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Kathleen M. Grubbs' research focuses on the study and implementation of interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related mental health conditions. Her work includes evaluating the effectiveness of various therapeutic approaches, such as couple therapy and digital interventions, for individuals experiencing PTSD and relationship difficulties. Grubbs has investigated the impact of different treatment delivery formats, including in-person and telehealth services, and has explored patient perceptions of treatment names and effectiveness displays. She has also been involved in pilot studies of online couples' programs within the Veterans Affairs system.
Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 19, with 50 total publications and 1,290 citations. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include Jeffrey M. Pyne and Jacob T. Painter. Grubbs' recent publications address randomized trials of couple therapy for PTSD, digital interventions for couples, telemedicine for PTSD, and patient-friendly displays of treatment effectiveness.
Metrics
- h-index: 19
- Publications: 52
- Citations: 1,302
Selected Publications
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Recall of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment information (2026)
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Phone‐only mental health care within the Department of Veterans Affairs: Associations with rurality, age, sex, and clinical severity (2025)
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Beyond symptom reduction: Veterans’ goals for posttraumatic stress disorder treatment (2025)
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What's in a treatment name? How people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms interpret and react to PTSD treatment names (2024)
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Enhancing Problem-Solving Therapy With Smartphone Technology: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (2022)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Leslie A. Morland
VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
11 shared publications
- A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction.
- Digital interventions for couples: State of the field and future directions.
- Deploying a telemedicine collaborative care intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A stepped wedge evaluation of an adaptive implementation strategy
- Pilot open trial of the OurRelationship online couples’ program in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- A comparison of prolonged exposure therapy, pharmacotherapy, and their combination for PTSD: What works best and for whom; study protocol for a randomized trial
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Kayla Knopp
San Diego State University (US)
6 shared publications
- A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction.
- Digital interventions for couples: State of the field and future directions.
- Pilot open trial of the OurRelationship online couples’ program in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- Examining veterans’ preferences for how to deliver couples-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: Home-based telehealth or in-person?
- Discrepancies in perceptions of <scp>PTSD</scp> symptoms among veteran couples: Links to poorer relationship and individual functioning
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Chandra E. Khalifian
San Diego State University (US)
5 shared publications
- A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction.
- Digital interventions for couples: State of the field and future directions.
- Pilot open trial of the OurRelationship online couples’ program in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- Discrepancies in perceptions of <scp>PTSD</scp> symptoms among veteran couples: Links to poorer relationship and individual functioning
- Digitale relatie-interventies: stand van zaken in het veld en aanwijzingen voor de toekomst
Jessica L. Hamblen
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (US)
4 shared publications
- “Will it work for me?” Developing patient‐friendly graphical displays of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment effectiveness
- What's in a treatment name? How people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms interpret and react to PTSD treatment names
- Recall of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment information
- Why might people consider certain posttraumatic stress disorder treatment options and not others?
Min Ji Sohn
4 shared publications
- A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction.
- Impact and efficiency of treatment across two PTSD clinical trials comparing in-person and telehealth service delivery formats.
- Discrepancies in perceptions of <scp>PTSD</scp> symptoms among veteran couples: Links to poorer relationship and individual functioning
- Beyond symptom reduction: Veterans’ goals for posttraumatic stress disorder treatment
Sadie E. Larsen
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (US)
4 shared publications
- What's in a treatment name? How people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms interpret and react to PTSD treatment names
- A comparison of prolonged exposure therapy, pharmacotherapy, and their combination for PTSD: What works best and for whom; study protocol for a randomized trial
- Recall of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment information
- Why might people consider certain posttraumatic stress disorder treatment options and not others?
Colin A. Depp
VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
3 shared publications
- Digital interventions for couples: State of the field and future directions.
- Pilot open trial of the OurRelationship online couples’ program in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- Digitale relatie-interventies: stand van zaken in het veld en aanwijzingen voor de toekomst
John C. Fortney
Behavioral Tech Research, Inc. (US)
3 shared publications
- Deploying a telemedicine collaborative care intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A stepped wedge evaluation of an adaptive implementation strategy
- Enhancing Problem-Solving Therapy With Smartphone Technology: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
- Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness of Primary Care Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Alexandra Macdonald
Citadel (US)
3 shared publications
- A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction.
- Impact and efficiency of treatment across two PTSD clinical trials comparing in-person and telehealth service delivery formats.
- Discrepancies in perceptions of <scp>PTSD</scp> symptoms among veteran couples: Links to poorer relationship and individual functioning
Margaret‐Anne Mackintosh
National Center for PTSD (US)
3 shared publications
- A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction.
- Impact and efficiency of treatment across two PTSD clinical trials comparing in-person and telehealth service delivery formats.
- Discrepancies in perceptions of <scp>PTSD</scp> symptoms among veteran couples: Links to poorer relationship and individual functioning
Stephanie Y. Wells
Durham VA Health Care System (US)
3 shared publications
- Impact and efficiency of treatment across two PTSD clinical trials comparing in-person and telehealth service delivery formats.
- Examining veterans’ preferences for how to deliver couples-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: Home-based telehealth or in-person?
- Beyond symptom reduction: Veterans’ goals for posttraumatic stress disorder treatment
Shirley M. Glynn
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
2 shared publications
- A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction.
- Pilot open trial of the OurRelationship online couples’ program in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Janina S. Schnitzer
VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
2 shared publications
- Digital interventions for couples: State of the field and future directions.
- Digitale relatie-interventies: stand van zaken in het veld en aanwijzingen voor de toekomst
Jeffrey M. Pyne
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
2 shared publications
In database
- Deploying a telemedicine collaborative care intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A stepped wedge evaluation of an adaptive implementation strategy
- Enhancing Problem-Solving Therapy With Smartphone Technology: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Paula P. Schnurr
Dartmouth College (US)
2 shared publications
- Deploying a telemedicine collaborative care intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A stepped wedge evaluation of an adaptive implementation strategy
- “Will it work for me?” Developing patient‐friendly graphical displays of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment effectiveness
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