Anxiety Disorders Research Program

*Acheson, D. A., Forsyth, J. P., & *Moses, E. (in press). Interoceptive conditioning and panic disorder-II: An experimental evaluation of multiple contingency arrangements. Behavior Therapy.

Eifert, G. H., Forsyth, J. P. (2011). The application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to problem anger. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 18, 241-250.

Gannon, S., Roche, B., Kanter, J., Forsyth, J. P., & Linehan, C. (2011). A derived relations analysis of approach-avoidance conflict: Implications for the behavioral analysis of human anxiety. The Psychological Record, 61, 227-252.

*VanDam, N., *Sheppard, S., Forsyth, J. P., & Earleywine, M. (2011).  Self-Compassion is a better predictor than mindfulness of symptom severity and quality of life in mixed anxiety and depression.  Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 123-130.

Cisler, J. M., Olatunji, B. O., Feldner, M. T., & Forsyth, J. P. (2010). Emotion regulation and the anxiety disorders: an integrative review. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 32, 68-82.

Frye, C. A., Paris, J. P., Franco, C., Sodano, R., Freidenberg, B., Gordis, E., Anderson, D. A., Forsyth, J. P., & Wulfert, E. (2010).  Sex differences in salivary cortisol to acute stressors among healthy participants, recreational or pathological gamblers, and those with posttraumatic stress disorder  Hormones and Behavior, 57, 35-45.

*Sheppard, S. C., Forsyth, J. P., Hickling, E. J., & *Bianchi, J. (2010).  A novel application of ACT to psychosocial problems associated with Multiple Sclerosis: Results from a half-day workshop intervention.  International Journal of MS Care, 12, 200-206.

*Sabsevitz, J., *Sheppard, S. C., *Russo, A., & Forsyth, J. P.  (2010).  An open trial evaluating one-session exposure therapy for snake-fearful individuals. the Behavior Therapist, 33, 48-53.

Eifert, G. H., Forsyth, J. P., Arch, J., Espejo, N., Keller, M., & Langer, D. (2009). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for anxiety disorders: Three case studies exemplifying a unified treatment protocol. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 16, 368–385.

*Finlay, C. G., & Forsyth, J. P. (2009). Context and renewal of conditioned fear: An experimental evaluation using 20% carbon dioxide-enriched air as an unconditioned stimulus. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 737–745.

*Kelly, M. M., & Forsyth, J. P. (2009). Associations between emotional avoidance, anxiety sensitivity, and reactions to an observational fear challenge procedure. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 37, 331-338.

*Van Dam, N., Earleywine, M., & Forsyth, J. P. (2009). Gender bias in the sixteen-item anxiety sensitivity index: An application of polytomous differential item functioning. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 256-259.

* Fox, J., Halpern, L., & Forsyth, J. P. (2008). Mental health checkups for children and adolescents: A means to identify, prevent, and minimize suffering associated with anxiety and mood disorders. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15, 182–211.

Marx, B., Forsyth, J. P., *Heidt, J. M., *Fusé, T., & Gallup, G. G., Jr. (2008). Tonic immobility as an evolved predator defense: Implications for sexual assault survivors. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15, 74-90.

Dymond, S., Roche, B., Forsyth, J. P., Whelan, R., & Rhoden, J. (2008). Derived avoidance learning: Transformation of avoidance response functions in accordance with same and opposite relational frames. Psychological Record, 58, 271-288.

Olatunji, B. O., Feldner, M. T., *Karekla, M., & Forsyth, J. P. (2008). A comparative evaluation of panicogenic processes and quality of life in a sample of non clinical panickers and age and sex matched non panicking controls. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22, 175-186.

Roche, B., Forsyth, J. P., & *Maher, E. (2007). The impact of demand characteristics on brief acceptance and control-based interventions for pain tolerance. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 14, 381-393.

Dymond, S., Roche, B., Forsyth, J. P., & Whelan, R. (2007). Derived transformation of avoidance in accordance with same and opposite relational frames: Implications for understanding the verbal evolution of fear and avoidance. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 88, 249-262.

*Kelly, M. M., & Forsyth, J. P. (2007). Sex differences in response to an observational fear conditioning procedure. Behavior Therapy, 38, 340-349.

Olatunji, B. O., Forsyth, J. P., & Feldner, M. T. (2007). Emotion Regulation: Implications for the shift from normative fear-relevant learning to anxiety-related psychopathology. American Psychologist, 62, 257-259.

*Acheson, D. T., Forsyth, J. P., *Prenoveau, J. M., & Bouton, M. B. (2007). Interoceptive fear conditioning as a learning model of panic disorder: An experimental evaluation using 20% CO2 enriched air in a non clinical sample. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2280-2294.

*Kelly, M. M., & Forsyth, J. P. (2007). Observational fear conditioning in the acquisition and extinction of attentional bias for threat: An experimental evaluation. Emotion, 7, 324-335.

Olatunji, B. O., Forsyth, J. P., & *Cherian, A. (2007). Evaluative differential conditioning of disgust: A sticky form of relational learning that is difficult to extinguish. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 820-834.

*Fusé, T. M. K., Forsyth, J. P.., Marx, B., Gallup, G. G. Jr., & *Weaver, S. (2007). Factor structure of the Tonic Immobility Scale in female survivors of sexual assault: An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 265-283.

Bernstein, A., Zvolensky, M. J., Norton, P. J., Schmidt, N. B., Taylor, S., Forsyth, J. P., Lewis, S. F., Feldner, M. T., Leen-Feldner, E. W., Stewart, S. H., & Cox, B. (2007). Taxometric and factor analytic models of anxiety sensitivity: Integrating approaches to latent structural research. Psychological Assessment, 19, 74-87.

Zvolensky, M. J., Forsyth, J. P., Bernstein, A., & Leen-Feldner, E. W. (2007). A concurrent test of the anxiety sensitivity taxon: Its relation to bodily vigilance and perceptions of control over anxiety-related events in a sample of young adults. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 21, 72-90.

Smyth, S., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Forsyth, J. P. (2006). A derived transfer of simple discrimination and self-report arousal functions in spider fearful and non-spider fearful participants. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 85, 223-246.

Kashdan, T. B., *Barrios, V., Forsyth, J. P., & *Steger, M. F. (2006). Experiential avoidance as a generalized psychological vulnerability: Comparisons with coping and emotion regulation strategies. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1301-1320.

*Prenoveau, J. M., Forsyth, J. P., *Kelly, M. M., & *Barrios, V. (2006). Repeated exposure to 20% CO2 challenge and risk for developing panic attacks: A controlled 6 and 12-month follow-up in a nonclinical sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 20, 1158-1167.

*Kelly, M. M., Forsyth, J. P., & *Karekla, M. (2006). Sex differences in response to a panicogenic challenge procedure: An experimental evaluation of panic vulnerability in a non-clinical sample. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1421-1430.

Forsyth, J. P. (2005). Introduction to the clinical forum. the Behavior Therapist.

*Heidt, J. M., Marx, B. P., & Forsyth, J. P. (2005). Tonic Immobility and unwanted sexual experiences in childhood: A preliminary report evaluating the sequela of rape induced paralysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 1157-1171.

Zvolensky, M. J., Schmidt, N. B., Antony, M. M., McCabe, R. E., Forsyth, J. P., Feldner, M. T., Leen-Feldner, E. W., Karekla, M., & Kahler, C. W. (2005). Evaluating the role of panic disorder and emotional sensitivity processes involved with smoking. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 19, 673-686.

*Karekla, M., *Lundgren, J. D., & Forsyth, J. P. (2004). A survey of graduate training in empirically supported and manualized treatments: A preliminary report. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11, 230-242.

Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., Wilson, K. G., Bissett, R. T., Pistorello, J., Toarmino, D., Polusny, M., A., Dykstra, T. A., Batten, S. V., Bergan, J., Stewart, S. H., Zvolensky, M. J., Eifert, G. H., Bond, F. W., Forsyth, J. P., *Karekla, M., & McCurry, S. M. (2004). Measuring experiential avoidance: A preliminary test of a working model. The Psychological Record, 54, 553-578.

*Karekla, M., Forsyth, J. P., & *Kelly, M. M. (2004). Emotional avoidance and panicogenic responding to a biological challenge procedure. Behavior Therapy, 35, 725-746.

Brown, T. A., *White, K. S., Forsyth, J. P., & Barlow, D. H. (2004). The structure of perceived emotional control: Psychometric properties of a revised Anxiety Control Questionnaire. Behavior Therapy, 35, 75-99.

Forsyth, J. P., Parker, J., & *Finlay, C. G. (2003). Anxiety sensitivity, controllability, and experiential avoidance and their relation to drug of choice and addiction severity in a residential sample of substance abusing veterans. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 851-870.

Forsyth, J. P., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2002). Experimental psychopathology, clinical science, and practice: An irrelevant or indispensable alliance? Applied and Preventive Psychology: Current Scientific Perspectives, 10, 243-264.

Schmidt, N. B., Forsyth, J. P., Santiago, H. T., & Trakowski, J. H. (2002). Classification of panic attack subtypes in patients and normal controls in response to biological challenge: Implications for assessment and treatment. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 16, 625-638.

Forsyth, J. P., & McNeil, D. W. (2002). Mastery of your anxiety and worry: A multimodal case study of the effectiveness of a manualized treatment for generalized anxiety disorder. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 200-212.

Zvolensky, M. J., & Forsyth, J. P. (2002). Anxiety sensitivity dimensions in the prediction of body vigilance and emotional avoidance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 26, 449-460.

Zvolensky, M. J., Forsyth, J. P., *Fusé, T. M., *Feldner, M. T., & *Leen-Feldner, E. (2002). Panic attacks and smoking: An initial investigation of panic-relevant cognitive processes. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 31, 170-182.

*Kelly, M. M., Forsyth, J. P., & *Karekla, M. (2002). Brains, computer games, and behavior: What do they have to do with progress in behavior therapy? the Behavior Therapist, 25, 79-83.

Forsyth, J. P., & *Kelly, M. M. (2001). A tale of three blind men on the proper subject matter of clinical science and practice: Commentary on Plaud's behaviorism vs. Ilardi and Feldman's cognitive neuroscience. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 1133-1148.

Zvolensky, M. J., Eifert, G. H., Lejuez, C. W., Hopko, D., & Forsyth, J. P. (2000). Assessing the perceived predictability of anxiety-related events: A report on the Perceived Predictability Index. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 31, 201-219.

Forsyth, J. P. (2000). Dialectics of psychological practice in the age of managed care: Where ethics and the bottom line collide. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 30, 225-227.

Forsyth, J. P. (2000). Further reflections on fidelity and deceit at the bedside: DSM diagnosis, human suffering, and managed behavioral health care. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 30, 234-237.

Forsyth, J. P., Lejuez, C. W., & *Finlay, C. G. (2000). Anxiogenic effects of repeated administrations of 20% CO2-enriched air: Stability within sessions, habituation across time. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 31, 103-121.

Forsyth, J. P., Eifert, G. H., & *Canna, M. A. (2000) Evoking analogue subtypes of panic attacks in a non-clinical population using carbon dioxide-enriched air. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 38, 559-572.

Forsyth, J. P. (2000). Back to basics: A modest proposal for changing the content and scope of AABT's abstract submission form. the Behavior Therapist, 23(6), 129-130.

Forsyth, J. P., Daleiden, E., & Chorpita, B. F. (2000). Response primacy in fear conditioning: Disentangling the contributions of the UCS vs. the UCR. The Psychological Record, 50, 17-33.

Forsyth, J. P., Kollins, S., *Palav, A., *Duff, K., & *Maher, S. (1999). Has behavior therapy drifted from its experimental roots?: A survey of publication trends in mainstream behavioral journals. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 30, 205-220.

Eifert, G. H., Forsyth, J. P., Lejuez, C., & Zvolensky, M. (1999). Moving from the laboratory to the real world and back again: Increasing the relevance of laboratory examinations of anxiety. Behavior Therapy, 30, 273-283.

Forsyth, J. P., *Palav, A., & *Duff, K. (1999). The absence of relation between anxiety sensitivity and fear conditioning using 20% and 13% CO2-enriched air as unconditioned stimuli. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 37, 143-153.

Forsyth, J. P., & Wulfert, E. (1999). Applying to doctoral training programs in clinical psychology: Writing an effective personal statement. the Behavior Therapist, 22, 113-115.

Lejuez, C. W., Forsyth, J. P., & Eifert, G. H. (1998). Devices and methods for administering carbon dioxide-enriched air in experimental and clinical settings. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 29, 51-60.

Forsyth, J. P., & Eifert, G. H. (1998). Response intensity in content-specific fear conditioning comparing 20% vs. 13% CO2-enriched air as unconditioned stimuli. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 107, 291-307.

Forsyth, J. P., & Chorpita, B. F. (1997). Unearthing the nonassociative etiology of phobic fears: A rejoinder. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 28, 297-305.

Forsyth, J. P. (1997). In the name of the "advancement" of behavior therapy: Is it all in a name? Behavior Therapy, 28, 615-627.

Forsyth, J. P., & Hawkins, R. P. (Eds.) (1997). Thirty years of behavior therapy: Promises kept, promises unfulfilled [introduction to the special series]. Behavior Therapy, 28, 327-331.

Forsyth, J. P. (1997). It was the age of wisdom, it is the age of hope: Commentary on "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Behavior Therapy, 28, 397-401.

Forsyth, J. P., Masia, C. L., Larkin, K. T., & Hawkins, R. P. (1997). Just say "no" to drugs: Student-faculty perspectives on prescription privileges for psychologists. the Behavior Therapist.

Forsyth, J. P.., Chase, P. N., & Hackbert, L. (1997). A behavior analytic interpretation of attributions in the context of behavior therapy. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 28, 17-29.

Hawkins, R. P., & Forsyth, J. P. (1997). The behavior analytic perspective: Its nature, prospects, and limitations for behavior therapy. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 28, 7-16.

Hawkins, R. P., & Forsyth, J. P. (1997). Bridging barriers between paradigms: Making cognitive concepts relevant for behavior analysts. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 28, 3-6.

Forsyth, J. P., & Eifert, G. H. (1996). Systemic alarms in fear conditioning--I: A reappraisal of what is being conditioned. Behavior Therapy, 27, 441-462.

Forsyth, J. P., Eifert, G. H., & Thompson, R. N. (1996). Systemic alarms in fear conditioning--II: An experimental methodology using 20% carbon dioxide inhalation as an unconditioned stimulus. Behavior Therapy, 27, 391-415.

Forsyth, J. P., Lejuez, C. W., Hawkins, R. P., & Eifert, G. H. (1996). Cognitive versus contextual causation: Different world views but perhaps not irreconcilable. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 27, 369-376.

Eifert, G. H., & Forsyth, J. P. (1996). Heart-focused and general illness fears in relation to parental medical history and separation experiences. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 34, 735-739.

Forsyth, J. P., & Eifert, G. H. (1996). The language of feeling and the feeling of anxiety: Contributions of the behaviorisms toward understanding the function-altering effects of language. The Psychological Record, 46, 607-649.

Forsyth, J. P., & Eifert, G. H. (1996). "Cleaning-up" cognition in triple-response fear assessment through individualized functional behavior analysis. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 27, 87-98.

Forsyth, J. P., Hawkins, R. P., & Hutchinson, W. R. (1995). Neural network learning theory: Can it help resolve the behavioral cognitive controversy? the Behavior Therapist, 19(1), 5-9.

Eifert, G. H., Forsyth, J. P., & Schauss, S. L. (1993). Unifying the field: Developing an integrative paradigm for behavior therapy. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 24, 107-118.

Kleespies, P. M., Penk, W. E., & Forsyth, J. P. (1993). The stress of patient suicidal behavior during clinical training: Incidence, impact, and recovery. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 24, 293-303.