UCLA ANXIETY DISORDERS BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

MISSION

The purpose of the UCLA Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program is to, first, further our understanding of the factors that place individuals at risk for developing phobias, anxiety disorders and related conditions, and second, to develop more effective treatments that have long lasting effects and are cost effective. All aspects of assessment, diagnosis and treatment are conducted within the context of research, and in accord with the ethical guidelines established by the Human Subject Protection Committee (HSPC) of the UCLA Office for Protection of Research Subjects. Research studies at the UCLA Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program are funded by either UCLA Academic Senate’s Faculty Research Grant funds or by the National Institutes of Mental Health. Funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health has been continuous since 1991.

PERSONNEL

The UCLA Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program is directed by Michelle G. Craske, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. Dr. Craske is the principal investigator on the various NIMH funded projects that are conducted through the Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program. She has published widely on the assessment and treatment of fears, anxiety and anxiety disorders and provides workshop training for therapists both nationally and internationally. Click here to view a list of her publications and research presentations.

The UCLA Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program is associated with various other research centers at UCLA, including the Child and Adolescent OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences (directed by John Piacentini, Ph.D.), the Anxiety Disorders Program, in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences (directed by Dr. Alexander Bystritsky), the UCLA Startle Psychophysiology Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences (directed by Dr. Ed Ornitz), and the Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women’s Health (directed by Drs. Emeran Mayer [Departments of Medicine, Physiology, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences], Lin Chang [Department of Medicine – Division of Digestive Diseases], and Bruce Naliboff [Veterans Administration and Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences]).

The UCLA Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program is staffed by post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and research assistants.

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