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Michael K. Suvak was affiliated with Suffolk University in the United States. Their research focused primarily on psychology, with a total of 42 publications in the field. Within psychology, their work concentrated on clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, epidemiology, psychiatry and mental health, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in Suvak's research included mental health research topics, traumatic brain injury research, posttraumatic stress disorder research, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes, psychotherapy techniques and applications, and child abuse and trauma.

Some of the frequent publication venues for Suvak's work were:

  • Behavior Therapy
  • Psychological Services
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Implementation Research and Practice

Frequent coauthors included Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Candice M. Monson, Hilary Hodgdon, Jiyoung Song, and Norman Shields. These collaborations contributed to a substantial body of work spanning multiple years.

Notable papers published by Michael K. Suvak included:

  • Relationships Among Sleep Disturbance, Reward System Functioning, Anhedonia, and Depressive Symptoms, 2021, Behavior Therapy
  • A Novel Approach to the Assessment of Fidelity to a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for PTSD Using Clinical Worksheets: A Proof of Concept With Cognitive Processing Therapy, 2020, Behavior Therapy
  • The Effect of PTSD Symptom Change on Suicidal Ideation in a Combined Military and Civilian Sample Engaged in Cognitive Processing Therapy, 2020, Behavior Therapy
  • Temporary PTSD symptom increases among individuals receiving CPT in a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial: Potential predictors and association with overall symptom change trajectory., 2020, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Recovering from intimate partner violence through Strengths and Empowerment (RISE): Development, pilot testing, and refinement of a patient-centered brief counseling intervention for women., 2021, Psychological Services

Best Publications

  • Yoga as an adjunctive treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

    Bessel A. van der Kolk;Laura Stone;Jennifer West;Alison Rhodes

  • A critical evaluation of the complex PTSD literature: implications for DSM-5.

    Patricia A. Resick;Patricia A. Resick;Michelle J. Bovin;Amber L. Calloway;Alexandra M. Dick

  • Long-term outcomes of cognitive–behavioral treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder among female rape survivors.

    Patricia A. Resick;Lauren F. Williams;Michael K. Suvak;Candice M. Monson

  • Concurrent naltrexone and prolonged exposure therapy for patients with comorbid alcohol dependence and PTSD: a randomized clinical trial.

    Edna B. Foa;David A. Yusko;Carmen P. McLean;Michael K. Suvak

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD and depression symptoms reduces risk for future intimate partner violence among interpersonal trauma survivors.

    Katherine M. Iverson;Jaimie L. Gradus;Patricia A. Resick;Michael K. Suvak

  • Relationships Among Alcohol Use, Hyperarousal, and Marital Abuse and Violence in Vietnam Veterans

    Vincent W. Savarese;Michael K. Suvak;Lynda A. King;Lynda A. King;Daniel W. King;Daniel W. King

  • Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence Revictimization: The Relative Impact of Distinct PTSD Symptoms, Dissociation, and Coping Strategies

    Katherine M. Iverson;Katherine M. Iverson;Scott D. Litwack;Suzanne L. Pineles;Suzanne L. Pineles;Michael K. Suvak;Michael K. Suvak

  • The impact of dissociation on PTSD treatment with cognitive processing therapy

    Patricia A. Resick;Patricia A. Resick;Michael K. Suvak;Michael K. Suvak;Benjamin D. Johnides;Karen S. Mitchell;Karen S. Mitchell

  • Heterogeneity in the course of posttraumatic stress disorder: trajectories of symptomatology.

    Benjamin D. Dickstein;Michael Suvak;Brett T. Litz;Amy B. Adler

  • Preliminary evidence for cognitive mediation during cognitive-behavioral therapy of panic disorder.

    Stefan G. Hofmann;Alicia E. Meuret;David Rosenfield;Michael K. Suvak

  • A brief, but nuanced, review of emotional granularity and emotion differentiation research

    Katharine E Smidt;Michael K Suvak

  • A Randomized Controlled Study of Neurofeedback for Chronic PTSD.

    Bessel A. van der Kolk;Bessel A. van der Kolk;Bessel A. van der Kolk;Hilary Hodgdon;Hilary Hodgdon;Mark Gapen;Regina Musicaro;Regina Musicaro

  • Sudden gains during therapy of social phobia.

    Stefan G. Hofmann;Stefan M. Schulz;Alicia E. Meuret;David A. Moscovitch

  • Emotional Granularity and Borderline Personality Disorder

    Michael K. Suvak;Brett T. Litz;Denise M. Sloan;Mary C. Zanarini

  • A group randomized trial of critical incident stress debriefing provided to U.S. peacekeepers

    Amy B. Adler;Brett T. Litz;Carl Andrew Castro;Michael Suvak

  • TREATMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER REDUCES SUICIDAL IDEATION

    Jaimie L. Gradus;Michael K. Suvak;Blair E. Wisco;Brian P. Marx;Brian P. Marx

  • Group cohesion in cognitive-behavioral group therapy for social phobia.

    Marlene Taube-Schiff;Michael K. Suvak;Martin M. Antony;Martin M. Antony;Martin M. Antony;Peter J. Bieling;Peter J. Bieling

  • Mediation of changes in anxiety and depression during treatment of social phobia.

    David A. Moscovitch;Stefan G. Hofmann;Michael K. Suvak;Tina In-Albon

  • Associations of Gender and Gender-Role Ideology With Behavioral and Attitudinal Features of Intimate Partner Aggression.

    Marcia K. Fitzpatrick;Dawn M. Salgado;Michael K. Suvak;Lynda A. King

  • Twenty-four-hour ambulatory assessment of heart rate and blood pressure in chronic PTSD and non-PTSD veterans.

    Todd C. Buckley;Todd C. Buckley;Dana Holohan;Dana Holohan;Jennifer L. Greif;Michele Bedard

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia A. Resick
Patricia A. Resick Duke University
Joseph Spinazzola
Joseph Spinazzola Justice Resource Institute
Candice M. Monson
Candice M. Monson Toronto Metropolitan University
Brett T. Litz
Brett T. Litz Boston University
Stefan G. Hofmann
Stefan G. Hofmann Philipp University of Marburg
Bessel A. van der Kolk
Bessel A. van der Kolk Boston University
Dawne Vogt
Dawne Vogt Boston University
Casey T. Taft
Casey T. Taft Boston University
Daniel W. King
Daniel W. King Boston University
Denise M. Sloan
Denise M. Sloan Boston University

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