PUBLICATIONS
2021
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., McKay, D. (in-press) The OCI-4: An Ultra-Brief Screening Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. PDF
2020
Fullana, M. A.(1), Abramovitch, A.(1), Via, E., López-Sola, C., Goldberg X., Reina, N., Fortea L., Solanes, A., Buckley M. J., Ramella Cravaro, V., Carvalho, A. F., Tortella-Feliu, M., Vieta, E., Soriano-Mas, C., Lázaro, L., Stein, D., J., Fernández de la Cruz, L., Mataix-Cols, D., Radua, J. (2020) Diagnostic biomarkers for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A reasonable quest or ignis fatuus? Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 118, 504-513. (1)Equal Contribution. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., McKay, D (2020) Severity Benchmarks and Contemporary Clinical Norms for the Obsessive-
Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R). Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 27, 100557. PDF
Robinson, A., Abramovitch, A. (2020) A Neuropsychological Investigation of Perfectionism. Behavior Therapy 51(3), 488-502. PDF
2019
Abramovitch A., Brunner, D., McCormack, B., Johnson, M., Wofford, N. (2019) The impact of symptom-severity on cognitive
function in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 67, 36-44. PDF
Leonard, K., Abramovitch, A. (2019) Cognitive functions in young adults with generalized anxiety disorder. European Psychiatry 56, 1-7. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Cooperman, A., van Balkom, A., Giltay E., Penninx, B., van Oppen, P. (2019) Body Mass Index in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders 245, 145-151. PDF
2018
Soref, A., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., Dar., R. (2018) Explicit Instructions Facilitates Performance of OCD Participants but Impairs Performance of non-OCD Participants on the Serial Reaction Time Task. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 55, 56-62. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Raveh-Gottfried, S., Hamo, N., Abramowitz, J.A. (2018) Meta- Analysis of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Neuropsychology Review 28(1), 111-120. PDF
Hamo, N., Abramovitch, A., Zohar, A. (2018) A computerized neuropsychological investigation of cognitive function in a
subclinical obsessive-compulsive sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 59, 142-149. PDF
Geller, D.A., Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Cooperman, A., Baer, L., Stewart, S.E. (2018) Neurocognitive
function in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 19(2), 142-151. PDF
2017
Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Ogen, G., Burstein, A., Asala, H., Huppert, J.D. (2017) Religion, Moral Thought-Action Fusion, and Obsessive-Compulsive Features in Israeli Muslims and Jews. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. PDF
Brunner, D., Abramovitch, A., Etherton, J. (2017) A Yoga Program for Cognitive Enhancement. PLOS One 12(8), e0182366. PDF
McKay, D., Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.A., Deacon, B. (2017) Association and Causation in Brain Imaging: The Case of
OCD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 174(6), 597-597. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Hallion, L.S., Reese, H., Woods, D.W., Peterson, A., Walkup, J.T., Piacentini, J., Scahill, L., Deckersbach, T.,
Wilhelm, S. (2017) Neurocognitive predictors of treatment response to randomized treatment in adults with tic
disorders. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 74, 9-14. PDF
2016
Abramovitch, A., McKay, D. (2016) Behavioral Impulsivity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Behavioral
Addictions 5(3), 395-397. PDF
Braga, T.D., Abramovitch, A., Fontenelle, L.F., Ferrão, Y.A., Gomes, J.B., Vivan, A.S., Ecker, K.K.,Bortoncello, C.F.,Mittelman, A.,
Miguel, E.C., Trentini, C.M., Cordioli, A.V., (2016) Neuropsychological predictors of treatment response to cognitive
behavioral group therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 33, 848-861. PDF
Kalanthroff, E., Abramovitch, A., Steinman, S., Abramowitz, J.S., Simpson, H.B. (2016) The chicken or the egg: What drives
OCD? Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 11, 9-12. PDF
Abramovitch, A. (2016) Misdiagnosis of ADHD in Individuals Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Guidelines for Practitioners. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry 3(3), 225-234. (Invited Paper). PDF
Braga, T.D., Abramovitch, A., Fontenelle, L.F., Ferrão, Y.A., Gomes, J.B., Vivan, A.S., Ecker, K.K.,Bortoncello, C.F.,Mittelman, A.,
Miguel, E.C., Trentini, C.M., Cordioli, A.V., (2016) Neuropsychological predictors of treatment response to cognitive
behavioral group therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 33, 848-861. PDF
Rasmussen, J., Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Wilhelm, S. (2016) Scrupulosity and contamination OCD are not associated with
deficits in response inhibition. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 50, 120-126. PDF
2015
Abramovitch, A., Reese, H., Woods, D.W., Peterson, A., Deckersbach, T., Piacentini, J., Scahill, L., Wilhelm, S. (2015) Psychometric
properties of a Self-Report Instrument for the Assessment of Tic Severity in Adults with Tic Disorders. Behavior Therapy 46(6), 786-796. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2015) Misuse of neuropsychology in psychiatry research: The intoxicating appeal of neo-
reductionism. Invited paper, the Behavior Therapist 38(7), 187-191. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Geller, D.A. (2015) Neuropsychological test performance in
pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 56(8), 837- 847. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Comorbidity between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and
obsessive-compulsive disorder across the life span: A systematic and critical review. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 23(4), 1-18. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A., Mittelman, A., Tankersley, A.P., Abramowitz, J.S. (2015) Neuropsychological investigations in
obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review of methodological challenges. Psychiatry Research
228, 112-120. PDF
Abramovitch, A. Cooperman, A. (2015) The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Critical
Review. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 5, 24-36. PDF
Thompson-Hollands, J., Abramovitch, A., Tompson, M.C., Barlow, D.H. (2015) A randomized clinical trial of a brief family
intervention to reduce accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behavior Therapy 46(2), 218-229. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Shaham, N., Levin, L., Bar-Hen, M., Schweiger, A. (2015). Response inhibition in a subclinical obsessive-
compulsive sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 46, 66-71. PDF
Goldzweig, G., Abramovitch, A., Brenner, B., Perry, S., Peretz, T., Baider, L. (2015) Expectations and level of satisfaction of
patients and their physicians: Concordance and discrepancies. Psychosomatics 50(5), 521-529.
Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Geller, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Cigarette smoking in obsessive-
compulsive disorder and unaffected parents of OCD patients. European Psychiatry 30(1), 137-144. PDF
2014
Pauls, D.L., Abramovitch, A., Rauch, S.L., Geller, D.A. (2014). The neuroscience of obsessive-compulsive disorder: An integrative
genetic and neurobiological perspective. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 15, 410-424. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J. (2014). Improbability of response inhibition as a causal etiological factor of obsessive-
compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research 217(3), 253-254. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Anhedonia in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Beyond
comorbid depression. Psychiatry Research 216(2), 223-229. PDF
2013
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., Mittelman, A. (2013). The Neuropsychology of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-
analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 33(8), 1163-1171. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Doron, G., Sar-El, D., Altenburger, E. (2013). Subtle threats to moral self-perceptions trigger obsessive-
compulsive related cognitions. Cognitive Therapy and Research 37(6), 1132-1139. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Goldzweig, G., Schweiger, A. (2013). Correlates of physical activity with intrusive thoughts, worry and
impulsivity in adults with attention deficit\hyperactivity disorder: A cross-sectional pilot study. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences 50(1), 47-54. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., Schweiger, A. (2013). Don't judge a book by its cover: ADHD-like symptoms in obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders 2(1), 53-61. PDF
2012
Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Henin, A., Geller, D.A. (2012). Neuroimaging and neuropsychological findings in pediatric OCD: A review and developmental considerations. Neuropsychiatry 2(4), 1-17. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Hermesh, H., Schweiger, A. (2012). Comparative neuropsychology of adult obsessive-compulsive
disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Implications for a novel executive overload model of OCD. Journal of Neuropsychology 6(2), 161-191. PDF
2011
Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Schweiger, A., Hermesh, H. (2011). Neuropsychological impairments and their association with
obsessive-compulsive symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 26(4), 364- 376. PDF
2009
Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2009). Unwanted intrusive and worrisome thoughts in adults with attention deficit\hyperactivity disorder. Psychiatry Research 168(3), 230-233. PDF
2007
Schweiger, A., Abramovitch, A., Doniger, G.E., Simon E.S. (2007). A clinical construct validity study of a novel computerized
battery for the diagnosis of ADHD in young adults. Journal of clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 29(1), 100-111. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., McKay, D. (in-press) The OCI-4: An Ultra-Brief Screening Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. PDF
2020
Fullana, M. A.(1), Abramovitch, A.(1), Via, E., López-Sola, C., Goldberg X., Reina, N., Fortea L., Solanes, A., Buckley M. J., Ramella Cravaro, V., Carvalho, A. F., Tortella-Feliu, M., Vieta, E., Soriano-Mas, C., Lázaro, L., Stein, D., J., Fernández de la Cruz, L., Mataix-Cols, D., Radua, J. (2020) Diagnostic biomarkers for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A reasonable quest or ignis fatuus? Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 118, 504-513. (1)Equal Contribution. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., McKay, D (2020) Severity Benchmarks and Contemporary Clinical Norms for the Obsessive-
Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R). Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 27, 100557. PDF
Robinson, A., Abramovitch, A. (2020) A Neuropsychological Investigation of Perfectionism. Behavior Therapy 51(3), 488-502. PDF
2019
Abramovitch A., Brunner, D., McCormack, B., Johnson, M., Wofford, N. (2019) The impact of symptom-severity on cognitive
function in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 67, 36-44. PDF
Leonard, K., Abramovitch, A. (2019) Cognitive functions in young adults with generalized anxiety disorder. European Psychiatry 56, 1-7. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Cooperman, A., van Balkom, A., Giltay E., Penninx, B., van Oppen, P. (2019) Body Mass Index in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders 245, 145-151. PDF
2018
Soref, A., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., Dar., R. (2018) Explicit Instructions Facilitates Performance of OCD Participants but Impairs Performance of non-OCD Participants on the Serial Reaction Time Task. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 55, 56-62. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Raveh-Gottfried, S., Hamo, N., Abramowitz, J.A. (2018) Meta- Analysis of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Neuropsychology Review 28(1), 111-120. PDF
Hamo, N., Abramovitch, A., Zohar, A. (2018) A computerized neuropsychological investigation of cognitive function in a
subclinical obsessive-compulsive sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 59, 142-149. PDF
Geller, D.A., Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Cooperman, A., Baer, L., Stewart, S.E. (2018) Neurocognitive
function in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 19(2), 142-151. PDF
2017
Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Ogen, G., Burstein, A., Asala, H., Huppert, J.D. (2017) Religion, Moral Thought-Action Fusion, and Obsessive-Compulsive Features in Israeli Muslims and Jews. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. PDF
Brunner, D., Abramovitch, A., Etherton, J. (2017) A Yoga Program for Cognitive Enhancement. PLOS One 12(8), e0182366. PDF
McKay, D., Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.A., Deacon, B. (2017) Association and Causation in Brain Imaging: The Case of
OCD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 174(6), 597-597. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Hallion, L.S., Reese, H., Woods, D.W., Peterson, A., Walkup, J.T., Piacentini, J., Scahill, L., Deckersbach, T.,
Wilhelm, S. (2017) Neurocognitive predictors of treatment response to randomized treatment in adults with tic
disorders. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 74, 9-14. PDF
2016
Abramovitch, A., McKay, D. (2016) Behavioral Impulsivity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Behavioral
Addictions 5(3), 395-397. PDF
Braga, T.D., Abramovitch, A., Fontenelle, L.F., Ferrão, Y.A., Gomes, J.B., Vivan, A.S., Ecker, K.K.,Bortoncello, C.F.,Mittelman, A.,
Miguel, E.C., Trentini, C.M., Cordioli, A.V., (2016) Neuropsychological predictors of treatment response to cognitive
behavioral group therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 33, 848-861. PDF
Kalanthroff, E., Abramovitch, A., Steinman, S., Abramowitz, J.S., Simpson, H.B. (2016) The chicken or the egg: What drives
OCD? Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 11, 9-12. PDF
Abramovitch, A. (2016) Misdiagnosis of ADHD in Individuals Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Guidelines for Practitioners. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry 3(3), 225-234. (Invited Paper). PDF
Braga, T.D., Abramovitch, A., Fontenelle, L.F., Ferrão, Y.A., Gomes, J.B., Vivan, A.S., Ecker, K.K.,Bortoncello, C.F.,Mittelman, A.,
Miguel, E.C., Trentini, C.M., Cordioli, A.V., (2016) Neuropsychological predictors of treatment response to cognitive
behavioral group therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 33, 848-861. PDF
Rasmussen, J., Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Wilhelm, S. (2016) Scrupulosity and contamination OCD are not associated with
deficits in response inhibition. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 50, 120-126. PDF
2015
Abramovitch, A., Reese, H., Woods, D.W., Peterson, A., Deckersbach, T., Piacentini, J., Scahill, L., Wilhelm, S. (2015) Psychometric
properties of a Self-Report Instrument for the Assessment of Tic Severity in Adults with Tic Disorders. Behavior Therapy 46(6), 786-796. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2015) Misuse of neuropsychology in psychiatry research: The intoxicating appeal of neo-
reductionism. Invited paper, the Behavior Therapist 38(7), 187-191. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Geller, D.A. (2015) Neuropsychological test performance in
pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 56(8), 837- 847. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Comorbidity between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and
obsessive-compulsive disorder across the life span: A systematic and critical review. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 23(4), 1-18. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A., Mittelman, A., Tankersley, A.P., Abramowitz, J.S. (2015) Neuropsychological investigations in
obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review of methodological challenges. Psychiatry Research
228, 112-120. PDF
Abramovitch, A. Cooperman, A. (2015) The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Critical
Review. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 5, 24-36. PDF
Thompson-Hollands, J., Abramovitch, A., Tompson, M.C., Barlow, D.H. (2015) A randomized clinical trial of a brief family
intervention to reduce accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behavior Therapy 46(2), 218-229. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Shaham, N., Levin, L., Bar-Hen, M., Schweiger, A. (2015). Response inhibition in a subclinical obsessive-
compulsive sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 46, 66-71. PDF
Goldzweig, G., Abramovitch, A., Brenner, B., Perry, S., Peretz, T., Baider, L. (2015) Expectations and level of satisfaction of
patients and their physicians: Concordance and discrepancies. Psychosomatics 50(5), 521-529.
Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Geller, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Cigarette smoking in obsessive-
compulsive disorder and unaffected parents of OCD patients. European Psychiatry 30(1), 137-144. PDF
2014
Pauls, D.L., Abramovitch, A., Rauch, S.L., Geller, D.A. (2014). The neuroscience of obsessive-compulsive disorder: An integrative
genetic and neurobiological perspective. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 15, 410-424. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J. (2014). Improbability of response inhibition as a causal etiological factor of obsessive-
compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research 217(3), 253-254. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Anhedonia in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Beyond
comorbid depression. Psychiatry Research 216(2), 223-229. PDF
2013
Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., Mittelman, A. (2013). The Neuropsychology of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-
analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 33(8), 1163-1171. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Doron, G., Sar-El, D., Altenburger, E. (2013). Subtle threats to moral self-perceptions trigger obsessive-
compulsive related cognitions. Cognitive Therapy and Research 37(6), 1132-1139. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Goldzweig, G., Schweiger, A. (2013). Correlates of physical activity with intrusive thoughts, worry and
impulsivity in adults with attention deficit\hyperactivity disorder: A cross-sectional pilot study. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences 50(1), 47-54. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., Schweiger, A. (2013). Don't judge a book by its cover: ADHD-like symptoms in obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders 2(1), 53-61. PDF
2012
Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Henin, A., Geller, D.A. (2012). Neuroimaging and neuropsychological findings in pediatric OCD: A review and developmental considerations. Neuropsychiatry 2(4), 1-17. PDF
Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Hermesh, H., Schweiger, A. (2012). Comparative neuropsychology of adult obsessive-compulsive
disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Implications for a novel executive overload model of OCD. Journal of Neuropsychology 6(2), 161-191. PDF
2011
Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Schweiger, A., Hermesh, H. (2011). Neuropsychological impairments and their association with
obsessive-compulsive symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 26(4), 364- 376. PDF
2009
Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2009). Unwanted intrusive and worrisome thoughts in adults with attention deficit\hyperactivity disorder. Psychiatry Research 168(3), 230-233. PDF
2007
Schweiger, A., Abramovitch, A., Doniger, G.E., Simon E.S. (2007). A clinical construct validity study of a novel computerized
battery for the diagnosis of ADHD in young adults. Journal of clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 29(1), 100-111. PDF
Book Chapters
Abramovitch, A. (2017) Neuropsychological Function in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In M. Pittenger, (Ed.). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Phenomenology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment (pp. 149-160). New York City, Oxford University Press.
Abramovitch, A., Berman, A., Calkins, A., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. In P. Blaney & R.F.
Krueger & T. Millon (Eds.). Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology 3rd Ed (pp. 163-190). New York City, Oxford University Press.
Abramovitch, A., Elliott, C.M., Steketee, G., Wilson, A., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Assessment and
Treatment. In P. Emmelkamp & T. Ehring (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Anxiety Disorders (pp.1111-1144). Chichester, UK:
John Wiley and Sons.
Abramovitch, A., Berman, A., Calkins, A., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. In P. Blaney & R.F.
Krueger & T. Millon (Eds.). Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology 3rd Ed (pp. 163-190). New York City, Oxford University Press.
Abramovitch, A., Elliott, C.M., Steketee, G., Wilson, A., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Assessment and
Treatment. In P. Emmelkamp & T. Ehring (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Anxiety Disorders (pp.1111-1144). Chichester, UK:
John Wiley and Sons.
Follow us for publication update
|
|
|
