Risa Weisberg, PhD
Dr. Weisberg has joint faculty appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Department of Family Medicine. She is Co-Director of Behavioral Health Research at the Center for Primary Care and Prevention. Her research focuses on the integration of behavioral health and primary care, anxiety disorders, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and sexual and reproductive health. Her current work focuses on developing behavioral treatments specifically for application in primary care settings, and on examining the nature and course of anxiety disorders in various populations.
Pérez Benítez CI, Zlotnick C, Stout RI, Lou F, Dyck I, Weisberg R, Keller M. A 5-year longitudinal study of posttraumatic stress disorder in primary care patients. Psychopathology. 2012;45(5):286-93. PMID: 22797509
Pérez Benítez CI, Zlotnick C, Dyck I, Stout R, Angert E, Weisberg R, Keller M. Predictors of the long-term course of comorbid PTSD: A naturalistic prospective study. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2012 Apr 26. PMID: 22536784
Weisberg R, Beard C, Dyck I, Keller MB. The Harvard/Brown Anxiety Research Project-Phase II (HARP-II): rationale, methods, and features of the sample at intake. J Anxiety Disord. 2012 May;26(4):532-43. PMID: 22410095
Beard C, Weisberg R, Primack J. Socially anxious primary care patients' attitudes toward cognitive bias modification (CBM): a qualitative study. Behav Cogn Psychother. 2012 Oct;40(5):618-33. PMID: 22127022
Beard C, Weisberg R, Amir N. Combined cognitive bias modification treatment for social anxiety disorder: a pilot trial. Depress Anxiety. 2011 Nov;28(11):981-8. PMID: 21898705
Weisberg R, Beard C, Pagano ME, Maki KM, Culpepper L, Keller MB. Impairment and functioning in a sample of primary care patients with generalized anxiety disorder: results from the primary care anxiety project. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2010;12(5). PMID: 21274362
Bjornsson AS, Dyck I, Moitra E, Stout RL, Weisberg R, Keller MB, Phillips KA. The clinical course of body dysmorphic disorder in the Harvard/Brown Anxiety Research Project (HARP). J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011 Jan;199(1):55-7.PMID: 21206248
Weisberg R. Overview of generalized anxiety disorder: epidemiology, presentation, and course. J Clin Psychiatry. 2009;70 Suppl 2:4-9. Review. PMID: 19371500
Adapted behavior therapy for persistently depressed primary care patients: an open trial. Uebelacker LA, Weisberg R, Haggarty R, Miller IW. Behav Modif. 2009 May;33(3):374-95. doi: 10.1177/0145445509331924. Epub 2009 Mar 11. PMID: 19282506
Francis JL, Weisberg R, Dyck IR, Culpepper L, Smith K, Orlando Edelen M, Keller MB. Characteristics and course of panic disorder and panic disorder with agoraphobia in primary care patients. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;9(3):173-9. PMID: 17632648
Russell JM, Weisberg R, Fava M, Hartford JT, Erickson JS, D'Souza DN. Efficacy of duloxetine in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in patients with clinically significant pain symptoms. Depress Anxiety. 2008;25(7):E1-11. PMID: 17587217
Bruce SE, Yonkers KA, Otto MW, Eisen JL, Weisberg R, Pagano M, Shea MT, Keller MB. Influence of psychiatric comorbidity on recovery and recurrence in generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and panic disorder: a 12-year prospective study. Am J Psychiatry. 2005 Jun;162(6):1179-87. PMID: 15930067
Weisberg R, Maki KM, Culpepper L, Keller MB. Is anyone really M.A.D.?: the occurrence and course of mixed anxiety-depressive disorder in a sample of primary care patients. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2005 Apr;193(4):223-30. PMID: 15805817
Weisberg R, Bruce SE, Machan JT, Kessler RC, Culpepper L, Keller MB. Nonpsychiatric illness among primary care patients with trauma histories and posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatr Serv. 2002 Jul;53(7):848-54. PMID: 12096168
Weisberg R, Machan JT, Dyck IR, Keller MB. Do panic symptoms during periods of remission predict relapse of panic disorder? J Nerv Ment Dis. 2002 Mar;190(3):190-7. PMID: 11923654
Weisberg R, Paquette JA. Screening and treatment of anxiety disorders in pregnant and lactating women. Womens Health Issues. 2002 Jan-Feb;12(1):32-6. PMID: 11786290