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Overview

Melissa A. Polusny is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including psychology and medicine, with a strong focus on clinical psychology as the primary subfield. Other areas of expertise include pharmacology, epidemiology, general health professions, and developmental neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in Polusny's work cover posttraumatic stress disorder research, resilience and mental health, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury research, mindfulness and compassion interventions, healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, and child abuse and trauma.

Recent publications by Polusny demonstrate engagement with diverse aspects of trauma and mental health, including:

  • Divergent experiences of U.S. veterans who did and did not complete trauma-focused therapies for PTSD: A national qualitative study of treatment dropout, 2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • A Proof-of-Concept Study of Subanesthetic Intravenous Ketamine Combined With Prolonged Exposure Therapy Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  • "It leaves me very skeptical" messaging in marketing prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy to veterans with PTSD, 2020, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain (LAMP): Design for a Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Two Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain, 2020, Pain Medicine
  • Making sense of poor adherence in PTSD treatment from the perspectives of veterans and their therapists, 2022, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy

Frequent co-authors in Polusny's publications include:

  • Shannon Kehle-Forbes
  • Laura A. Meis
  • Christopher R. Erbes
  • Craig A. Marquardt
  • Michele Spoont

Polusny has published extensively in various scientific journals, with notable repeated contributions to the following venues:

  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Psychological Services
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Biological Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Measuring experiential avoidance: A preliminary test of a working model

    Steven C. Hayes;Kirk Strosahl;Kelly G. Wilson;Richard T. Bissett

  • Long-term correlates of child sexual abuse: Theory and review of the empirical literature

    Melissa A. Polusny;Victoria M. Follette

  • Cumulative trauma: The impact of child sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, and spouse abuse

    Victoria M. Follette;Melissa A. Polusny;Anne E. Bechtle;Amy E. Naugle

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • Mindfulness-based stress reduction for posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans a randomized clinical trial

    Melissa A. Polusny;Melissa A. Polusny;Christopher R Erbes;Christopher R Erbes;Paul Thuras;Paul Thuras;Amy Moran

  • Posttraumatic stress symptoms among National Guard soldiers deployed to Iraq: associations with parenting behaviors and couple adjustment.

    Abigail H. Gewirtz;Melissa A. Polusny;David S. DeGarmo;Anna Khaylis

  • Longitudinal Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Comorbidity on Postdeployment Outcomes in National Guard Soldiers Deployed to Iraq

    Melissa A. Polusny;Shannon M. Kehle;Nathaniel W. Nelson;Christopher R. Erbes

  • Treatment initiation and dropout from prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy in a VA outpatient clinic.

    Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes;Laura A. Meis;Michele R. Spoont;Melissa A. Polusny

  • Prevalence and consequences of adult sexual assault of men: review of empirical findings and state of the literature

    Zoë D. Peterson;Emily K. Voller;Melissa A. Polusny;Melissa A. Polusny;Maureen Murdoch;Maureen Murdoch

  • Prospective risk factors for new-onset post-traumatic stress disorder in National Guard soldiers deployed to Iraq.

    Melissa A Polusny;Christopher R Erbes;M. Murdoch;Paul A Arbisi

  • Helping military families through the deployment process: Strategies to support parenting.

    Abigail H. Gewirtz;Christopher R. Erbes;Melissa A. Polusny;Marion S. Forgatch

  • Vicarious Traumatization: Potential Hazards and Interventions for Disaster and Trauma Workers

    Kathleen M. Palm;Melissa A. Polusny;Victoria M. Follette

  • Development and initial validation of the Response to Stressful Experiences Scale

    Douglas C. Johnson;Melissa A. Polusny;Melissa A. Polusny;Christopher R. Erbes;Daniel King;Daniel King

  • Posttraumatic Stress, Family Adjustment, and Treatment Preferences Among National Guard Soldiers Deployed to OEF/OIF

    Anna Khaylis;Melissa A Polusny;Christopher R Erbes;Abigail Gewirtz

  • Remembering childhood sexual abuse: A national survey of psychologists' clinical practices, beliefs, and personal experiences

    Melissa A. Polusny;Victoria M. Follette;Victoria M. Follette

  • The bidirectional relationship between sleep complaints and pain: Analysis of data from a randomized trial.

    Erin Koffel;Kurt Kroenke;Matthew J. Bair;David Leverty

  • Experimental avoidance as a mediator of the effects of adolescent sexual victimization on negative adult outcomes.

    Melissa A. Polusny;M. Zachary Rosenthal;Inmaculada Aban;Victoria M. Follette

  • Couple therapy with combat veterans and their partners

    Christopher R. Erbes;Melissa A. Polusny;Shelley MacDermid;Jill S. Compton

  • Relationship Adjustment, PTSD Symptoms, and Treatment Utilization Among Coupled National Guard Soldiers Deployed to Iraq

    Laura A. Meis;Robin A. Barry;Shannon M. Kehle;Christopher R. Erbes

  • Early mental health treatment-seeking among U.S. National Guard soldiers deployed to Iraq.

    Shannon M. Kehle;Melissa A. Polusny;Maureen Murdoch;Christopher R. Erbes

  • 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

Christopher R. Erbes
Christopher R. Erbes University of Minnesota
Paul A. Arbisi
Paul A. Arbisi University of Minnesota
Paul Thuras
Paul Thuras University of Minnesota
Brett T. Litz
Brett T. Litz Boston University
Josef I. Ruzek
Josef I. Ruzek University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Robert H. Pietrzak
Robert H. Pietrzak Yale University
David S. DeGarmo
David S. DeGarmo University of Oregon
Eric Kuhn
Eric Kuhn Stanford University
John B. Pryor
John B. Pryor Illinois State University
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital

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