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Suzanne Meunier, Ph.D.
Nicholas Maltby, Ph.D.
Purvi Shah, Ph.D.
Nicole Sirrine, Ph.D.

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Nicholas Maltby, Ph.D.

Dr. Maltby received his doctorate from the University of Connecticut in 2001. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship specializing in anxiety disorders at the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living. His clinical interests include the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and phobias. Dr. Maltby is a licensed pilot and has extensive experience treating fear of flying.

Representative Publications:

Maltby, N., & Tolin, D. F. (2005). A brief motivational intervention for treatment refusing OCD patients. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 34, 176-184.

Maltby, N., Tolin, D. F., Worhunsky, P., O'Keefe, T. M., & Kiehl, K. A. (2005). Dysfunctional action monitoring hyper-activates frontal-striatal circuits in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an event-related fMRI study. NeuroImage, 24, 495-503.

Maltby, N., Kirsch, I., Mayers, M., & Allen, G.J. (2002). Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Fear of Flying: A controlled investigation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 1112-1118.

Maltby, N., & Tolin, D.F. (2003). Overview of treatments for OCD and spectrum conditions: Conceptualization, theory and practice. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 3, 127-144.

Meunier, S.A., Maltby, N., & Tolin, D.F. (in press). Compulsive Hoarding. In M. Hersen & J. Rosqvist (Eds.) The Handbook of Assessment, Conceptualization, and Treatment. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Diefenbach, G. J., Tolin, D. F., Crocetto, J. S., Maltby, N., & Hannan, S. E. 2005). Assessment of trichotillomania: A psychometric evaluation of hair pulling scales. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 27, 169-178.

Tolin, D.F., Diefenbach, G.J., Maltby, N., & Hannan, S. (2006). Stepped care for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A pilot study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 12, 403-414.

Tolin, D.F., Hannan, S., Maltby, N., Diefenbach, G.J., Worhunsky, P., & Brady, R.E. (in press). A randomized controlled trial of self directed versus therapist directed CBT for OCD patients with prior medication trials. Behavior Therapy

Tolin, D. F., Worhunsky, P., Brady, R. E., & Maltby, N. (in press). The Relationship Between Obsessive Beliefs and Thought Control Strategies in a Clinical Sample. Cognitive Therapy and Research.

Diefenbach GJ, Tolin DF, Hannan S, Maltby N, Crocetto J (in press): Group treatment for trichotillomania: Behavior therapy versus supportive therapy. Behavior Therapy.

Tolin, D. F., & Maltby, N. (in press). Motivating treatment-refusing patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. In H. Arkowitz, H. A. Westra, W. R. Miller, & S. Rollnick (Eds.), Clinical applications of motivational interviewing. New York: Guilford Press.

Tolin, D. F., Worhunsky, P., & Maltby, N. (in press). Are "obsessive" beliefs specific to OCD?: A comparison across anxiety disorders. Behaviour Research and Therapy.


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