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Miryam Yusufov, PhD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute


miryam_yusufov@dfci.harvard.edu

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute


miryam_yusufov@dfci.harvard.edu

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Miryam Yusufov, PhD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

EDUCATIONAL TITLES

  • Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
  • Psychologist, Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Research Abstract

Dr. Miryam Yusufov studies psychological suffering in patients with cancer. Her current research focuses on psychological constructs that fuel substance use disorder risk in patients with cancer on opioid therapy. She has received research funding from the Oppenheimer Family Research Grants Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and serves as Co-Investigator on multiple projects that investigate applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to oncology. Dr. Yusufov is the recipient of a K08 Career Development Award from National Cancer Institute, focused on developing a behavioral intervention for patients with cancer at risk for substance use disorder. Her clinical work at Dana-Farber is focused on exposure-based therapies for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific phobias. Dr. Yusufov also teaches statistics and research methodology and serves as Chair for the Advanced Methods and Statistics Series for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

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  • Yusufov M, Pirl WF, Braun I, Tulsky JA, Lindvall C. Natural language processing for computer-assisted chart review to assess documentation of substance use and psychopathology in heart failure patients awaiting cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022. PubMed
  • Tung SC, Nayak MM, Chai PR, Tulsky J, Sannes TS, Yusufov M, Braun IM. Cancer Patients' Experiences with and Perspectives on the Medicinal Cannabis "High". J Palliat Med 2022. PubMed
  • Nayak MM, Chai PR, Tung S, Sannes TS, Yusufov M, Braun IM. The Role of Cannabidiol in Cancer Care: Oncologist and Cancer Patient Perspectives. 2022. PubMed
  • Sannes TS, Ranby KW, Yusufov M, Brewer BW, Jacobs JM, Callan S, Ulrich GR, Pensak NA, Natvig C, Laudenslager ML. More often than not, we're in sync: patient and caregiver well-being over time in stem cell transplantation. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2022; 20:6. PubMed
  • Hilton BT, Yusufov M, Rosellini AJ, Taghian NR, Weiss RD, Griffin ML, McHugh RK. Psychometric properties of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 in adults with substance use disorders. J Subst Abuse Treat 2022; 132:108507. PubMed
  • Orchowski LM, Oesterle DW, Moreno O, Yusufov M, Berkowitz A, Abbey A, Barnett NP, Borsari B. A Qualitative Analysis of Sexual Consent among Heavy-drinking College Men. J Interpers Violence 2022; 37:NP5566-NP5593. PubMed
  • Eche IJ, Yusufov M, Isibor DA, Wolfe J. A systematic review and meta-analytic evaluation of psychosocial interventions in parents of children with cancer with an exploratory focus on minority outcomes. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68:e29328. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Recklitis C, Zhou ES, Bethea TN, Rosenberg L. A population-based psychometric analysis of the insomnia severity index in black women with and without a history of cancer. 2021. PubMed
  • Sannes TS, Nayak MM, Tung S, Chai PR, Yusufov M, Bolcic-Jankovic D, Pirl WF, Braun IM. United States oncologists' clinical preferences regarding modes of medicinal cannabis use. Cancer Commun (Lond) 2021. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Kopeski LM, Silverman AL, Björgvinsson T. Associations of Body Weight and Waist Circumference with Psychopathology, Substance Use, and Well-Being in an Adult Transdiagnostic Sample. J Affect Disord 2021; 281:279-288. PubMed
  • Sannes TS, Pirl WF, Rossi JS, Grebstein L, Redding CA, Ferszt GG, Prochaska JO, Braun IM, Yusufov M. Identifying patient-level factors associated with interest in psychosocial services during cancer: A brief report. J Psychosoc Oncol 2020. PubMed
  • Braun IM, Nayak MM, Revette A, Wright AA, Chai PR, Yusufov M, Pirl WF, Tulsky JA. Cancer patients' experiences with medicinal cannabis-related care. Cancer 2020. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Nathan M, Wiley A, Russell J, Partridge A, Joffe H. Predictors of increased risk for early treatment non-adherence to oral anti-estrogen therapies in early-stage breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020. PubMed
  • Morris SE, Tarquini SJ, Yusufov M, Adolf E, Amonoo HL, Bain PA, Borstelmann NA, Braun IM, Hughes T, Muriel AC, Northman LM, Peteet JR, Poort H, Russ-Carbin A, Pirl WF. Burnout in psychosocial oncology clinicians: A systematic review. 2020. PubMed
  • Leiter RE, Santus E, Jin Z, Lee K, Yusufov M, Chien I, Ramaswamy A, Moseley ET, Qian Y, Schrag D, Lindvall C. Deep natural language processing to identify symptom documentation in clinical notes for patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020. PubMed
  • Orchowski LM, Yusufov M, Oesterle D, Bogen KW, Zlotnick C. Correction to: Intimate Partner Violence and Coerced Unprotected Sex Among Young Women Attending Community College. Arch Sex Behav 2020; 49:883. PubMed
  • Azizoddin DR, Enzinger AC, Wright AA, Yusufov M, Tulsky JA, Campbell EG, Bolcic-Jankovic D, Nayak MM, Braun IM. Oncologists' perspectives on medical marijuana use by older adults. 2020. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Bober SL. Sexual Health in the Era of Cancer Genetic Testing: A Systematic Review. Sex Med Rev 2020. PubMed
  • Orchowski LM, Yusufov M, Oesterle D, Bogen KW, Zlotnick C. Intimate Partner Violence and Coerced Unprotected Sex Among Young Women Attending Community College. Arch Sex Behav 2020; 49:871-882. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Braun IM, Pirl WF. A systematic review of substance use and substance use disorders in patients with cancer. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2019. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Rossi JS, Grebstein L, Redding CA, Ferszt GG, Prochaska JO. Measures of psychosocial care utilization in a national sample of cancer patients. J Consult Clin Psychol 2019; 87:234-245. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Zhou ES, Recklitis CJ. Psychometric Properties of the Insomnia Severity Index in Cancer Survivors. 2018. PubMed
  • Leiter RE, Yusufov M, Hasdianda MA, Fellion LA, Reust AC, Block SD, Tulsky JA, Ouchi K. Fidelity and feasibility of a brief emergency department intervention to empower adults with serious illness to initiate advance care planning conversations. J Pain Symptom Manage 2018. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Leiter R, Poort H. Family-Support Intervention in the ICU. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1283-4. PubMed
  • Cancilliere MK, Yusufov M, Weyandt L. Effects of Co-occurring marijuana use and anxiety on brain structure and functioning: A systematic review of adolescent studies. 2018; 65:177-188. PubMed
  • Bernstein MH, Baird GL, Yusufov M, Mastroleo NR, Carey KB, Graney DD, Wood MD. A Novel Approach for Streamlining Delivery of Brief Motivational Interventions to Mandated College Students: Using Group and Individual Sessions Matched to Level of Risk. Subst Use Misuse 2017; 52:1883-1891. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Weyandt LL, Piryatinsky I. Alzheimer's disease and diet: a systematic review. Int. J. Neurosci. 2017; 127:161-175. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Dalrymple K, Bernstein MH, Walsh E, Rosenstein L, Chelminski I, Zimmerman M. Body mass index, depression, and suicidality: The role of self-esteem in bariatric surgery candidates. J Affect Disord 2017; 208:238-247. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Rossi JS, Redding CA, Yin HQ, Paiva AL, Velicer WF, Greene GW, Blissmer B, Robbins ML, Prochaska JO. Transtheoretical Model Constructs' Longitudinal Prediction of Sun Protection Over 24 Months. Int J Behav Med 2016; 23:71-83. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Prochaska JO, Paiva AL, Rossi JS, Blissmer B, Redding CA, Velicer WF. Baseline Predictors of Singular Action Among Participants With Multiple Health Behavior Risks. Am J Health Promot 2016; 30:365-73. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Paiva AL, Redding CA, Lipschitz JM, Gokbayrak NS, Greene G, Rossi JS, Blissmer B, Velicer WF, Prochaska JO. Fat Reduction Efforts: A 24-Month Longitudinal Comparison of a Large Sample of Maintainers, Relapsers, and Non-Changers. Health Promot Pract 2016; 17:116-26. PubMed
  • Lipschitz JM, Yusufov M, Paiva A, Redding CA, Rossi JS, Johnson S, Blissmer B, Gokbayrak NS, Velicer WF, Prochaska JO. Transtheoretical Principles and Processes for Adopting Physical Activity: A Longitudinal 24-Month Comparison of Maintainers, Relapsers, and Nonchangers. J Sport Exerc Psychol 2015; 37:592-606. PubMed
  • Yusufov M, Orchowski LM. Readiness to engage in assertive responding, self-protective dating behaviors, and sexual communication: A transtheoretical model-based analysis of college women. J Am Coll Health ; 69:959-970. PubMed
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