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Golda S. Ginsburg, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry
NPI Number:
1114971421
Academic Office Location:
Psychiatry
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-7120
Phone: 860-523-6421
Fax: 860-523-3701
Website(s):

Psychiatry

Golda S. Ginsburg, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Dr. Ginsburg has been developing and evaluating interventions for youth who struggle with a range of psychiatric disorders for over 25 years. A primary focus of her research is on the best approach to treat and prevent anxiety disorders—one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in youth.

Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
BACalifornia State University, NorthridgePsychology
MAUniversity of VermontPsychology
PhDUniversity of VermontPsychology

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
InternshipHutchings Psychiatric CenterPsychology
FellowshipFlorida International UniversityPsychology

Pediatric anxiety and mood disorders

Dr. Ginsburg has taught a wide range of courses from research methods to child psychopathology and assessment.

Dr. Ginsburg’s lab at UConn—the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Depression Program (CAMP; website: CAMP Lab | UConn Health) is currently conducting a clinical trial in community mental health clinics comparing three different talk therapies for adolescents who struggle with anxiety and/or depression—a project with the University of Miami. She and colleagues at CAMP are also developing and testing a program for elementary school teachers to enhance their capacity to identify and assist students who struggle with anxiety. She has been the PI or Co-PI on over 10 federally and/or privately funded clinical trials, including the large NIMH-funded landmark multi-site clinical trials for depression (Treatment of Adolescent Depression Study; TADS) and Tourette’s (Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics; CBIT).  Dr. Ginsburg also completed a NIMH-funded K24 project examining biomarkers of pediatric anxiety.


 


 

CAMP is currently enrolling elementary school teachers and their students who struggle with anxiety in select CT public schools for a DOE funded study.


Students who wish to work in the CAMP lab can assist in implementing studies and analyzing collected data while receiving mentorship.


 


 

Journal Articles

Books

  • Managing Tourette Syndrome: A Behavioral/Intervention Children and Adults Therapist Guide
    Woods, D.W., Piacentini, J., Chang, S., Deckersbach, T., Ginsburg, G.S., Peterson, A., Scahill, L.D., Walkup, J.T., Wilhelm, S. Managing Tourette Syndrome: A Behavioral/Intervention Children and Adults Therapist Guide 2008 Jan;

Book Chapters

  • Generalized anxiety disorder.
    Ginsburg, G. S. & Affrunti, N. Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: A Clinical Guide 2012 Jan;
  • Management of familial issues in persons with TS.
    Managing Tourelle Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach 2007 Jan;
  • Progress in adolescent mental health.
    Weist, M.D., Ginsburg, G.S., Schafer, M.E. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews 1999 Jan;165-174
  • Anxiety disorders.
    Silverman, W .K., Ginsburg, G.S. Handbook of child psychopathology 1998 Jan;239-268
  • Specific phobias.
    Ginsburg, G.S., Silverman, W .K. Comprehensive clinical psychology 1998 Jan;343-366
  • Specific phobia and generalized anxiety disorder.
    Silverman, W.K, Ginsburg, G.S. Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents 1995 Mar;151-180
  • Cognitive-behavioral group therapy.
    Ginsburg, G.S., Silverman, W.K., Kurtines, W.M. Clinical handbook of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents 1995 Jan;521-549
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
    Reinecke, M.A., Ginsburg,G.S Childhood Depression: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
  • Prevention of anxiety disorders.
    Bienvenu, O.J., Siegel, D.J., Ginsburg, G.S. Clinical Manual of Prevention in Mental Health

Newsletters

  • The treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder in young children: The role of the family.
    Ginsburg, G.S., Becker, K.D., Burstein, M., Drake, K. Obsessive Compulsive Foundation OCD 2009 May;2315-17
  • Transporting CBT for childhood anxiety disorders into inner city school-based mental health clinics.
    Ginsburg G.S., Becker, K.D., Kingery, J., Nichols, T. Child Anxiety Special Interest Group 2008 Jan;
  • Assessing and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: The Promise of School-based Mental Health Service Providers.
    Ginsburg, G.S. Center for School Mental Health Association 2004 Jan;
  • Lessons from prevention science: Commentary on "Rationale and principles for early intervention with young children at risk for anxiety disorders."
    Ginsburg, G.S., Grover, R. Child and Adolescent Anxiety Special Interest Group 2003 Jan;

Reviews

Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Examining the Relative Importance of Parental Attachment, Anxiety and Anxiety-Promoting Parenting Behaviors as Predictors of Child Anxiety SeverityPosterAnxiety Disorders of America (ADAA) Annual Conference2012Arlington, VA
Comparing Anxious Mothers and Fathers on Parenting Behaviors and Family VariablesPoster32nd Annual Anxiety Disorders Association of America Conference2012Arlington, VA
Expressed Emotion in Anxious Parents: Exploring Parent, Child, and Family PredictorsPoster32nd Annual Anxiety Disorders Association of America Conference2012Arlington, VA
Social Support as a Mediator of Parent Anxiety and Child AnxietyPoster32nd Annual Anxiety Disorders Association of America Conference2012Arlington, VA
Anxious Parents Expressed Emotion: Similarities between Fathers and MothersPoster32nd Annual Meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America2012Arlington, VA
Sibling Relationship Quality and Anxiety among Offspring of Anxious ParentsPoster32nd Annual Meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America2012Arlington, VA
Do Somatic Symptoms Uniquely Predict Functional Impairment among Clinically Anxious Youth?PosterAnxiety Disorders Association of America2012Arlington, VA
A Comparison of Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Process Variables, and Treatment Outcomes in Clinically Anxious Caucasian and African American ChildrenPoster46th Annual ABCT Convention2012Baltimore, MD
Relations Between Coping Strategies, Child Anxiety, and GenderPosterAnxiety Disorders Association of America2011New Orleans, LA
Perceived Competence Mediates the Relationship Between Parental Overcontrol and Child AnxietyPosterAnxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference2011New Orleans, LA
Anxiety-Promoting Parenting Behaviors of Parents with Social PhobiaPosterAnxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Conference2011New Orleans, LA
Anxiety Disorders in Children and AdolescentsTalk7th Annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference2011Maryland
Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Anxiety ·DisordersTalkEmory University2011Atlanta, GA
Predictors of Parent-Child Discrepancies of Child Anxiety SymptomsPosterAnxiety Disorders Association of America2011New Orleans, LA
Introduction to Anxiety Disorders in Children and AdolescentsTalkAnxiety Disorders Association of America Annual Conference2010Baltimore, MD
Pediatric Anxiety DisordersTalkSixth Annual Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference2010Baltimore, MD
Preventing Anxiety Disorders in ChildrenTalkHoward University School of Medicine2010Washington, DC
Gender, Social Support, and Social Anxiety in ChildrenPosterAnxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference2010Baltimore, MD
Urban Hassles, Maladaptive Cognitions, and Treatment Outcome among Anxious Urban African-American YouthPosterAnxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference2010Baltimore, MD
Specificity in the Prediction of External locus of Control with Anxiety Symptoms in YouthPosterAnxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference2010Baltimore, MD
Family-based Prevention of Anxiety Disorders in YouthLectureAnxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference2010Baltimore, MD
Maternal Anxiety, Expectations, and Behaviors during Behavioral Tasks: Relation to Child Distress, Coping, and PerformancePosterAnxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference2010Baltimore, MD
Is CBT Really Different from TAU? And Does it Matter? An Examination of Therapy Content, Procedures, and Non-specific Factors and their Relation to Child Anxiety Treatment OutcomesLectureAnxiety Disorders Association of American Annual Conference2010Baltimore, MD
Association of GRIK4 With Treatment Response in the Child/ Adolescent Anxiety Multi Modal Study (CAMS)LectureAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2010New York, NY
Family-based Prevention of Anxiety DisordersTalkBYU Family Studies Center Conference on Mental Health and Families2009
When Anxiety Rules: Understanding Students with Emotional and Behavioral DisordersTalkCenter for Jewish Education2009Baltimore, MD
Interparental Conflict and Child AnxietyPoster43rd Annual ABCT Convention2009New York, NY
The Relative Importance of Peer and Parental Factors as Predictors of Social Anxiety in YouthPoster43rd Annual ABCT Convention2009New York, NY
Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in ChildrenTalkKennedy Krieger Institute2009Baltimore, MD
Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Anxiety DisordersTalkJHU Grand Rounds2009Baltimore, MD
Evidenced-based Treatments for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Future DirectionsTalkJHU Biennial conference2009Baltimore, MD
Efficacy of CAMS Treatments for Secondary Anxiety, Comorbid Symptoms, and Psychosocial OutcomesLectureKansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology2008Lawrence, KS
Family-based Prevention of Anxiety Disorders in YouthLectureSociety for Prevention Research2007Washington, DC
Parenting Practices and Family Environment of Anxious and Non-Anxious ParentsPosterSociety for Prevention Research2007Washington, DC
Impact of Parental Anxiety on Child Psychological, Social, and Academic FunctioningPosterSociety for Prevention Research2007Washington, DC
Identifying Mediators of Relations between Parent and Child AnxietyPosterSociety for Prevention Research2007Washington, DC
The Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS): Psychometric Properties of a Community SamplePoster41st ABCT Annual Convention2007Philadelphia, PA
Sleep-related Problems among Children and Adolescents with Anxiety DisordersPosterAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2006San Diego, CA
Cognitive Measures of Depression: Unique or Unitary ConstructsLectureAmerican Psychological Association2006New Orleans, LA
School-Based CBT for Anxious African AmericansLectureAmerican Psychological Association2006New Orleans, LA
In-hospital Anxiety and Depression as Predictors of Pain and Physical Functioning in Pediatric Burn InjuriesLectureMid Atlantic Burn Conference2006Atlantic City, NJ
Pain as a Predictor of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Pediatric Post-Burn InjuriesLectureMid Atlantic Burn Conference2006Atlantic City, NJ
Exploring the Utility of Early Anxiety Interventions for the Prevention of Depression and Other-Problems among YouthsLectureSociety for Prevention Research2005Washington, DC
Efficacy of SSRIs for Adolescent Depression: The TADS Study ResultsLectureAmerican Psychological Association2005Washington, DC
Somatic Symptoms in Children with Anxiety DisordersPosterAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2005Toronto, Canada
A Comparison of Qualitative Aspects of Friendship in High Anxious and Low Anxious YouthPosterAssociation for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies2005Washington, DC
Family-Based Prevention of Childhood AnxietyLectureAssociation for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies2005Washington, DC
Measuring Parent-Child Interaction in Childhood Anxiety: Problems and PossibilitiesLectureAnxiety Disorders Association of America2004Miami, FL
Parenting Behaviors Among Anxious and Nonanxious Parents and their Association with Child AnxietyPosterInternational Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology2003Sydney, Australia
Children of Anxious Parents: Concurrent and Long-term Psychological, Social, and Academic AdjustmentPosterInternational Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology2003Sydney, Australia
Anxiety Disorders in Children: Family MattersPanel DiscussionAssociation for the Advancement of 8ehavior Therapy2003Boston, MA
Attributions of Control and Panic Symptoms Among AdolescentsPosterAssociation for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy2003Boston, MA