JoAnn Difede

Biographic Data

ID7077194
NAMEJoAnn Difede
GIVEN NAMESJoAnn
FAMILY NAMEDifede
SIGNATUREDIFEDE J
AFFILIATIONSNewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
ORCID0000-0003-1013-8065
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX0

  • Predictors of involuntary and voluntary emotional episodic memories of virtual reality scenarios in Veterans with and without PTSD

    Loretta S Malta, Cezar Giosan et al.ARTICLEMemory2020

    This study investigated predictors of involuntary and voluntary memories of stressful virtual reality scenarios. Thirty-two veterans of the two Persian Gulf Wars completed verbal memory tests and diagnostic assessments. They were randomly assigned to a Recounting (16) or a Suppression (16) condition. After immersion in the VR scenarios, the Recounting group described the scenarios and the Suppression group suppressed thoughts of the scenarios. On…

  • Changes in physiological reactivity in response to the trauma memory during prolonged exposure and virtual reality exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

    Andrea C Katz, Aaron M Norr et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2020

    This was the first study comparing effects of VRE and PE on psychophysiological variables. Given previous research finding limited differences between VRE and PE in PTSD symptom reduction, these findings lend support to the rationale for including VR in exposure therapy protocols while raising important questions about the potential benefits of VRE. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Acute Stress Disorder After Burn Injury

    JoAnn DifedeARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2002

    OBJECTIVES: The principal goals of this study were to determine whether ASD predicted chronic PTSD and whether dissociation is more characteristic of the acute-trauma period than PTSD symptoms. METHODS: Eighty-three hospitalized adult burn patients were assessed with structured interviews and self-report measures within 2 weeks of injury and again at least 6 months postburn. RESULTS: Nineteen percent had ASD. Dissociative symptoms were not more c…

  • Acute Stress Disorder After Burn Injury

    JoAnn Difede, J T Ptacek et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2002

    Objectives The principal goals of this study were to determine whether ASD predicted chronic PTSD and whether dissociation is more characteristic of the acute-trauma period than PTSD symptoms. Methods Eighty-three hospitalized adult burn patients were assessed with structured interviews and self-report measures within 2 weeks of injury and again at least 6 months postburn. Results Nineteen percent had ASD. Dissociative symptoms were not more comm…