Dr. Catherine Classen is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and the director of the Women's
Mental Health Research Program at WCRI. She is the academic leader for the
Trauma Therapy Program at the Women's Mental Health Program at Women's College Hospital
where she serves as a research scientist and a clinical psychologist. She is also president of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
Research and Academic Interests:
Dr. Classen's primary research interest is in examining effective psychotherapeutic interventions for women who have experienced such traumas as child abuse, violence or serious illness. She is interested in learning which interventions are most effective and for whom. Dr. Classen is also interested in harnessing the power of the Internet for knowledge exchange and for reaching underserved populations in need of effective psychosocial interventions. Currently, she is working on developing a web-based support group for women with gynecologic cancer. She is also collaborating on a project to see whether attachment style predicts outcome for women participating in the Women Recovering from
Abuse Program (WRAP) at Women's College. She recently completed one of the few randomized controlled trials for women with histories of chronic child sexual abuse. She has published in
the areas of psychotherapy outcome, child sexual abuse, sexual re-victimization and
support groups for cancer patients, among others.
Publications:
Review a list of Catherine Classen's peer-reviewed publications as indexed by the National Library of Medicine.
