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  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Perry M. Nicassio is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with specific focus on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Rheumatology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Education, and Physiology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Recent papers by Nicassio demonstrate involvement in both clinical and psychometric research. These include:

  • Development and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale, 2020, published in The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Nonpharmacologic Pain Management in Inflammatory Arthritis, 2021, Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
  • The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Pre-sleep Arousal Scale, 2023, Sleep and Biological Rhythms
  • Socioeconomic status, reserve capacity, and depressive symptoms predict pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis: an examination of the reserve capacity model, 2024, BMC Rheumatology
  • A reliability generalization meta-analysis of the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the pre-sleep arousal scale (PSAS), 2024, Sleep Medicine

Nicassio has published in various specialized venues including:

  • The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
  • Sleep and Biological Rhythms
  • BMC Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Nicassio's work include Kutlu Kağan Türkarslan, Deniz Canel Çınarbaş, Isa Okajima, Miho Ishii, and Moeko Ochi.

In 1993, Nicassio was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Best Publications

  • Development of a questionnaire for the assessment of active and passive coping strategies in chronic pain patients.

    Gregory K. Brown;Perry M. Nicassio

  • The phenomenology of the pre-sleep state: The development of the pre-sleep arousal scale

    Perry M. Nicassio;Debra R. Mendlowitz;Juanita J. Fussell;Lynn Petras

  • Comparative meta-analysis of behavioral interventions for insomnia and their efficacy in middle-aged adults and in older adults 55+ years of age.

    Michael R. Irwin;Jason C. Cole;Perry M. Nicassio

  • The measurement of helplessness in rheumatoid arthritis. The development of the arthritis helplessness index.

    P M Nicassio;K A Wallston;L F Callahan;M Herbert

  • Pain coping strategies and depression in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Gregory K. Brown;Perry M. Nicassio;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Transition from acute to chronic pain and disability: a model including cognitive, affective, and trauma factors.

    Corinna Young Casey;Melanie A. Greenberg;Perry M. Nicassio;R. Edward Harpin

  • The contribution of pain, reported sleep quality, and depressive symptoms to fatigue in fibromyalgia.

    Perry M Nicassio;Perry M Nicassio;Ellen G Moxham;Catherine E Schuman;Richard N Gevirtz

  • Chronic life stress alters sympathetic, neuroendocrine, and immune responsivity to an acute psychological stressor in humans

    Jennifer L. Pike;Tom L. Smith;Richard L. Hauger;Perry M. Nicassio

  • Sleep loss exacerbates fatigue, depression, and pain in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Michael R. Irwin;Richard Olmstead;Carmen Carrillo;Nina Sadeghi

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy vs. Tai Chi for late life insomnia and inflammatory risk: a randomized controlled comparative efficacy trial.

    Michael R. Irwin;Richard Olmstead;Carmen Carrillo;Nina Sadeghi

  • Longitudinal Relationships Among Pain, Sleep Problems, and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Perry M. Nicassio;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • A comparison of progressive relaxation and autogenic training as treatments for insomnia.

    Perry Nicassio;Richard Bootzin

  • Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia

    Richard R. Bootzin;Perry M. Nicassio

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Tai Chi Reverse Cellular and Genomic Markers of Inflammation in Late Life Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Michael R. Irwin;Michael R. Irwin;Richard Olmstead;Elizabeth C. Breen;Elizabeth C. Breen;Tuff Witarama

  • A comparison of behavioral and educational interventions for fibromyalgia

    P M Nicassio;V Radojevic;M H Weisman;C Schuman

  • Behavioral intervention with and without family support for rheumatoid arthritis

    Vesna Radojevic;Perry M. Nicassio;Perry M. Nicassio;Michael H. Weisman

  • Tai Chi Chih Compared With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Insomnia in Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Randomized, Partially Blinded, Noninferiority Trial.

    Michael R. Irwin;Richard Olmstead;Carmen Carrillo;Nina Sadeghi

  • Disease-Specific Patient Reported Outcome Tools for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Meenakshi Jolly;A. Simon Pickard;Joel A. Block;Rajan B. Kumar

  • Tai Chi, Cellular Inflammation, and Transcriptome Dynamics in Breast Cancer Survivors With Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Michael R. Irwin;Richard Olmstead;Elizabeth C. Breen;Tuff Witarama

  • Factor structure of the Arthritis Helplessness Index

    M J Stein;K A Wallston;P M Nicassio

  • Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists

    Perry M. Nicassio

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Wallston
Kenneth A. Wallston Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Richard R. Bootzin
Richard R. Bootzin University of Arizona
Gregory K. Brown
Gregory K. Brown University of Wyoming
Patricia A. Ganz
Patricia A. Ganz University of California, Los Angeles
Julienne E. Bower
Julienne E. Bower University of California, Los Angeles
Timothy W. Smith
Timothy W. Smith University of Utah
Mary C. Davis
Mary C. Davis Arizona State University
Howard Tennen
Howard Tennen University of Connecticut
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Peter K. Gregersen
Peter K. Gregersen Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

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