Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders

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Poster Presentations

  1. Hofmann, S. G., Ehlers, A., & Roth, W. T. (1992, November). How people become driving phobics. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA. 
  2. Newman, M. G., Hofmann, S. G., Roth, W. T., & Taylor, C. B. (1992, November).  Cognitive changes with behavioral treatment of speech phobics. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA. 
  3. Hofmann, S. G., Newman, M. G., Taylor, C. B., & Roth, W. T. (1992, November).  Differences between speech phobics with and without avoidant personality disorder. Poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA. 
  4. Hofmann, S. G., Chorpita, B. F., & Barlow, D. H. (1995, April). Psychophysiological response to interoceptive exposure:  A single case study. Poster presented at the 15th National Conference on Anxiety Disorders of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Pittsburgh, PA.
  5. Hofmann, S. G. & Roth, W. T. (1995, April). How normal are normal controls?  The generalized subtype of social fear in a normal control group of subjects. Poster presented at the 15th National Conference on Anxiety Disorders of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Pittsburgh, PA.
  6. Côté, G., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1995, November).  Double-blind procedure:  An assessment in a multi-center comparative treatment study of panic disorder.  Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
  7. Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H.  (1995, November).  Utilization of ambulatory monitoring in the treatment of panic disorder.  Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
  8. Hofmann, S. G., & Roth, W. T.  (1995, November). A brief questionnaire to measure negative thoughts related to public speaking:  The Cognitions During the Talk Scale. Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
  9. Lehman, C. L., Hofmann, S. G., Chorpita, B. F., Vitali, A., & Barlow, D. H.  (1995, November). Anxiety sensitivity and cardiac awareness:  Accuracy of heart rate perception in panic disorder patients during interoceptive exposure. Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
  10. Vitali, A., Chorpita, B. F., Hofmann, S. G., Lehman, C. L., & Barlow, D. H. (1995, November). The suffocation alarm theory:  Implications for interoceptive exposure.  Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
  11. DiBartolo, P. M., Hofmann, S. G., Shaffer, C., & Bateman, A. (1996, March).  The public speaking anxiety questionnaire: Preliminary psychometric data.  Poster presented at the 16th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Orlando, FL.
  12. Hofmann, S. G., Barlow, D. H., Detweiler, M. F., Gorman, J. M., Shear, M. K., & Woods, S. W. (1996, March).  Pretreatment attrition in a comparative treatment outcome study on panic disorder.  Poster presented at the 16th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Orlando, FL
  13. Baker, S. L., Detweiler, M. F., Vitali, A. E., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1996, November). Preliminary psychometric analysis of a couples interaction questionnaire for panic disorder with agoraphobia. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  14. DiBartolo, P. M., Hofmann, S. G., Bateman, A., & Shaffer, C. (1996, November). Examination of the external validity of the Public Speaking Anxiety Questionnaire (PSAQ). Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  15. Hershberger, D. H., Hofmann, S. G., Spiegel, D. A., & Barlow, D. H. (1996, November). Social anxiety subtypes among normal controls. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  16. Lehman, C. L., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1996, November). Should there be a “generalized” specific phobia subtype? Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  17. Tracy, S. A., Hofmann, S. G., Chorpita, B. F., Heimberg, R. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1996, November). Situational domains and subgroups of social phobia in adolescence. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  18. Vitali, A. E., Detweiler, M. F., Baker, S. L., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1996, November). Quality of interpersonal relationships as a predictor of treatment outcome in group couples treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  19. Wincze, J. P., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1996, November). An examination of the efficacy of structured treatment manuals for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  20. Hofmann, S. G., Barlow, D. H., Papp, L. A., Shear, M. K., Woods, S. W., & Gorman, J. M., (1997, March). The magnitude and causes of pretreatment attrition in a comparative treatment  outcome study of panic disorder. Poster presented at the 17th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
  21. Baker, S. L., Vitali, A. E., Hofmann, S. G., Spiegel, D. A. & Barlow, D. H. (1997, November). Mediators of change in cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia.  Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  22. Bufka, L. F., Rosales, A., Hofmann, S. G., Thorn, G. R., Wiegel, M., & Barlow, D. H. (1997, November).  What factors make a “good” therapist a “good” therapist?  Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  23. Huppert, J. D., Hershberger, D. H., Thorn, G. R., Hofmann, S. G., Barlow, D. H., Gorman, J. M., Shear, M. K., & Woods, S. W. (1997, November).  Therapist post-training experience with a manualized treatment and its nonsignificant relationship to outcome:  Findings from the Multicenter Comparative Treatment Study of Panic Disorder. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  24. Huppert, J. D., Thorn, G. R., Hershberger, D. H., Hofmann, S. G., Barlow, D. H., Gorman, J. M., Shear, M. K., & Woods, S. W. (1997, November).  The impact of therapist variables on outcome in cognitive behavioral treatment:  Preliminary results from the Multicenter Comparative Treatment Study of Panic Disorder. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  25. Huppert, J. D., Barlow, D. H., & Hofmann, S. G. (1997, November). The high prevalence of comorbid schizophrenia and panic disorder:  What does it mean? Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  26. Lehman, C. L., Baker, S. L., Esler, J. K., Hofmann, S. G., Barlow, D. H., Gorman, J. M., Shear, M. K., & Woods, S. W. (1997, November). Does adherence to a cognitive-behavioral tretement protocol for panic disorder predict outcome?-Results from the  Multicenter Comparative Treatment Study of Panic Disorder. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  27. Lehman, C. L., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1997, November). What do the “Never-Mentally-Ill” fear across the lifespan? Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  28. Thorn, G. R., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1997, November). Do better therapists produce better treatment outcomes?  A report from the Multicenter Comparative Treatment Study of Panic Disorder. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  29. Vitali, A. E., Baker, S. L., Hofmann, S. G., Spiegel, D. A., & Barlow, D. H. (1997, November). The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral treatment followed by intensive exposure for panic disorder with agoraphobia. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  30. Wiegel, M., Bufka, L. F., Baker, S., Huppert, J., Rosales, A., Hofmann, S. H. & Barlow, D. H. (1997, November). The Vanderbilt Psychotherapy Process Scale:  From Dynamic to CBT. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.
  31. Bach, A. K., Hofmann, S. G., Baker, S. L., Wiegel, M., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, March).  Exposure to public speaking anxiety:  Do treatment gains generalize to other social domains?  Poster presented at the 18th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Boston, MA.
  32. Bach, A. K., Hofmann, S. G., Wincze, J. P, Hershberger, D., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, March).  Self-focused attention in social phobia subtypes.  Poster presented at the 18th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Boston, MA.
  33. Baker, S. L., Vitali, A., Spiegel, D. A., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, March).  Anxiety sensitivity and responder status across treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia.  Poster presented at the 18th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Boston, MA.
  34. Hofmann, S. G., Bufka, L. F., Lehman, C. L., Levine, J. T., Brady, S., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, March).  The relationship between panic attacks and schizophrenic symptoms. Poster presented at the 18th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Boston, MA.
  35. Levine, J. T., Hoffman, E. C., Greene, K., Hofmann, S. G., Litz, B. T., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, March).  The role of conditioning theory in the origin of panic disorder.  Poster presented at the 18th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Boston, MA.
  36. Wincze, J. P., Hofmann, S. G., Hershberger, D., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, March). The role of self-focused attention in the treatment of social phobia. Poster presented at the 18th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Boston, MA.
  37. Vitali, A. E., Baker, S. L., Spiegel, D. A., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, March).  Pilot data on the efficacy of brief cognitive behavioral treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia. Poster presented at the 18th National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Boston, MA.
  38. Bach, A. K., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, October). Generalization of treatment gains after repeated exposure to public speaking. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research, Boston, MA.  \Hofmann, S. G., Bufka, L. F., Lehman, C. L., Levine, J. T., & Goff, D. C.  (1998, October). Does cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic attacks improve psychotic symptoms? Poster presented at the Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research, Boston, MA.
  39. Kapica, M. I., Hofmann, S. G., Wincze, J. P., Bach, A. K., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, October).  Changes of self-focused attention as a result of treatment in social phobia.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Clinical Psychosocial Research, Boston, MA.
  40. Lehmann, C. L., Hofmann, S. G. & Barlow, D. H. (1998, November). Do individuals with a situational subtype of specific phobia show greater anxiety sensitivity?  Poster presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
  41. Lehmann, C. L., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1998, November). A comparison between four standardized behavioral tests for generalized and nongeneralized social phobia.  Poster presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC. 
  42. Hofmann, S. G. (1999, April). Does cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic attacks improve schizophrenic symptoms? Poster presented at the VIIth biennial meeting of the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
  43. Hofmann, S. G., James, L., Ruggieri, N. M., Heinrichs, N. (1999, August).  Self-statements before and after treatment for social phobia.  Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  44. Baker, S. L., Wiegel, M., Heinrichs, N., Lehman, C. L., & Hofmann, S. G. (1999, November). The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale as a self-report measure:  A preliminary investigation.  Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  45. Davis, R. A., & Hofmann, S. G. (1999, November). Mathematics anxiety in social phobia.  Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  46. Hoffman, E.C., Levitt, J.T., Kim, H.J., & Hofmann, S.G. (1999, November). The process of change in exposure treatment for social phobia: Sudden gains or gradual improvement? Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  47. Hofmann, S. G., Bufka, L. F., Lehman, C. L., & Levitt, J. T. (1999, November). CBT of panic in patients with schizophrenia. Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  48. Heinrichs, N., Wiegel, M., & Hofmann, S. G. (1999, November).  Does exposure treatment change the internal dialogue of individuals with social phobia?  Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  49. Levitt, J. T., Hoffman, E. C., Greene, K., Hofmann, S. G., Litz, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (1999, November).  The relationship between potentially traumatizing events and the severity of anxiety disorders.  Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  50. Goodwin, M.S., Groden, J., Baron, G., Lipsitt, L.P., Hofmann, S. (2000). Stress in autism spectrum disorder: A methodology & preliminary results.  Poster presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  51. Goodwin, M.S., & Baron, G. (2000).  Stress survey schedule for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities:  Social validation using the delphi method.  Poster presented at 20th Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association of Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, Massachusetts.
  52. Groden, J., Goodwin, M.S., Baron, G., Lipsitt, L.P., Hofmann, S. (2000). Autism and stress:  Heart rate recording.  Symposium given at 30th Annual Conference of the  European Association for Cognitive/Behavior Therapy, Granada, Spain.
  53. Groden, J., Goodwin, M.S., Baron, G., Lipsitt, L.P., Hofmann, S. (2000). Functional assessment of stress in individuals with autism spectrum disorder:  Patterns of behavioral and psychophysiological responses.  Symposium given at the Groden Center annual conference Autism:  Current Status and Future Trends in Providence, Rhode Island.
  54. Groden, J., Goodwin, M.S., Baron, G., Lipsitt, L.P., Hofmann, S. (2000).  Stress in autism:  Preliminary data on basal heart rate and heart rate changes. Symposium given at the 34th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  55. Heinrichs, N., Hoffman, E. C., & Hofmann, S. G. (2000, November). CBT for social phobia in Parkinson’s disease: A single-case study. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  56. Heinrichs, N., Hofmann, S. G. & Barlow, D. H. (2000, November). Proactive interference in memory retrieval in social phobia. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  57. Heinrichs, N., Hofmann, S. G. & Barlow, D. H. (2000, November). Release of proactive inhibition in social anxiety. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  58. Kim, H.-J., Grisham, J., R., & Hofmann, S. G. (2000, November). Treatment expectancy:  Further evidence for its role as a moderator in the treatment of social phobia. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  59. Heinrichs, N., Hofmann, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (2001, July). Memory processes in social anxiety and social phobia. Poster presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.  Vancouver, Canada.
  60. Moscovitch, D. A., Cherian, A. E., & Hofmann, S. G. (2001, June). Does Gender moderate treatment effects of CBT for social phobia?  Poster presented at the 13th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Toronto, Canada. 
  61. Hofmann, S. G., & Heinrichs, N. (2001, November). Effects of mirror exposure on self-perception in social phobia subtypes. Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
  62. Kim, H.-J., Mocovitch, D., A., Grisham, J. R., Mancill, R. B., Taylor, A. N., & Hofmann, S. G. (2001, November). Predictors of depression in social phobia. Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
  63. Mocovitch, D., A., Cherian, A. E., & Hofmann, S. G. (2001, November). Does gender moderate treatment effects of CBT for social phobia?  Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
  64. Rose, R. D., Grundt, A. M., Zayfert, C., Walsh, M., & Hofmann, S. G. (2001, November).  The relationship of anxiety activation and habituation to overcome exposure-based treatment for social phobia. Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
  65. Rose, R. D., Hofmann, S. G., Walsh, M., & Zayfert, C. (2001, November).  The relationship of homework adherence to outcome of exposure-based group treatment for social phobia.  Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
  66. Heinrichs, N., Zimmermann, T., & Hofmann, S. G. (2002, November). Self-statements during public speaking: Validation of a brief instrument in Germany. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy; Reno, NV.
  67. Liverant, G., & Hofmann, S. G. (2002, November). Predictors of adjustment after the September 11th terrorist attack in college students. Poster to be presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy; Reno, NV.
  68. Suvak, M. K., Hofmann, S. G., Litz, B. T., Hines, D. A., Carey, J. J., Apgar, C. M., Khalidy, S., & Santos, S. J. (2002, November). Memory bias for emotional faces in social anxiety. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy; Reno, NV.
  69. Suvak, M. K., Hofmann, S. G., Litz, B. T., Hall, J. R., & Wang, J. L. (2002, November). Hemispheric perceptual asymmetries and social anxiety. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy; Reno, NV.
  70. Zayfert, C., DeViva, J. C., Walsh, M., Rose, R. D., & Hofmann S.  G. (2002, November). The next step: Report on an intitial trial of dissemination of Self-focused Exposure Therapy for social phobia. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy; Reno, NV.
  71. Campbell-Sill, L., Barlow, D. H., Brown, T. A. Hofmann, S. G., & Palfai, T. (2003, November). Appraisal and regulation of emotions in anxiety and mood disorders. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
  72. Groden, J., Goodwin, M.S., Baron, G., Diller, A., Groden, G., Velicer, W., Lipsitt, L.P.,  Hofmann, S. (2003). Stress & autism: Assessment and intervention. Poster presented at 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
  73. Kim, H.-J., & Hofmann, S. G. (2003, November). Autonomic indicators of behavioral inhibition and trait anxiety. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
  74. Suvak, M. K., Cuccurullo, L. R., McNally, P. D., Snyder, A., Williams, L. E., Hofmann, S. G., & Litz, B. T. (2003, November). Perceptual asymmetries and the tripartite moel of anxiety and depression. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.Goodwin, M.S., Groden, J., Baron, G., Groden, G., Velicer, W.F., Lipsitt, L.P., Hofmann, S., Hoppner, B. B. (2004).  Cardiovascular responses to stress in individuals with autism. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
  75. Goodwin, M.S., Considine, S., Groden, J., Baron, G., Groden, G., Velicer, W. F., Lipsitt, L. P., & Hofmann, S. G. (2004). Exploring heart rate responses to stereotypic behavior in individuals with autism. Poster presented at the 30th Annaul convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA.
  76. Campbell-Sills, L., Barlow, D. H., & Hofmann, S. G. (2004, November). Appraisal and regulation of emotion in anxiety and mood disorders. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  77. Suvak, M. K., Litz, B. T., Hofmann, S. G. (2004, November). The factor structure of the Affective Control Scale. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  78. Zayfert, C., DeViva, J., & Hofmann, S. G. (2004, November). An exploratory study of comorbid PTSD and social phobia in a treatment seeing population. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.
  79. Schulz, S. M., Hofmann, S. G., & Alpers, G. W. (2006). Plötzliche Symptomreduktion (sudden gains) in Verlauf der Therapie Sozialer Phobie. Poster presented at the 24th Symposium der Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Würzburg, Germany.
  80. Stoddard, J. A., & Hofmann, S. G. (2006). Development and evaluation of an 8-day, 6-session intensive cognitive-behavioral treatment of social phobia. Poster presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.