Rebecca Sripada, PhD, ABPP
@rebeccasripada.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Michigan; Research Scientist at VA Center for Clinical Management Research; Clinical Psychologist at Ann Arbor VA; #ImpSci #PTSD #CBTWorks #Trauma #VeteransHealth
A Daily Diary Study of How Affective States Are Associated with and Predict Suicidal Ideation in Adults Seeking Intensive Outpatient Treatment: Archives of Suicide Research: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A Daily Diary Study of How Affective States Are Associated with and Predict Suicidal Ideation in Adults Seeking Intensive Outpatient Treatment
Negative affective states are known risk factors for suicidal ideation (SI). However, most research to date has used cross-sectional or longitudinal designs with long follow-up periods to understan...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A Daily Diary Study of How Affective States Are Associated with and Predict Suicidal Ideation in Adults Seeking Intensive Outpatient Treatment: Archives of Suicide Research: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial Testing Theory-driven Enhancements – Growth Mindsets and Message Framing -- to a Brief CBT Text-Message Invention for Co-occurring PTSD Symptoms and Alcohol Misuse. Behaviour Research and Therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial Testing Theory-driven Enhancements – Growth Mindsets and Message Framing -- to a Brief CBT Text-Message Invention for Co-occurring PTSD Symptoms and Alcohol ...
This paper describes the primary outcomes from a registered randomized clinical trial (RCT; NCT05372042) evaluating a brief, self-directed cognitive b…
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October 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial Testing Theory-driven Enhancements – Growth Mindsets and Message Framing -- to a Brief CBT Text-Message Invention for Co-occurring PTSD Symptoms and Alcohol Misuse. Behaviour Research and Therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Clinical Impact of a Computer-Assisted Transdiagnostic CBT Intervention for Veterans with Co-Occurring Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders. Journal of dual diagnosis. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Clinical Impact of a Computer-Assisted Transdiagnostic CBT Intervention for Veterans with Co-Occurring Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders
This study examined feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary clinical impact of Veterans Affairs Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management- Substance (VA CALM-S), a computer-assisted, transdia...
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October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Clinical Impact of a Computer-Assisted Transdiagnostic CBT Intervention for Veterans with Co-Occurring Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders. Journal of dual diagnosis. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Remembering and Forgetting: A Dynamic Social Retrieval Theory of Posttraumatic Stress. Behaviour Research and Therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Remembering and Forgetting: A Dynamic Social Retrieval Theory of Posttraumatic Stress
Posttraumatic stress is about memory; distressing and intrusive memories of a traumatic event. Although considerable focus has been on initial encodin…
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September 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Remembering and Forgetting: A Dynamic Social Retrieval Theory of Posttraumatic Stress. Behaviour Research and Therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Qualitative examination of the feasibility, acceptability, and considerations for implementation of massed evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD into outpatient clinics. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Qualitative examination of the feasibility, acceptability, and considerations for implementation of massed evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD into outpatient clinics
Massed evidence-based psychotherapies (mEBPs) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) allow patients to receive effective PTSD treatment in a fractio…
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September 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Qualitative examination of the feasibility, acceptability, and considerations for implementation of massed evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD into outpatient clinics. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Patient perspectives on the effectiveness of written exposure therapy and medication for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered in primary care. Journal of Traumatic Stress. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Patient perspectives on the effectiveness of written exposure therapy and medication for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered in primary care
Providing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment in primary care is a key strategy for increasing treatment access. This qualitative descriptive study examined patients’ perspectives on the e....
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September 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Patient perspectives on the effectiveness of written exposure therapy and medication for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered in primary care. Journal of Traumatic Stress. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The role of the therapeutic alliance in dropout in cognitive processing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder. Behavior Therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The role of the therapeutic alliance in dropout in cognitive processing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder
Dropout rates for treatments for adult posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are high. To date, most investigations have focused primarily on patient f…
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September 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The role of the therapeutic alliance in dropout in cognitive processing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder. Behavior Therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Is There Harm in Asking? Relative Distress and Cost-Benefit of Sexual Assault-Focused Research Participation Among College-Aged Women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Is There Harm in Asking? Relative Distress and Cost-Benefit of Sexual Assault-Focused Research Participation Among College-Aged Women - Elsa K. Mattson, Jenna M. Bagley, Cailan Splaine, Lori A. Zoelln...
Given concerns about possible “retraumatization” among individuals who participate in research examining the impact of sexual assault (SA), this study explored ...
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September 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Is There Harm in Asking? Relative Distress and Cost-Benefit of Sexual Assault-Focused Research Participation Among College-Aged Women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Written exposure therapy for dually diagnosed veterans in a residential domiciliary substance use treatment program: A pilot study.Traumatology. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Written exposure therapy for dually diagnosed veterans in a residential domiciliary substance use treatment program: A pilot study.Traumatology. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) User Guide: a five-step guide for conducting implementation research using the framework. Implementation Science. implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) User Guide: a five-step guide for conducting implementation research using the framework - Implementation Science
Background The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) is a determinant framework that includes constructs from many implementation theories, models, and frameworks; it is used to pr...
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September 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) User Guide: a five-step guide for conducting implementation research using the framework. Implementation Science. implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Within Day Variation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters. Psychiatry. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Within Day Variation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has four symptom clusters: intrusion, avoidance, negative cognitions/mood, and hyperarousal. Little is known about the extent to which the intensity of the symp...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Within Day Variation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters. Psychiatry. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD and Alcohol Misuse following Recent Sexual Assault: Initial Efficacy and Feasibility. Behaviour research and therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD and Alcohol Misuse following Recent Sexual Assault: Initial Efficacy and Feasibility
Sexual assault is a pervasive problem, particularly for US college women. Although many recover naturally, a significant minority develop posttraumati…
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September 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD and Alcohol Misuse following Recent Sexual Assault: Initial Efficacy and Feasibility. Behaviour research and therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Therapist adherence to cognitive-behavioural therapy and quality of care from a patient perspective. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Therapist adherence to cognitive-behavioural therapy and quality of care from a patient perspective
Despite efforts to implement evidence-based guidelines, little is known about the quality of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, an...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Therapist adherence to cognitive-behavioural therapy and quality of care from a patient perspective. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Efficacy of psychological interventions for adult PTSD in reducing comorbid depression: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The British journal of psychiatry. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Efficacy of psychological interventions for adult PTSD in reducing comorbid depression: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambri...
Efficacy of psychological interventions for adult PTSD in reducing comorbid depression: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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August 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Efficacy of psychological interventions for adult PTSD in reducing comorbid depression: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The British journal of psychiatry. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care. JAMA psychiatry. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
This cluster randomized clinical trial investigates if collaborative care for opioid use disorder and co-occurring mental health symptoms is superior to collaborative care for co-occurring mental heal...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care. JAMA psychiatry. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Associations between delivery modality and treatment dose and density of trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. General hospital psychiatry. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Associations between delivery modality and treatment dose and density of trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
Recommended evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged…
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August 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Associations between delivery modality and treatment dose and density of trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. General hospital psychiatry. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evaluating the Efficacy of ChatGPT-3.5 Versus Human-Delivered Text-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Comparative Pilot Study. The American journal of psychotherapy. psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Evaluating the Efficacy of ChatGPT-3.5 Versus Human-Delivered Text-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Comparative Pilot Study | American Journal of Psychotherapy
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence (AI) therapist (ChatGPT-3.5) and a human therapist in delivering text-based cognitive-behavioral therapy...
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August 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Evaluating the Efficacy of ChatGPT-3.5 Versus Human-Delivered Text-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Comparative Pilot Study. The American journal of psychotherapy. psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
World Health Organization Risk Drinking Level Reductions as Treatment Outcomes in PTSD and Substance Use Disorder Trials. Drug and alcohol dependence. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
World Health Organization Risk Drinking Level Reductions as Treatment Outcomes in PTSD and Substance Use Disorder Trials
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) clinical trials have traditionally prioritized abstinence, and more recently, heavy drinking cessation as primary treatment…
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August 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
World Health Organization Risk Drinking Level Reductions as Treatment Outcomes in PTSD and Substance Use Disorder Trials. Drug and alcohol dependence. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effect of internet-delivered exposure therapy versus healthy lifestyle promotion for patients with persistent physical symptoms (SOMEX1): a randomized controlled trial with planned moderator analysis. Psychological medicine. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Effect of internet-delivered exposure therapy versus healthy lifestyle promotion for patients with persistent physical symptoms (SOMEX1): a randomized controlled trial with planned moderator analysis | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core
Effect of internet-delivered exposure therapy versus healthy lifestyle promotion for patients with persistent physical symptoms (SOMEX1): a randomized controlled trial with planned moderator analysis - Volume 55
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August 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Effect of internet-delivered exposure therapy versus healthy lifestyle promotion for patients with persistent physical symptoms (SOMEX1): a randomized controlled trial with planned moderator analysis. Psychological medicine. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Very excited to announce a new project funded by VA HSR: SMART Therapist Training: A Hybrid Factorial-SMART design
August 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Very excited to announce a new project funded by VA HSR: SMART Therapist Training: A Hybrid Factorial-SMART design
A network analysis of psychosocial functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in a nationally representative U.S. veteran cohort. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
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August 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A network analysis of psychosocial functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in a nationally representative U.S. veteran cohort. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Adaptation of a PTSD intervention for use in primary care in a low-income country: The Brief Relaxation, Education And Trauma HEaling intervention for Ethiopia (BREATHE Ethiopia). SSM - Mental Health. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adaptation of a PTSD intervention for use in primary care in a low-income country: The Brief Relaxation, Education And Trauma HEaling intervention for Ethiopia (BREATHE Ethiopia)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms amongst people with serious mental illness (SMI) are prevalent in Ethiopia and throughout the world, yet…
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August 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Adaptation of a PTSD intervention for use in primary care in a low-income country: The Brief Relaxation, Education And Trauma HEaling intervention for Ethiopia (BREATHE Ethiopia). SSM - Mental Health. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A Case Study of the METEMP Protocol: Massed Exposure Therapy Enhanced With 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A Case Study of the METEMP Protocol: Massed Exposure Therapy Enhanced With 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This case study provides a detailed description of a participant in an open label clinical trial receiving the METEMP intervention, Massed Exposure Th…
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August 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A Case Study of the METEMP Protocol: Massed Exposure Therapy Enhanced With 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Predictors of non-fatal suicide attempts and alignment with clinician assessments of overall risk: Findings from veterans’ comprehensive suicide risk evaluations. Psychiatry Research. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Predictors of non-fatal suicide attempts and alignment with clinician assessments of overall risk: Findings from veterans’ comprehensive suicide risk evaluations
This study examined the structured suicide risk assessment utilized by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evalua…
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August 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Predictors of non-fatal suicide attempts and alignment with clinician assessments of overall risk: Findings from veterans’ comprehensive suicide risk evaluations. Psychiatry Research. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Credibility and expectations: Important factors for understanding clinical response, treatment completion, and dropout in internet-delivered psychological interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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August 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Credibility and expectations: Important factors for understanding clinical response, treatment completion, and dropout in internet-delivered psychological interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...