Publications

Research on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • Maintenance of wellness in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who discontinue medication after exposure/response prevention augmentation: A randomized clinical trial.
    Foa, E.B., Simpson, H.B., Gallagher, T., Wheaton, M.G., Gershkovich, M., Schmidt, A.B.,…Rosenfield, D. (2021). JAMA Psychiatry. Published online January 26, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.3997

  • Statewide workforce development program to improve care for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Patel, S.R., Gershkovich, M., Hinds, M., Jankowski, S.E., Dixon, L.B., Myers, R.W., & Simpson, H.B. (2021). Psychiatric Services, doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100083

  • Maximizing remission from cognitive-behavioral therapy in medicated adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Simpson, H.B., Foa, E.B., Wheaton, M.G., Gallagher, T., Gershkovich, M., Schmidt, A.B….Wang, Y. (2021). Behavior Research and Therapy, 143(1): 103890.

  • Exposure and response prevention for postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Gershkovich, M. (2019). Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 33(3): 174-184. DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.33.3.174

  • Comparison of the association between goal-directed planning and self-reported compulsivity vs. obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosis.
    Gillan, C.M., Kalanthroff, E., Evans, M., Weingarden, H.M., Jacoby, R.J., Gershkovich, M., …Simpson, H.B. (2019). JAMA Psychiatry, doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.2998.

  • Task-based fMRI predicts response and remission to exposure therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Pagliaccio, D., Middleton, R., Hezel, D. Steinman, S., Snorrason, I., Gershkovich, M.,.. Marsh, R. (2019). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (41) 20346-20353. Read Here

  • Biomedical causal attributions for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Associations with patient perceptions of prognosis and treatment expectancy.
    Gershkovich, M., Deacon, B. J., Wheaton, M.G. (2018). Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. Read Here

  • Behavioral avoidance predicts treatment outcome with exposure and response prevention for obsessive compulsive disorder.
    Wheaton, M., Gershkovich, M., Gallagher, T., Foa, E.B., & Simpson, H.B. (2018). Depression and Anxiety, 35(3):256-263. doi: 10.1002/da.22720

  • Management of treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder.
    Gershkovich, M., Wheaton, M.G. & Simpson, H. Curr Treat Options Psych (2017). Read Here

Telehealth and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments

  • Integrating videoconferencing into treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Practical strategies with case examples.
    Kayser, R., Gershkovich, M., Patel, S.R., & Simpson, H.B. (2021). Psychiatric Services, 72(2). DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000558

  • Integrating exposure and response prevention with a mobile app to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects.
    Gershkovich, M., Middleton, R., Hezel, D.M., Grimaldi, S., Renna, M., Basaraba, C., Patel.S, & Simpson, H. (2020). Behavior Therapy, 52(10). DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2020.05.001

  • Systematic review of randomized trials of mind-body interventions for PTSD.
    Niles, B. L., Mori, D.L., Polizzi, C., Pless Kaiser, A.. Weinstein, E. S., Gershkovich, M., & Wang, C. (2018). Journal of Clinical Psychology,1-24. doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22634.

  • Internet-delivered acceptance-based CBT intervention for social anxiety disorder with and without therapist support: A randomized trial.
    Gershkovich, M., Herbert, J.D., Forman, E.M., Schumacher, L.M., & FIscher, L. (2017). Behavior Modification, 41(5). Read Here

  • Guided internet-based self-help intervention for social anxiety disorder with videoconferenced therapist support.
    Gershkovich, M., Herbert, J.D., Forman, E.M., & Glassman, L.H. (2015). Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2015.08.005

  • Computers and psychotherapy: Are we out of a job?
    Barrett, M. S. & Gershkovich, M. (2014). Psychotherapy, 51, 220-223. doi: 10.1037/a0032408

  • Delivering exposure and ritual prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder via videoconference: Clinical considerations and recommendations.
    Goetter, E. M., Herbert, J. D., Forman, E. M., Yuen, E. K., Gershkovich, M., Glassman, L. H., Rabin, S., & Goldstein, S. P. (2013). Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2(2), 137-143.

  • Clinicians’ attitudes and experiences regarding telemental health services.
    Gershkovich, M., Herbert, J.D., Glassman, L.H., Ibrahim, A., Forman, E.M., & Kaye, L. J. (January, 2016). Behavior Therapist, 39, 14-20.

Book Chapters

  • Obsessions and Compulsions - Exposure and response (or ritual prevention).
    Gershkovich, M. (2019). In D.L. Cabaniss & Y. Holoshitz (Eds.), Different Patients, Different Therapies: Optimizing Treatment Using Differential Psychotherapeutics. W. W. Norton & Company.

  • Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Treatment and Medications for the Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
    Stovezky, Y. R., Gershkovich, M., Kayser, R., & Simpson, B. (2017). In L. Fontenelle & M. Yucel (Eds.), A Transdiagnostic Approach to Obsessions, Compulsions & Related Phenomena. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

  • Comorbidity of Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
    Gershkovich, M., Pastucci, O., & Steinglass, J. (2017). In C. Pittenger (Ed.), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Phenomenology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 10.1093/med/9780190228163.003.0056

  • Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Therapies for Social Anxiety Disorder: Current findings and future directions.
    Herbert, J. D., Gershkovich, M., & Forman, E. M. (2014). In J. Weeks (Ed.), Wiley-Blackwell Handbook on Social Anxiety Disorder. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.