Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., Director
Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, is an internationally renowned authority on the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety. Her research aiming at delineating etiological frameworks and targeted treatment has been highly influential and she is currently one of the leading experts in the areas of post-traumatic stress disorders. The program she has developed for rape victims is considered to be the most effective therapy for post-trauma sequela. She has published several books and over 200 articles and book chapters, has lectured extensively around the world, and was the chair of the PTSD work group of the DSM-IV. Dr. Foa is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Scientific section of the American Psychological Association, the First Annual Outstanding Research Contribution Award from the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, the Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. , Exemplary Contribution to the Field of Psychology and Humanity Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists, Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention Program Award from SAMHSA/CSAP, CADCA, and NASADAD, Annual Signature Service Award from Women Organized Against Rape, and Honorary Doctorate Degree of Philosophy by University of Basel
Interests
Development and evaluation of cognitive-behavioral treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD); experimental psychopathology of anxiety disorders, especially post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dissemination of evidence-base treatment to mental health professional in the community.
Selected Publications
Research Publications, peer review:
Foa, E. B. & Kozak, M. J. (1986). Emotional processing of fear: Exposure to corrective information. Psychological Bulletin, 99, 20-35.
Foa, E. B., Feske, U., Murdock, T., Kozak, M. J., & McCarthy, P. R. (1991). Processing of threat-related information in rape victims. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100, 156-162.
Foa, E. B., Zinbarg, R., & Rothbaum, B. O. (1992). Uncontrollability and unpredictability in post- traumatic stress disorder: Experimental evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 112, 218-238.
Foa, E. B., Riggs, D. S., Dancu, C. V., & Rothbaum, B. O. (1993). Reliability and validity of a brief instrument for assessing post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 6, 459-473.
Foa, E. B., Hearst-Ikeda, D. E., & Perry, K. J. (1995). Evaluation of a brief cognitive-behavioral program for the prevention of chronic PTSD in recent assault victims. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63, 948-955.
Foa, E.B., Kozak, M.J., Goodman, W.K., Hollander, E., Jenike, M.A., & Rasmussen, S. (1995). DSM- IV field trial: Obsessive compulsive disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 152, 90-96.
Foa, E. B., & Riggs, D. (1995). Post-traumatic stress disorder following assault: Theoretic considerations and empirical findings. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2, 61-65.
Foa, E.B., Riggs, D.S. & Gershuny, B.S. (1995). Arousal, numbing and intrusion: Symptom structure of post traumatic stress disorder following assault. American Journal of Psychiatry, 152, 116-120.
Foa, E. B., Franklin, M. E., Perry, K. J., & Herbert, J. D. (1996). Cognitive biases in generalized social phobia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105 (3), 433-439.
Foa, E. B., Cashman, L., Jaycox, L., & Perry, K. (1997). The validation of a self-report measure of PTSD: The Posttraumatic Diagnostic ScaleTM (PDSTM). Psychological Assessment, 9(4), 445-451.
Foa, E. B., Kozak, M. J., Salkovskis, P. M., Coles, M. E. & Amir, N. (1998). The validation of a new obsessive compulsive disorder scale: The Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (OCI). Psychological Assessment, 10(3), 206.214.
Devilly, G. J. & Foa, E.B. Comments On Tarrier et al’s (1999) :The investigation of
exposure and cognitive therapy: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol.69,114-116.
Foa, E. B., Dancu, C. V., Hembree, E., Jaycox, L. H. & Meadows, E.A. & Street, G.P. (1999). A comparison of exposure therapy, stress inoculation training, and their combinations for reducing posttraumatic stress disorder in female assault victims. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67, 194-200.
Foa, E. B., Davidson, J.R.T. & Frances, A. (1999). Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: The expert consensus guideline series. In E.B. Foa, J.R.T. Davidson & A. Frances (Eds.) The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. (pp.1-76).
Foa, E.D., M.J., Ehlers, A., Clark, D.M., Tolin, D.F. & Orsillo, S.M. (1999) The Post-Traumatic Cognition Inventory (PTCI): Development and validation, Psychological Assessment, 11, 303-314.
Foa, E. B., Cascardi, M., Zoellner, L. A., Feeny, N. C. (2000). Psychological and environmental factors associated with partner violence. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 1, 67-91.
Foa, E. B., & Tolin, D.F.. (2000). A comparison of the PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview
version and the clinician-administered PTSD scale. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 13,
181-191.
Foa, E. B., Amir, N., Przeworski, A., Sacks, M.B. & Tolin, D.F. (2001). Inflated perception of responsibility for harm in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Vo.l.(4), 259-275.
Foa, E.B., Treadwell, K., Johnson, K., & Feeny, N. (2001). Child PTSD symptom scale (CPSS): Validation of a measure for children with PTSD. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 30, 376-384.
Gilboa, E. & Foa, E. B. (2001). Patterns of recovery after trauma: Individual differences and trauma characteristics. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Foa, E.B., Huppert, J.D., Leiberg, S., Langner, R., Kitchik, R, Hajcak, G. & Salkovskis, P.M. (2002). The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory: Development and Validation of a Short Version. Psychological Assessment. Psychological Assessment. 14(4):485-496
Foa, E.B., Franklin, M.E., & Moser, J. (2002). Context in the Clinic: How Well Do CBT
and Medications Work in Combination? Biological Psychiatry 52, 987-997.
Foa, E.B., Zoellner, L.A., Feeny, N.C., Hembree, E.A., & Alvarez-Conrad, J (2002)
Does imaginal exposure exacerbate PTSD symptoms? Journal of Consulting and
Clinical Psychology. Vol. 70 (4), 1022-1028.
Foa, E.B., Rothbaum, B.O., & Furr, J.M. (2003) Is the Efficacy of Exposure Therapy for PTSD augmented with the Addition of Other CBT Procedures? Psychiatric Annals..Vol.33(1), 47-53
Foa, E.B., & Rauch, S.A.M. (2004). Cognitive changes during prolonged exposure alone versus prolonged exposure and cognitive restructuring in female assault survivors with PTSD. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70.(5), 879-884.
Foa, E.B., Cahill, S.P., Boscarino J.A., Hobfoll, S.E., Lahad, M., Mcnally, R.J., & Solomon, S. (2005). Social, Psychological, and Psychiatric Interventions Following Terrorist Attacks: Recommendations for Practice and Research. ACNP Journal Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 30, 1806-1817.
Foa, E.B., Liebowitz, M.R., Kozak, M.J., Davies, S., Campeas, R., Franklin, M.E., Huppert, J.D., Kjernisted, K., Rowan, V., Schmidt, A.B., Simpson, B., & Tu, X. (2005) Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Exposure and Ritual Prevention, Clomipramine, and Their Combination in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 151-161.
Foa, E.B., Hembree, E.A., Cahill, S.P., Rauch., S.A.M., Riggs, D.S., Feeny, N.C., &Yadin, E. (2005) Randomized Trial of prolonged Exposure for PTSD with and without Cognitive Restructuring Outcome at Academic and Community Clinics. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 73, 953-964.
Chapters:
Foa, E. B. & Kozak, M. J. (1985). Treatment of anxiety disorders: Implications for psychopathology. In A. H. Tuma & J. D. Maser (Eds.), Anxiety and the anxiety disorders. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Foa, E. B. & Kozak, M. J. (1991). Emotional processing: Theory, research and clinical implications for anxiety disorders. In J. Safran & L.S. Greenberg (Eds.), Emotion, psychotherapy and change. New York: Guilford Press, pp. 21-49.
Foa, E. B. & Hearst-Ikeda, D. (1996). Emotional dissociation in response to trauma: An information- processing approach. In L.K. Michelson & W.J. Ray (Eds.), Handbook of Dissociation: Theoretical, Empirical, and Research Perspectives, pp. 207-222. New York, NY: Plenum Press.
Foa, E. B., & McNally, R. J. (1996). Mechanisms of change in exposure therapy. In R. M. Rapee (Ed.), Current Controversies in the Anxiety Disorders, (pp. 329-343). New York: The Guilford Press.
Foa, E. B. & Meadows, E. A. (1997). Psychosocial treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder: A critical review. In J. Spence, J.M. Darley & D.J. Foss (Eds.), Annual Review of Psychology (pp. 449-480), Vol. 48. Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews Inc.
Foa, E.B. & Jaycox, L.H. (1999). Cognitive-behavioral theory and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. In D. Spiegel (Ed.) Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Psychotherapy. (pp.23-61) Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
Foa, E.B., Franklin, M.E., & Kozak, M.J. (2001) Social phobia: An information processing perspective In S. Hofman & P.M. DiBartolo (Eds.), From social anxiety to social phobia: Multiple perspectives (pp. 268-280). Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Foa, E.B. & Cahill, S. P. (2001). Emotional processing in psychological therapies. In N.J. Smelser & P.B. Bates (Eds.) International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Science. Oxford: Elsvier, 12,363-12,369.
Franklin, M.E. & Foa, E.B. (2002). Cognitive behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. In P. Nathan & J. Gorman (Eds.), A guide to treatments that work (2nd ed.). Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press
Cahill, S.P., & Foa, E.B. (2004). A Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Where We Are and Directions for Future Research in the Treatment of PTSD. In S. Taylor, (Ed.), Advances in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives. (pp. 267-313) NY: Springer Publishing.
Huppert, J.D. & Foa, E.B. (2004) Maintenance Mechanisms in Social Anxiety: an integration of cognitive biases and emotional processing theory. In Yiend, J. (Ed). Cognition, Emotion and Psychopathology: (pp. 213-231) Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, Psychology Press.
Foa, E. B., Huppert, J.D., & Cahill, S.P. (2006). Update on Emotional Processing Theory. In (Rothbaum, B.O., Ed). The Nature and Treatment of Pathological Anxiety. New York: Guilford Press, pp 3-24.
Cahill, S. P., Hembree, E. A., & Foa, E. B. (2006). Dissemination of prolonged exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: Successes and challenges. In Y. Neria, R. Gross, R. Marshall, & E. Susser (Eds.), _Mental Health in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks_ (pp. 475-492). Cambride, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Foa, E.B. & Cahill, S.P. (2006). Psychosocial Treatments for PTSD: An Overview. In Y. Neria, R. Gross, R. Marshall & E. Susser (Eds.). 9/11: Public Health in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks. Cambridge: United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 457-474.
Books:
Societal structures of the mind. U.G. Foa & E.B. Foa, Thomas, Springfield, IL, 1974
Stop Obsessing! How to overcome your obsessions and compulsions, second edition. E.B. Foa & R. Wilson, Bantam Doubleday Dell, New York, 2001
Posttraumatic stress disorder: DSM-IV and beyond. J.R.T. Davidson & E.B. Foa, (Eds.) American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington, DC, 1992.
Treating the Trauma of Rape: Cognitive behavior Therapy for PTSD. E.B. Foa & B.O. Rothbaum, Guilford Publications, New York, 1997.
Reclaiming Your Life After Rape. B.O. Rothbaum & E.B. Foa, The Psychological Corporation, New York, 1999.
Effective Treatments for PTSD. E.B. Foa, T.M. Keane & Friedman, M.J. (Eds.) New York, Guilford, (2000).
Teating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders: What We Know and What We don’t Know, by D.L. Evans, E.B. Foa, R.E. Gur, H.Hendin, C.P. O’Brien, M.E.P. Seligman, & R. T. Walsh (Eds.) Oxford University Press, New York, 2005.
If your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder, by E.B. Foa and Linda Wasmer Andrews. Oxford University of Press, New York, 2006.
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Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 1970, University of Missouri