Gretchen A. Brenes, PhD
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Gretchen A. Brenes, PhD
Research Interests
- Anxiety Disorders
- Anxiety
- Telephone
- Depression
- Stress, Psychological
- Yoga
- Education
- PhD, Washington University St. Louis, 1998
- Memberships
- Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
- American Psychological Association
- Gerontological Society of America
- Positions
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
- Professor, Public Health Sciences
- Departments and Affiliations
- Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Social Sciences and Health Policy
- Public Health Sciences
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
Research
- Examining brief and ultra-brief anxiety and depression screening methods in a real-world epilepsy clinic sample. Munger Clary HM, Wan M, Conner K, Brenes GA, Kimball J, Kim E, Duncan P, Snively BM. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 05; 118:107943.
- Evidence-based assessment of treatment outcomes for late-life generalized anxiety disorder using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) and Penn State Worry Questionnaire - Abbreviated (PSWQ-A). Johnco C, Wuthrich VM, Brenes GA, Wetherell JL, Mohlman J. Int Psychogeriatr. 2021 Apr; :1-13.
- Predictors of preference for cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and yoga interventions among older adults. Brenes GA, Munger Clary HM, Miller ME, Divers J, Anderson A, Hargis G, Danhauer SC. J Psychiatr Res. 2021 Mar; 138:311-318.
- Ensuring Yoga Intervention Fidelity in a Randomized Preference Trial for the Treatment of Worry in Older Adults. Sohl SJ, Brenes GA, Krucoff C, Hargis G, Anderson A, Miller ME, Danhauer SC. J Altern Complement Med. 2021 Mar;
- Neurologist prescribing versus psychiatry referral: Examining patient preferences for anxiety and depression management in a symptomatic epilepsy clinic sample. Munger Clary HM, Croxton RD, Snively BM, Brenes GA, Lovato J, Sadeghifar F, Kimball J, O'Donovan C, Conner K, Kim E, Allan J, Duncan P. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 01; 114(Pt A):107543.