Below is a sample of recent publications resulting from research conducted in our lab. These articles are representative of our team’s work. Visit Google Scholar for a full list of Dr. Abramowitz’s publications.

2026

Friedman, J. B., Halverson, T.F., Juel, E. K., Myers, N. S., Inozu, M., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2026). Prospective Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Following Two “Armed and Dangerous Person” Campus Lockdowns. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 117, 103105. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2025.103105

Samuels, J., Kimmel, M., Krasnow, J., Musci, R., Nestadt, P. S., Osborne, L. M., Storch, E. A., Abramowitz, J. S., & Nestadt, G. (2026). Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the perinatal period. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 29:19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-025-01647-1

 

2025

Myers, N. & Abramowitz, J. S. (2025). Unpacking inferential confusion: A critical review of the inference-based approach to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 47, 100983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2025.100983

Friedman, J. B., Juel, E. K., Myers, N. S., Ojalehto, H. J., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2025). Cognitive-Behavioral Factors Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Following Two “Armed and Dangerous Person” Campus Lockdowns. Behavior Therapy, 56, 1002-1013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2025.04.001

Inozu, M., Myers, N. S., Uzumcu, E., Ergin-Ayan, O., Usta, E., Erol, Y., Friedman, J. B., Juel, E. K., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2025). Cultural variability in predictors of mental contamination: A comparison of Turkish and American samples. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 46, 100971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2025.100971

Juel, E. K., Rogers, K., Hadlock, S., Myers, N. S., Friedman, J. B., Tadross, M., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2025). An effectiveness study of intensive outpatient treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 44, 100931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100931

Abramowitz, J.S., Hellberg, S. N., Krasnow, J., Friedman, J. B., Myers, N. S., Nestadt, P. S., Ojalehto, H. J., Juel, E. K., Samuels, J., Kimmel, M., Osborne, L. M., Storch, E. A., Nestadt, G., & Musci, R. (2025). Prenatal obsessive beliefs predict postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms: A prospective study. Psychiatry Research, 351, 116620. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116620

Myers, N. S., Ojalehto, H. J., Tadross, M. E., DuBois, C. M., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2025). Contrast avoidance and anxiety sensitivity mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and psychological distress in young adulthood. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 39, 134-140. DOI: 10.1891/JCP-2024-0006

 

2024

Myers, N. S., Juel, E. K., Friedman, J. B., Ojalehto, H. J., Tadross, M. E., DuBois, C. M., … & Abramowitz, J. S. (2024). The contribution of inferential confusion and fear of self to psychological models of obsessive-compulsive symptoms: A dimensional approach. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 41, 100875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100875 

Pinciotti, C. M., Ponzini, G. T., Hundt, N., Fletcher, T., Wells, S. Y., Wadsworth, L. P., Van Kirk, N., Abramowitz, J. S., Quinlan, K., Goodman, W. K., & Storch, E. A. (2024). Approach and barriers to the assessment and treatment of individuals with co-occurring OCD and PTSD: Treatment providers’ perspectives. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 41, 100877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100877

Pinciotti, C. M., Van Kirk, N., Horvath, G., Storch, E. A., Mancebo, M. C., Abramowitz, J. S., Fontenelle, L. F., Goodman, W. K., Riemann, B. C., & Cervin, M. (2024). Co-occurring PTSD in intensive OCD treatment: Impact on treatment trajectory vs. response. Journal of Affective Disorders, 353, 109-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.004

2023

Ojalehto, H. J., Pinciotti, C. M., Hellberg, S. N., Myers, N. S., DuBois, C. M., Rodriguez, C. S., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2023). Obsessive-compulsive symptom profiles vary by index trauma type in a trauma-exposed community sample. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 38, 100827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2023.100827

Hellberg, S. N., DuBois, C., Myers, N. S., Rodriguez, C., Butcher, M., Ojalehto, H. J., … & Abramowitz, J. S. (2023). The contribution of guilt sensitivity in the prediction of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptom dimensions: Replication and extension. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 97, 102728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102728

Buchholz, J. L., Abramowitz, J. S., Hellberg, S. N., Ojalehto, H. J., & Twohig, M. (2023). Different Psychological Processes in Traditional and ACT-Enhanced ERP for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 37(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/JCP-2021-0004

Pinciotti, C. M., Bulkes, N. Z., Bailey, B. E., Storch, E. A., Abramowitz, J. S., Fontenelle, L. F., & Riemann, B. C. (2023). Common rituals in obsessive–compulsive disorder and implications for treatment: A mixed-methods study. Psychological Assessment, 35(9), 763. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001254 

2022

Hellberg, S. N. Abramowitz, J. S., Ojalehto, H. J., Butcher, M., Buchholz, J. L., & Riemann, B. C. (2022). Co-occurring Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Dimensional Network Approach. Journal of Affective Disorders, 317, 417-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.08.101

Buchholz, J. B., Blakey, S. M., Hellberg, S. N., Massing-Schaffer, M., Reuman, L., Ojalehto, H. J., Friedman, J., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2022). Expectancy violation during exposure therapy: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 32, 13-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbct.2021.12.004

Buchholz, J. L., Ojalehto, H. J., Maddox, B. B., Hellberg, S. N., Wislocki, K., Abramowitz, J. S., Davidson, C. A., Cattie, J. E., & Becker-Haimes, E. M. (2022). Treatment of co-occurring obsessive-compulsive and psychotic symptoms: A systematic review. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 32, 100704. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2021.100704

Hellberg, S. N., S. N., Buchholz, J. L., Ojalehto, H. J., Butcher M. W., Riemann, B. C., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of suicidality in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 32 100711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2022.100711

2021

Ojalehto, H. J., Abramowitz, J. S., Hellberg, S. N., Butcher, M. W., & Buchholz, J. L. (2021). Predicting COVID-19-Related Anxiety: The Role of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom Dimensions, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Body Vigilance. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 83, 102460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102460

Ojalehto, H. J., Hellberg, S. N., Butcher, M. W., Buchholz, J. L., Timpano, K. R., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2021). Experiential avoidance and the misinterpretation of intrusions as prospective predictors of postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms in first-time parents. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 20, 137-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.04.003. 

Reuman, L., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2021). GIV CARE: A group intervention to reduce symptom accommodation in fear-based disorders. Cognitive Behavioral Practice, 28, 336-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2020.12.008 

Kühne, F., Paunov, T., Abramowitz, J. S.., Fink-Lamotte, J., Hansen, B., Kvale, G., & Weck, F. (2021). Screening for Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: Validation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale – English and German Short Forms. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 21, 100625. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2021.100625 

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J. S., & McKay, D. (2021). The OCI-4: An ultra-brief screening scale for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 78, 102354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102354

Reuman, L., Thompson-Hollands, J., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2021). Better together: A review and recommendations to optimize research on family involvement in CBT for anxiety and related disorders. Behavior Therapy, 52, 594-606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2020.07.008.

 

2020

Hellberg, S. N., Buchholz, J. L., Twohig, M. P., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2020). Not just thinking, but believing: Obsessive beliefs and domains of cognitive fusion in the prediction of OCD symptom dimensions. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 27, 69-78. DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2409

Buchholz, J. L., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2020). The Therapeutic Alliance in Exposure Therapy for Anxiety-Related Disorders: A Critical Review. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 102194. doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102194

Ojalehto, H. J., Abramowitz, J. S., Hellberg, S. N., Buchholz, J. L., & Twohig, M. P. (2020). Adherence to exposure and response prevention as a predictor of improvement in obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 102210. Doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102210

Berman, N., Gallegos-Guardjardo, J., Reuman, L., Ramirez, M., Valdez, G., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2020). Cross-Cultural Differences in Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom Dimensions Across Young Adults in Mexico and the USA. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture. DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2020.1793309.

Ong, C. W., Blakey, S. M., Smith, B. M., Morrison, K. L., Bluett, E. J., Abramowitz, J. S., & Twohig, M. P. (2020). Moderators and processes of change in traditional exposure and response prevention (ERP) versus acceptance and commitment therapy-informed ERP for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 24, 100499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2019.100499