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Overview

Josef I. Ruzek is affiliated with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in the United States. The primary field of research is psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, applied psychology, and related health professions.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics within mental health and trauma research. These include:

  • Addressing the mental health impact of COVID-19 through population health (2021, Clinical Psychology Review)
  • Comparison of Prolonged Exposure vs Cognitive Processing Therapy for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among US Veterans (2022, JAMA Network Open)
  • Using Digital Technology to Reduce the Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in Populations: Time for a New Approach (2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • Five Essential Elements of Immediate and Mid-Term Mass Trauma Intervention: Empirical Evidence (2021, Psychiatry)
  • An Open Label Pilot Study of a Brief Psychosocial Intervention for Disaster and Trauma Survivors (2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry)

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • C. Barr Taylor
  • Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit
  • Matthew J. Cordova
  • Erica Simon
  • Elizabeth A. Penix

Their research has been published often in the following venues:

  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Psychiatry
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Military Medicine
  • Clinical Psychology Review

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Mental Health Research Topics

The subfields of study focus primarily on clinical psychology, but also include applied psychology, general health professions, social psychology, and emergency medical services.

Best Publications

  • Five Essential Elements of Immediate and Mid–Term Mass Trauma Intervention: Empirical Evidence

    Stevan E. Hobfoll;Patricia Watson;Carl C. Bell;Richard A. Bryant

  • Dissemination of evidence-based psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in the Veterans Health Administration.

    Bradley E. Karlin;Josef I. Ruzek;Kathleen M. Chard;Afsoon Eftekhari

  • Development and Validation of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Trauma Exposure: The Trauma History Screen

    Eve B. Carlson;Steve R. Smith;Patrick A. Palmieri;Constance Dalenberg

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapies for trauma

    Victoria M. Follette;Josef I. Ruzek;Francis R. Abueg

  • Effectiveness of national implementation of prolonged exposure therapy in Veterans Affairs care.

    Afsoon Eftekhari;Josef I. Ruzek;Jill J. Crowley;Craig S. Rosen

  • Psychological First Aid

    Josef I. Ruzek;Melissa J. Brymer;Anne K. Jacobs;Christopher M. Layne

  • Preliminary Evaluation of PTSD Coach, a Smartphone App for Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

    Eric Kuhn;Carolyn Greene;Julia Hoffman;Tam Nguyen

  • Review of exposure therapy: a gold standard for PTSD treatment.

    Sheila A M Rauch;Afsoon Eftekhari;Josef I Ruzek

  • Innovations in Disaster Mental Health: Psychological First Aid

    Eric M. Vernberg;Alan M. Steinberg;Anne K. Jacobs;Melissa J. Brymer

  • A randomized controlled trial of a smartphone app for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.

    Eric Kuhn;Nitya Kanuri;Julia E. Hoffman;Donn W. Garvert

  • Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of the PTSD Coach app: A pilot randomized controlled trial with community trauma survivors.

    Adam Miner;Eric Kuhn;Julia E. Hoffman;Jason E. Owen

  • Comparison of Prolonged Exposure vs Cognitive Processing Therapy for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among US Veterans A Randomized Clinical Trial

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  • Addressing the mental health impact of COVID-19 through population health.

    Matt Boden;Lindsey Zimmerman;Kathryn J. Azevedo;Josef I. Ruzek

  • Disseminating evidence-based treatments for PTSD in organizational settings: A high priority focus area

    Josef I. Ruzek;Raymond C. Rosen

  • A Review of Studies on the System-Wide Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration

    C. S. Rosen;C. S. Rosen;M. M. Matthieu;S. Wiltsey Stirman;S. Wiltsey Stirman;J. M. Cook

  • The VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Post-Traumatic Stress (update 2010): development and methodology.

    Oded Susskind;Josef I Ruzek;Matthew J Friedman

  • The comparative effectiveness of cognitive processing therapy for male veterans treated in a VHA posttraumatic stress disorder residential rehabilitation program.

    Jennifer Alvarez;Caitlin McLean;Alex H. S. Harris;Craig S. Rosen

  • The "PE coach" smartphone application: an innovative approach to improving implementation, fidelity, and homework adherence during prolonged exposure.

    Greg M. Reger;Julia Hoffman;David Riggs;Barbara O. Rothbaum

  • Psychological First Aid Following Trauma: Implementation and Evaluation Framework for High-Risk Organizations

    David Forbes;Virginia Lewis;Tracey Varker;Andrea Phelps

  • CBT-I Coach: A Description and Clinician Perceptions of a Mobile App for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia.

    Eric Kuhn;Brandon J Weiss;Brandon J Weiss;Katherine L Taylor;Julia E Hoffman

  • A randomized controlled pilot study of CBT-I Coach: Feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of a mobile phone application for patients in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia:

    Erin Koffel;Eric Kuhn;Napoleon Petsoulis;Christopher R Erbes

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig S. Rosen
Craig S. Rosen Stanford University
Eric Kuhn
Eric Kuhn Stanford University
Joan M. Cook
Joan M. Cook Yale University
Paula P. Schnurr
Paula P. Schnurr Dartmouth College
Richard A. Bryant
Richard A. Bryant University of New South Wales
Edna B. Foa
Edna B. Foa University of Pennsylvania
C. Barr Taylor
C. Barr Taylor Stanford University
Christopher M. Layne
Christopher M. Layne University of California, Los Angeles
Eve B. Carlson
Eve B. Carlson VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Neil Thomas
Neil Thomas Swinburne University of Technology

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