Publications

2026

Abramowitz, J.S., Abramovitch, A., McKay, D., Draffin, A. (2026). Management of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Adults.. BMJ 392: e083443. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Borrelli, D.F., Curran, C., & Dar, R. (2026). Impulsivity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Journal of Affective Disorders 396: 120498. PDF

2025

McKay, D., Behar, E., Koopelman-White, A., Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.S., Hoffman, D.L., Lippman, B., Friedman, M., Kaufman, K. (2025). Antiracism, Social Justice, and Antisemitism: Which of These Does Not Belong?. The Behavior Therapist 48(6), 710–719. PDF

Ringwald, W.R., Abramovitch, A., Agelink van Rentergem, J.A., & Kotov, R. (2025). Do Cognitive Functions Belong in the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Model? A Meta-Analysis.. Perspectives on Psychological Science 20(6), 1049–1064. PDF

Müller, C.L., Jelinek, L., Fink-Lamotte, J., Scheunemann, J., McKay, D., Abramowitz, J.S., Abramovitch, A., Cludius, B. (2025). Four Questions for Clarity: A First Investigation of the German Version of the OCI-4 as an Ultra-Brief Screening Tool for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 45: 100953. PDF

Müller, C.L., Fink-Lamotte, J., Jelinek, L., Lohse, L., Ehring, T., Noll-Hussong, M., Berberich, G., Wahl-Kordon, A., Borgelt, J., McKay, D., Abramowitz, J.S., Abramovitch, A., Cludius, B. (2025). Translation and Validation of the German 12-Item Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (OCI-12) in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples.. Clinical Psychology in Europe 7(4): e16165. PDF

Kapadia, A., Thornton, L.M., Munn-Chernoff, M.A., Abramovitch, A., McKay, D., Abramowitz, J.S., Yilmaz, Z., Crowley, J.J., Bulik, C.M., Watson, H.J. (2025). Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with a history of eating disorders.. Journal of Affective Disorders 375, 496–507. PDF

Moritz, S., Leucht, S., Hoyer, L., Schmotz, S., Abramovitch, A. & Jelinek, L. (2025). Towards the DSM-6: The intersection of OCD and psychosis: Expert perspectives on insight in the diagnosis of OCD.. Psychiatry Research 344: 116306. PDF

Moritz, S., Hoyer, L.M., Sarna, N., Abramovitch, A., Curran, C., De Nadai, A.S., Schmotz, S. (2025). Quo vadis DSM-6? An expert survey on the classification, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis of body-focused repetitive behaviors.. Comprehensive Psychiatry 136: 152534. PDF

Şimşek, M., Abramovitch, A., McKay, D., Arman, S., & Abramowitz, J.S. (2025). The Revised Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Scale – Child Version: Adaptation, psychometric properties, and norms in Turkish Culture.. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 89(1), 70–91. PDF

2024

McKay, D., White, E., Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.S., & Behar, E. (2024). Social Justice and ABCT: The Specter of Unintended Consequences.. The Behavior Therapist 47(8), 382–387. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Duncan, B., Schuyler, M., Geller, A.D. (2024). The Psychosocial and Educational Burden of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Youth.. Journal of Affective Disorders 367, 678–685. PDF

Moritz, S., Schmotz, S., Hoyer, L. & Abramovitch, A. (2024). Motives for performing body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs): Similarities to and differences from non-suicidal self-injurious and stereotypic movement behaviors.. Cognitive Therapy and Research 48, 1248–1254. PDF

Myers, N.S., Juel, E.K., Friedman, J.B., Ojalehto, H.J., Tadross, M.E., DuBois, C.M., Abramovitch, A., McKay, D., & Abramowitz, J.S. (2024). The Contribution of Inferential Confusion and Fear of Self to Psychological Models of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Dimensional Approach.. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 41: 100875. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Uwadiale, A., Robinson, A. (2024). A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Gamified App for the Treatment of Perfectionism.. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 63(1), 73–91. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Herrera, T., & Etherton, J.L. (2024). A Neuropsychological Study of Misophonia.. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 83: 101897. PDF

2023

Abramovitch, A., Robinson, A., Buckley, M., Demet Ç., de Putter, L., Timpano, K. (2023). Are student cohorts with psychopathology representative of general clinical populations? The case for OCD.. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 37: 100807. PDF

2022

Schuyler, M., Duncan, B., Geller, D.A., Abramovitch, A. (2022). The Psychosocial and Educational Burden of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Youth.. Neuropsychopharmacology 47(Suppl. 1), 308–308. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.S., McKay, D., Cham, H., Anderson, K.S., Farrell, L., Geller, D.A., Hanna, G.L., Mathieu, S., McGuire, J.F., Rosenberg, D.R., Stewart, S.E., Storch, E.A., Wilhelm, S. (2022). An Ultra-Brief Screening Scale for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The OCI-CV-5.. Journal of Affective Disorders 312, 208–216. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.S., McKay, D., Cham, H., Anderson, K.S., Farrell, L., Geller, D.A., Hanna, G.L., Mathieu, S., McGuire, J.F., Rosenberg, D.R., Stewart, S.E., Storch, E.A., Wilhelm, S. (2022). The OCI-CV-R: Revision of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Child Version.. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 86: 102532. PDF

2021

Kashyap, H.,* Abramovitch, A.* (2021). Neuropsychological research in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Current status and future directions.. Frontiers in Psychiatry 12: 721601. *Equal contribution. PDF

Soref, A., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., Poznanski, Y., & Dar, R. (2021). Intact Capacity for Implicit Learning in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 73: 101667. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Short, T., Schweiger, A. (2021). The C Factor: Cognitive Dysfunction as a Transdiagnostic Dimension in Psychopathology.. Clinical Psychology Review 86: 102007. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.S., McKay, D. (2021). The OCI-12: A syndromally valid modification of the obsessive-compulsive inventory-revised.. Psychiatry Research 298: 113808. PDF

Abramovitch, A., De Nadai, A., Geller, D.A. (2021). Neurocognitive endophenotypes in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder probands, their unaffected parents, and siblings.. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 110: 110283. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., McKay, D. (2021). The OCI-4: An Ultra-Brief Screening Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 78: 102354. PDF

2020

Fullana, M.A.,* Abramovitch, A.,* Via, E., López-Sola, C., Goldberg X., et al. (2020). Diagnostic biomarkers for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A reasonable quest or ignis fatuus?. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 118, 504–513. *Equal Contribution. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., McKay, D. (2020). Severity Benchmarks and Contemporary Clinical Norms for the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R).. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 27: 100557. PDF

Robinson, A., Abramovitch, A. (2020). A Neuropsychological Investigation of Perfectionism.. Behavior Therapy 51(3), 488–502. PDF

2019

Abramovitch, A., Brunner, D., McCormack, B., Johnson, M., Wofford, N. (2019). The impact of symptom-severity on cognitive function in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis.. Clinical Psychology Review 67, 36–44. PDF

Leonard, K., Abramovitch, A. (2019). Cognitive functions in young adults with generalized anxiety disorder.. European Psychiatry 56, 1–7. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Cooperman, A., van Balkom, A., Giltay E., Penninx, B., van Oppen, P. (2019). Body Mass Index in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.. Journal of Affective Disorders 245, 145–151. PDF

2018

Soref, A., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., Dar, R. (2018). Explicit Instructions Facilitates Performance of OCD Participants but Impairs Performance of Non-OCD Participants on the Serial Reaction Time Task.. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 55, 56–62. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Raveh-Gottfried, S., Hamo, N., Abramowitz, J.A. (2018). Meta-Analysis of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.. Neuropsychology Review 28(1), 111–120. PDF

Hamo, N., Abramovitch, A., Zohar, A. (2018). A computerized neuropsychological investigation of cognitive function in a subclinical obsessive-compulsive sample.. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 59, 142–149. PDF

Geller, D.A., Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Cooperman, A., Baer, L., Stewart, S.E. (2018). Neurocognitive function in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 19(2), 142–151. PDF

2017

Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Ogen, G., Burstein, A., Asala, H., Huppert, J.D. (2017). Religion, Moral Thought-Action Fusion, and Obsessive-Compulsive Features in Israeli Muslims and Jews.. Mental Health, Religion & Culture PDF

Brunner, D., Abramovitch, A., Etherton, J. (2017). A Yoga Program for Cognitive Enhancement.. PLOS One 12(8), e0182366. PDF

McKay, D., Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.A., Deacon, B. (2017). Association and Causation in Brain Imaging: The Case of OCD.. American Journal of Psychiatry 174(6), 597–597. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Hallion, L.S., Reese, H., Woods, D.W., Peterson, A., Walkup, J.T., Piacentini, J., Scahill, L., Deckersbach, T., Wilhelm, S. (2017). Neurocognitive predictors of treatment response to randomized treatment in adults with tic disorders.. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 74, 9–14. PDF

2016

Abramovitch, A., McKay, D. (2016). Behavioral Impulsivity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 5(3), 395–397. PDF

Braga, T.D., Abramovitch, A., Fontenelle, L.F., et al. (2016). Neuropsychological predictors of treatment response to cognitive behavioral group therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder.. Depression and Anxiety 33, 848–861. PDF

Kalanthroff, E., Abramovitch, A., Steinman, S., Abramowitz, J.S., Simpson, H.B. (2016). The chicken or the egg: What drives OCD?. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 11, 9–12. PDF

Abramovitch, A. (2016). Misdiagnosis of ADHD in Individuals Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Guidelines for Practitioners.. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry 3(3), 225–234. (Invited Paper) PDF

Rasmussen, J., Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Wilhelm, S. (2016). Scrupulosity and contamination OCD are not associated with deficits in response inhibition.. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 50, 120–126. PDF

2015

Abramovitch, A., Reese, H., Woods, D.W., Peterson, A., Deckersbach, T., Piacentini, J., Scahill, L., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Psychometric Properties of a Self-Report Instrument for the Assessment of Tic Severity in Adults with Tic Disorders.. Behavior Therapy 46(6), 786–796. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2015). Misuse of neuropsychology in psychiatry research: The intoxicating appeal of neo-reductionism.. The Behavior Therapist 38(7), 187–191. (Invited Paper) PDF

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Geller, D.A. (2015). Neuropsychological test performance in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis.. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 56(8), 837–847. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Comorbidity between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder across the life span: A systematic and critical review.. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 23(4), 1–8. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A., Mittelman, A., Tankersley, A.P., Abramowitz, J.S. (2015). Neuropsychological investigations in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review of methodological challenges.. Psychiatry Research 228, 112–120. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Cooperman, A. (2015). The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Critical Review.. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 5, 24–36. PDF

Thompson-Hollands, J., Abramovitch, A., Tompson, M.C., Barlow, D.H. (2015). A randomized clinical trial of a brief family intervention to reduce accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder.. Behavior Therapy 46(2), 218–229. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Shaham, N., Levin, L., Bar-Hen, M., Schweiger, A. (2015). Response inhibition in a subclinical obsessive-compulsive sample.. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 46, 66–71. PDF

Goldzweig, G., Abramovitch, A., Brenner, B., Perry, S., Peretz, T., Baider, L. (2015). Expectations and level of satisfaction of patients and their physicians: Concordance and discrepancies.. Psychosomatics 56(5), 521–529. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Geller, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Cigarette smoking in obsessive-compulsive disorder and unaffected parents of OCD patients.. European Psychiatry 30(1), 137–144. PDF

2014

Pauls, D.L., Abramovitch, A., Rauch, S.L., Geller, D.A. (2014). The neuroscience of obsessive-compulsive disorder: An integrative genetic and neurobiological perspective.. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 15, 410–424. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J. (2014). Improbability of response inhibition as a causal etiological factor of obsessive-compulsive disorder.. Psychiatry Research 217(3), 253–254. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Anhedonia in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Beyond comorbid depression.. Psychiatry Research 216(2), 223–229. PDF

2013

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., Mittelman, A. (2013). The Neuropsychology of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis.. Clinical Psychology Review 33(8), 1163–1171. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Doron, G., Sar-El, D., Altenburger, E. (2013). Subtle threats to moral self-perceptions trigger obsessive-compulsive related cognitions.. Cognitive Therapy and Research 37(6), 1132–1139. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Goldzweig, G., Schweiger, A. (2013). Correlates of physical activity with intrusive thoughts, worry, and impulsivity in adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A cross-sectional pilot study.. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences 50(1), 47–54. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., Schweiger, A. (2013). Don't judge a book by its cover: ADHD-like symptoms in obsessive compulsive disorder.. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders 2(1), 53–61. PDF

2012

Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Henin, A., Geller, D.A. (2012). Neuroimaging and neuropsychological findings in pediatric OCD: A review and developmental considerations.. Neuropsychiatry 2(4), 1–17. PDF

Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Hermesh, H., Schweiger, A. (2012). Comparative neuropsychology of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Implications for a novel executive overload model of OCD.. Journal of Neuropsychology 6(2), 161–191. PDF

2011

Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Schweiger, A., Hermesh, H. (2011). Neuropsychological impairments and their association with obsessive-compulsive symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder.. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 26(4), 364–376. PDF

2009

Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2009). Unwanted intrusive and worrisome thoughts in adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.. Psychiatry Research 168(3), 230–233. PDF

2007

Schweiger, A., Abramovitch, A., Doniger, G.E., & Simon, E.S. (2007). A clinical construct validity study of a novel computerized battery for the diagnosis of ADHD in young adults.. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 29(1), 100–111. PDF

Book Chapters

Abramovitch, A. (2017). Neuropsychological Function in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Phenomenology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment (pp. 149–160). New York: Oxford University Press.OCD.

Abramovitch, A., Berman, A., Calkins, A., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.. Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology, 3rd Ed. (pp. 163–190). New York: Oxford University Press.

Abramovitch, A., Elliott, C.M., Steketee, G., Wilson, A., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Assessment and Treatment.. The Wiley Handbook of Anxiety Disorders (pp. 1111–1144). Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.