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Catherine Majestic

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology
Box 102506, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street, North Pavilion, 7th Floor, Room 7060, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Catherine Majestic, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University.  She is a member of the Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program and also provides psychotherapy services through the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program at DCI.  Dr. Majestic completed her graduate training in clinical psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her clinical internship at the Durham VA Medical Center.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


Behavioral cancer pain intervention dosing: results of a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial.

Journal Article Pain · September 1, 2023 Behavioral pain management interventions are efficacious for reducing pain in patients with cancer. However, optimal dosing of behavioral pain interventions for pain reduction is unknown, and this hinders routine clinical use. A Sequential Multiple Assignm ... Full text Link to item Cite

Role of self-efficacy for pain management and pain catastrophizing in the relationship between pain severity and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer and pain.

Journal Article J Psychosoc Oncol · 2023 PURPOSE: This study evaluated the relationship between pain and depressive symptoms through pain self-efficacy and pain catastrophizing in breast cancer patients with pain. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial investigating a cognitive-behavior ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pain, depressive symptoms, and self-efficacy for pain management: examination in African-American women with breast cancer.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · August 2022 PURPOSE: African-American women with breast cancer face significant disparities, including high levels of pain. Depressive symptoms and self-efficacy for pain management impact how women with breast cancer manage pain, yet little is known about how these v ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Greensboro · 2016 Ph.D.