2024
The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy for young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Trotta A, Gerber A, Rost F, Robertson S, Shmueli A, Perelberg R. The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy for young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1366032. PMID: 39295759, PMCID: PMC11408295, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1366032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychodynamic psychotherapyMental health problemsPsychoanalytic psychotherapyYoung adultsEffectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapyEfficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapyControl conditionRandomized controlled trialsMental health needsPsychodynamic interventionsTarget symptomsNaturalistic studyPsychotherapyPsychoanalytic interventionsSystematic reviewComparison treatmentYoung adulthoodAt-risk groupsClinical implicationsHealth problemsEfficacy of therapeutic interventionsMeta-analysisAt-riskAdultsPublished randomized controlled trials
2019
Anterior hippocampal volume predicts affect-focused psychotherapy outcome
Suarez-Jimenez B, Zhu X, Lazarov A, Mann J, Schneier F, Gerber A, Barber J, Chambless D, Neria Y, Milrod B, Markowitz J. Anterior hippocampal volume predicts affect-focused psychotherapy outcome. Psychological Medicine 2019, 50: 396-402. PMID: 30773148, PMCID: PMC6698431, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291719000187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior hippocampal volumePosterior hippocampal volumePosttraumatic stress disorderHippocampal volumeTreatment outcomesExposure-based treatmentsAnterior hippocampusMagnetic resonance imagingPanic disorderClinical trialsPosterior hippocampusClinical outcome changesClinical severity scoreLarge clinical trialsStructural magnetic resonance imagingWhole hippocampal volumeIndependent clinical trialsClinical improvementClinical outcomesSeverity scoreTherapeutic findingsResonance imagingTreatment improvementStress disorderHippocampus
2016
Brainhack: a collaborative workshop for the open neuroscience community
Craddock R, Margulies D, Bellec P, Nichols B, Alcauter S, Barrios F, Burnod Y, Cannistraci C, Cohen-Adad J, De Leener B, Dery S, Downar J, Dunlop K, Franco A, Froehlich C, Gerber A, Ghosh S, Grabowski T, Hill S, Heinsfeld A, Hutchison R, Kundu P, Laird A, Liew S, Lurie D, McLaren D, Meneguzzi F, Mennes M, Mesmoudi S, O’Connor D, Pasaye E, Peltier S, Poline J, Prasad G, Pereira R, Quirion P, Rokem A, Saad Z, Shi Y, Strother S, Toro R, Uddin L, Van Horn J, Van Meter J, Welsh R, Xu T. Brainhack: a collaborative workshop for the open neuroscience community. GigaScience 2016, 5: s13742-016-0121-x. PMID: 27042293, PMCID: PMC4818387, DOI: 10.1186/s13742-016-0121-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
An Empirically-Based Psychoanalytic Curriculum
Gerber A, Knopf L. An Empirically-Based Psychoanalytic Curriculum. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 2015, 35: 115-123. DOI: 10.1080/07351690.2015.987597.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The Development of a Psychoanalytic Outcome Study
Roose S, Barber J, Caligor E, DeRubeis R, Gerber A, Glick R, Hilsenroth M, Leon A, Levy K, Levy R, Milrod B, Rutherford B, Shear K, Thase M, Westen D. The Development of a Psychoanalytic Outcome Study. Journal Of The American Psychoanalytic Association 2012, 60: 311-335. PMID: 22582321, DOI: 10.1177/0003065112443706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome studiesStudy designSelection of therapistsPrimary outcome measureUse of medicationsChoice of psychotherapyTreatment Adherence MeasureDefinition of treatmentOutcome measuresProtocol committeeAdherence measuresExclusion criteriaTherapeutic benefitPatient assignmentClinical issuesRigorous outcome studiesPrimary hypothesisDemonstrable changesTreatmentComparison treatmentPositive results
2011
Commentary: Neurobiology of Psychotherapy – State of the Art and Future Directions
Gerber A. Commentary: Neurobiology of Psychotherapy – State of the Art and Future Directions. Current Clinical Psychiatry 2011, 187-192. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-792-1_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural Models of Psychodynamic Concepts and Treatments: Implications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Roffman J, Gerber A, Glick D. Neural Models of Psychodynamic Concepts and Treatments: Implications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Current Clinical Psychiatry 2011, 193-218. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-792-1_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychodynamic psychotherapyBrain functionLevel of affectModern neuroimaging techniquesEffects of psychotherapyNeural substratesFunctional neuroimagingPsychodynamic conceptsNeuroimaging techniquesPsychotherapy researchNeural modelPsychotherapyBrain physiologyRemarkable findingCognitionAffectImplicationsFuture practiceResponse to Douglas Letter
Gerber A, Kocsis J, Milrod B, Roose S, Barber J, Thase M, Perkins P, Leon A. Response to Douglas Letter. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2011, 168: 649-650. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11010109r.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Journal Watch
Roose S, Rutherford B, Krasner A, Stuart Ablon J, Rice T, Gerber A, Gold S, Hilsenroth M, Erbe J, Fertuck E. Journal Watch. Journal Of The American Psychoanalytic Association 2010, 58: 137-144. DOI: 10.1177/0003065110363727.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Free Association as a Bridging Concept between Dynamic and Cognitive Processes and the Nature of Psychotherapeutic Change
Gerber A. Free Association as a Bridging Concept between Dynamic and Cognitive Processes and the Nature of Psychotherapeutic Change. Neuropsychoanalysis 2009, 11: 168-171. DOI: 10.1080/15294145.2009.10773609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFree associationExecutive functionVerbal fluency taskCognitive processesFluency taskInterpersonal treatmentPrefrontal cortexTarget articlePsychotherapeutic changeMental functionsBridging conceptSingle categoryRelevant researchMemoryTaskCortexAssociationAttentionConceptTherapeutic actionResearchAuthors' investigationsDeficient Activity in the Neural Systems That Mediate Self-regulatory Control in Bulimia Nervosa
Marsh R, Steinglass J, Gerber A, O’Leary K, Wang Z, Murphy D, Walsh B, Peterson B. Deficient Activity in the Neural Systems That Mediate Self-regulatory Control in Bulimia Nervosa. JAMA Psychiatry 2009, 66: 51-63. PMID: 19124688, PMCID: PMC2759684, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2008.504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBrainBulimia NervosaCaudate NucleusCorpus StriatumDiscrimination, PsychologicalDominance, CerebralFemaleFrontal LobeGyrus CinguliHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImpulsive BehaviorInternal-External ControlMagnetic Resonance ImagingNerve NetOrientationOxygenPattern Recognition, VisualPrefrontal CortexPsychomotor PerformanceReference ValuesConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexBulimia nervosaHealthy controlsCingulate cortexFrontostriatal circuitsMain outcome measuresBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) responseDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortex activityHealthy control participantsSimon Spatial Incompatibility taskTask-related activationCingulate cortex activityLevel-dependent responsesBilateral inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceSelf-regulatory controlNeural systemsGeneral linear modelingInferior frontal gyrusFunctional abnormalitiesOutcome measuresCaudate nucleusSevere symptomsPatientsNeural Models of Psychodynamic Concepts and Treatments: Implications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Roffman J, Gerber A. Neural Models of Psychodynamic Concepts and Treatments: Implications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Current Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 305-338. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-444-5_13.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Pediatric Anxiety
Gerber A, Peterson B, Pine D, Guyer A, Leibenluft E. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Pediatric Anxiety. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2008, 47: 1217-1221. PMID: 18931608, PMCID: PMC2635373, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e318185dad0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroimaging Studies of Normal Brain Development and Their Relevance for Understanding Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Marsh R, Gerber A, Peterson B. Neuroimaging Studies of Normal Brain Development and Their Relevance for Understanding Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2008, 47: 1233-1251. PMID: 18833009, PMCID: PMC2759682, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e318185e703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsAtrophyAttentionBrainChildChild, PreschoolDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingEmotionsFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMental DisordersMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPregnancyYoung AdultConceptsEarly brain developmentChildhood psychiatric disordersAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderHigher-order cognitive functionsLate childhoodBrain developmentDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNormal developmental trajectoryFunctional imaging findingsDevelopmental dyslexiaPsychiatric disordersNormal brain developmentHyperactivity disorderChildhood neuropsychiatric disordersDevelopmental trajectoriesCognitive functionPrefrontal cortexSuperior temporalFrontal cortexChildhood-onset schizophreniaSensorimotor areasHealthy individualsLongitudinal dataAdolescenceDevelopmental patternsBrain Morphometry Using Anatomical Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BANSAL R, GERBER A, PETERSON B. Brain Morphometry Using Anatomical Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2008, 47: 619-621. PMID: 18496328, PMCID: PMC4396633, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e31816c54ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApplied Brain Imaging
GERBER A, PETERSON B. Applied Brain Imaging. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2008, 47: 239. PMID: 18512290, PMCID: PMC4301573, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e3181635e00.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat Is an Image?
GERBER A, PETERSON B. What Is an Image? Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2008, 47: 245-248. PMID: 18512292, PMCID: PMC4306573, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e318161e509.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Attachment, Resilience, and Psychoanalysis Commentary on Hauser and Allen's “Overcoming Adversity in Adolescence”
Gerber A. Attachment, Resilience, and Psychoanalysis Commentary on Hauser and Allen's “Overcoming Adversity in Adolescence”. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 2007, 26: 585-594. DOI: 10.1080/07351690701310649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent resilience researchObservations of factorsAttachment theoryAttachment researchResilient adolescentsPsychotherapy process researchDevelopmental researchOvercoming adversityResilience researchPsychodynamic psychotherapyProcess researchResilienceHypothesis generationContemporary lessonsResearchAdversityAdolescenceAdolescentsPsychotherapyNarrative techniquesTheory of mechanismsHypothesis testingQuantitative measuresTheoryHauser