Dr. Patricia Averill

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

NIDA: Transporting Treatment for Homeless Cocaine Abusers, $4,454,882, Sep 1, 2001 to Aug 31, 2005.
NIDA: Integrated treatment for cocaine dependence disorder and mood disorders, $825,000, Sep 1, 2000 to Sep 31, 2003.
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health: Development and field testing of special anxiety measures, $29,175, 1998 to 1999.
Stanley Foundation: Cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of patients dually diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder and substance abuse, $75,000, 1997 to 1999.
National Institute of Mental Health: Treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in the elderly, $1,125,324, 1996 to 2001.

• Beck JG, Averill PM, Heimberg RG, Turk CL, Mennin DS (eds), Generalized anxiety disorder in the elderly, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, 2004
• Shack AV, Averill PM, Kopecky C, Krajewski K & Gummattira P, Physical and sexual abuse among the psychiatric inpatient population: A comparison of males and females, Psychiatric Quarterly, 75(4), 343-359, 2004
• Difenbach GJ, Hopko DR, Feigon S, Stanley MA, Novy DM, Beck JG & Averill PM, Minor GAD: Characteristics of sybsyndromal GAD in older adults, Behavior Research and Therapy, 41, 481-487, 2003
• Beck JG, Novy DM, Diefenbach GJ, Stanley MA, Averill PM & Swann AC, Differentiating anxiety and depression in older adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Psychological Assessment, 15(2), 184-192, 2003
• Hopko DR, Stanley MA, Reas DL, Loebach Wetherell J, Beck JG, Novy DM & Averill PM, Assessing worry in older adults: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and psychometric properties of an abbreviated model, Psychological Assessment, 15(2), 173-183, 2003
• Stanley MA, Beck JG, Novy DM, Averill PM, Swann AC, Diefenbach GJ, Hopko DR, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of late-life generalized anxiety disorder, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(2), 309-319, 2003
• Averill PM, Ruiz P, Small DR, Guynn RW, Tcheremissine O, Outcome assessment of the Medicaid managed care program in Harris County (Houston), Psychiatric Quarterly, 74(2), 2002
• Averill PM, Diefenbach GJ, Stanley MA, Breckenridge JK, Lusby B, Assessment of shame and guilt in a psychiatric sample: A comparison of two measures, Personality and Individual Differences, 32, 1365-76, 2002
• Averill PM, Ruiz P, Small DR, Guynn RW, Tcheremissine O, Outcome assessment of the Medicaid managed care program in Harris County (Houston), Psychiatric Quarterly, 74(2), 2002
• Averill PM, Veazey C, Shack A, Krajewski J, Rocha D, Varner R, Acute mental illness and comorbid substance abuse: Physician patient agreement on comorbid diagnosis and treatment implications, Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 1(4), 119-125, 2002
• Averill PM, Hopko DR, Small DR, Greenlee HB, Varner RV, The role of psychometric data in predicting inpatient mental health, The Psychiatric Quarterly, 72(3), 215-35, 2001
• Averill PM, Beck JG, Posttraumatic stress disorder in older adults: a conceptual review, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 14(2), 133-56, 2000
• Averill PM, Novy DM, Nelson DV, Berry LA, Correlates of depression in chronic pain patients: a comprehensive, Pain, 65(1), 93-100, April 1996
• Averill PM, Beck JG, Anxiety disorders in older adults: What do we need to know and where do we need to go?, Journal of Geropsychology
• Diefenbach GJ, Stanley MA, Beck JG, Novy DM, Averill PM, & Swann AR, Examination of the Hamilton Scales in assessment with anxious older adults: A replication and extension, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
• Shah NN, Averill PM & Shack A, Mixed versus Manic Bipolar Disorder: A comparison of demographic, symptomatic, and treatment differences, Psychiatric Quarterly
• Averill PM, Reas DL, Shack A, Shah NN, Cowan K, Krajewski K, Kopecky C & Guynn RW, Is schizoaffective disorder a stable diagnostic category: A retrospective examination, Psychiatric Quarterly
• Pettit JW, Averill PM, Wassef AA, Gruber NP & Schneider L, Ratings of early major depressive disorder symptom change during a brief psychiatric hospitalization, Psychiatric Quarterly
• Ferguson CJ, Averill PM, Rhoades H, Rocha D, Gruber N, & Gummattira P, Social isolation, impulsivity and depression as predictors of aggression in a psychiatric inpatient population, Psychiatric Quarterly
• Averill PM & Beck JG, Anxiety disorders in older adults: What do we need to know and where do we need to go?, Journal of Clinical Gerontology