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Jeffrey J. Sapyta

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
Duke Child and Family Study Center, 2608 Erwin Road- Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705
2608 Erwin Road Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705-4597

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2023 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


The relationship between homework adherence and outcome in family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for early-onset obsessive compulsive disorder

Journal Article Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders · July 1, 2022 Family-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but not all children respond. Children with early-onset OCD may exhibit poorer outcomes, possibly due to developmental factors that affect tr ... Full text Cite

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: An Empirical Approach to Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Journal Article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · April 2022 OBJECTIVE: A lack of universal definitions for response and remission in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has hampered the comparability of results across trials. To address this problem, we conducted an individual participant data diagnostic ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perceived changes in social interactions following military psychiatric hospitalization for a suicidal crisis.

Journal Article Mil Psychol · 2022 UNLABELLED: Introduction Changes in social interactions following psychiatric hospitalization, a period characterized by heightened suicide risk, are important to understand. OBJECTIVE: We qualitatively explored perceived changes in social interactions one ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Effects of Nicotine Reduction on Smoking Behavior in ADHD Smokers

ResearchPsychologist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2019

5/6 Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Extended Long-term Study (CAMELS)

ResearchIndependent Evaluator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2015

Family Based Treatment of Early Childhood OCD

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2012

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Education, Training & Certifications


Vanderbilt University · 2006 Ph.D.