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
A single center cross-sectional study examining the prevalence of inpatient postpartum anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5.
(2026 Aug)
Med Res Arch 14(8):
Sotillo CL, Michel G, Shah S, Smith M, Ciechanowicz S, Bekemeyer Z, Jethwa AJ, Carvalho B, Guo N, Ostacher MJ, Kaysen DL, Panelli DM, Sultan P
(2026 Aug)
Med Res Arch 14(8):
Sotillo CL, Michel G, Shah S, Smith M, Ciechanowicz S, Bekemeyer Z, Jethwa AJ, Carvalho B, Guo N, Ostacher MJ, Kaysen DL, Panelli DM, Sultan P
Project Harmony 2.0: protocol for an updated and expanded individual patient data meta-analysis and virtual clinical trial of treatments for comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders.
(2026 Dec)
Eur J Psychotraumatol 17(1): 2715184
Hien DA, Blakey SM, Norman SB, Killeen TK, Saavedra LM, Back SE, Lopez-Castro T, Simpson TL, Swarbrick M, Petrakis I, Mills K, Ruglass LM, Kaysen D, DiBello AM, Morgan-López AA
(2026 Dec)
Eur J Psychotraumatol 17(1): 2715184
Hien DA, Blakey SM, Norman SB, Killeen TK, Saavedra LM, Back SE, Lopez-Castro T, Simpson TL, Swarbrick M, Petrakis I, Mills K, Ruglass LM, Kaysen D, DiBello AM, Morgan-López AA
Evaluating evidence based options for initial PTSD treatment non-response: A randomized controlled trial protocol.
(2026 Dec)
Contemp Clin Trials Commun 54(): 101685
Held P, Hutzler I, Warren M, Streubel O, Pridgen SA, Smith DL, Cloitre M, Rothbaum BO, Kaysen DL
(2026 Dec)
Contemp Clin Trials Commun 54(): 101685
Held P, Hutzler I, Warren M, Streubel O, Pridgen SA, Smith DL, Cloitre M, Rothbaum BO, Kaysen DL
Integration of Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD and cognitive-behavioral therapy for co-occurring alcohol use disorder: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial.
(2026 Jul)
Contemp Clin Trials 166(): 108349
Vujanovic AA, Back SE, Kaysen DL, Jarnecke AM, Roberts K, Ruiz F, Hall KE, Flanagan JC, Schmitz JM, Norman SB, Zoller L, Resick PA
(2026 Jul)
Contemp Clin Trials 166(): 108349
Vujanovic AA, Back SE, Kaysen DL, Jarnecke AM, Roberts K, Ruiz F, Hall KE, Flanagan JC, Schmitz JM, Norman SB, Zoller L, Resick PA
What Teens Hear and How They React: Adolescent Perspectives on Substance Use, Sexual Risk, and Sexual Violence Prevention in Primary Care.
(2026 Mar 26)
Behav Sci (Basel) 16(4):
Oesterle DW, Ridings LE, Wallis EM, Levy S, Ruggiero KJ, Kaysen D, Gooding HC, Danielson CK, Gilmore AK
(2026 Mar 26)
Behav Sci (Basel) 16(4):
Oesterle DW, Ridings LE, Wallis EM, Levy S, Ruggiero KJ, Kaysen D, Gooding HC, Danielson CK, Gilmore AK
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