Websites:

http://www.ttsg.ca

http://www.aibl.ca

Research Interests

- Anxiety Disorders
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Health anxiety and illness behaviour
- Chronic pain (e.g., fear of pain, assessment)
- Psychopathology
- Alzhiemer's Disease

Clinical Interests

- Adult Cognitive Behvaiour Therapy
- Adult Clinical Assessment

Representative Projects

- Understanding risk factors, co-morbidity, and global health issues in PTSD
- Maintenance of chronic pain: Cognitive and physiological mechanisms
- The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain syndromes

Representative Publications

Asmundson, G. J. G., Bovell, C., Carleton, R. N., & McWilliams, L. A. (2008). Development of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire - Short Form (FPQ-SF): Factorial validity and psychometric properties. Pain, 134, 51-58.

Asmundson, G. J. G., Collimore, K. C., Bernstein, A., Zvolensky, M. J., & Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. (2007). Is the latent structure of fear of pain continuous or discontinuous: A taxometric analysis of the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale. The Journal of Pain, 8, 387-395.

Hofmann, S. G., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2008). Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapy: New wave or old hat? Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 1-16.

Sareen, J., Cox, B. J., Afifi, T. O., Stein, M. B.,Meadows, G., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2007). Prevalence of mental disorders and perceived need for mental health care in a large representative sample of active military personnel. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64, 843-852.

Asmundson, G. J. G., & Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. (2006). Addressing shared vulnerability for PTSD and chronic pain: A cognitive-behavioral perspective. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 13, 8-16.

Asmundson, G. J. G. & Taylor, S. (2005). It's not all in your head: How worrying about your health could be making you sick and what you can do about it. New York: Guilford.