Stefan Hofmann

Stefan G. Hofmann (born 1964) is a German-born clinical psychologist at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. He is one of the foremost experts in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, especially for anxiety disorders.

Stefan Hofmann in 2017

Scientific contributions

Hofmann has been studying the nature of emotional disorders and the processes through which psychological treatments alleviate suffering by translating discoveries from emotion research and neuroscience into clinical applications.

Pharmacological Augmentation of Psychotherapy

An important mechanism of exposure therapy for anxiety disorders is extinction learning. Hofmann has shown that d-cycloserine, a partial agonist of the glutamate receptor can augment extinction learning and speed up exposure therapy of anxiety disorders.

Emotion Research

Some of his other major contributions are on Mindfulness and research on Emotion in therapy. In particular, he advanced the concept of Interpersonal emotion regulation.

Processes-Based Therapy

In collaboration with Steven C. Hayes, he has been identifying the processes that underlie effective psychological treatments.

Neuromarkers of Psychotherapy

Most recently, he has been using Magnetic Resonance Imaging to predict the response to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Awards and recognition

Hofmann has published more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 20 books and is listed by Clarivate Analytics as a highly cited researcher. He is the former president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the recipient of the 2018 Humboldt Prize and the 2015 Aaron T. Beck award for significant and enduring contributions to the field of cognitive therapy. Hofmann is a member of the Academia Europaea.

Selected works

Books

Hofmann, S. G. (2011). An introduction to modern CBT: Psychological solutions to mental health problems. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0470971765.

Hofmann, S. G. (2016). Emotion in therapy: From science to practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1462524488.

Barlow, D. H., Durand, V. M., & Hofmann, S. G. (2017). Abnormal psychology: An Integrative approach (8th edition). Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1305950443.

Hayes, S. C. & Hofmann, S. G. (Eds.) (2018). "Process-based CBT: The science and core clinical competencies of cognitive behavioral therapy". Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. ISBN 978-1626255968.

Hofmann, S. G. Doan, S. N. (2018). "The social foundations of emotion: Developmental, cultural, and clinical dimensions". Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN 978-1433829277.

Articles

Hofmann, S. G., Sawyer, A. T., Witt, A., & Oh, D. (2010). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 169-183. doi:10.1037/a0018555[1]

Hofmann, S. G., Asnaani, A., Vonk, J. J., Sawyer, A. T., & Fang, A. (2012). The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy: A review of meta-analyses. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36, 427-440. doi:10.1007/s10608-012-9476-1[2]

Hofmann, S. G., Sawyer, A. T., Fang, A., & Asnaani, A. (2012). Emotion dysregulation model of mood and anxiety disorders. Depression and Anxiety, 29, 409-416. doi:10.1002/da.21888.[3]

Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Ghosh, S. S., Nieto-Castanon, A., Saygin, Z., Doehrmann, O., Chai, X. J., Reynold, G. O. , Hofmann, S. G., Pollack, M. H., & Gabrieli, J. D. E. (2016). Brain connectomics predict response to treatment in social anxiety disorder. Molecular Psychiatry, 21, 680-685. doi:10.1038/mp.2015.109[4]

Hofmann, S. G. (2016). Schrödinger's cat and d-cycloserine to augment exposure therapy – both are dead and alive. JAMA Psychiatry, 73, 771-772. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.1132.[5]

Hayes, S. C. & Hofmann, S. G. (2017). The third wave of CBT and the rise of process-based care. World Psychiatry, 16, 245-246. doi:10.1002/wps.20442

References

  1. ↑ Hofmann, Stefan (2010). "The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 78: 169–183. doi:10.1037/a0018555.
  2. ↑ Hofmann, Stefan (2012). "The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy: A review of meta-analyses". Cognitive Therapy and Research. 36: 427–440. doi:10.1007/s10608-012-9476-1. PMC 3584580.
  3. ↑ Hofmann, Stefan. "Emotion dysregulation model of mood and anxiety disorders". Depression and Anxiety. 239: 409–416. doi:10.1002/da.21888.
  4. ↑ Whitfield-Gabrieli, Susan (2016). "Brain connectomics predict response to treatment in social anxiety disoder". Molecular Psychiatry. 21: 680-685. doi:10.1038/mp.2015.109.
  5. ↑ Hofmann, Stefan (2016). "Schrödinger's cat and d-cycloserine to augment exposure therapy – both are dead and alive". JAMA Psychiatry. 73: 771-772. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.1132.
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