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Kristen P. Howard

Psychology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1968Rising activity
Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyMental Health Research TopicsPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsAttachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Publications

25

Citations

193

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1968

Research summary
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Kristen P. Howard's research focuses on psychotherapy, particularly what helps or hinders people staying engaged in treatment, including trauma-focused therapy. Work examines therapist-related factors and patient behaviors (such as symptom accommodation) that affect treatment dropout and response, connecting to broader questions about mental health, personality/psychopathology, and relationship dynamics in clinical settings.

Psychotherapy engagement and dropoutTrauma-focused treatmentTherapist-related factors in treatment outcomesPersonality and psychopathologyAttachment and relationship dynamics in therapy

Publication output has been variable but shows an overall increase in recent years, rising from occasional single papers earlier in the decade to multiple publications per year by 2023 and 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 3 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222023: 5 publications5232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment×7
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology×2
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy×1
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress×1
  • The Journal of Positive Psychology×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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