Brian Zaboski, PhD
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryCards
About
Research
Publications
2024
Predicting OCD severity from religiosity and personality: A machine learning and neural network approach
Zaboski B, Wilens A, McNamara J, Muller G. Predicting OCD severity from religiosity and personality: A machine learning and neural network approach. Journal Of Mood And Anxiety Disorders 2024, 8: 100089. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2024.100089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD severityObsessive-compulsive disorder severityObsessive-compulsive disorder heterogeneityComplex psychological phenomenonDeep learning techniquesPersonality traitsItem-level featuresNeural network modelNeural network approachPsychological phenomenaMachine learning modelsLearning techniquesMachine learningLearning modelsNetwork modelDisordersNetwork approachMultifaceted natureAggregate scorePrediction accuracyPersonsMachineSeverityDemographic factorsSuicidal Obsessions or Suicidal Ideation? A Case Report and Practical Guide for Differential Assessment
Mattera E, Ching T, Zaboski B, Kichuk S. Suicidal Obsessions or Suicidal Ideation? A Case Report and Practical Guide for Differential Assessment. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2024, 31: 259-271. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal ideationCognitive-behavioral frameworkBehavioral criteriaLow familiarityBehavioral frameworkBehavioral responsesFuture researchCommon measurement toolsExtant literatureOCDCase exampleEvidence-based guideDifferential assessmentObsessionIdeationThoughtMeasurement toolsEmotionsPractical guideFamiliaritySuicidalityInaccurate assessmentInterventionClientsPhenomenologyInternalizing Problems
Moore A, Wilens A, Zaboski B. Internalizing Problems. 2024, 181-194. DOI: 10.4324/9781003266181-19.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Obsessive-compulsive severity, gender, and religiosity as predictors of personality trait scores
Muller G, Zaboski B, Joyce-Beaulieu D, Bailey B, McCarty R, Olsen B, McNamara J. Obsessive-compulsive severity, gender, and religiosity as predictors of personality trait scores. Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic 2023, 87: 317-342. DOI: 10.1521/bumc.2023.87.4.317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial
Rance M, Zhao Z, Zaboski B, Kichuk S, Romaker E, Koller W, Walsh C, Harris-Starling C, Wasylink S, Adams T, Gruner P, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial. Psychiatry Research 2023, 328: 115458. PMID: 37722238, PMCID: PMC10695074, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior prefrontal cortexControl groupDouble-blind clinical trialDouble-blind trialPrimary outcome measureCompulsive disorderHarm/checkingMechanism of actionYale-Brown ObsessiveSecondary outcomesSessions of neurofeedbackActive groupClinical trialsOutcome measuresPrimary symptomsSymptom ScaleObsessive-compulsive symptomsPrefrontal cortexSymptomsTraining protocolGreater reductionSignificant differencesPatientsSham feedbackExposure-Based Techniques for Trauma Post-COVID-19: a Primer for School-Based Practitioners
Moore A, Zaboski B. Exposure-Based Techniques for Trauma Post-COVID-19: a Primer for School-Based Practitioners. Contemporary School Psychology 2023, 28: 76-85. DOI: 10.1007/s40688-023-00475-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExposure-based techniquesEvidence-based trauma treatmentSchool psychological practiceAdverse mental health outcomesMental health outcomesSchool-based practitionersPsychological resiliencePsychological practiceExposure therapyResponse preventionSchool functioningPsychological distressTrauma treatmentFlexible interventionsEmotional isolationIntervention programsSchool childrenHigh needHealth outcomesChildrenTraumaVivo exposureAdolescentsDistressSchoolsPharmacotherapy for comorbid antisocial personality and obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report
Jankovsky A, Zaboski B, Pittenger C. Pharmacotherapy for comorbid antisocial personality and obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report. Psychiatry Research Case Reports 2023, 2: 100139. PMID: 38240012, PMCID: PMC10795765, DOI: 10.1016/j.psycr.2023.100139.Peer-Reviewed Original Research390. Altered Confidence Adaptation During Set-Shifting in OCD
Loosen A, Zaboski B, Pushkarskaya H, Pittenger C, Hauser T. 390. Altered Confidence Adaptation During Set-Shifting in OCD. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 93: s252. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.630.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Exposure for Anxious Students with Classroom Accommodations
Zaboski B, Romaker E. Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Exposure for Anxious Students with Classroom Accommodations. Journal Of College Student Mental Health 2021, 37: 209-226. DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2021.1961110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyCognitive-behavioral interventionsClassroom accommodationsAnxious studentsAnxiety disordersCollege studentsClient behaviorCounseling techniquesERPAccessible explanationTheoretical underpinningsHigh needStudentsPostsecondary levelAnxietyPersonalized treatment plansStimuliAccommodationUnderpinningsImpairmentThorough assessmentBehaviorDisordersInterventionElectroencephalographic Correlates and Predictors of Treatment Outcome in OCD: A Brief Narrative Review
Zaboski BA, Stern EF, Skosnik PD, Pittenger C. Electroencephalographic Correlates and Predictors of Treatment Outcome in OCD: A Brief Narrative Review. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 703398. PMID: 34408681, PMCID: PMC8365146, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.703398.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Obsessions or ideations: First Person Suicide Images study in OCD
HIC ID2000033121RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date08/31/2024Recruiting ParticipantsEfficacy and Safety Study of Adjunctive Troriluzole in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
HIC ID2000029681RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/15/2023Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 65 yearsBrain Network Changes Accompanying and Predicting Responses to Pharmacotherapy in OCD
HIC ID2000023688RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 65 yearsEfficacy of Psilocybin in OCD: a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
HIC ID2000020355RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2023Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge21 years - 55 years