Ellen Hendriksen
Academic Appointments
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Psychiatry Clinic 401 Quarry Rd MC 5722 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 498-9111 Fax (650) 723-2269
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-5424Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Psychology
- Anxiety Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Caregivers
- Cancer of Lung
- HIV prevention (primary and secondary)
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Hendriksen’s research develops and tests cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions to reduce distress and improve quality of life in patients with chronic illness, including HIV and cancer. Her current project aims to develop a brief CBT intervention to reduce anxiety in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer and their informal family caregivers. Clinically, Dr. Hendriksen treats mood and anxiety disorders, particularly in patients with chronic medical illness.
Publications
- A pilot randomized controlled trial of brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in patients with terminal cancer. Oncologist. 2012; (10): 1337-45
- Quality of life among individuals with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in diverse resource-limited areas of the world. AIDS Behav. 2012; (2): 266-77
- Childhood sexual abuse and health risk behaviors in patients with HIV and a history of injection drug use. AIDS Behav. 2011; (7): 1554-60
- Primary prevention lessons learned from those with HIV in Chennai, India. Sex Health. 2011; (2): 199-206
- Keep talking about it: HIV/AIDS-related communication and prior HIV testing in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Thailand. AIDS Behav. 2009; (6): 1213-21
- Latinos and HIV/AIDS: examining factors related to disparity and identifying opportunities for psychosocial intervention research. AIDS Behav. 2009; (3): 582-602
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