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Michael A. Gara publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael A. Gara sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 102 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Michael A. Gara D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael A. Gara sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael A. Gara is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research activity spans several fields, mainly focusing on psychology and medicine.

The primary areas of study include neurology, psychiatry and mental health, applied psychology, clinical psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. These fields inform their investigation into various mental health conditions and neurological disorders.

Research topics addressed by Michael A. Gara encompass:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Their scholarly output includes work published in several venues, such as:

  • Neurology
  • Movement Disorders
  • Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science
  • Cureus
  • UNC Libraries

Recent publications by Michael A. Gara cover diverse aspects of neurological and psychiatric research. Notable papers include:

  • "Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in Parkinson disease," 2020, Neurology
  • "Innovating Parkinson's Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Telemedicine Depression Treatment," 2021, Movement Disorders
  • "Development and Evaluation of a Visual Remediation Intervention for People with Schizophrenia," 2020, Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science
  • "Correlates of Suicide Attempts in Filipino Youths: An Analysis Based on the 2015 Global School-Based Student Health Survey," 2021, Cureus
  • "The Impact of Antidepressant Treatment on Cognitive Functioning in Depressed Patients with Parkinson's Disease," 2020, UNC Libraries

Michael A. Gara has worked with several frequent co-authors, including Roseanne D. Dobkin, Sarah Mann, Alejandro Interian, Kailyn M. Rodriguez, and Matthew Menza. The collaborations often focus on Parkinson's disease and mental health interventions.

Best Publications

  • Immigration and mental health: Mexican Americans in the United States.

    J I Escobar;C Hoyos Nervi;M A Gara

  • A controlled trial of antidepressants in patients with Parkinson disease and depression

    M. Menza;R. D. Dobkin;H. Marin;M. H. Mark

  • The promotion of social competence: longitudinal study of a preventive school-based program.

    Maurice J. Elias;Michael A. Gara;Thomas F. Schuyler;Leslie R. Branden-Muller

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Roseanne D. Dobkin;Matthew Menza;Lesley A. Allen;Michael A. Gara

  • Diagnostic patterns in Latino, African American, and European American psychiatric patients.

    Shula Minsky;William Vega;Theresa Miskimen;Michael Gara

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for somatization disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

    Lesley A. Allen;Robert L. Woolfolk;Robert L. Woolfolk;Javier I. Escobar;Michael A. Gara

  • Abridged somatization: a study in primary care.

    Javier I. Escobar;Howard Waitzkin;Roxane Cohen Silver;Michael Gara

  • Managing atypical antipsychotic-associated weight gain: 12-month data on a multimodal weight control program.

    Matthew Menza;Betty Vreeland;Shula Minsky;Michael A. Gara

  • Impact of a preventive social problem solving intervention on children's coping with middle-school stressors.

    Maurice J. Elias;Michael Gara;Michael Ubriaco;Peggy A. Rothbaum

  • Self-complexity, self-evaluation, and depression: An examination of form and content within the self-schema.

    Robert L. Woolfolk;James Novalany;Michael A. Gara;Lesley A. Allen

  • Sources of Stress and Support in Children's Transition to Middle School: An Empirical Analysis

    Maurice J. Elias;Michael Gara;Michael Ubriaco

  • Psychosocial treatments for multiple unexplained physical symptoms: a review of the literature.

    Lesley A Allen;Javier I Escobar;Paul M Lehrer;Michael A Gara

  • Perception of self and other in major depression.

    Michael A. Gara;Robert L. Woolfolk;Bertram D. Cohen;Ruth B. Goldston

  • The role of inflammatory cytokines in cognition and other non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

    Matthew Menza;Roseanne DeFronzo Dobkin;Humberto Marin;Margery H. Mark

  • Measuring identity multiplicity and intersectionality: Hierarchical Classes Analysis (HICLAS) of sexual, racial, and gender identities

    Michael J. Stirratt;Ilan H. Meyer;Suzanne C. Ouellette;Michael A. Gara

  • DSM-IV Hypochondriasis in Primary Care

    Javier I Escobar;Michael Gara;Howard Waitzkin;Roxanne Cohen Silver

  • Effectiveness of a time-limited cognitive behavior therapy type intervention among primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms.

    Javier I. Escobar;Michael A. Gara;Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez;Alejandro Interian

  • Somatisation disorder in primary care.

    Javier I. Escobar;Michael Gara;Roxanne Cohen Silver;Howard Waitzkin

  • Somatic Complaints in Primary Care: Further Examining the Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15)

    Alejandro Interian;Lesley A. Allen;Michael A. Gara;Javier I. Escobar

  • Whether medically unexplained or not, three or more concurrent somatic symptoms predict psychopathology and service use in community populations

    Javier I. Escobar;Benjamin Cook;Chi-Nan Chen;Michael A. Gara;Michael A. Gara

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier I. Escobar
Javier I. Escobar Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert L. Woolfolk
Robert L. Woolfolk Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
William A. Vega
William A. Vega Florida International University
Maurice J. Elias
Maurice J. Elias Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Steven M. Silverstein
Steven M. Silverstein University of Rochester Medical Center
Michael A. Rodriguez
Michael A. Rodriguez University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen M. Strakowski
Stephen M. Strakowski The University of Texas at Austin
Pamela D. Butler
Pamela D. Butler Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Howard Waitzkin
Howard Waitzkin University of New Mexico
Bruce G. Link
Bruce G. Link University of California, Riverside

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