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Nader Amir, Ph.D.

Pronouns: Nader

Professor of Psychology

College of Sciences
Department of Psychology

San Diego

Phone
619-594-8494
Office Hours

By Appointment

Location
ARPC 301/8
6363 Alvarado Ct.
San Diego, CA 92120-4913
Mail Code
1863
Fax
(619) 594-1332
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Areas of Expertise

Experimental Psychopathology with an emphasis on Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive Disturbances, Attentional Bias

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The focus of Dr. Amir’s recent research has been on the application of the findings from experimental psychopathology to devise interventions for these disorders. For example, he has found that a computerized intervention designed to change attention bias in individuals with social anxiety is as effective as medication or cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in ameliorating symptoms of social phobia. Moreover, the same intervention delivered as an acute, one session training, is effective in reducing response to a social challenge, i.e., public speaking task, in socially anxious individuals.

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