Scott D. Litwack, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Scott Litwack, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and a staff psychologist at the Boston VA Healthcare System in the Center for Returning Veterans. Before completing his PhD, Dr. Litwack interned at the Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology then he completed a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship in the Behavioral Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD. His research interests are PTSD-SUD comorbidities, diversity and inclusion, dialectical behavior therapy, and relapse prevention.

Publications

  • Published 11/1/2023

    Sloan DM, Marx BP, Acierno R, Messina M, Muzzy W, Gallagher MW, Litwack S, Sloan C. Written Exposure Therapy vs Prolonged Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 01; 80(11):1093-1100. PMID: 37610727.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 3/10/2023

    Sistad RE, Livingston NA, Crowe ML, Newberger N, Spitzer E, Brief D, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Solhan M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Network analysis of reasons for and against changing alcohol use among veterans engaged in a web-based intervention for hazardous drinking and PTSD symptoms. Addict Behav. 2023 Aug; 143:107689. PMID: 36924646.

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  • Published 10/18/2022

    Gutner CA, Song J, Canale CA, Suvak MK, Litwack SD, Niles BL, Stirman SW. A pilot randomized effectiveness trial of the unified protocol in trauma-exposed veterans. Depress Anxiety. 2022 Dec; 39(12):813-823. PMID: 36258655.

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  • Published 3/7/2022

    Newberger NG, Yeager S, Livingston NA, Enggasser JL, Brief DJ, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Life satisfaction following treatment-related reductions in alcohol use and PTSD symptoms: Results from VetChange. Psychol Trauma. 2023 Nov; 15(8):1299-1306. PMID: 35254847.

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Education

  • University of Connecticut, PhD
  • University of Connecticut, MA
  • Cornell University, BA

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