Carissa D’Aniello

Biographic Data

ID	6252657
NAME	Carissa D’Aniello
GIVEN NAMES	Carissa
FAMILY NAME	D’Aniello
SIGNATURE	D’ANIELLO C
AFFILIATIONS	Texas Tech University
ORCID	0000-0002-9286-4556
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	31
TOTAL CITATIONS	22
WORKS AS AUTHOR	31
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	3

The Contributions of Attitudes About Therapy and Perceptions of Therapy Productiveness to Mental Health Literacy and Internalized Stigma
Open AccessRachel R Tambling, Carissa D’Aniello et al.ARTICLEThe Family Journal2026
It is clear that stigma about mental illness and poor mental health literacy (MHL) impact treatment experiences; less is known about how treatment experiences or perceptions might impact stigma and MHL. We examined whether having positive experiences in therapy, or pro-therapy attitudes, reduce stigma and increase MHL in a sample of adults in the United States (N = 141). Relationship between the client's assessment of therapy productiveness and i…
Maintaining Family Relationships After Religious Disaffiliation
Open AccessEmily Janes, Jaclyn D Cravens et al.ARTICLEFamily Process2026
Religious disaffiliation, the act of leaving or choosing to no longer affiliate with a religious tradition, has individual and relational consequences. While not every family experiences challenges after the disclosure of religious disaffiliation, many report relational consequences including loss of family and community ties, secret keeping, lying, and tension in family relationships. Although disaffiliation research is becoming more common, the…
Transmission of Food and Body Messages Across Generations
Open AccessMaria Dates, Carissa D’aniello-Heyda et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2026
Eating disorders are one of the most lethal mental health disorders, and rates continue to increase. While eating disorder research has primarily focused on individual etiology and treatment, the role of parental figures in the transmission of food and body messages and the effect of those messages is not well understood. To contribute to a modern, nuanced understanding of how food and body size messages are transmitted through families, we condu…
Emerging Adults’ Experiences of Managing Social Group Disruptions
Open AccessJared M Hawkins, Carissa D’Aniello et al.ARTICLEEmerging Adulthood2024
Emerging adults experience frequent life transitions that disrupt social groups and increase loneliness. However, limited research examines how emerging adults respond to social group disruptions. Drawing upon the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC), this study explored 11 emerging adults’ experiences of managing social group disruptions. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), we identified seven themes that helped parti…
Caregiver Perception of SUD Treatment Productiveness
Open AccessCarissa D’Aniello, Rachel R TamblingARTICLEThe Family Journal2023
When a loved one experiences a substance use disorder (SUD) often, a family member may assume a non-normative and intense caregiving role. Caregivers often experience strain as a result of the care they provide to their loved one experiencing an SUD. While SUDs are conceptualized as a family disease, little is known about caregiver perception of treatment productiveness, or usefulness of the treatment. To begin to address caregiver perception of …
Internalized stigma and caregiver burden among parents of young adults with substance use disorders
Open AccessBob Russell, Carissa D’Aniello et al.ARTICLEFamily Relations2023
Satir Family Therapy and Adolescent Mental Health Implications of Covid-19
Emma Allen, Emma E Allen et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Family Therapy2023
SARS-CoV-2, commonly known as COVID-19, continues to have a profound affect ON adolescents and their families. Mental health professionals have seen an alarming increase in anxiety, depression, and suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adolescents face the challenge of differentiating from their families, and often place increased focus and importance on their peer group. Given the increased isolation, this paper illustrates how Satir’s thera…
Common Themes Among CSA Survivors
Open AccessHitiura T Anihia, Amanda K Reed et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2023References: 9
Not Just Semantics
Open AccessM Smith, Madeline L Smith et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2023References: 10
Bipoc Experiences of Racial Trauma on TikTok
Open AccessYi‐Hsin Hung, A’Lyric Miles et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2023Cited by: 1References: 11
Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers-Short Form
Open AccessRachel R Tambling, Carissa D’Aniello et al.ARTICLEThe Family Journal2022
Caregiver burden describes the physical, psychological, social, and financial demands of providing care to others. Caregiver burden has been investigated in general, and off-time caregiving often specific to chronic, recurring conditions. Despite the substantial research attention to caregiving burden, there have been few studies aimed establishing the psychometric evaluation of measurement tools used to measure the construct ( Pendergrass et al.…
Are Barriers to Psychotherapy Treatment Seeking Indicators of Social Determinants of Health
Rachel R Tambling, Kevin Hynes et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Family Therapy2022
One of the most persistent and troubling health disparities is the underutilization of mental health services by individuals with marginalized aspects of their identity. We provide a critical review of the literature of barriers to psychotherapy initiation and the connection to social determinants of health. We propose a change from a deficit-based view of the problem to a strength-based view that include the following strategies: family therapy …
Mothers’ Experiences of Navigating the Sud Treatment System with Their Young Adult Child
Carissa D’Aniello, Rachel R Tambling et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Family Therapy2022
When a young adult develops a substance use disorder (SUD), a mother often assumes a caregiving role and experiences strain associated with providing off-time caregiving. The purpose of this paper is to obtain a nuanced understanding of how mothers of young adults with SUDs experience the treatment system. We conducted in-depth interviews with 13 mothers of young adults (ages 22-34) and analyzed the results using transcendental phenomenology. Fiv…
Distress Among Parents of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
Open AccessBob Russell, Beth S Russell et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2022
Refining the Meta-Theory of Common Factors in Couple and Family Therapy
Open AccessStephen T Fife, Carissa D’Aniello et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2022Cited by: 2References: 2
BadTherapist
Open AccessEmily Janes, Kristian Villalovos et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2022References: 5
Differentiation of Self in Family Members’ of SUD Loved Ones
Open AccessMazie Zielinski, Carissa D’Aniello et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2022Cited by: 1References: 3
Where is the Family in Young Adult Substance Use Treatment? The Case for Systemic Family Therapy for Young Adults with Substance Use Disorders
Open AccessRachel R Tambling, Bob Russell et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2021
Mental Health Literacy
Open AccessRachel R Tambling, Carissa D’Aniello et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2021
The Effect of Parental Attachment on Risky Alcohol Use and Disordered Eating Behaviors in College Students
Open AccessMaggie Smith, Carissa D’AnielloARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2021References: 7
Integrating Internal Family Systems and Solutions Focused Brief Therapy to Treat Survivors of Sexual Trauma
Open AccessEthan Jones, Danielle Lauricella et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2021References: 4
Learning and Applying Mindfulness to Relational Client Systems
Open AccessJared M Hawkins, Douglas P McPhee et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2020References: 3
It’s All About the Balance
Open AccessSusan N Perkins, Valerie Q Glass et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2019Cited by: 2References: 6
A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Productive Processes Inventory
Open AccessCarissa D’Aniello, Rachel R Tambling et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2019References: 3
How Clients of Marriage and Family Therapists Make Decisions About Therapy Discontinuation and Persistence
Open AccessCarissa D’Aniello, Fred P Piercy et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2018References: 6