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Overview

Judith A. Cohen is affiliated with Allegheny General Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology. Their research spans diverse areas, including child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, child abuse and trauma, migration, health and trauma, psychiatric care and mental health services, educational and psychological assessments, posttraumatic stress disorder research, and grief, bereavement, and mental health.

The scientist has published a total of 82 works within the broader discipline of psychology, with 67 of these concentrated in clinical psychology. Other identified subfields include general health professions, developmental and educational psychology, sociology and political science, and social psychology.

Judith A. Cohen's research output includes papers published in multiple specialized journals. Frequent publication venues consist of:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Several recent papers exemplify the topics and scope of Cohen's research work:

  • Effectiveness of Task-Shifted Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children Who Experienced Parental Death and Posttraumatic Stress in Kenya and Tanzania, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Suicidal Self-Harming Youth: Emotion Regulation, Mechanisms, and Mediators, 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Feasibility and effectiveness of a telehealth service delivery model for treating childhood posttraumatic stress: A community-based, open pilot trial of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy, 2020, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
  • Children Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication, 2020, PEDIATRICS
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: The role of caregivers, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders

The scientist has also contributed to scholarly books, including a publication through Bohn Stafleu van Loghum titled Behandeling van trauma bij kinderen en adolescenten in 2021.

Frequent collaborators in Cohen's work include:

  • Anthony P. Mannarino
  • Esther Deblinger
  • Victor G. Carrión
  • Allan L. Reiss
  • Amy Garrett

Best Publications

  • Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino;Esther Deblinger

  • A Multisite, Randomized Controlled Trial for Children With Sexual Abuse-Related PTSD Symptoms

    Judith A. Cohen;Esther Deblinger;Anthony P. Mannarino;Roberta A. Steer

  • A treatment outcome study for sexually abused preschool children: initial findings

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino

  • Trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children: impact of the trauma narrative and treatment length

    Esther Deblinger;Anthony P. Mannarino;Judith A. Cohen;Melissa K. Runyon

  • Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Judith A. Cohen

  • Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents at High Risk for Suicide: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Elizabeth McCauley;Elizabeth McCauley;Michele S. Berk;Michele S. Berk;Joan R. Asarnow;Molly C. Adrian;Molly C. Adrian

  • Trauma in children and adolescents: risk and treatment of psychiatric sequelae

    Daniel S Pine;Judith A Cohen

  • Treating sexually abused children: 1 year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino;Kraig Knudsen

  • Children's mental health care following Hurricane Katrina: a field trial of trauma-focused psychotherapies.

    Lisa H. Jaycox;Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino;Douglas W. Walker

  • Trauma‐focused cognitive‐behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in three‐through six year‐old children: a randomized clinical trial

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Carl F. Weems;Judith A. Cohen;Lisa Amaya-Jackson

  • A Follow-up Study of a Multisite, Randomized, Controlled Trial for Children With Sexual Abuse-Related PTSD Symptoms

    Esther Deblinger;Anthony P. Mannarino;Judith A. Cohen;Robert A. Steer

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents An Empirical Update

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino;Lucy Berliner;Esther Deblinger

  • Community Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino;Satish Iyengar

  • Practice Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Judith A. Cohen

  • A guide to guidelines for the treatment of PTSD and related conditions

    David Forbes;Mark Creamer;Jonathan Ian Bisson;Judith A. Cohen

  • Trauma-focused CBT for youth with complex trauma

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino;Matthew Kliethermes;Laura A. Murray

  • Predictors of treatment outcome in sexually abused children.

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino

  • A Treatment Study for Sexually Abused Preschool Children: Outcome During a One-Year Follow-up

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino

  • Interventions for Sexually abused Children: Initial Treatment Outcome Findings

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino

  • A pilot randomized controlled trial of combined trauma-focused CBT and sertraline for childhood PTSD symptoms.

    Judith A. Cohen;Anthony P. Mannarino;James M. Perel;Virginia Staron

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony P. Mannarino
Anthony P. Mannarino Allegheny General Hospital
Esther Deblinger
Esther Deblinger Rowan University
Michael S. Scheeringa
Michael S. Scheeringa Tulane University
Lucy Berliner
Lucy Berliner University of Washington
Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine
Edna B. Foa
Edna B. Foa University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Ian Bisson
Jonathan Ian Bisson Cardiff University
Lisa H. Jaycox
Lisa H. Jaycox RAND Corporation
Shannon Dorsey
Shannon Dorsey University of Washington
Lisa Amaya-Jackson
Lisa Amaya-Jackson Duke University

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