Faculty & Staff

Debra Kaysen, Ph.D.
Founding Director, Trauma Recovery Innovations (TRI)Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Contact Information
Email: dkaysen@stanford.eduPhone:
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Website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/debra-kaysen
Research Topics
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); gender-based violence; sexual assault; women’s health; addictions; alcohol use disorders; cognitive processing therapy (CPT)Biography
Dr. Kaysen is a clinical psychologist and is the founding Director of the Trauma Recovery Innovations Program at the University of Washington. Dr Kaysen moved to the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University in 2o19.
Recent Publications from PubMed
Banbury Forum Consensus Statement on the Path Forward for Digital Mental Health Treatment.
(2025 Jul)
Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ) 23(3): 362-369
Mohr DC, Azocar F, Bertagnolli A, Choudhury T, Chrisp P, Frank R, Harbin H, Histon T, Kaysen D, Nebeker C, Richards D, Schueller SM, Titov N, Torous J, Areán PA, Banbury Forum on Digital Mental Health
(2025 Jul)
Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ) 23(3): 362-369
Mohr DC, Azocar F, Bertagnolli A, Choudhury T, Chrisp P, Frank R, Harbin H, Histon T, Kaysen D, Nebeker C, Richards D, Schueller SM, Titov N, Torous J, Areán PA, Banbury Forum on Digital Mental Health
A Randomized Comparison Trial Testing Two Culturally Adapted HIV Prevention Approaches for Native Americans Reducing Trauma Symptoms Versus Substance Misuse.
(2025 Jun 17)
AIDS Behav
Pearson CR, Huh D, Bedard-Gilligan M, Walker D, Marín RA, Saluskin K, Kaysen D
(2025 Jun 17)
AIDS Behav
Pearson CR, Huh D, Bedard-Gilligan M, Walker D, Marín RA, Saluskin K, Kaysen D
Navigating Heterosexism: Unveiling the Impact of Isolation on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Severity in Sexual Minority Women.
(2025 May 21)
Violence Against Women
Balters S, Brier ZMF, Miller JG, Kaysen D
(2025 May 21)
Violence Against Women
Balters S, Brier ZMF, Miller JG, Kaysen D
Longitudinal Investigation of Stigma and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Women Exposed to Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(2025 May 8)
Violence Against Women
Bourey C, Bass JK, Kaysen D, Lakin D, Matabaro A, Murray SM
(2025 May 8)
Violence Against Women
Bourey C, Bass JK, Kaysen D, Lakin D, Matabaro A, Murray SM
Experts in traumatic stress are concerned about global impact of what is happening in U.S.
(2025 Dec)
Eur J Psychotraumatol 16(1): 2496125
Cook JM, Kaysen DL, Ter Heide JJ, Armour C, Birkeland MS, Bloom SL, Briere J, Bui E, Carlson E, Cloitre M, Daspe MÈ, Figley CR, Ford JD, Green BL, Greene T, Gillibrand R, Hansen M, Harnett NG, Hein IM, Hyun J, Javakhishvili JD, Kaminer D, Kassam-Adams N, Koenen KC, Lewis C, McFarlane A, Minelli A, Monson C, Neuner F, Newman E, Nickerson A, O'Donnell M, Oe M, Price M, Resick P, Roberts NP, Salgado C, Schnyder U, Seedat S, Seligowski AV, Sijbrandij M, Turner S, van der Kolk B, Olff M
(2025 Dec)
Eur J Psychotraumatol 16(1): 2496125
Cook JM, Kaysen DL, Ter Heide JJ, Armour C, Birkeland MS, Bloom SL, Briere J, Bui E, Carlson E, Cloitre M, Daspe MÈ, Figley CR, Ford JD, Green BL, Greene T, Gillibrand R, Hansen M, Harnett NG, Hein IM, Hyun J, Javakhishvili JD, Kaminer D, Kassam-Adams N, Koenen KC, Lewis C, McFarlane A, Minelli A, Monson C, Neuner F, Newman E, Nickerson A, O'Donnell M, Oe M, Price M, Resick P, Roberts NP, Salgado C, Schnyder U, Seedat S, Seligowski AV, Sijbrandij M, Turner S, van der Kolk B, Olff M
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