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American clinical child and adolescent psychologist
John Piacentini , PhD, ABPP, is an American clinical child and adolescent
psychologist , and professor of
psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
[1] He is the director of the Center for Child Anxiety, Resilience, Education and Support (CARES),
[2] and the Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program at UCLA's
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior .
[1]
Work
Piacentini's research focuses on
cognitive behavioral therapy and other treatments for children with
obsessive–compulsive disorder , other
anxiety disorders ,
[3]
Tourette syndrome and other
tic disorders ,
[4] and
trichotillomania .
[5] He co-developed the Child OC Impact Scale-Revised (COIS-R) for
obsessive–compulsive disorder .
[6]
Professional associations
Piacentini is a
Fellow of the
American Psychological Association
[7] and the
Association for Psychological Science .
[8]
He has served as president of the
American Board of Professional Psychology ,
[9] and the
Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology .[
citation needed ] He is Chair of the
Tourette Association of America Behavioral Sciences Consortium.
[10] He served on advisory or scientific boards of the
Anxiety and Depression Association of America ,
[11] the International OCD Foundation,
[12] and the TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors.
[5]
Books
McGuire JF, Murphy TK, Piacentini J, Storch EA, eds (2018). The Clinician’s Guide to Treatment and Management of Youth with Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders . Academic Press.
ISBN
978-0128119808
Piacentini J, Langley A, Roblek T (2007). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Childhood OCD: It's Only a False Alarm Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) . Oxford University Press.
ISBN
978-0195310511
References
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a
b
"UCLA Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program" . UCLA Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
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"Featured Team Member" . UCLA Center for Child Anxiety, Resilience, Education and Support. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^
"Effective treatment for youth anxiety disorders has lasting benefit" . www.sciencedaily.com . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ McGuire JF, Murphy TK, Piacentini J, Storch EA, eds (2018). The Clinician’s Guide to Treatment and Management of Youth with Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders . Academic Press.
ISBN
978-0128119808
^
a
b
"Scientific Advisory Board" . The TLC Foundation. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
^ Piacentini J, Peris TS, Bergman RL, Chang S, Jaffer M (2007). "Functional impairment in childhood OCD: development and psychometrics properties of the Child Obsessive-Compulsive Impact Scale-Revised (COIS-R)". J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol . 36 (4): 645–53.
doi :
10.1080/15374410701662790 .
PMID
18088221 .
S2CID
40489595 .
^
"Division 53 Division Fellows" . www.clinicalchildpsychology.org .
^
"Association for Psychological Science: APS Fellows" . www.psychologicalscience.org . Archived from
the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^
"Board of Trustees – 2020" . American Board of Professional Psychology. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
^
"TAA Behavior Sciences Consortium" . Tourette Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
^
"Anxiety and Depression: Personalized Treatments for Anxiety and Mood Disorders" (PDF) . Anxiety and Depression Association of America. March 2014. Scientific Council, p. 101. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
^
"2016 Annual Report" (PDF) . International OCD Foundation. Scientific & Clinical Advisory Board, p. 25. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
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