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Overview

Rachel Manber is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and medicine, with a major emphasis on experimental and cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

The subfields of study that appear prominently in their publication record include:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Clinical Psychology

Manber's work revolves largely around the study of sleep and its related disorders, sleep and wakefulness research, and maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. Other main research topics include digital mental health interventions, infant development and preterm care, sleep and work-related fatigue, and various mental health research topics.

Their frequent publication venues highlight a strong presence in sleep medicine and behavioral health. These include:

  • SLEEP
  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • JMIR Research Protocols
  • SLEEP Advances

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Manber include:

  • "Sleep and affect: A conceptual review," 2022, published in Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • "Effect of Electroacupuncture vs Sham Treatment on Change in Pain Severity Among Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain," 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • "Improving perinatal sleep via a scalable cognitive behavioural intervention: findings from a randomised controlled trial from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum," 2021, Psychological Medicine
  • "Stress, Sleep, and Coping Self-Efficacy in Adolescents," 2020, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • "Treating Insomnia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observations and Perspectives from a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic," 2020, Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Manber collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Norah Simpson, Jessica R. Dietch, Isabelle Tully, Joshua Tutek, and Nicole B. Gumport. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships across various projects related to their research interests.

Best Publications

  • The 16-Item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS), clinician rating (QIDS-C), and self-report (QIDS-SR): a psychometric evaluation in patients with chronic major depression.

    A.John Rush;Madhukar H Trivedi;Hicham M Ibrahim;Thomas J Carmody

  • A comparison of nefazodone, the cognitive behavioral-analysis system of psychotherapy, and their combination for the treatment of chronic depression.

    Martin B. Keller;James P. McCullough;Daniel N. Klein;Bruce Arnow

  • The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX): reliability and validity.

    Cynthia A. McGahuey;Alan J. Gelenberg;Cindi A. Laukes;Francisco A. Moreno

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia enhances depression outcome in patients with comorbid major depressive disorder and insomnia.

    Rachel Manber;Jack D. Edinger;Jenna L. Gress;Melanie G. San Pedro-Salcedo

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  • Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

    Kimberly A. Yonkers;Katherine L. Wisner;Zachary Stowe;Ellen Leibenluft

  • Cognitive behavior therapy for chronic insomnia occurring within the context of medical and psychiatric disorders.

    Michael T. Smith;Mary I. Huang;Rachel Manber

  • CBT for Insomnia in Patients with High and Low Depressive Symptom Severity: Adherence and Clinical Outcomes

    Rachel Manber;Rebecca A. Bernert;Sooyeon Suh;Sara Nowakowski

  • Therapeutic alliance in depression treatment: controlling for prior change and patient characteristics.

    Daniel N. Klein;Joseph E. Schwartz;Neil J. Santiago;Dina Vivian

  • Beyond the mean: A systematic review on the correlates of daily intraindividual variability of sleep/wake patterns.

    Bei Bei;Bei Bei;Joshua F. Wiley;John Trinder;Rachel Manber

  • Sex, steroids, and sleep : A review

    Rachel Manber;Roseanne Armitage

  • Improving Sleep with Mindfulness and Acceptance: A Metacognitive Model of Insomnia

    Jason C. Ong;Christi S. Ulmer;Rachel Manber

  • A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation for chronic insomnia.

    Jason C. Ong;Rachel Manber;Zindel Segal;Yinglin Xia

  • Combining Mindfulness Meditation with Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Insomnia: A Treatment-Development Study

    Jason C. Ong;Shauna L. Shapiro;Rachel Manber

  • Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy and brief supportive psychotherapy for augmentation of antidepressant nonresponse in chronic depression: the REVAMP Trial.

    James H. Kocsis;Alan J. Gelenberg;Barbara O. Rothbaum;Daniel N. Klein

  • The relationship between the therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome in two distinct psychotherapies for chronic depression.

    Bruce A. Arnow;Dana Steidtmann;Christine Blasey;Rachel Manber

  • Dropouts versus completers among chronically depressed outpatients.

    Bruce A. Arnow;Christine Blasey;Rachel Manber;Michael J. Constantino

  • Psychotherapist mindfulness and the psychotherapy process.

    Noah G. Bruce;Rachel Manber;Shauna L. Shapiro;Michael J. Constantino

  • The effects of regularizing sleep-wake schedules on daytime sleepiness.

    Rachel Manber;Richard R. Bootzin;Christine Acebo;Mary A. Carskadon

  • Acupuncture: a promising treatment for depression during pregnancy.

    Rachel Manber;Rosa N. Schnyer;John J.B. Allen;A. John Rush

  • Patient preference as a moderator of outcome for chronic forms of major depressive disorder treated with nefazodone, cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy, or their combination.

    James H. Kocsis;Andrew C. Leon;John C. Markowitz;Rachel Manber

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce A. Arnow
Bruce A. Arnow Stanford University
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania
Daniel N. Klein
Daniel N. Klein Stony Brook University
Barbara O. Rothbaum
Barbara O. Rothbaum Emory University
John C. Markowitz
John C. Markowitz Columbia University
Bei Bei
Bei Bei Monash University
Martin B. Keller
Martin B. Keller Brown University
Madhukar H. Trivedi
Madhukar H. Trivedi The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
John J.B. Allen
John J.B. Allen University of Arizona
A. John Rush
A. John Rush Duke University

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