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Shawn P. Cahill is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the United States. Their research primarily spans psychology and medicine, with a concentrated focus on clinical psychology and related subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, emergency medicine, developmental and educational psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in Cahill's work include obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, eating disorders and behaviors, as well as sexuality, behavior, and technology. Additional areas covered involve behavioral and psychological studies, autism spectrum disorder research, body image and dysmorphia studies, and broader mental health research topics.

Notable recent publications by Shawn P. Cahill include:

  • Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy for trichotillomania in adults: A randomized clinical trial, 2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Maximizing remission from cognitive-behavioral therapy in medicated adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder, 2021, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Maintenance of Wellness in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Who Discontinue Medication After Exposure/Response Prevention Augmentation, 2022, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Trauma 2021: Trauma Association of Canada Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia (virtual), April 12-16, 2021, Canadian Journal of Surgery

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Cahill include:

  • Jonathan D. Huppert
  • Ian Watson
  • Nori Bradley
  • H. Blair Simpson
  • Michael G. Wheaton

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • Canadian Journal of Surgery

Best Publications

  • Randomized Trial of Prolonged Exposure for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with and without Cognitive Restructuring: Outcome at Academic and Community Clinics.

    Edna B. Foa;Elizabeth A. Hembree;Shawn P. Cahill;Sheila A. M. Rauch

  • Religious obsessions and compulsions in a non-clinical sample: the Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS).

    Jonathan S Abramowitz;Jonathan D. Huppert;Adam B Cohen;David F Tolin

  • A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Augmenting Pharmacotherapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Helen Blair Simpson;Edna B Foa;Michael R Liebowitz;Deborah Roth Ledley

  • Apparent Symptom Overreporting in Combat Veterans Evaluated for PTSD

    B.Christopher Frueh;Mark B Hamner;Shawn P Cahill;Paul B Gold

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy vs Risperidone for Augmenting Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Helen Blair Simpson;Helen Blair Simpson;Edna B. Foa;Michael R. Liebowitz;Jonathan D. Huppert;Jonathan D. Huppert

  • Augmentation of sertraline with prolonged exposure in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Barbara O. Rothbaum;Shawn P. Cahill;Edna B. Foa;Jonathan R. T. Davidson

  • Anger and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in crime victims: A longitudinal analysis

    Ulrich Orth;Shawn P. Cahill;Edna B. Foa;Andreas Maercker

  • Dissemination of exposure therapy in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

    Shawn P. Cahill;Edna B. Foa;Elizabeth A. Hembree;Randall D. Marshall

  • Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for PTSD on Anger.

    Shawn P. Cahill;Sheila A. Rauch;Elizabeth A. Hembree;Edna B. Foa

  • Does EMDR Work? And if so, Why?: A Critical Review of Controlled Outcome and Dismantling Research

    Shawn P Cahill;Maureen H Carrigan;B.Christopher Frueh

  • Noradrenergic modulation of extinction learning and exposure therapy

    Devin Mueller;Shawn P. Cahill

  • Social, Psychological, and Psychiatric Interventions Following Terrorist Attacks: Recommendations for Practice and Research

    Edna B Foa;Shawn P Cahill;Joseph A Boscarino;Stevan E Hobfoll;Stevan E Hobfoll

  • Psychological theories of PTSD.

    Seth J. Gillihan;Shawn P. Cahill;Edna B. Foa

  • Assessment of social functioning in combat veterans with PTSD

    B.Christopher Frueh;Samuel M Turner;Deborah C Beidel;Shawn P Cahill

  • Changes in reported physical health symptoms and social function with prolonged exposure therapy for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder

    Sheila A.M. Rauch;Sheila A.M. Rauch;Tania E.E. Grunfeld;Tania E.E. Grunfeld;Elna Yadin;Shawn P. Cahill

  • Behavior Therapy for Pediatric Trichotillomania: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Martin E. Franklin;Aubrey L. Edson;Deborah A. Ledley;Shawn P. Cahill

  • Primum non nocere (first do no harm): symptom worsening and improvement in female assault victims after prolonged exposure for PTSD.

    Nuwan Jayawickreme;Shawn P. Cahill;David S. Riggs;Sheila A. M. Rauch

  • The impact of experiential avoidance and obsessive beliefs on obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a severe clinical sample.

    Rachel C. Manos;Shawn P. Cahill;Chad T. Wetterneck;Christine A. Conelea;Christine A. Conelea

  • Impact of personality disorders on treatment outcome for female assault survivors with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Elizabeth A. Hembree;Shawn P. Cahill;Edna B. Foa

  • The psychometric properties of the Sexual Experiences Survey–Short Form Victimization (SES-SFV) and characteristics of sexual victimization experiences in college men.

    RaeAnn E. Anderson;Shawn P. Cahill;Douglas L. Delahanty

  • Residential treatment outcomes for adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Rachel C Leonard;Martin E Franklin;Chad T Wetterneck;Bradley C Riemann

  • Clinical Correlates of 24‐H Cortisol and Norepinephrine Excretion Among Subjects Seeking Treatment Following the World Trade Center Attacks on 9/11

    Linda M. Bierer;Lisa Tischler;Ellen Labinsky;Shawn Cahill

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas L. Delahanty
Douglas L. Delahanty Kent State University
Edna B. Foa
Edna B. Foa University of Pennsylvania
Bradley C. Riemann
Bradley C. Riemann Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Christine A. Conelea
Christine A. Conelea University of Minnesota
Martin E. Franklin
Martin E. Franklin University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan D. Huppert
Jonathan D. Huppert Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Douglas W. Woods
Douglas W. Woods Marquette University
H. Blair Simpson
H. Blair Simpson Columbia University
Michael P. Twohig
Michael P. Twohig Utah State University
Barbara O. Rothbaum
Barbara O. Rothbaum Emory University

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