Maayan Abrgiel
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Clinical Boundaries of Trauma: A Conceptual Framework for Navigating Comorbidity and Diagnostic Overlap in PTSD.
Abargil M, Rubinstein D, Lerner A, Basol E, Maynard J, Davydovska T, Harpaz-Rotem I. Clinical Boundaries of Trauma: A Conceptual Framework for Navigating Comorbidity and Diagnostic Overlap in PTSD. J Nerv Ment Dis 2026 PMID: 42635055, DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Qualitative Investigation of Motivations, Experiences, and Perceived Outcomes Among Therapists Administering Intensive, Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Lazar Y, Shulman S, Shefler G, Finkenberg R, Amir I, Abargil M, Yonatan-Leus R. A Qualitative Investigation of Motivations, Experiences, and Perceived Outcomes Among Therapists Administering Intensive, Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy 2026 PMID: 42461599, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTurning Points in the Therapeutic Relationship: Therapists' Perspectives on Long‐Term Intensive Psychotherapy With Complex Patients
Kohavi O, Shulman S, Shefler G, Finkenberg R, Amir I, Abargil M, Yonatan‐Leus R. Turning Points in the Therapeutic Relationship: Therapists' Perspectives on Long‐Term Intensive Psychotherapy With Complex Patients. Counselling And Psychotherapy Research 2026, 26 DOI: 10.1002/capr.70195.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures
Ben-Zion Z, Basol E, Simon A, Abargil M, Samonek K, Paterson M, Spiller T, Duek O, Just S, Preller K, Keynan J, Admon R, Liberzon I, Shalev A, Hendler T, Levy I, Joormann J, Scheinost D, Harpaz-Rotem I. Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 100: 111-121. PMID: 41319905, PMCID: PMC12784315, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRESET post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical protocol integrating reconsolidation, exposure, short-term emotional transformation
Rubinstein D, Abargil M, Duek O, Harpaz-Rotem I. RESET post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical protocol integrating reconsolidation, exposure, short-term emotional transformation. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2025, 16: 2540141. PMID: 40815290, PMCID: PMC12360050, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2025.2540141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDo psychiatric hospitalization and symptoms change together in treatment, and do they predict each other?
Yonatan-Leus R, Abargil M, Finkenberg R, Amir I, Shefler G. Do psychiatric hospitalization and symptoms change together in treatment, and do they predict each other? Current Psychology 2025, 44: 15096-15106. DOI: 10.1007/s12144-025-08213-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns of Change in Healthcare Use and Cost Before and During Psychotherapy
Yonatan‐Leus R, Abargil M, Shulman S, Cooper‐Kazaz R. Patterns of Change in Healthcare Use and Cost Before and During Psychotherapy. International Journal Of Psychology 2025, 60: e70020. PMID: 39923260, DOI: 10.1002/ijop.70020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Therapists’ emotional responses and their relation to patients’ experience of attunement and responsiveness
Abargil M, Schenkolewski A, Tishby O. Therapists’ emotional responses and their relation to patients’ experience of attunement and responsiveness. Psychotherapy Research 2024, 35: 54-66. PMID: 39508263, DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2024.2403422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges in Countertransference and Changes in Patient Working Alliance and Outcome: An Empirical Study
Abargil M, Tishby O. Changes in Countertransference and Changes in Patient Working Alliance and Outcome: An Empirical Study. Journal Of Counseling Psychology 2024, 71: 447-458. PMID: 38976443, DOI: 10.1037/cou0000743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEncountering Bias: Examining Biases and Stereotypes in the Evaluation Process Among Expert Psychologists During Specialization Exams
Galil A, Abargil M, Cohen Z, Reizer A. Encountering Bias: Examining Biases and Stereotypes in the Evaluation Process Among Expert Psychologists During Specialization Exams. Psychological Reports 2024, 129: 2189-2215. PMID: 39138594, DOI: 10.1177/00332941241269485.Peer-Reviewed Original Research