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Carmen Mclean, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2008,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
mcleanca@mail.med.upenn.edu

Description of research

Carmen P. McLean, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Dr. McLean received her Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia and her Master's and Doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After completing her clinical internship at the University of Chicago Medical Center in 2008, Dr. McLean completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for PTSD at the Boston VA, where she conducted research on Web-based interventions for PTSD. Her current interests include gender effects in anxiety disorders, treatment augmentation, and novel treatment delivery methods.

Selected Publications

McLean, C. P., Asnaani, A., Litz, B. T., & Hofmann, S. G. (2011). Gender Differences in Anxiety Disorders: Prevalence, Course of Illness, Comorbidity, and Burden of Illness. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45, 1027-1035. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.03.006

McLean, C. P., Handa, S., Dickstein, B. D., Benson, T. A., Baker, M. B., Isler, W. C., Peterson, A. L., & Litz, B. T. (2011). Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Stress Among Military Medical Personnel. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. doi: 10.1037/a0022949

McLean, C. P., Litz, B. T., & Schlenger, W. E. (2010). Using the Internet to Deliver Treatments for PTSD. In A. Brunet, A. R. Ashbaugh, & C. F. Herbert (Eds.), Internet Use in the Aftermath of Trauma (pp. 231 -242). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

 McLean, C. P., & Hope, D. A. (2010). Subjective Anxiety and Behavioral Avoidance: Gender, Gender Role, and Perceived Confirmability of Self-Report. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24(5), 494-502. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.03.006 

McLean, C. P., Steenkamp, M., Levy, H., & Litz, B. T. (2009). Technology-Assisted

Interventions for PTSD. In M. A. Cucciare and K. R. Weingardt (Eds.), The Use of Technology to Support Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Practices: A Clinician’s Guide (pp. 45-68). New York: Taylor & Francis.

McLean, C. P., & Anderson, E. R. (2009). Brave Men and Timid Women? A Review of the Gender Differences in Fear and Anxiety. Clinical Psychology Review, 29(6), 496-505. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.05.003