Scholarly/Creative Works

• Moritz, S., Hoyer, N., Sarna, N., Abramovitch, A., Curran, C., De Nadai, A., & Schmotz, S. (2024). Quo vadis DSM-6? An expert survey on the classification, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis of body-focused repetitive behaviors. Comprehensive Psychiatry. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152534
• Leucht, S., Moritz, S., Hoyer, L., Abramovitch, A., Schmotz, S., & Jelinek, L. (2024). Towards the DSM-6: The Intersection of OCD and Psychosis: Expert Perspectives on Insight in the Diagnosis of OCD. Psychiatry Research, 344.
• McKay, D., White, E., Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., & Behar, E. (2024). Social Justice and ABCT: The Specter of Unintended Consequences. The Behavior Therapist, 47(8), 382–387.
• Abramovitch, A., Duncan, B., Schuler, M., & Geller, D. (2024). The Psychosocial and Educational Burden of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Youth. Journal of Affective Disorders, 367, 678–685.
• Şimşek, M., Abramovitch, A., McKay, D., Arman, S., & Abramowitz, J. (n.d.). The Revised Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Scale - Child Version: Adaptation, psychometric properties and norms in Turkish Culture. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic.
• Moritz, S., Schmotz, S., Hoyer, L., & Abramovitch, A. (2024). Motives for performing body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs): Similarities to and differences from non-suicidal self-injurious and stereotypic movement behaviors. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
• Myers, N. S., Juel, E. K., Friedman, J. B., Ojalehto, H. J., Tadross, M. E., … DuBois, C. M. (2024). Contribution of Inferential Confusion and Fear of Self to Psychological Models of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Dimensional Approach. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 41.

• Abramovitch, A., Uwadiale, A., & Robinson, A. (2023). A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Gamified App for the Treatment of Perfectionism. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
• Abramovitch, A., Herrera, T., & Etherton, J. L. (2023). A Neuropsychological Study of Misophonia. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 82. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2023.101897
• Abramovitch, A., Robinson, A., Buckley, M., Cek, D., de Putter, L., & Timpano, K. (2023). Are student cohorts with psychopathology representative of general clinical populations? The case for OCD. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, 37. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211364923000283

• Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., McKay, D., Heining, C., Anderson, K., Farrel, L., … Wilhelm, S. (2022). An ultra-brief screening scale for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: The OCI-CV-5. Journal of Affective Disorders, 312, 208–216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.06.009
• Schuyler, M., Duncan, B. C. S., Geller, D. A., & Abramovitch, A. (2022). The Psychosocial and Educational Burden of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Youth. In Neuropsychopharmacology (Suppl 1, Vol. 47, pp. 308–308).
• Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., & McKay, D. (2022). A new ultrabrief screening scale for pediatric OCD. Clinical Psychiatry News (12th ed., Vol. 21). USA: MDEdge. Retrieved from https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/259409/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/new-ultrabrief-screening-scale-pediatric-ocd?print=1
• Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., McKay, D., Heining, C., Anderson, K., Farrel, L., … Wilhelm, S. (2022). The OCI-CV-R: A Revision of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory - Child Version. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 86.

• Soref, A., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., Poznanski, Y., & Dar, R. (2021). Intact Capacity for Implicit Learning in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.
• Abramovitch, A., De Nadai, A. S., & Daniel Geller. (2021). Neurocognitive endophenotypes in pediatric OCD probands, their unaffected parents and siblings. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 110. Retrieved from Department of Psychology
• Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., & McKay, D. (2021). The OCI-4: An Ultra-Brief Screening Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 78.
• Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J. A., & McKay, D. (2021). The OCI-12: A syndromally valid modification of the obsessive-compulsive inventory-revised. Psychiatry Research, 298.
• Abramovitch, A., Short, T., & Schweiger, A. (2021). The C Factor: Cognitive Deficit as transdiagnostic factor in psychopathology. Clinical Psychology Review, 86.
• Kashyap, H., & Abramovitch, A. (2021). Neuropsychological research in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Current status and future directions. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12.

• Fullana, M. A., Abramovitch, A., Via, E., Goldberg, X., Fortea, L., Solanes, A., … Radua, J. (2020). Diagnostic biomarkers for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A reasonable quest or ignis fatuus? Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
• 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, (118), 504–513. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2020.100557
• Robinson, A., & Abramovitch, A. (2020). A Neuropsychological Investigation of Perfectionism. Behavior Therapy, 50(3), 488–502. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2019.09.002

• 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. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.10.116
• Abramovitch, A., McCormack, B., Brunner, D., Johnson, M., & Wofford, N. (2019). The Impact of Symptom Severity on Cognitive Functions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 67, 36–44.
• Leonard, K., & Abramovitch, A. (2019). Cognitive functions in young adults with generalized anxiety disorder. European Psychiatry, 56, 1–7.

• Hamo, N., Abramovitch, A., & Ada, Z. (2018). A computerized neuropsychological evaluation of cognitive function in a subclinical obsessive-compulsive sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 59, 142–149.
• Soref, A., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., & Dar, R. (2018). Explicit Instructions Facilitates Performance of OCD Participants but Impairs Performance of non-OCD Participants on a Serial Reaction Time Task. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 55, 56–62.
• Geller, D. A., Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Baer, L., & Stewart, S. E. (2018). Neurocognitive Function in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry, 19(2), 142–151. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/15622975.2017.1282173
• Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G. I., Raveh-Gotffried, S., Hamo, N., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2018). Meta-Analysis of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Neuropsychology Review, 28(1), 111–120.

• Abramovitch, A., Hallion, L. S., Reese, H., Woods, D. W., Peterson, A., Walkup, J. T., … Deckersbach, T. (2017). Neurocognitive predictors of treatment response to randomized treatment in adults with tic disorders. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 74, 9–14.
• Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Ogen, G., Burstein, A., Halaj, A., & Huppert, J. D. (2017). Religion, Moral Thought-Action Fusion, and Obsessive-Compulsive Features in Israeli Muslims and Jews. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20(7), 696–707.
• Brunner, D., Abramovitch, A., & Etherton, J. L. (2017). A Yoga Program for Cognitive Enhancement. PLos One, 12(8), e0182366.
• Abramovitch, A. (2017). Neuropsychological Function in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In In M. Pittenger, (Ed.). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Phenomenology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment (pp. 149–160). New York City: Oxford University Press.
• McKay, D., Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., & Deacon, B. (2017). Association and causation in brain imaging: The case of OCD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 174(6), 597–597.

• Braga, T. D., Abramovitch, A., Fontenelle, L. F., Ferrao, Y. A., Gomes, J. B., Vivan, A. S., … Cordioli, A. V. (2016). Neuropsychological predictors of treatment response to cognitive behavioral group therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 33, 848–861.
• Abramovitch, A., & McKay, D. (2016). Behavioral Impulsivity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 5(3), 379–394.
• Klanthroff, E., Abramovitch, A., Steinman, S., Abramowitz, J. A., & Simpson, H. B. (2016). The chicken or the egg: What drives OCD? Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 11, 9–12.
• Abramovitch, A. (2016). Misdiagnosis of ADHD in Individuals Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Guidelines for Practitioners. Current Treatment Options In Psychiary, 3, 225–234.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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), 144-.
• Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., & Wilhelm, S. (2015). Comorbidity between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder across the lifespan: A systematic and critical review. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 23(4), 18-Jan.
• 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, 56(5), 521–529.
• Abramovitch, A., & Schweiger, A. (2015). Misuse of neuropsychology in psychiatry research: The intoxicating appeal of neo-reductionism. The Behavior Therapist, 38(7), 187–191.
• Abramovitch, 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.
• 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.
• Abramovitch, A., Reese, H., Woods, D. W., Peterson, A., Deckersbach, T., Piacentini, J., … 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.
• 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.
• 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.

• Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D. A., Reuman, L., & Wilhelm, S. (2014). Anhedonia in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Beyond comorbid depression. Psychiatry Research, 216(2), 223–229.
• Abramovitch, A., & Abramowitz, J. (2014). Improbability of response inhibition as a causal etiological factor of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research, 217(3), 253–254.
• 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, 424-.
• Abramovitch, A., Berman, A., Calkins, A., & Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. In In P. Blaney & R.F. Krueger & T. Millon (Eds.). Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology. 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 In P. Emmelkamp & T. Ehring (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Anxiety Disorders. Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons.

• 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.
• 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.
• Abramovitch, A., & Mittelman, A. (2013). OCD and ADHD: The Cognitive “Cost” of Obsessions, Comorbidity, and Misdiagnosis. Newsletter of the International OCD Foundation, 27(1). Retrieved from https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/expert-opinion-ocd-and-adhd-dual-diagnosis-misdiagnosis-and-the-cognitive-cost-of-obsessions/
• 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.
• Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., & Mittelman, A. (2013). The Neuropsychology of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 33(8), 1163–1171.
• Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., & Dar, R. (2013). Integrating neuropsychology, neurobiology, and phenomenology: A critique on ADHD-OCD comorbidity across the lifespan. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 25, 52.

• 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.
• 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), 17-Jan.

• 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.

• Abramovitch, A., & Schweiger, A. (2009). Unwanted intrusive and worrisome thoughts in adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Psychiatry Research, 168(3), 230–233.

• 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.

• Schweiger, A., Abramovitch, A., Doniger, G. M., & Simon, E. S. (2005). A clinical construct validity study of a novel computerized battery for the diagnosis of ADHD in young adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 11, 71.