorder and major depression.

    Joseph Biederman;Stephen V. Faraone;Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Deborah Friedman

  • Behavioral inhibition in preschool children at risk is a specific predictor of middle childhood social anxiety: A five-year follow-up.

    Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Joseph Biederman;Aude Henin;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy for 4- to 7-year-old children with anxiety disorders: a randomized clinical trial.

    Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Bruce Masek;Aude Henin;Lauren Raezer Blakely

  • Psychopathology in the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: a controlled study.

    Aude Henin;Joseph Biederman;Eric Mick;Gary S. Sachs

  • A controlled study of behavioral inhibition in children of parents with panic disorder and depression.

    Jerrold F. Rosenbaum;Joseph Biederman;Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Jerome Kagan

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  • Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms following media exposure to tragic events: Impact of 9/11 on children at risk for anxiety disorders

    Michael W. Otto;Aude Henin;Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Mark H. Pollack

  • The corticotropin-releasing hormone gene and behavioral inhibition in children at risk for panic disorder.

    Jordan W. Smoller;Lesley H. Yamaki;Jesen A. Fagerness;Joseph Biederman

  • Rationale and principles for early intervention with young children at risk for anxiety disorders.

    Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Joseph Biederman

  • Anxiety and depressive disorders in offspring at high risk for anxiety: a meta-analysis.

    Jamie A. Micco;Aude Henin;Eric Mick;Susie Kim

  • Influence of RGS2 on Anxiety-Related Temperament, Personality, and Brain Function

    Jordan W. Smoller;Martin P. Paulus;Jesen A. Fagerness;Shaun Purcell

  • Association of a genetic marker at the corticotropin-releasing hormone locus with behavioral inhibition

    Jordan W Smoller;Jerrold F Rosenbaum;Joseph Biederman;John Kennedy

  • High risk studies and developmental antecedents of anxiety disorders.

    Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Jamie A. Micco;Nicole A. Simoes;Aude Henin

  • Behavioral inhibition and disinhibition as hypothesized precursors to psychopathology: implications for pediatric bipolar disorder.

    Dina R Hirshfeld-Becker;Joseph Biederman;Sara Calltharp;Eliza D Rosenbaum

  • The child behavior checklist broad-band scales predict subsequent psychopathology: A 5-year follow-up

    Carter R. Petty;Jerrold F. Rosenbaum;Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Aude Henin

  • Executive functioning in offspring at risk for depression and anxiety.

    Jamie A Micco;Aude Henin;Joseph Biederman;Jerrold F Rosenbaum

  • Psychopathology in the young offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: A controlled pilot study

    Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Joseph Biederman;Aude Henin;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Cognitive-behavioral intervention with young anxious children.

    Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Bruce Masek;Aude Henin;Lauren Raezer Blakely

  • Academic women faculty: are they finding the mentoring they need?

    Emily A. Blood;Nicole J. Ullrich;Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker;Ellen W. Seely

Frequent Co-Authors

Aude Henin
Aude Henin Harvard University
Nancy Snidman
Nancy Snidman Harvard University
Jerome Kagan
Jerome Kagan Harvard University
Diego A. Pizzagalli
Diego A. Pizzagalli Harvard University
Isabelle M. Rosso
Isabelle M. Rosso Harvard University
Stefan G. Hofmann
Stefan G. Hofmann Philipp University of Marburg
Naomi M. Simon
Naomi M. Simon New York University
Ronna Fried
Ronna Fried Harvard University
Pamela Sklar
Pamela Sklar Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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