Research
All KCCAT research activities are voluntary. Research personnel receive ongoing training certifications, with active studies approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Current Studies
- Anxiety Database Study
The Anxiety Database Study at the Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment is a longitudinal study examining treatment outcomes. This study has been active for over a decade, and aims to collect naturalistic data about those who seek treatment for anxiety, OCD, and related conditions as they move through treatment and beyond. Our aims are to learn more about these conditions and how they present, how these symptoms change over time, and what factors lead to successful treatment outcomes. It is our hope that this knowledge will contribute to a greater understanding of these conditions and strengthening and building upon existing treatment approaches.
...No other current studies at this time. Please check back in the future!
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KCCAT Publications
Pinciotti, C. M., Higham, M. L., Tennant, P., Avery, J. E., Wiese, A. D., Spencer, S. D., Kuckertz, J. M., Falkenstein, M. J., Kriegshauser, K., Feinstein, B. A., Bezahler, A., & Storch, E. A. (in press). Measurement invariance of obsessive-compulsive disorder self-report measures in sexual and gender minority individuals. Psychological Assessment.
Blossom, J. B., Kriegshauser, K. D., Kelberman, C., Chu, P. V., & Hale, L. R. (in press). Emotion dysregulation and impairment in youth anxiety: Parental accommodation behaviors, not beliefs, account for the link. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavior Assessment
Blendermann, M., Breaux, R., Fried, E. I., Naragon-Gainey, K., Starr, L. R., Stewart, J., Teachman, B. A., COVID-19 Mental Health Workgroup, & Hallion, L. S. (2025). Anxiety, Worry, and Difficulty Concentrating: A Longitudinal Examination of Concurrent and Prospective Symptom Relationships. Behavior Therapy, 56(4), 838–850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2025.01.004
Breaux, R., Naragon-Gainey, K., Katz, B. A., Starr, L. M., Stewart, J. G., Teachman, B. A., Burkhouse, K. L., Caulfield, M. K., Cha, C. B., Cooper, S. E., Daljaijer, E., Kriegshauser, K., Kusmierski, S. Ladouceur, C. D., Asmundson, G. J. G., Davis Goodwine, D. M., Fried, E. I., Gratch, I., Kendall, P. C. Lissek, S., Manbeck, A. McFayden, T. C., Price, R. B., Roecklein, K., Wright, A. G. C., Yovel, I., Hallion, L. S. (2024). Intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of anxiety severity and trajectory during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 106. DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102910
Kriegshauser, K., Sexton, C.C., Bozsik, F., Blossom, J.B., Wiese, A., Adams Larsen, M., Hale, L. (2024). The Feasibility of a Family-Focused CBT Skills App. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 31(2), 230-249. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.09.001
McGuire, A., Kriegshauser, K., & Blossom, J. (2024). What parents think vs. what parents do: Examining parental accommodation beliefs and behaviors in relation to youth anxiety in the presence of externalizing concerns. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 32(3), 156-168. DOI: 10.1177/10634266231154205.
Molino, A. & Kriegshauser, K. (2023). COVID-19 Uncertainty and Avoidance in Anxiety Related Disorders. Journal of Health Service Psychology, 49(3), 131-136. DOI: 10.1007/s42843-023-00091-y
Hunter, A., Kriegshauser, K. & Turk, C. (2023). A Case Study of a Woman with Obsessions Related to COVID-19. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 37(3), 207-220. DOI: 10.1891/JCP-2021-0001
Molino, A. T. C., Kriegshauser, K. D., & McNamara Thornblade, D. (2022). Transitioning From In-Person to Telehealth Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Flexibility in an Adverse Context. Clinical Case Studies, 21(4), 273-290. DOI: 10.1177/153465012110735
Meyer, J.M., Clapp, J.D., Whiteside, S.P., Dammann, J., Kriegshauser, K.D., Hale, L.R., Jacobi, D.M., Riemann, B.C., & Deacon, B.J. (2018). Predictive Relationship Between Parental Beliefs and Accommodation of Pediatric Anxiety. Behavior Therapy, 49 (4), 580-593. DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.11.004
Tolin, D. F., McGrath, P. B., Hale, L. R., Weiner, D. N., & Gueorguieva, R. (2017). A multisite benchmarking trial of capnometry guided respiratory intervention for panic disorder in naturalistic treatment settings. Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback, 42(1), 51-58. DOI: 10.1007/s10484-017-9354-4
Olson, C. A., Hale, L. R., Hamilton, N., Powell, J. N., Martin, L. E., & Savage, C. R. (2016). Altered source memory retrieval is associated with pathological doubt in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Behavioural Brain Research, 296, 53-60. DOI:10.1016/j.bbr.2015.08.031
Hale, L. & Kriegshauser, K. (2015). Treating the College-Age Patient. In Pine, D., Rothbaum, B., Ressler, K., & Muskin A. (Eds.) Anxiety disorders: Translational perspectives on diagnosis and treatment.
Taylor, S., McKay, D., Miguel, E. C., De Mathis, M. A., Andrade, C., Ahuja, N., ... & Storch, E. A. (2014). Musical obsessions: A comprehensive review of neglected clinical phenomena. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(6), 580-589. DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.06.003 0887-6185
Gryczkowski, M. R., Tiede, M. S., Dammann, J. E., Brown Jacobsen, A., Hale, L. R., & Whiteside, S. P. (2013). The timing of exposure in clinic-based treatment for childhood anxiety disorders. Behavior modification, 37(1), 113-127. DOI: 10.1177/0145445512456
Duval, E. R., Hale, L. R., Liberzon, I., Lepping, R., Powell, J. N., Filion, D. L., & Savage, C. R. (2013). Anterior cingulate cortex involvement in subclinical social anxiety. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 214(3), 459-461. DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.09.005
Gryczkowski, M. R., Tiede, M. S., Dammann, J. E., Brown Jacobsen, A., Hale, L. R., & Whiteside, S. P. (2013). The timing of exposure in clinic-based treatment for childhood anxiety disorders. Behavior modification, 37(1), 113-127. DOI: 10.1177/0145445512456546
Wheaton, M. G., Abramowitz, J. S., Berman, N. C., Riemann, B. C., & Hale, L. R. (2010). The relationship between obsessive beliefs and symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour research and therapy, 48(10), 949-954. DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2010.05.027
Abramowitz, J. S., Deacon, B. J., Olatunji, B. O., Wheaton, M. G., Berman, N. C., Losardo, D., ... & Hale, L. R. (2010). Assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions: development and evaluation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Psychological assessment, 22(1), 180. DOI: 10.1037/a0018260
Aupperle, R. L., Hale, L. R., Chambers, R. J., Cain, S. E., Barth, F. X., Sharp, S. C., ... & Savage, C. R. (2009). An fMRI study examining effects of acute D-cycloserine during symptom provocation in spider phobia. CNS spectrums, 14(10), 556-571. DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900024044