Patricia Dobkin, PhD
Primary Axis:
Health Outcomes
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Dr. Dobkin’s research aims to advance understanding of the processes which underlie the link between biological and psychosocial phenomena in medical patients. Other areas of research include patients’ adaptation to early arthritis; predictors of relapse in patients with Crohn’s disease; multimodal treatment for fibromyalgia; determinants of quality of life in juvenile idiopathic arthritis; and adherence to treatment recommendations across patient populations.
Keywords:
Health psychology, Stress, Social support, Coping, Psychotherapy, Behavioral medicine
Location:
Royal Victoria Hospital Publications:
Dobkin, P.L., Irving, J. A., & Amar, S. For whom may participation in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program be contraindicated? Mindfulness. (In Press) 2011
Matousek, R.H., Pruessner, J.C., & Dobkin, P.L. Changes in the cortisol awakening response (CAR) following participation in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in women who completed treatment for breast cancer. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 17(2):65-70; 2011
Lemay, K., Wilson, K.G., Buenger, U., Jarvis, V., Fitzgibbon, E., Bhimji, K., Dobkin, P.L. Fear of pain in patients with advanced cancer or in patients with chronic noncancer pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 27(2):116-124; 2011
Dobkin, P.L., & Zhao, Q. Increased mindfulness--the active component of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program? Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 17(1):22-27; 2011
Matousek, R.H., & Dobkin, P.L. Weathering storms: a cohort study of how participation in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program benefits women after breast cancer treatment. Current Oncology, 17(4):62-70; 2010
Dobkin, P.L., & Hutchinson, T.A. Primary prevention for future doctors: promoting well-being in trainees. Medical Education, 44(3):224-226; 2010
Dobkin, P. L., Liu, A., Abrahamowicz, M., Ionescu-Ittu, R., Bernatsky, S., Goldberger, A., & Baron, M. Predictors of disability and pain six months after the end of treatment for fibromyalgia. Clinical Journal of Pain, 26(1):23-29; 2010
Matousek, R., Dobkin, P.L., & Pruessner, J. Cortisol as a marker for improvement in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 16(1), 13-19; 2010
Dobkin, P. L. Exploring the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on patients’ lives [Invited Commentary]. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 16(11), 7-8; 2009
Dobkin, P. L., De Civita, M., Bernatsky, S., Filipski, M., Sita, A., & Baron, M. Preliminary validity of the barriers to treatment adherence questionnaire in fibromyalgia: combining quantitative and focus group data. Psychological Reports, 105(2), 447-460; 2009
