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Overview

Simon B. Goldberg is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, focusing primarily on clinical and applied psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including clinical psychology, applied psychology, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and general health professions.

The scientist's work prominently addresses several main topics:

  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Chemical Synthesis and Alkaloids

Among the recent papers authored by Simon B. Goldberg are:

  • The Empirical Status of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review of 44 Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials (2021), published in Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (2022), published in PLOS Digital Health
  • The experimental effects of psilocybin on symptoms of anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis (2020), published in Psychiatry Research

Additional notable papers with coauthor Shufang Sun include:

  • Psychiatric symptoms, risk, and protective factors among university students in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in China (2021), published in Globalization and Health
  • A mindfulness-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention among psychologically distressed university students in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial (2021), published in Journal of Counseling Psychology

Simon B. Goldberg frequently publishes in specific academic venues, including:

  • Mindfulness
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research

The scientist often collaborates with the following researchers:

  • Richard J. Davidson
  • Otto Simonsson
  • Matthew J. Hirshberg
  • John Torous
  • Peter S. Hendricks

Their academic output is predominantly anchored in psychology, with a total of 219 publications in the area. The extensive work in clinical psychology is reflected in 110 publications, followed by 47 in applied psychology and 31 in social psychology.

Best Publications

  • Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Simon B. Goldberg;Raymond P. Tucker;Preston A. Greene;Richard J. Davidson

  • Mindfulness for Teachers: A Pilot Study to Assess Effects on Stress, Burnout, and Teaching Efficacy

    Lisa Flook;Simon B. Goldberg;Laura Pinger;Katherine Bonus

  • Mindfulness Interventions with Youth: A Meta-Analysis

    Sarah Zoogman;Simon B. Goldberg;William T. Hoyt;Lisa Miller

  • Promoting Prosocial Behavior and Self-Regulatory Skills in Preschool Children through a Mindfulness-Based Kindness Curriculum.

    Lisa Flook;Simon B. Goldberg;Laura Pinger;Richard J. Davidson

  • Mindfulness Meditation and Psychopathology.

    Joseph Wielgosz;Joseph Wielgosz;Joseph Wielgosz;Simon B Goldberg;Tammi R A Kral;John D Dunne

  • The Empirical Status of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review of 44 Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials:

    Simon B Goldberg;Kevin M Riordan;Shufang Sun;Richard J Davidson;Richard J Davidson

  • Do psychotherapists improve with time and experience? A longitudinal analysis of outcomes in a clinical setting.

    Simon B. Goldberg;Tony Rousmaniere;Scott D. Miller;Jason Whipple

  • Psychiatric symptoms, risk, and protective factors among university students in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

    Shufang Sun;Simon B. Goldberg;Danhua Lin;Shan Qiao

  • Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials

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  • Does the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire measure what we think it does? Construct validity evidence from an active controlled randomized clinical trial.

    Simon B. Goldberg;Joseph Wielgosz;Cortland Dahl;Brianna Schuyler

  • Countertransference management and effective psychotherapy: Meta-analytic findings.

    Jeffrey A. Hayes;Charles J. Gelso;Simon Goldberg;Dennis Martin Kivlighan

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy versus other therapies: Redux

    Timothy P. Baardseth;Simon B. Goldberg;Brian T. Pace;Andrew P. Wislocki

  • The experimental effects of psilocybin on symptoms of anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis.

    Simon B. Goldberg;Brian T. Pace;Christopher R. Nicholas;Charles L. Raison

  • Impacts of Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying on the Mental Health of Middle School and High School Students.

    Craig N. Hase;Simon B. Goldberg;Douglas Smith;Andrew Stuck

  • In pursuit of truth: A critical examination of meta-analyses of cognitive behavior therapy

    Bruce E Wampold;Christoph Flückiger;A C Del Re;Noah E Yulish

  • Is mindfulness research methodology improving over time? A systematic review.

    Simon B. Goldberg;Raymond P. Tucker;Preston A. Greene;Tracy L. Simpson

  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of current depressive symptoms: a meta-analysis

    Simon B Goldberg;Raymond P Tucker;Preston A Greene;Richard J Davidson

  • Creating a climate for therapist improvement: A case study of an agency focused on outcomes and deliberate practice.

    Simon B. Goldberg;Robbie Babins-Wagner;Tony Rousmaniere;Sandy Berzins

  • A mindfulness-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention among psychologically distressed university students in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial.

    Shufang Sun;Danhua Lin;Simon Goldberg;Zijiao Shen

  • Predicting psychotherapy outcome based on therapist interpersonal skills: A five-year longitudinal study of a therapist assessment protocol

    Henning Schöttke;Christoph Flückiger;Simon Benjamin Goldberg;Julia Eversmann

  • Monitoring mindfulness practice quality: An important consideration in mindfulness practice

    A C Del Re;Christoph Flückiger;Simon Benjamin Goldberg;William T Hoyt

  • Randomized Trial on Mindfulness Training for Smokers Targeted to a Disadvantaged Population

    James M. Davis;Simon B. Goldberg;Maggie C. Anderson;Alison R. Manley

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Davidson
Richard J. Davidson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tracy L. Simpson
Tracy L. Simpson University of Washington
William T. Hoyt
William T. Hoyt University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bruce E. Wampold
Bruce E. Wampold University of Wisconsin–Madison
Raymond P. Tucker
Raymond P. Tucker Louisiana State University
Zac E. Imel
Zac E. Imel University of Utah
David C. Atkins
David C. Atkins University of Washington
Scott A. Baldwin
Scott A. Baldwin Brigham Young University
Lisa Miller
Lisa Miller Columbia University
Judson A. Brewer
Judson A. Brewer Brown University

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