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Overview

Jasper A. J. Smits is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a focus on subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, and Applied Psychology.

Their work covers various main topics such as anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes. Additional research interests include mental health research topics, smoking behavior and cessation, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, digital mental health interventions, stress responses and cortisol, and behavioral health and interventions.

Jasper A. J. Smits has contributed to several frequent publication venues, including:

  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Selected recent papers authored by or associated with related domains include:

  • Looking beyond depression: a meta-analysis of the effect of behavioral activation on depression, anxiety, and activation, 2020, Psychological Medicine
  • Psychological, addictive, and health behavior implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Efficacy of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for moderate-to-severe symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial, 2020, Depression and Anxiety
  • Anxiety sensitivity as a malleable mechanistic target for prevention interventions: A meta-analysis of the efficacy of brief treatment interventions, 2021, Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
  • Aerobic exercise in the treatment of PTSD: An examination of preclinical and clinical laboratory findings, potential mechanisms, clinical implications, and future directions, 2023, Journal of Anxiety Disorders

The scientist frequently collaborates with other experts in their field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael W. Otto
  • Santiago Papini
  • David Rosenfield
  • Michael J. Telch
  • Michael J. Zvolensky

Best Publications

  • COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR ADULT ANXIETY DISORDERS: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIALS

    Stefan G. Hofmann;Jasper A. J. Smits

  • Exercise interventions for mental health: A quantitative and qualitative review

    Georgia Stathopoulou;Mark B. Powers;Angela C. Berry;Jasper A. J. Smits

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and related disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.

    Joseph K. Carpenter;Leigh A. Andrews;Sara M. Witcraft;Sara M. Witcraft;Mark B. Powers;Mark B. Powers

  • A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Clinically Relevant Mental and Physical Health Problems

    Jacqueline G.L. A-Tjak;Michelle L. Davis;Nexhmedin Morina;Mark B. Powers

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a meta-analysis of treatment outcome and moderators

    Bunmi O. Olatunji;Michelle L. Davis;Mark B. Powers;Jasper A.J. Smits

  • Augmentation of Exposure Therapy With D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety Disorder

    Stefan G. Hofmann;Alicia E. Meuret;Jasper A. J. Smits;Naomi M. Simon

  • LET'S GET PHYSICAL: A CONTEMPORARY REVIEW OF THE ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS OF EXERCISE FOR ANXIETY AND ITS DISORDERS

    Gordon J. G. Asmundson;Mathew G. Fetzner;Lindsey B. DeBoer;Mark B. Powers

  • Reducing anxiety sensitivity with exercise.

    Jasper A.J. Smits;Angela C. Berry;David Rosenfield;Mark B. Powers

  • Mechanism of change in cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorder: evidence for the fear of fear mediational hypothesis.

    Jasper A. J. Smits;Mark B. Powers;Yongrae Cho;Michael J. Telch

  • The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral interventions for reducing anxiety sensitivity: A meta-analytic review

    Jasper A.J. Smits;Angela C. Berry;Candyce D. Tart;Mark B. Powers

  • Disentangling the effects of safety-behavior utilization and safety-behavior availability during exposure-based treatment: a placebo-controlled trial.

    Mark B. Powers;Jasper A. J. Smits;Michael J. Telch

  • D-Cycloserine Augmentation of Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.

    David Mataix-Cols;Lorena Fernández de la Cruz;Benedetta Monzani;David Rosenfield

  • Threat reappraisal as a mediator of symptom change in cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders: A systematic review.

    Jasper A. J. Smits;Kristin Julian;David Rosenfield;Mark B. Powers

  • Exercise Augmentation of Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Rationale and Pilot Efficacy Data

    Mark Powers;Johnna L. Medina;Stephanie Burns;Brooke Y. Kauffman

  • Social anxiety disorder in DSM-5

    Richard G. Heimberg;Stefan G. Hofmann;Michael R. Liebowitz;Franklin R. Schneier

  • Combined Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy for Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Review and Analysis

    Michael W. Otto;Jasper A. J. Smits;Hannah E. Reese

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders.

    Michael W. Otto;Jasper A. J. Smits;Hannah E. Reese

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for hypochondriasis/health anxiety: A meta-analysis of treatment outcome and moderators

    Bunmi O. Olatunji;Brooke Y. Kauffman;Sari Meltzer;Michelle L. Davis

  • Exploring exercise as an avenue for the treatment of anxiety disorders.

    Lindsey B DeBoer;Mark B Powers;Angela C Utschig;Michael W Otto

  • An examination of the decline in fear and disgust during exposure-based treatment

    Jasper Smits;Michael Telch;P. K. Randall

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark B. Powers
Mark B. Powers Baylor University Medical Center
David Rosenfield
David Rosenfield Southern Methodist University
Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
Stefan G. Hofmann
Stefan G. Hofmann Philipp University of Marburg
Michael J. Telch
Michael J. Telch The University of Texas at Austin
Bunmi O. Olatunji
Bunmi O. Olatunji Vanderbilt University
Christopher G. Beevers
Christopher G. Beevers The University of Texas at Austin
Naomi M. Simon
Naomi M. Simon New York University
Peter J. Norton
Peter J. Norton Monash University
Conall O’Cleirigh
Conall O’Cleirigh Harvard University

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