Scott D. Litwack, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
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.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Websites
Education
- University of Connecticut, PhD
- University of Connecticut, MA
- Cornell University, BA
Publications
- Published on 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.
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 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/29/2021
Livingston NA, Simpson T, Lehavot K, Ameral V, Brief DJ, Enggasser J, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Differential alcohol treatment response by gender following use of VetChange. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 04 01; 221:108552. PMID: 33556659.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/11/2020
Enggasser JL, Livingston NA, Ameral V, Brief DJ, Rubin A, Helmuth E, Roy M, Solhan M, Litwack S, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Public implementation of a web-based program for veterans with risky alcohol use and PTSD: A RE-AIM evaluation of VetChange. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 03; 122:108242. PMID: 33509419.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/20/2020
Livingston NA, Mahoney CT, Ameral V, Brief D, Rubin A, Enggasser J, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Solhan M, Rosenbloom D, Keane T. Changes in alcohol use, PTSD hyperarousal symptoms, and intervention dropout following veterans' use of VetChange. Addict Behav. 2020 08; 107:106401. PMID: 32272356.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/18/2019
Clapp JD, Sloan DM, Unger W, Lee DJ, Jun JJ, Litwack SD, Beck JG. Problematic driving in former service members: An evaluation of the Driving Behavior Survey in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Anxiety Disord. 2019 10; 67:102134. PMID: 31473554.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2018
Thompson-Hollands J, Litwack SD, Ryabchenko KA, Niles BL, Beck JG, Unger W, Sloan DM. Alliance across group treatment for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: The role of interpersonal trauma and treatment type. Group Dyn. 2018 Mar; 22(1):1-15. PMID: 29755256.
Read at: PubMed
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