Craig Polizzi, PhD
Instructor, Psychiatry
Biography
Craig Polizzi, PhD, is an Interprofessional Advanced Addictions Fellow at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Binghamton University (SUNY) and completed his predoctoral internship with the VA Boston’s PTSD Clinical Team. Dr. Polizzi’s research focuses on coping mechanisms in the context of trauma and resilience with an aim to enhance current interventions and identify novel treatments. Specifically, his work examines self-regulatory coping strategies (e.g., mindfulness, emotion regulation, resilience factors) as moderators and mediators in the treatment of co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder (SUD). Additionally, Dr. Polizzi is dedicated to developing, refining, and evaluating adjunctive interventions that can optimize the efficacy of evidence-based treatments by targeting comorbid conditions, including PTSD, SUD, and depression.
Websites
Publications
- Published on 12/16/2024
Niles BL, Kaiser AP, Crow T, McQuade M, Polizzi C, Palumbo C, Krengel M, Sullivan K, Wang C, Mori DL. Tai Chi and Wellness Interventions for Veterans with Gulf War Illness: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. Int J Behav Med. 2024 Dec 16. PMID: 39681780.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/3/2024
McQuade M, Polizzi CP, Katz E, Ting M, Busser C, Paszkiewicz M, Mori DL, Niles BL. Specific, Measurable, Action-Oriented, Realistic, and Timed Goals and the Personal Health Inventory in a Wellness Group for Veterans With GWI. Med Care. 2024 Dec 01; 62(12 Suppl 1):S65-S72. PMID: 39514497.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/3/2023
Polizzi CP, Sistad RE, Livingston NA, Brief D, Litwack S, Roy M, Solhan M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Alcohol-Related Problems As Moderators of PTSD Symptom Change During Use of a Web-Based Intervention for Hazardous Drinking and PTSD. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Jan; 85(1):51-61. PMID: 37796630.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2023
Polizzi CP, McDonald CW, Sleight FG, Lynn SJ. Resilience, Coping, and the Covid-19 Pandemic Across the Globe - an Update: What Have we Learned? Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2023 Aug; 20(4):316-326. PMID: 37791081.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/1/2023
Polizzi CP, Sleight FG, Aksen DE, McDonald CW, Lynn SJ. Mindfulness and COVID-19-Related Stress: Staying Present During Uncertain Times. Mindfulness (N Y). 2023; 14(5):1135-1147. PMID: 37304660.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/28/2022
Lynn SJ, Polizzi C, Merckelbach H, Chiu CD, Maxwell R, van Heugten D, Lilienfeld SO. Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders Reconsidered: Beyond Sociocognitive and Trauma Models Toward a Transtheoretical Framework. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2022 May 09; 18:259-289. PMID: 35226824.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/10/2021
Polizzi CP, Aksen DE, Lynn SJ. Quality of life, emotion regulation, and dissociation: Evaluating unique relations in an undergraduate sample and probable PTSD subsample. Psychol Trauma. 2022 Jan; 14(1):107-115. PMID: 34110895.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2020
Polizzi C, Lynn SJ, Perry A. Stress and Coping in the Time of Covid-19: Pathways to Resilience and Recovery. Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2020 Apr; 17(2):59-62. PMID: 34908968.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2019
Lynn SJ, Green JP, Polizzi CP, Ellenberg S, Gautam A, Aksen D. HYPNOSIS, HYPNOTIC PHENOMENA, AND HYPNOTIC RESPONSIVENESS: Clinical and Research Foundations-A 40-Year Perspective. Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2019; 67(4):475-511. PMID: 31526268.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/10/2018
Niles BL, Mori DL, Polizzi C, Pless Kaiser A, Weinstein ES, Gershkovich M, Wang C. A systematic review of randomized trials of mind-body interventions for PTSD. J Clin Psychol. 2018 09; 74(9):1485-1508. PMID: 29745422.
Read at: PubMed
View 2 more publications: View full profile at BUMC