Jonathan Abramowitz

Jonathan Abramowitz
Jonathan Abramowitz
	Abramowitz delivers the Presidential Address at the 2015 ABCT Convention
Born	Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz; June 11, 1969 (age 57); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Muhlenberg College (BA); Bucknell University (MA); University of Memphis (PhD); University of Pennsylvania;
Occupations	Clinical psychologist, professor, researcher, author
Organization	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Known for	Expertise in the treatment and study of OCD and anxiety disorders
Website	www.jabramowitz.com; www.jonabram.web.unc.edu;

Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz (born June 11, 1969) is an American clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). His work focuses on obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders. He maintains a The Anxiety and Stress Lab and serves as the director of the UNC-CH Clinical Psychology PhD Program. Abramowitz approaches the understanding and treatment of psychological problems from a cognitive-behavioral perspective.

Academic career

Abramowitz earned his B.A. in Psychology from Muhlenberg College in 1991, his M.A. in psychology from Bucknell University in 1993, and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Memphis in 1998. He completed both a predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a staff psychologist and associate professor at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) from 2000 until 2006. He moved to North Carolina in the summer of 2006.

Abramowitz's research focuses on the development and evaluation of cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) for OCD and other anxiety-related problems, as well as on understanding the nature and psychopathology of these problems. He is the author of approximately 350 publications, and books and peer reviewed journal articles. Abramowitz has served on the editorial boards of Clinical Case Studies and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and on the International OCD Foundation's Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board.

Abramowitz is board certified by the American Board of Behavioral Psychology and is a licensed psychologist in North Carolina. In his clinical practice, he specializes in providing outpatient consultation and cognitive-behavioral treatment of OCD and other anxiety-related problems.

Research areas and contributions

Treatment of OCD and anxiety

Abramowitz's research includes treatment outcome studies and meta-analytic reviews of exposure and response prevention (ERP), which is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) used to treat OCD. He has also investigated predictors of treatment outcomes.

Abramowitz has helped to develop an OCD treatment program combining ERP with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). He has also co-authored on couple-based cognitive behavioral treatment for OCD. He also examined applications extinction and inhibitory learning models to exposure therapy for OCD.

Nature and symptoms of OCD

Abramowitz's research also focuses on trying to understand the complex symptomatology of OCD. His work has identified 4 subtypes/dimensions of this disorder that involve somewhat distinct cognitive and behavioral phenomena: (a) contamination, (b) responsibility for harm/mistakes, (c) unacceptable thoughts, and (d) incompleteness/symmetry. He has also examined the classification of hoarding as symptom of OCD.

Abramowitz has argued that OCD symptoms lie on a continuum with everyday experiences. He co-authored a critical review of the DSM-5 classification of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (such as Hair Pulling Disorder and Skin Picking Disorder). He also published a critique of biomedical models of psychological disorders.

Assessment of OCD

Abramowitz led a team of researchers in 2010 that developed the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS), a 20-item self-report instrument designed to measure the severity of the four types of OCD symptoms. The DOCS has been translated into multiple languages for use worldwide.

In 2021, Abramowitz co-authored the development and evaluation of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-4 (OCI-4), a four-item version of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised, which intended for brief OCD screening. Subsequently, published online in 2024 and in a 2025 journal issue, he also co-authored a study that evaluated the OCI-4 during pregnancy and postpartum period.

Cognitive-behavioral factors

The cognitive-behavioral model is the leading conceptual approach to understanding OCD and anxiety disorders. Abramowitz conducts cross-sectional, experimental, and prospective (longitudinal) research that has helped to clarify and advance this conceptual model. His work focuses on cognitive biases such as anxiety sensitivity, thought-action fusion, intolerance of uncertainty, and attentional biases that factor in the persistence of OCD and irrational fear. With his team at UNC, he has developed experimental paradigms for studying thought-action fusion and intolerance of uncertainty. His work has also demonstrated that cognitive factors prospectively predict the escalation of intrusive thoughts into obsessions.

His longitudinal research has examined whether cognitive factors predict later obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

His Research has also addressed health/illness anxiety, shy bladder syndrome, panic disorder, and hoarding.

Scrupulosity

Abramowitz has conducted studies on, and developed a cognitive-behavioral model of, scrupulosity (religious obsessions and compulsions).

He also co-authored the development of the Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS), a self-report measure of the religious obsessions and compulsions.

Perinatal and postpartum OCD

Abramowitz co-authored the development and evaluation of Baby PREP, cognitive behavioral prevention program for postpartum OCD symptoms in new parents. This work follows an earlier prospective research on cognitive factors associated with postpartum symptoms. Through a 2011 randomized controlled trial, the Baby PREP program was evaluated against a credible controlled intervention.

In a 2025 prospective study, Abramowitz and colleagues followed 256 women from pregnancy through six months postpartum to investigate whether prenatal obsessive belied predicted later obsessive-compulsive symptoms. After accounting for baseline symptoms and psychological distress, the study reported that stronger prenatal obsessive behaviors predicted greater and severe symptoms at six months postpartum.

Further, in 2026, Abramowitz co-authored a longitudinal study that examined prenatal obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depressive symptoms, maternal-partner relationship quality, and maternal-infant bonding.

Cross-cultural factors

Abramowitz has conducted research on cultural, religious, and racial differences in the expression of anxiety and OCD symptoms and related phenomena. He has participated in multinational studies of intrusive thoughts and the ways people interpret and respond to them.

Awards, recognition, and leadership

He is a Fellow and past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and serves on the International OCD Foundation Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board. He is the recipient of a Muhlenberg College Alumni Achievement Award, the David Shakow Early Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science and Practice of Clinical Psychology (from Division 12 of the American Psychological Association), and the Mayo Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology Outstanding Contributions to Research Award.

Abramowitz has served on the Editorial Boards of several scientific journals and as associate editor of Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy (2008–present) and associate editor of Behaviour Research and Therapy (2006-2015). He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. His ResearchGate score is higher than 97.5% of this site's members.

Abramowitz was invited by colleagues in Norway to help train and supervise 30 OCD treatment teams in that country. The training is part of an initiative funded by the Norwegian government to ensure that all individuals with OCD in Norway have access to effective treatment.

Abramowitz served as associate chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Psychology and Neuroscience from 2007 to 2017.

Selected works

Books

Abramowitz, J. S. (2006). Understanding and treating obsessive-compulsive disorder: A cognitive-behavioral approach. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. ISBN 9780805851847
Abramowitz, J. S., Taylor, S., & McKay, D. (Eds.) (2008). Clinical handbook of obsessive-compulsive disorder and related problems. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801886973
Abramowitz, J. S. (2012). The stress less workbook: Simple strategies to relieve pressure, manage commitments, and minimize conflicts. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-60918-471-1
Abramowitz, J. S. & Jacoby, R. J. (2015). Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults: Advances in Psychotherapy—Evidence-based practice. Boston: Hogrefe Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88937-411-9
Abramowitz, J. S., McKay, D., & Storch, E. A. (Eds.) (2017). The Wiley handbook of obsessive-compulsive disorders. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 9781118889640
Abramowitz, J. S. (2018). Getting over OCD: A 10-step workbook for taking back your life (2nd edition). New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 9781593859992
Abramowitz, J. S., Deacon, B. J., & Whiteside, S. P. (2019). Exposure therapy for anxiety: Principles and practice (2nd ed). New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 9781462539529
Abramowitz, J. S., & Blakey, S. M. (2020). Clinical handbook of fear and anxiety: Maintenance processes and treatment mechanisms. Washington DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN 978-1-4338-3065-5

Journal articles

Abramowitz, J.S. (1996). "Variants of exposure and response prevention in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis". Behavior Therapy. 27 (4): 583–600. doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(96)80045-1.
Abramowitz, J.S. (1997). "Effectiveness of psychological and pharmacological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A quantitative review of the controlled treatment literature". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 65 (1): 44–52. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.65.1.44. PMID 9103733. S2CID 20859800.
Franklin, M.E.; Abramowitz, J.S.; Kozak, M.J.; Levine, J.; Foa, E.B. (2000). "Effectiveness of exposure and ritual prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A comparison of randomized and clinic patients". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 68 (4): 594–602. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.68.4.594. PMID 10965635.
Abramowitz, J.S.; Tolin, D.F.; Street, G.P. (2001). "Paradoxical effects of thought suppression: A meta-analysis of controlled studies". Clinical Psychology Review. 21 (5): 683–703. doi:10.1016/S0272-7358(00)00057-X. PMID 11434226.
Abramowitz, J. S.; Franklin, M. E.; Schwartz, S. A.; Furr, J. M. (2003). "Symptom presentation and outcome of cognitive-behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 71 (6): 1049–1057. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.71.6.1049. PMID 14622080. S2CID 10615562.
Abramowitz, J. S.; Foa, E. B.; Franklin, M. E. (2003). "Exposure and ritual prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Effectiveness of intensive versus twice-weekly treatment sessions". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 71 (2): 394–398. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.71.2.394. PMID 12699033. S2CID 11121137.
Whiteside, S. P.; Port, J. D.; Abramowitz, J. S. (2004). "A meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging in obsessive-compulsive disorder". Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. 132 (1): 69–79. doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2004.07.001. PMID 15546704. S2CID 9941792.
Abramowitz, J. S.; Whiteside, S. P.; Deacon, B. J. (2005). "The effectiveness of treatment for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis". Behavior Therapy. 36: 55–63. doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80054-1.
Taylor, S.; Zvolensky, M.; Cox, B.; Deacon, B.; Heimberg, R.; Ledley, D. R.; Abramowitz, J. S.; Holoway, R.; Sandin, B.; Stewart, S.; Coles, M.; Eng, W.; Daly, E.; Arrindell, W.; Bouvard, M.; Cardenas, S. (2007). "Robust dimensions of anxiety sensitivity: Development and initial validation of the anxiety sensitivity index-3 (ASI-3)". Psychological Assessment. 19 (2): 176–188. doi:10.1037/1040-3590.19.2.176. PMID 17563199. S2CID 456886.
Fairbrother, N; Abramowitz, JS (2007). "New parenthood as a risk factor for the development of obsessional problems". Behav Res Ther. 45 (9): 2155–63. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2006.09.019. PMID 17084810.
Abramowitz, J. S.; Taylor, S.; McKay, D. (2009). "Obsessive-compulsive disorder". The Lancet. 374 (9688): 491–499. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60240-3. PMID 19665647. S2CID 203833429.
Abramowitz, J. S.; Deacon, B.; Olatunji, B.; Wheaton, M. G.; Berman, N.; Losardo, D.; Timpano, K.; McGrath, P.; Riemann, B.; Adams, T.; Bjorgvinsson, T.; Storch, E.; Hale, L. (2010). "Assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions: Development and evaluation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale". Psychological Assessment. 22 (1): 180–198. doi:10.1037/a0018260. PMID 20230164. S2CID 7206349.
Berman, N. C.; Wheaton, M. G.; Abramowitz, J. S. (2012). "The Arnold Schwarzenegger Effect: Is strength of the "victim" related to misinterpretations of harm intrusions?". Behaviour Research and Therapy. 50 (12): 761–766. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2012.09.002. PMID 23085185.
Abramowitz, J. S.; Baucom, D. H.; Boeding, S.; Wheaton, M. G.; Pukay-Martin, N.; Fabricant, L. E.; Paprocki, C.; Fischer, M. (2013). "Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder in intimate relationships: A pilot study of couple-based cognitive-behavior therapy". Behavior Therapy. 44 (3): 395–407. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2013.02.005. PMID 23768667.
Fabricant, L. E.; Abramowitz, J. S.; Dehlin, J. P.; Twohig, M. P. (2013). "A comparison of two brief interventions for obsessional thoughts: Exposure and acceptance". Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 27 (3): 195–209. doi:10.1891/0889-8391.27.3.195. PMID 32759141. S2CID 9643633.
Abramovitch, A.; Abramowitz, J. S.; Mittleman, A. (2013). "The neuropsychology of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis". Clinical Psychology Review. 33 (8): 1163–1171. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2013.09.004. PMID 24128603.
Abramowitz, J. S.; Fabricant, L. E.; Taylor, S.; Deacon, B. J.; McKay, D.; Storch, E. A. (2014). "The relevance of analogue studies for understanding obsessions and compulsions". Clinical Psychology Review. 34 (3): 206–217. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2014.01.004. PMID 24561743.
Abramowitz, J. S.; Jacoby, R. J. (2014). "Scrupulosity: A cognitive-behavioral analysis and implications for treatment". Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 3 (2): 140–149. doi:10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.12.007.
Abramowitz, JS; Jacoby, RJ (2015). "Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: a critical review of the new diagnostic class". Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 11: 165–86. doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032813-153713. PMID 25581239. S2CID 45823266.
Jacoby, R. J.; Abramowitz, J. S. (2016). "Inhibitory Learning Approaches to Exposure Therapy: A Critical Review and Translation to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder". Clinical Psychology Review. 49: 28–40. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2016.07.001. PMID 27521505.
Blakey, S. M.; Abramowitz, J. S. (2016). "The effects of safety behaviors during exposure therapy for anxiety: Critical analysis from an inhibitory learning perspective.". Clinical Psychology Review. 49: 1–15. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2016.07.002. PMID 27475477.
Blakey, S. M.; Abramowitz, J. S.; Reuman, L.; Leonard, R. C.; Riemann, B. C. (2017). "Anxiety sensitivity as a predictor of outcome in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder". Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 57: 113–117. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2017.05.003. PMID 28505489.
Twohig, M.; Abramowitz, J. S.; Smith, B. M.; Fabricant, L. E.; Jacoby, R. J.; Morrison, K. L.; Bluett, E. J.; Reuman, L.; Blakey, S. M.; Lederman, T. (2018). "Adding acceptance and commitment therapy to exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A randomized controlled trial". Behaviour Research and Therapy. 108: 1–9. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2018.06.005. PMID 29966992. S2CID 49571898.
Jacoby, R. J.; Abramowitz, J. S.; Blakey, S. M.; Reuman, L. (2019). "Is the hierarchy necessary? A randomized clinical trial of gradual versus variable exposure intensity in the treatment of unacceptable obsessional thoughts". Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 64: 54–63. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.02.008. PMID 30851653. S2CID 73480692.
Buchholz, J. L.; Abramowitz, J. S. (2020). "The Therapeutic Alliance in Exposure Therapy for Anxiety-Related Disorders: A Critical Review". Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 70 102194. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102194. PMID 32007734. S2CID 211014323.

External links

References

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↑ Wheaton, Michael G.; Deacon, Brett J.; McGrath, Patrick B.; Berman, Noah C.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S. (2012). "Dimensions of anxiety sensitivity in the anxiety disorders: Evaluation of the ASI-3". Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 26 (3): 401–408. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.01.002. PMID 22306133.
↑ Berman, Noah C.; Wheaton, Michael G.; Fabricant, Laura E.; Jacobson, Spenser R.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S. (2011-10-01). "The effects of familiarity on thought–action fusion". Behaviour Research and Therapy. 49 (10): 695–699. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2011.07.010. PMID 21835394.
↑ Jacoby, Ryan J.; Fabricant, Laura E.; Leonard, Rachel C.; Riemann, Bradley C.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S. (2013). "Just to be certain: Confirming the factor structure of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder". Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 27 (5): 535–542. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.07.008. PMID 23973743.
↑ Jacoby, Ryan J.; Berman, Noah C.; Graziano, Robert; Abramowitz, Jonathan S. (2015-11-01). "Examining Attentional Bias in Scrupulosity: Null Findings From the Dot Probe Paradigm". Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 29 (4): 302–314. doi:10.1891/0889-8391.29.4.302. PMID 32755940. S2CID 52200432.
1 2 Berman, Noah C.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Wheaton, Michael G.; Pardue, Caleb; Fabricant, Laura (2011-05-01). "Evaluation of an In Vivo Measure of Thought–Action Fusion". Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 25 (2): 155–164. doi:10.1891/0889-8391.25.2.155. S2CID 145677293.
↑ Jacoby, Ryan J.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Buck, Benjamin E.; Fabricant, Laura E. (2014). "How is the Beads Task related to intolerance of uncertainty in anxiety disorders?". Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 28 (6): 495–503. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.05.005. PMID 24930046.
1 2 Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Khandker, Maheruh; Nelson, Christy A.; Deacon, Brett J.; Rygwall, Rebecca (2006-09-01). "The role of cognitive factors in the pathogenesis of obsessive–compulsive symptoms: A prospective study". Behaviour Research and Therapy. 44 (9): 1361–1374. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2005.09.011. PMID 16352291.
↑ Blakey, Shannon M.; Reuman, Lillian; Jacoby, Ryan J.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S. (2015-06-19). "Tracing "Fearbola": Psychological Predictors of Anxious Responding to the Threat of Ebola". Cognitive Therapy and Research. 39 (6): 816–825. doi:10.1007/s10608-015-9701-9. ISSN 0147-5916. PMC 7088101. PMID 32214559.
↑ Deacon, Brett J.; Lickel, James J.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; McGrath, Patrick B. (2012-09-01). "Development and Validation of the Shy Bladder Scale". Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 41 (3): 251–260. doi:10.1080/16506073.2012.658852. ISSN 1650-6073. PMID 22452544. S2CID 34747567.
↑ Wheaton, Michael G.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Franklin, Joseph C.; Berman, Noah C.; Fabricant, Laura E. (2010-10-16). "Experiential Avoidance and Saving Cognitions in the Prediction of Hoarding Symptoms". Cognitive Therapy and Research. 35 (6): 511–516. doi:10.1007/s10608-010-9338-7. ISSN 0147-5916. S2CID 419377.
↑ Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Jacoby, Ryan J. (2014). "Scrupulosity: A cognitive–behavioral analysis and implications for treatment". Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 3 (2): 140–149. doi:10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.12.007.
↑ Abramowitz, Jonathan S; D. Huppert, Jonathan; Cohen, Adam B; Tolin, David F; Cahill, Shawn P (2002-07-01). "Religious obsessions and compulsions in a non-clinical sample: the Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS)". Behaviour Research and Therapy. 40 (7): 825–838. doi:10.1016/S0005-7967(01)00070-5. PMID 12074376.
1 2 Timpano, Kiara R.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Mahaffey, Brittain L.; Mitchell, Melissa A.; Schmidt, Norman B. (2011). "Efficacy of a prevention program for postpartum obsessive–compulsive symptoms". Journal of Psychiatric Research. 45 (11): 1511–1517. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.06.015. PMID 21764404.
↑ Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Hellberg, Samantha N.; Krasnow, Janice; Friedman, Joseph B.; Myers, Nicholas S.; Nestadt, Paul S.; Ojalehto, Heidi J.; Juel, Emily K.; Samuels, Jack; Kimmel, Mary E.; Osborne, Lauren M.; Storch, Eric A.; Nestadt, Gerald; Musci, Rashelle J. (September 2025). "Prenatal obsessive beliefs predict postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective study". Psychiatry Research. 351 116620. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116620. PMC 12321878. PMID 40628003.
↑ Njoh, Journa; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Musci, Rashelle; Kimmel, Mary C.; Osborne, Lauren M.; Samuels, Jack; Nestadt, Paul; Nestadt, Gerald; Storch, Eric A. (April 2026). "Perinatal obsessive–compulsive symptoms and maternal-infant bonding: A longitudinal examination of depression and relationship quality". Archives of Women's Mental Health. 29 (2) 56. doi:10.1007/s00737-026-01694-2. ISSN 1434-1816. PMC 13031229. PMID 41896388.
↑ Wheaton, Michael G.; Berman, Noah C.; Fabricant, Laura E.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S. (2013-03-01). "Differences in Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms and Obsessive Beliefs: A Comparison between African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino Americans, and European Americans". Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 42 (1): 9–20. doi:10.1080/16506073.2012.701663. ISSN 1650-6073. PMID 23134374. S2CID 44356328.
↑ Radomsky, Adam S.; Alcolado, Gillian M.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Alonso, Pino; Belloch, Amparo; Bouvard, Martine; Clark, David A.; Coles, Meredith E.; Doron, Guy (2014). "Part 1—You can run but you can't hide: Intrusive thoughts on six continents". Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 3 (3): 269–279. doi:10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.09.002.
↑ Moulding, Richard; Coles, Meredith E.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Alcolado, Gillian M.; Alonso, Pino; Belloch, Amparo; Bouvard, Martine; Clark, David A.; Doron, Guy (2014). "Part 2. They scare because we care: The relationship between obsessive intrusive thoughts and appraisals and control strategies across 15 cities". Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 3 (3): 280–291. doi:10.1016/j.jocrd.2014.02.006.
↑ Clark, David A.; Abramowitz, Jon; Alcolado, Gillian M.; Alonso, Pino; Belloch, Amparo; Bouvard, Martine; Coles, Meredith E.; Doron, Guy; Fernández-Álvarez, Hector (2014). "Part 3. A question of perspective: The association between intrusive thoughts and obsessionality in 11 countries". Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 3 (3): 292–299. doi:10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.12.006.
↑ "Fellow at ABCT". www.abct.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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↑ "Our Boards". International OCD Foundation. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
↑ "MuhlenbergConnect - Award Winners". www.muhlenbergconnect.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
↑ "David Shakow Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology". apa.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
↑ "Jonathan Abramowitz on ResearchGate". ResearchGate. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
↑ Kvale, Gerd; Hansen, Bjarne (January 2014). "Dissemination and intensifying evidence-based treatment for OCD: Norway is in the lead". The Nordic Psychiatrist. 3: 14–15.
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[:0-42] 1 2 Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Khandker, Maheruh; Nelson, Christy A.; Deacon, Brett J.; Rygwall, Rebecca (2006-09-01). "The role of cognitive factors in the pathogenesis of obsessive–compulsive symptoms: A prospective study". Behaviour Research and Therapy. 44 (9): 1361–1374. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2005.09.011. PMID 16352291.

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Jonathan Abramowitz
Abramowitz delivers the Presidential Address at the 2015 ABCT Convention
Born	Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz (1969-06-11) June 11, 1969 (age 57) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Muhlenberg College (BA) Bucknell University (MA) University of Memphis (PhD) University of Pennsylvania
Occupations	Clinical psychologist, professor, researcher, author
Organization	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Known for	Expertise in the treatment and study of OCD and anxiety disorders
Website	www.jabramowitz.com www.jonabram.web.unc.edu