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Sheila A.M. Rauch

Sheila A.M. Rauch

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Psychology

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10252
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5903
National Ranking
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Overview

Sheila A.M. Rauch is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and specializes in clinical research within psychology and medicine. Their academic work centers primarily on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a focus on treatment approaches, neurobiological processes, and related mental health outcomes.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

The primary fields of study for this researcher encompass:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, they are notably active in subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Epidemiology
  • General Health Professions
  • Pharmacology
  • Social Psychology

Sheila A.M. Rauch's publication record includes numerous contributions to high-impact journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Psychological Services
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • An intensive outpatient program with prolonged exposure for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Retention, predictors, and patterns of change. (2020, Psychological Services)
  • Understanding the impact of complicated grief on combat related posttraumatic stress disorder, guilt, suicide, and functional impairment in a clinical trial of post-9/11 service members and veterans. (2020, Depression and Anxiety)
  • Perceived benefits and drawbacks of massed prolonged exposure: A qualitative thematic analysis of reactions from treatment completers. (2020, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy)
  • Associations between resting-state functional connectivity and treatment response in a randomized clinical trial for posttraumatic stress disorder. (2020, Depression and Anxiety)
  • Cortisol awakening response in PTSD treatment: Predictor or mechanism of change. (2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology)

Collaborations with other researchers form a significant element of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Barbara O. Rothbaum
  • Israel Liberzon
  • Samuel A. McLean
  • Jessica L. Maples-Keller
  • Carmen P. McLean

In addition to journal publications, Sheila A.M. Rauch has contributed to the literature through books published with the American Psychological Association. One such work is "Retraining the brain: Applied neuroscience in exposure therapy for PTSD" released in 2021.

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

  • Cognitive changes during prolonged exposure versus prolonged exposure plus cognitive restructuring in female assault survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Edna B. Foa;Sheila A. M. Rauch

  • A PILOT STUDY OF GROUP MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) FOR COMBAT VETERANS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

    Anthony P. King;Thane M. Erickson;Nicholas D. Giardino;Todd Favorite

  • Emotional Processing Theory (EPT) and Exposure Therapy for PTSD.

    Sheila Rauch;Edna Foa

  • Psychometric properties of the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale for DSM-5 (PDS-5).

    Edna B. Foa;Carmen P. McLean;Yinyin Zang;Jody Zhong

  • CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR COMPLEX PTSD IN ADULTS.

    Ad De Jongh;Ad De Jongh;Patricia A. Resick;Lori A. Zoellner;Agnes van Minnen

  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD

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  • Review of exposure therapy: a gold standard for PTSD treatment.

    Sheila A M Rauch;Afsoon Eftekhari;Josef I Ruzek

  • Psychometric properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale Interview for DSM-5 (PSSI-5).

    Edna B. Foa;Carmen P. McLean;Yinyin Zang;Jody Zhong

  • Prolonged exposure for PTSD in a Veterans Health Administration PTSD clinic

    Sheila A. M. Rauch;Erin Defever;Todd K. Favorite;Anne Duroe

  • ALTERED DEFAULT MODE NETWORK (DMN) RESTING STATE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY FOLLOWING A MINDFULNESS-BASED EXPOSURE THERAPY FOR POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) IN COMBAT VETERANS OF AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ.

    Anthony P. King;R B A Stefanie Block;Rebecca K. Sripada;Sheila Rauch

  • Beyond the manual: The insider's guide to Prolonged Exposure therapy for PTSD

    Elizabeth A. Hembree;Sheila A.M. Rauch;Edna B. Foa

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

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

  • Exploring posttraumatic stress disorder symptom profile among pregnant women

    Julia S. Seng;Sheila A.M. Rauch;Sheila A.M. Rauch;Heidi Resnick;Caroline D. Reed

  • Paroxetine CR augmentation for posttraumatic stress disorder refractory to prolonged exposure therapy.

    Naomi M. Simon;Kathryn M. Connor;Ariel J. Lang;Sheila Rauch

  • Unintended Consequences of Changing the Definition of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in DSM-5: Critique and Call for Action.

    Charles W. Hoge;Rachel Yehuda;Carl A. Castro;Alexander C. McFarlane

  • Health service utilization before and after evidence-based treatment for PTSD.

    Peter W. Tuerk;Bethany Wangelin;Sheila A. M. Rauch;Clara E. Dismuke

  • Imagery vividness and perceived anxious arousal in prolonged exposure treatment for PTSD.

    Sheila A. M. Rauch;Edna B. Foa;Jami M. Furr;Jennifer C. Filip

  • Biological and symptom changes in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment: a randomized clinical trial.

    Sheila A. M. Rauch;Anthony P. King;James Abelson Ph.D.;Peter W. Tuerk

  • 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

  • Treatment of Active-Duty Military With PTSD in Primary Care: Early Findings

    Jeffrey A. Cigrang;Sheila A M Rauch;Laura L. Avila;Craig J. Bryan

  • Temporal Sequencing of Change in Posttraumatic Cognitions and PTSD Symptom Reduction During Prolonged Exposure Therapy.

    Mandy J. Kumpula;Kimberly Z. Pentel;Edna B. Foa;Nicole J. LeBlanc

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara O. Rothbaum
Barbara O. Rothbaum Emory University
Edna B. Foa
Edna B. Foa University of Pennsylvania
Israel Liberzon
Israel Liberzon Texas A&M University
Anthony P. King
Anthony P. King The Ohio State University
Sonya B. Norman
Sonya B. Norman University of California, San Diego
Naomi M. Simon
Naomi M. Simon New York University
Peter W. Tuerk
Peter W. Tuerk University of Virginia
Alan L. Peterson
Alan L. Peterson The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Seth D. Norrholm
Seth D. Norrholm Wayne State University
Carmen P. McLean
Carmen P. McLean Stanford University

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