Physician Patient

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Kirti Thummala, PhD

Assistant Professor

Locations

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Biography

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Research Experience

Adult
Chronic Pain
Fibromyalgia
Psychotherapy, Multiple
Resilience, Psychological
Social Support
Stress, Psychological
Treatment Outcome

Clinical Expertise

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Adult
Chronic Pain
Cognitive Therapy
Fibromyalgia
Headache Disorders
Migraine Disorders
Mindfulness
Psycho-Oncology
Psychology, Medical

The nature and adaptive implications of pain- affect dynamics

(Davis MC, Mun CJ, Kothari D, Moore S, Rivers C, Thummala K, Weyrich G.) Motivational Perspectives on Chronic Pain: Theory, Research, and Practice. 23 August 2018:479-510 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85058544254 08/23/2018
Predictors and social consequences of daily pain expectancy among adults with chronic pain.

(Mun CJ, Thummala K, Davis MC, Karoly P, Tennen H, Zautra AJ.) Pain. 2017 Jul;158(7):1224-1233 PMID: 28328575 PMCID: PMC5540441 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85021408947 03/23/2017
Stress in arthritis

(Kothari DJ, Davis MC, Thummala K.) Psychosocial Factors in Arthritis: Perspectives on Adjustment and Management. 1 January 2016:79-95 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089039767 01/01/2016
Evidence against mood-congruent attentional bias in Major Depressive Disorder.

(Cheng P, Preston SD, Jonides J, Mohr AH, Thummala K, Casement M, Hsing C, Deldin PJ.) Psychiatry Res. 2015 Dec 15;230(2):496-505 PMID: 26477954 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947054388 10/20/2015
Stress-related clinical pain and mood in women with chronic pain: moderating effects of depression and positive mood induction.

(Davis MC, Thummala K, Zautra AJ.) Ann Behav Med. 2014 Aug;48(1):61-70 PMID: 24532393 PMCID: PMC4104254 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84893668270 02/18/2014

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