Brett J. Deacon

15.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
91 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Brett J. Deacon is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett J. Deacon has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 67 papers in Clinical Psychology and 17 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Brett J. Deacon's work include Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (67 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (41 papers) and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (24 papers). Brett J. Deacon is often cited by papers focused on Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (67 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (41 papers) and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (24 papers). Brett J. Deacon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Brett J. Deacon's co-authors include Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Bunmi O. Olatunji, Irving Kirsch, Thomas J. Moore, Alan Scoboria, Blair T. Johnson, Tania B. Huedo–Medina, Stephen P. H. Whiteside, David P. Valentiner and Joshua Kemp and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Psychology Review, PLoS Medicine and Behaviour Research and Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Brett J. Deacon

91 papers receiving 10.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration

2008 1.5k citations Irving Kirsch, Brett J. Deacon et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
Robust dimensions of anxiety sensitivity: Development and initial validation of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3.

2007 1.4k citations Michael J. Zvolensky, Brett J. Deacon et al. profile →
Assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions: Development and evaluation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

2010 630 citations Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Brett J. Deacon et al. profile →

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Anton J.L.M. van Balkom Netherlands

Patricia van Oppen Netherlands

E. Weiller France

Martin Hautzinger Germany

Franklin R. Schneier United States

Roman Kotov United States

Edna B. Foa United States

Wai Tat Chiu United States

Patrícia Brandão Amorim Brazil

Borwin Bandelow Germany

Anton J.L.M. van Balkom Netherlands

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Kemp, Joshua, Shannon M. Blakey, Kate Wolitzky‐Taylor, Jennifer T. Sy, & Brett J. Deacon. (2019). The effects of safety behavior availability versus utilization on inhibitory learning during exposure. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 48(6). 517–528. 3 indexed citations

Meyer, Johanna M., et al.. (2019). Safety behaviors, experiential avoidance, and anxiety: A path analysis approach. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 64. 9–15. 39 indexed citations

Reid, Adam M., Andrew G. Guzick, Brett J. Deacon, et al.. (2018). Exposure therapy for youth with anxiety: Utilization rates and predictors of implementation in a sample of practicing clinicians from across the United States. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 58. 8–17. 39 indexed citations

Norton, Peter J., Dena Sadeghi Bahmani, Serge Brand, et al.. (2017). Trauma, anxiety, and depression in Iran: A report from the 3rd International Anxiety Congress in Iran. edoc (University of Basel). 1 indexed citations

Farrell, Nicholas R., Joshua Kemp, Shannon M. Blakey, Johanna M. Meyer, & Brett J. Deacon. (2016). Targeting clinician concerns about exposure therapy: A pilot study comparing standard vs. enhanced training. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 85. 53–59. 52 indexed citations

Whiteside, Stephen P. H., Brett J. Deacon, Kristen Benito, & Elyse Stewart. (2016). Factors associated with practitioners’ use of exposure therapy for childhood anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 40. 29–36. 111 indexed citations

Deacon, Brett J. & Dean McKay. (2015). The biomedical model of psychological problems: A call for critical dialogue.. Behavior Therapy. 15 indexed citations

Dixon, Laura J., Joshua Kemp, Nicholas R. Farrell, Shannon M. Blakey, & Brett J. Deacon. (2015). Interoceptive exposure exercises for social anxiety. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 33. 25–34. 20 indexed citations

Arch, Joanna J., Michael P. Twohig, Brett J. Deacon, Lauren N. Landy, & Ellen J. Bluett. (2015). The credibility of exposure therapy: Does the theoretical rationale matter?. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 72. 81–92. 41 indexed citations

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Thibodeau, Michel A., R. Nicholas Carleton, Peter M. McEvoy, et al.. (2015). Developing scales measuring disorder-specific intolerance of uncertainty (DSIU): A new perspective on transdiagnostic. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 31. 49–57. 44 indexed citations

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Farrell, Nicholas R., Brett J. Deacon, Joshua Kemp, Laura J. Dixon, & Jennifer T. Sy. (2013). Do negative beliefs about exposure therapy cause its suboptimal delivery? An experimental investigation. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 27(8). 763–771. 104 indexed citations

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Kemp, Joshua, et al.. (2013). A Comparison of Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches for Reducing Cost Bias in Social Anxiety. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 27(3). 210–220. 3 indexed citations

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Deacon, Brett J.. (2013). The biomedical model of mental disorder: A critical analysis of its validity, utility, and effects on psychotherapy research. Clinical Psychology Review. 33(7). 846–861. 336 indexed citations

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Deacon, Brett J. & James J. Lickel. (2009). On the brain disease model of mental disorders.. Behavior Therapy. 11 indexed citations

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Kirsch, Irving, Brett J. Deacon, Tania B. Huedo–Medina, et al.. (2008). Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. PLoS Medicine. 5(2). e45–e45. 1537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Deacon, Brett J. & Danielle J. Maack. (2008). The effects of safety behaviors on the fear of contamination: An experimental investigation. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 46(4). 537–547. 136 indexed citations

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Brown, Amy, Brett J. Deacon, Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Julie E. Dammann, & Stephen P. H. Whiteside. (2006). Parents’ perceptions of pharmacological and cognitive-behavioral treatments for childhood anxiety disorders. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 45(4). 819–828. 73 indexed citations

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Abramowitz, Jonathan S. & Brett J. Deacon. (2006). Psychometric properties and construct validity of the Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory—Revised: Replication and extension with a clinical sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 20(8). 1016–1035. 310 indexed citations

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Abramowitz, Jonathan S. & Brett J. Deacon. (2004). Severe health anxiety: Why it persists and how to treat it. Comprehensive Therapy. 30(1). 44–49. 4 indexed citations

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Abramowitz, Jonathan S., Brett J. Deacon, Carol M. Woods, & David F. Tolin. (2004). Association between Protestant religiosity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms and cognitions. Depression and Anxiety. 20(2). 70–76. 105 indexed citations

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