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Scott N. Compton

Scott N. Compton

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Psychology

D-Index
55
Citations
14982
World Ranking
4346
National Ranking
2420

Overview

Scott N. Compton is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has a significant research footprint in the field of psychology with a focus on clinical psychology. Their work spans several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, education, psychiatry and mental health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Compton's research addresses a variety of topics, with particular emphasis on autism spectrum disorder research and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development. Other areas of study include obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, child development and digital technology, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, and virology and viral diseases.

Notable recent publications by Compton include:

  • Computational Methods to Measure Patterns of Gaze in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Early detection of autism using digital behavioral phenotyping, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • A Phase II Randomized Clinical Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Umbilical Cord Blood Infusion for Treatment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020, The Journal of Pediatrics
  • Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy for trichotillomania in adults: A randomized clinical trial, 2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) Versus Treatment as Usual (TAU) for Suicidal College Students, 2020, Archives of Suicide Research

Frequent co-authorships have been established with researchers such as Géraldine Dawson, Kimberly L. H. Carpenter, Lauren Franz, Naomi Davis, and John Piacentini.

Scott N. Compton's work has appeared repeatedly in several key publication venues, reflecting a broad engagement with child psychology and psychiatry. These include:

  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • UNC Libraries

Their extensive publication record demonstrates a strong focus on developmental disorders and mental health in children and adolescents, supported by interdisciplinary approaches integrating clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sertraline, or a Combination in Childhood Anxiety

    John T. Walkup;Anne Marie Albano;John Piacentini;Boris Birmaher

  • Relationships Between Poverty and Psychopathology: A Natural Experiment

    E. Jane Costello;Scott N. Compton;Gordon Keeler;Adrian Angold

  • Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review.

    Scott N. Compton;John S. March;David Brent;Anne Marie Albano

  • Fluvoxamine for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

    John T. Walkup;Michael J. Labellarte;Mark A. Riddle;Daniel S. Pine;Daniel S. Pine

  • Clinical Characteristics of Anxiety Disordered Youth

    Philip C. Kendall;Scott N. Compton;John T. Walkup;Boris Birmaher

  • The Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS): Development and Psychometric Properties

    Ma Riddle;Gs Ginsburg;Jt Walkup;Mj Labellarte

  • Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS): rationale, design, and methods

    Scott N Compton;John T Walkup;Anne Marie Albano;John C Piacentini

  • Remission after acute treatment in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders: findings from the CAMS.

    Golda S. Ginsburg;Philip C. Kendall;Dara Sakolsky;Scott N. Compton

  • Review of the evidence base for treatment of childhood psychopathology: externalizing disorders.

    Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;Scott N. Compton;J. Barbara Burns;Elizabeth Robertson

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy Augmentation of Pharmacotherapy in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Pediatric OCD Treatment Study II (POTS II) Randomized Controlled Trial

    Martin E. Franklin;Jeffrey Sapyta;Jennifer B. Freeman;Muniya Khanna

  • The Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters Study (TASA): Predictors of Suicidal Events in an Open Treatment Trial

    David A. Brent;Laurence L. Greenhill;Scott Compton;Graham Emslie

  • The case for practical clinical trials in psychiatry.

    John S. March;Susan G. Silva;Scott Compton;Mark Shapiro

  • Naturalistic Follow-up of Youths Treated for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders

    Golda S. Ginsburg;Emily M. Becker;Courtney P. Keeton;Dara Sakolsky

  • Early childhood OCD: preliminary findings from a family-based cognitive-behavioral approach.

    Jennifer B. Freeman;Abbe M. Garcia;Lisa Coyne;Chelsea Ale

  • Predictors and moderators of treatment response in childhood anxiety disorders: results from the CAMS trial.

    Scott N. Compton;Tara S. Peris;Daniel Almirall;Boris Birmaher

  • Designing a pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial for developing an adaptive treatment strategy

    Daniel Almirall;Scott N. Compton;Meredith L Gunlicks-Stoessel;Naihua Duan

  • Exploring the Impact of Chronic Tic Disorders on Youth: Results from the Tourette Syndrome Impact Survey

    Christine A. Conelea;Douglas W. Woods;Samuel H. Zinner;Samuel H. Zinner;Cathy Budman

  • Family-Based Treatment of Early Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder The Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Study for Young Children (POTS Jr)—A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Jennifer Freeman;Jeffrey Sapyta;Abbe Garcia;Scott Compton

  • Trajectories of change in youth anxiety during cognitive-behavior therapy.

    Tara S. Peris;Scott N. Compton;Philip C. Kendall;Boris Birmaher

  • 24- and 36-week outcomes for the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS).

    John Piacentini;Shannon Bennett;Scott N. Compton;Phillip C. Kendall

  • Results From the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Extended Long-Term Study (CAMELS): Primary Anxiety Outcomes

    Golda S. Ginsburg;Emily M. Becker-Haimes;Courtney Keeton;Philip C. Kendall

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. Walkup
John T. Walkup Lurie Children's Hospital
John Piacentini
John Piacentini University of California, Los Angeles
Golda S. Ginsburg
Golda S. Ginsburg University of Connecticut
Anne Marie Albano
Anne Marie Albano Columbia University
Philip C. Kendall
Philip C. Kendall Temple University
Boris Birmaher
Boris Birmaher University of Pittsburgh
Dara Sakolsky
Dara Sakolsky University of Pittsburgh
John S. March
John S. March Duke University
James T. McCracken
James T. McCracken University of California, Los Angeles
Douglas W. Woods
Douglas W. Woods Marquette University

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