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Daniel F. Gros PhD

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  • College of Medicine
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  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Academic Focus
  • Diagnosis and comorbidity, assessment, and treatment of the affective disorders and related conditions
  • Development of transdiagnostic practices for the affective disorders
  • Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychotherapies for the affective disorders.
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Biography

Dan Gros, Ph.D. is the Psychology Program Manager and Section Chief of the Primary Care Mental Health Integration and CBT Clinic programs, a VA Research and Development Principal Investigator, and Co-Director of the VA Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment (MIRECC) at the Ralph H. Johnson Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Gros also has an appointment as a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Gros completed his Honors B.S. in Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University at Buffalo, and his Clinical Psychology Internship at the Charleston Consortium in 2008. Dr. Gros has extensive expertise in the diagnosis and comorbidity, assessment, and treatment of the affective disorders and related conditions, as well as in the development of transdiagnostic practices for these overlapping symptoms and disorders, with over 100 published manuscripts and 50 presentations at national and international conventions on these topics. Dr. Gros has been awarded two VA Merit Awards as a Principal Investigator to continue his research on Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy, and its comparison to traditional, disorder-specific practices. Dr. Gros also has served as a Co-Investigator on several other grants funded by the VA, Department of Defense, and HRSA.

 

Clinical and Research Interests:

 

Transdiagnostic assessments and psychosocial treatments for the depressive/anxiety disorders

 

Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT)

 

Dimensional and hybrid models of psychopathology to better understand diagnostic comorbidity between depressive/anxiety disorders and related conditions

 

Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychotherapies

 

 

Grants and Awards:

 

Principal Investigator. A Comparison of the Efficacy of Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy and Disorder-Specific Therapy in Veterans with PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression (I01 CX001846). VA Clinical Sciences R&D (CSRD) Service. Merit Review Award. Total Costs: $1,047,500. (2020-2025).

 

Principal Investigator. A Comparison of Group Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (G-TBT) to Disorder-Specific Group Psychotherapies in the Recovery of Veterans with PTSD, Major Depression, and Related Conditions(1I01RX002910-01A2). VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Merit Award. Total Costs: $764,300. (2019-2023).

 

Co-Investigator.Peer Social Support During In Vivo Exposure for PTSD: A Program to Address Dropout from Prolonged Exposure(BA160297). Department of Defense. Total Costs: $2,112,000. (PI: Acierno). (2018-2022).

 

Co-Investigator.Extend and Confirm: Glial Regulators for Treating Comorbid PTSD and Substance Use Disorders(W81XWH13-2-0075). Department of Defense. Total Costs: $1,500,000. (PI: Back). (2016-2019).

 

Co-Investigator.Implementing and Evaluating Technology Facilitated Clinical Interventions to Improve Access to High Quality Specialty Care for Rural Veterans(QUE 15-282). VA Health Services Research and Development QUERI Program. Total Costs: $4,926,075. (PI: Fortney) (2015-2020).

 

Principal Investigator. Transdiagnostic Psychotherapy for Veterans with Mood and Anxiety Disorders. (CX000845). VA Clinical Science Career Development Award. Total Costs: $1,080,900. (2014 – 2019).

 

Co-Investigator.Enhancing Internship Training in Behavioral Medicine.(D40HP25774). Health Resources and Services Administration Training Grant. Total Costs: $421,889. (2013 – 2016).

 

Co-Investigator.Web Intervention for OIF/OEF Veterans with Mental Health Problems. (MHI 08-105-2). Department of Veteran Affairs Merit Award. Total Costs: $755,298. (2012 – 2013).

 

Co-Investigator.Patient and provider outcomes of e-learning training in CAMS(EDU 08-424). Department of Veteran Affairs Merit Award. Total Costs: $842,100. (2009 – 2012).

 

Best Research Preceptor (2016-2017). Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Medical University of South Carolina.

 

Outstanding Supervision Award (2010-2011). Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Medical University of South Carolina.
 
Select Publications:
 

*Shapiro, M. O., & Gros, D. F. (In Press). Acceptability of a transdiagnostic behavior therapy in veterans with affective disorders. Psychological Services.

 

Gros, D. F., Merrifield, C., Hewitt, J., Elcock, A., Rowa, K., & McCabe, R. E. (2021). Preliminary findings for Group Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) for the affective disorders in a youth sample. American Journal of Psychotherapy. 74, 36-39.

 

+*Shapiro, M. O., Gros, D. F., & McCabe, R. E. (2020). Intolerance of uncertainty and social anxiety while utilizing a hybrid approach to symptom assessment. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 13, 189-202.

 

+*Lancaster, C. L., Gros, D. F., Mullarkey, M., Badour, C. L., Killeen, T. K., Brady, K. T., & Back, S. E. (2020). Does trauma-focused exposure therapy exacerbate symptoms among patients with comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 48, 38-53.

 

Gros, D. F., *Oglesby, M. E., & Allan, N. P. (2020). Efficacy of Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) on transdiagnostic avoidance in veterans with emotional disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76, 31-39.

 

Gros, D. F., & Allan, N. P. (2019). A randomized controlled trial comparing Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) and behavioral activation in veterans with affective disorders. Psychiatry Research, 281, 112541.

 

Gros, D. F. (2019). Efficacy of Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) across the affective disorders. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 72, 59-66.

 

Gros, D. F., Merrifield, C. M., Rowa, K., Szafranski, D. D., Young, L., & McCabe, R. E. (2019). A naturalistic comparison of group Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) and disorder-specific cognitive behavioral therapy groups for the affective disorders. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 47, 39-51.

 

Wray, J. M., Coulon, S., Wong, N., Szafranski, D. D., & Gros, D. F. (2019). A single integrated behavioral health appointment improves patient’s perceptions of behavioral health treatment. Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 21, 18br02314.

 

Gros, D. F., & Oglesby, M. E. (2019). A new transdiagnostic psychotherapy for veterans with affective disorders: Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT). Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 82, 83-84.

 

Gros, D. F., Allan, N. P., *Lancaster, C. L., Szafranski, D. D., & Acierno, R. (2018). Predictors of treatment discontinuation during Prolonged Exposure for PTSD.Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 46, 35-49.

 

Gros, D. F., *Lancaster, C. L., López, C. M., & Acierno, R. (2018). Treatment satisfaction of home-based telehealth versus in-person delivery of Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related PTSD in veterans. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24, 51-55.

 

Price, M., *Lancaster, C. L., Gros, D. F., Legrand, A. C., van Stolk-Cooke, K., & Acierno, R. (2018). An examination of social support and PTSD treatment response during Prolonged Exposure. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 81, 258-270.

 

Badour, C. L., Flanagan, J. C., Gros, D. F., Killeen, T., Pericot-Valverde, I., *Korte, K. J., . . ., & Back, S. E. (2017). Habituation of distress and craving during treatment as predictors of change in PTSD symptoms and substance use severity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85, 274-281.

 

Gros, D. F., Szafranski, D. D., & Shead, S. D. (2017). A real world dissemination and implementation of Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) for veterans with affective disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 46, 72-77.

 

*Bunnell, B. E., & Gros, D. F. (2017). Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) for generalized anxiety disorder.International Journal of Case Studies, 6, 1-8.

 

*Allan, N. P., Gros, D. F., *Myers, U. S., *Korte, K. J., & Acierno, R. (2017). Predictors of and predicting from growth mixture modeled trajectories across an exposure-based PTSD intervention. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73, 1048-1063.

 

Szafranski, D. D., Smith, B. N., Gros, D. F., & Resick, P. A. (2017). High Rates of PTSD Treatment Dropout: A Possible Red Herring? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 47, 91-98.

 

Gros, D. F., *Lancaster, C. L., Horner, M. D., Szafranski, D. D., & Back, S. E. (2017). The influence of traumatic brain injury on treatment outcome of Concurrent Treatment for PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) in veterans. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 78, 48-53.

 

*Lancaster, C. L., Teeters, J. B., Gros, D. F., & Back, S. E. (2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder: Overview of evidence-based assessment and treatments. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 5, 105.

 

+*Allan, N. P., Gros, D. F., Hom, M. A., Joiner, T. E., & Stecker, T. (2016). Suicide ideation and interpersonal needs: Factor structure of a short version of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire in an at-risk military Sample. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 79, 249-261.

 

Gros, D. F., Flanagan, J. C., Korte, K. J., Mills, A. C., Brady, K. T., & Back, S. E. (2016). Relations among social support, PTSD symptoms, and substance use in veterans. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 30, 764-770.

 

Back, S. E., McCauley, J. L., *Korte, K. J., Gros, D. F., Leavitt, V., Gray, K. M., . . ., & Kalivas, P. W. (2016). A double-blind randomized controlled pilot trial of N-Acetylcysteine in veterans with PTSD and substance use disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 77, e1439-e1446.

 

Acierno, R.,Gros, D. F.,Ruggiero, K. J.,Hernandez-Tejada, M. A.,Knapp, R. G.,Lejuez, C. W.,. . . ,& Tuerk, P. W. (2016). Behavioral Activation & Therapeutic Exposure for post-traumatic stress disorder: A non-inferiority trial of treatment delivered in person vs home-based telehealth.Depression and Anxiety, 33,415-423.

 

Gros, D. F., *Allan, N. P., & Szafranski, D. D. (2016). The movement towards transdiagnostic psychotherapeutic practices for the affective disorders.Evidence Based Mental Health, 19,e10-e12.

 

+*Korte, K. J., *Allan, N. P.,Gros, D. F., & Acierno, R. (2016). Differential treatment response trajectories in subclinical and clinical PTSD.Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 38,95-101.

 

Gros, D. F., Korte, K. J., Horner, M. D., Brady, K. T., & Back, S. E., (2016). Co-occurring traumatic brain injury, PTSD symptoms, and alcohol use in veterans.Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 38,266-273.

 

*Raab, P. A., Mackintosh, M. A.,Gros, D. F., Morland, L. A. (2016). Examination of the content specificity of posttraumatic cognitions in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 78,328-340.

 

Gros, D. F., Szafranski, D. D., Brady, K. T., & Back, S. E. (2015). Relations between pain, PTSD symptoms, and substance use in veterans.Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes.

 

*Raab, P. A., Mackintosh, M. A.,Gros, D. F., Morland, L. A. (2015). Impact of comorbid depression on quality of life in male combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 52,563-576.

 

+*Hershenberg, R., *Paulson, D.,Gros, D. F., & Acierno, R. (2015). Does amount and type of activity matter in behavioral activation? A preliminary investigation of the relationship between pleasant, functional, and social activities and outcome.Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 43,396-411.

 

*Yuen, E.,Gros, D. F., Price, M., Zeigler, S., Tuerk, P. W., Foa, E. B., & Acierno, R. (2015). Randomized controlled trial of home-based telehealth versus in-person prolonged exposure for combat-related PTSD in Veterans: Preliminary results.Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71,500-512.

 

Gros, D. F.(2015). Design challenges in transdiagnostic psychotherapy research: Comparing Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) to existing evidence-based psychotherapy in veterans with affective disorders.Contemporary Clinical Trials, 43,114-119.

 

*Badour, C. L.,Gros, D. F., Szafranski, D. D., & Acierno, R. (2015). Problems in sexual functioning among male OEF/OIF veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress.Comprehensive Psychiatry, 58,74-81.

 

Gros, D. F., *Farmer, A. S., McCabe, R. E., & Antony, M. M. (2015). Psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Assessment of Social Anxiety before and after cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder.Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 37, 144-152.

 

+*Farmer, A. S.,Gros, D. F., McCabe, R. E., & Antony, M. M. (2014). Clinical predictors of diagnostic status in individuals with social anxiety disorder.Comprehensive Psychiatry, 55,1906-1913.

 

Gros, D. F.(2014). Development and initial evaluation of Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) for veterans with affective disorders.Psychiatry Research, 220, 275-282.

 

Gros, D. F., *Milanak, M. E., & *Hershenberg, R. (2013). Convergence of depression and anxiety symptoms in friendship dyads. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 32,1061-1074.

 

Gros, D. F., *Price, M., *Yuen, E. K., & Acierno, R. (2013). Predictors of completion of exposure therapy in OEF/OIF veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.Depression and Anxiety, 30,1107-1113.

 

Gros, D. F., Morland, L. A., Greene, C. J., Acierno, R., *Strachan, M., Egede, L. E., . . . & Frueh, B. C. (2013). Delivery of evidence-based psychotherapy via video telehealth.Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 35,506-521.

 

Gros, D. F., McCabe, R. E., & Antony, M. M. (2013). Using a hybrid model to investigate the comorbidity and symptom overlap between social phobia and the other anxiety disorders and unipolar mood disorders.Psychiatry Research, 210,188-192.

 

*Milanak, M. E.,Gros., D. F., Magruder, K. M., Brawman-Mintzer, O., & Frueh, B. C. (2013). Prevalence and features of generalized anxiety disorder in Department of Veteran Affairs primary care settings.Psychiatry Research, 209,173-179.

 

*Price, M.,Gros, D. F., *Strachan, M., Ruggiero, K. J., & Acierno, R. (2013). Combat experiences, pre-deployment training, and outcome of exposure therapy for PTSD in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 20,277-285.

 

Gros, D. F., Magruder, K. M., & Frueh, B. C. (2013). Obsessive compulsive disorder in veterans in primary care: Prevalence and impairment.General Hospital Psychiatry, 35,71-73.

 

+*Price, M.,Gros, D. F., *Strachan, M., Ruggiero, K. J., & Acierno, R. (2013). The role of social support in the treatment of PTSD in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5,93-100.

 

Gros, D. F., Magruder, K. M., Ruggiero, K. J., Shaftman, S. R., & Frueh, B. C. (2012). Comparing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder with the distress and fear disorders.Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 200,967-972.

 

*Price, M.Gros, D. F., McCauley, J. L., Stauffacher Gros, K., Ruggiero, K. J. (2012). Nonuse and dropout attrition for a web-based mental health intervention delivered in a post-disaster context.Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 75,266-283.

 

Gros, D. F., *Price, M., *Strachan, M., *Yuen, E. K., *Milanak, M. E., & Acierno, R. (2012). Behavioral Activation and Therapeutic Exposure (BA-TE): An investigation of relative symptom changes in PTSD and depression during the course of integrated behavioral activation, situational exposure, and imaginal exposure techniques.Behavior Modification, 36, 580-599.

 

Back, S. E., Killeen, T., Foa, E. B., Santa Ana, E. J.,Gros, D. F., & Brady, K. T. (2012). Use of prolonged exposure to treat PTSD in an Iraq veteran with comorbid alcohol dependence.American Journal of Psychiatry, 169,688-691.

 

*Strachan, M.,Gros, D. F., Ruggiero, K. J., Lejuez, C. W., & Acierno, R. (2012). An integrated approach to delivering exposure-based treatment for symptoms of PTSD and depression in OIF/OEF Veterans: Preliminary findings.Behavior Therapy, 43,560-569.

 

Gros, D. F., *Price, M., Magruder, K. M., & Frueh, B. C. (2012). Symptom overlap in posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression.Psychiatry Research, 196,267-270.

 

Gros, D. F., Simms, L. J., Antony, M. M., & McCabe, R. E. (2012). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Assessment of Social Anxiety (MASA).Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68,432-447.

 

*Strachan, M.,Gros, D. F., Yuen, E., Ruggiero, K. J., Foa, E. B., & Acierno, R. (2012). Home-based telehealth to deliver evidence-based psychotherapy in veterans with PTSD.Contemporary Clinical Trials, 33,402-409.

 

Gros, D. F., Antony, M. M., McCabe, R. E., & Lydiard, R. B. (2011). Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder on gastrointestinal distress in patients with comorbid panic disorder and irritable bowel syndrome.Depression and Anxiety, 28,1027-1033.

 

Gros, D. F., Frueh, B. C., & Magruder, K. M. (2011). Prevalence and features of panic disorder and comparison to posttraumatic stress disorder in VA primary care.General Hospital Psychiatry, 33, 482-488.

 

Gros, D. F., & Haren, W. B. (2011). Open trial of brief behavioral activation psychotherapy for depression in an integrated VA primary care setting.Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 13.doi:10.4088/PCC.11m01136.

 

Gros, D. F., Yoder, M., Tuerk, P. W., Lozano, B. E., & Acierno, R. (2011). Exposure therapy for PTSD delivered to veterans via telehealth: Predictors of treatment completion and outcome.Behavior Therapy, 42,276-283.

 

Gros, D. F., Simms, L. J., & Antony, M. M. (2011). A hybrid model of social phobia: An analysis of social anxiety and related symptoms of anxiety.Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67,293-307.

 

Gros, D. F., *Strachan, M., Ruggiero, K. J., Knapp, R. G., Frueh, B. C., Egede, L. E., . . . Acierno, R. (2011). Innovative service delivery for secondary prevention of PTSD in at-risk OIF-OEF service men and women.Contemporary Clinical Trials, 32,122-128.

 

Gros, D. F., Simms, L. J., & Acierno, R. (2010). Specificity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms: An investigation of comorbidity between PTSD and depression in treatment-seeking veterans.Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 198,885-890.

 

Gros, D. F., Antony, M. M., McCabe, R. E., & Swinson, R. P. (2009). The frequency and severity of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome across the anxiety disorders and depression.Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23,290-296.

 

Simms, L. J.,Gros, D. F., Watson, D., & O’Hara, M. W. (2008). Bi-factor analyses of the Iowa Depression and Anxiety Scales: Evidence supporting a hierarchical model of depression and anxiety.Depression and Anxiety, 25, E34-E46.

 

Gros, D. F., Antony, M. M., Simms, L. J., & McCabe, R. E. (2007). Psychometric properties of the State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA): Comparison to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).Psychological Assessment, 19,369-381.

 

Gros, D. F., & Antony, M. M. (2006). The assessment and treatment of specific phobias: A review.Current Psychiatry Reports, 8,298-303.

 

* Denotes authorship by Charleston Consortium research preceptee or intern/postdoc collaborator of Dr. Gros.

 

+ Denotes intern research paper