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  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Michelle G. Craske is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a focus on subfields such as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Recent publications by Michelle G. Craske include:

  • "Optimizing exposure therapy with an inhibitory retrieval approach and the OptEx Nexus," 2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • "The Future of Women in Psychological Science," 2020, Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression symptoms of young people in the global south: evidence from a four-country cohort study," 2021, BMJ Open
  • "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health among 157,213 Americans," 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Positive affect treatment targets reward sensitivity: A randomized controlled trial," 2023, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Richard E. Zinbarg
  • Robin Nusslock
  • Katherine S. Young
  • Tomislav D. Zbozinek
  • Susan Y. Bookheimer

Michelle G. Craske's research has been featured extensively in journals such as Behaviour Research and Therapy, Biological Psychiatry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Affective Disorders, and Psychoneuroendocrinology.

Throughout their career, Michelle G. Craske has contributed to the scientific community with 316 publications in Psychology and 138 in Neuroscience, reflecting a broad scope of experimental and clinical inquiry centered on mental health and cognitive processes.

Among recognized professional accolades, they were named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Maximizing Exposure Therapy: An Inhibitory Learning Approach

    Michelle G. Craske;Michael Treanor;Christopher C. Conway;Tomislav Zbozinek

  • Optimizing inhibitory learning during exposure therapy

    Michelle G. Craske;Katharina Kircanski;Moriel Zelikowsky;Jayson Mystkowski

  • Computer Therapy for the Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Is Effective, Acceptable and Practical Health Care: A Meta-Analysis

    Gavin Andrews;Pim Cuijpers;Michelle G. Craske;Peter McEvoy

  • Mechanisms of mindfulness: Emotion regulation following a focused breathing induction

    Joanna J. Arch;Michelle G. Craske

  • Behavioral treatment of panic disorder

    David H. Barlow;Michelle G. Craske;Jerome A. Cerny;Janet S. Klosko

  • Computer therapy for the anxiety and depression disorders is effective, acceptable and practical health care: An updated meta-analysis

    G. Andrews;A. Basu;P. Cuijpers;M.G. Craske

  • Worry and Rumination: Repetitive Thought as a Concomitant and Predictor of Negative Mood

    Suzanne C. Segerstrom;Jennie C. I. Tsao;Lynn E. Alden;Michelle G. Craske

  • Anxiety disorders in older adults: a comprehensive review†

    Kate B. Wolitzky-Taylor;Natalie Castriotta;Eric J. Lenze;Melinda A. Stanley

  • Anxiety Disorders: Psychological Approaches To Theory And Treatment

    Michelle Genevieve Craske

  • Fear Extinction and Relapse: State of the Art

    Bram Vervliet;Michelle G. Craske;Dirk Hermans

  • What is an anxiety disorder

    Michelle G. Craske;Scott L. Rauch;Scott L. Rauch;Robert Ursano;Jason Prenoveau

  • Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) versus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Mixed Anxiety Disorders

    Joanna J. Arch;Georg H. Eifert;Carolyn Davies;Jennifer C. Plumb Vilardaga

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on psychological treatments research in tomorrow's science

    Emily A Holmes;Ata Ghaderi;Catherine J Harmer;Catherine J Harmer;Paul G Ramchandani

  • Association of Persistent and Severe Postnatal Depression With Child Outcomes.

    Elena Netsi;Rebecca M. Pearson;Lynne Murray;Lynne Murray;Lynne Murray;Peter Cooper;Peter Cooper;Peter Cooper

  • Response rates for CBT for anxiety disorders: Need for standardized criteria

    Amanda G. Loerinc;Alicia E. Meuret;Michael P. Twohig;David Rosenfield

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  • Culture and the anxiety disorders: recommendations for DSM‐V

    Roberto Lewis-Fernández;Devon E. Hinton;Amaro J. Laria;Elissa H. Patterson

  • Delivery of evidence-based treatment for multiple anxiety disorders in primary care: a randomized controlled trial.

    Peter Roy-Byrne;Michelle G. Craske;Greer Sullivan;Raphael D. Rose

  • Origins of Phobias and Anxiety Disorders: Why More Women than Men?

    Michelle Genevieve Craske

  • Implementation of the CALM intervention for anxiety disorders: a qualitative study.

    Geoffrey M Curran;Greer Sullivan;Peter Mendel;Michelle G Craske

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Different Treatments, Similar Mechanisms?

    Joanna J. Arch;Michelle G. Craske

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Zinbarg
Richard E. Zinbarg Northwestern University
David H. Barlow
David H. Barlow Boston University
Susan Mineka
Susan Mineka Northwestern University
Murray B. Stein
Murray B. Stein University of California, San Diego
Allison M. Waters
Allison M. Waters Griffith University
Ariel J. Lang
Ariel J. Lang University of California, San Diego
Alan Stein
Alan Stein University of Oxford
James W. Griffith
James W. Griffith Northwestern University
Martin M. Antony
Martin M. Antony Toronto Metropolitan University
Denise A. Chavira
Denise A. Chavira University of California, Los Angeles

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