Alexander Bystritsky

13.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Alexander Bystritsky is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Bystritsky has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Clinical Psychology, 75 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 36 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Bystritsky's work include Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (69 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (49 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (29 papers). Alexander Bystritsky is often cited by papers focused on Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (69 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (49 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (29 papers). Alexander Bystritsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and South Korea. Alexander Bystritsky's co-authors include Michelle G. Craske, Peter Roy‐Byrne, Murray B. Stein, Cathy D. Sherbourne, Greer Sullivan, Raphael D. Rose, Jamie D. Feusner, Tanya Vapnik, Ariel J. Lang and Daniela Golinelli and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Bystritsky

169 papers receiving 8.3k citations

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Focused ultrasound modulates region-specific brain activity

2011 473 citations Alexander Bystritsky et al. profile →
Efficacy and Safety of Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

2019 264 citations Alexander Bystritsky et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →

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Dolores Malaspina United States

William R. Lovallo United States

Wissam El‐Hage France

Gretchen L. Haas United States

Bangalore N. Gangadhar India

Cheryl M. Corcoran United States

Kim L. Felmingham Australia

Ulrich Hegerl Germany

Jayashri Kulkarni Australia

Cédric Lemogne France

Dolores Malaspina United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Bystritsky

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Spivak, Norman M., Martin M. Monti, Mark E. Schafer, et al.. (2025). Evaluating Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation (tFUS) for Targeted Neuromodulation in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Double-Blind Feasibility Study. Brain stimulation. 18(1). 415–416.

Spivak, Norman M., Alexander S. Korb, Mark E. Schafer, et al.. (2024). Preliminary Examination of the Effects of Focused Ultrasound on Living Skin and Temperature at the Skin–Transducer Interface. Bioengineering. 11(11). 1126–1126. 1 indexed citations

Vidal, Adriana C., et al.. (2024). A Convenience Sample Looking at Microbiome Differences Between Anxious and Non-Anxious Patients in a GI Clinic. Gastroenterology Insights. 15(4). 1054–1063. 1 indexed citations

Jordan, Kenneth G., et al.. (2023). Transcranial focused ultrasound for the treatment of tremor: A preliminary case series. Brain stimulation. 17(1). 35–38. 12 indexed citations

Bystritsky, Alexander, et al.. (2023). A pilot study of transcranial low-intensity focused ultrasound for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. Brain stimulation. 16(1). 406–407. 1 indexed citations

Roy‐Byrne, Peter, et al.. (2023). Reciprocal and Indirect Effects Among Intervention, Perceived Social Support, and Anxiety Sensitivity Within a Randomized Controlled Trial for Anxiety Disorders. Behavior Therapy. 55(1). 80–92. 2 indexed citations

Becerra, Sergio, et al.. (2023). Functional MRI Lateralization [M1] of dlPFC and Implications for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Targeting. Diagnostics. 13(16). 2690–2690. 3 indexed citations

Spivak, Norman M., Collin M. Price, Margaret G. Distler, et al.. (2022). Microbiome in Anxiety and Other Psychiatric Disorders. Medical Clinics of North America. 107(1). 73–83. 2 indexed citations

Stern, John M., Norman M. Spivak, Sergio Becerra, et al.. (2021). Safety of focused ultrasound neuromodulation in humans with temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain stimulation. 14(4). 1022–1031. 63 indexed citations

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Bystritsky, Alexander, Norman M. Spivak, Sergio Becerra, et al.. (2021). Brain circuitry underlying the ABC model of anxiety. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 138. 3–14. 9 indexed citations

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Campbell‐Sills, Laura, Murray B. Stein, Cathy D. Sherbourne, et al.. (2013). Effects of Medical Comorbidity on Anxiety Treatment Outcomes in Primary Care. Psychosomatic Medicine. 75(8). 713–720. 18 indexed citations

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Bomyea, Jessica, Ariel J. Lang, Michelle G. Craske, et al.. (2013). Suicidal ideation and risk factors in primary care patients with anxiety disorders. Psychiatry Research. 209(1). 60–65. 34 indexed citations

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Wetherell, Julie Loebach, Andrew J. Petkus, Steven R. Thorp, et al.. (2013). Age differences in treatment response to a collaborative care intervention for anxiety disorders. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 203(1). 65–72. 43 indexed citations

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Craske, Michelle G., Raphael D. Rose, Ariel J. Lang, et al.. (2009). Computer-assisted delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in primary-care settings. Depression and Anxiety. 26(3). 235–242. 137 indexed citations

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Bystritsky, Alexander, Lauren Kerwin, & Jamie D. Feusner. (2008). A Pilot Study of Rhodiola rosea (Rhodax ^® ) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 14(2). 175–180. 62 indexed citations

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Powers, Mark B., et al.. (2008). The effect of attributional processes concerning medication taking on return of fear.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 76(3). 478–490. 51 indexed citations

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Stein, Murray B., Cathy D. Sherbourne, Michelle G. Craske, et al.. (2004). Quality of Care for Primary Care Patients With Anxiety Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry. 161(12). 2230–2237. 154 indexed citations

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Stein, Murray B., Peter Roy‐Byrne, John R. McQuaid, et al.. (1999). Development of a Brief Diagnostic Screen for Panic Disorder in Primary Care. Psychosomatic Medicine. 61(3). 359–364. 79 indexed citations

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Ackerman, Deborah L., Sander Greenland, Alexander Bystritsky, & Gary W. Small. (1997). Characteristics of fluoxetine versus placebo responders in a randomized trial of geriatric depression.. PubMed. 33(4). 707–14. 12 indexed citations

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Bystritsky, Alexander, P Stoessel, & Joel Yager. (1993). Psychometric Discrimination between Anxiety and Depression. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 181(4). 265–267. 8 indexed citations

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