Kenneth Levy

Research output

Research output per year 1994 2007 2012 2019 2021

• 90 Article
• 21 Review article
• 13 Chapter
• 4 Comment/debate
• 8 More
  • 3 Editorial
  • 2 Foreword/postscript
  • 2 Letter
  • 1 Book

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2021

  Chronic feelings of emptiness in a large undergraduate sample: Starting to fill the void

  Martin, J. A. & Levy, K. N., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Personality and Mental Health.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• In-Session Reflective Functioning in Psychotherapies for Borderline Personality Disorder: The Emotion Regulatory Role of Reflective Functioning

  Kivity, Y., Levy, K. N., Kelly, K. M. & Clarkin, J. F., 2021, In: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 89, 9, p. 751-761 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• In the mind of the beholder: Narcissism relates to a distorted and enhanced self-image

  Steiner, T. G., Levy, K. N., Brandenburg, J. C. & Adams, R. B., Apr 2021, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 173, 110608.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • narcissism 80%
  • Self Concept 67%
  • self-image 66%
  • Ego 39%
  • self-concept 32%

• The availability of training opportunities in personality disorders in American Psychological Association- and Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System-accredited clinical and counseling psychology doctoral programs.

  Levy, K. N. & Ellison, W. D., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Training and Education in Professional Psychology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Clinical Psychology 100%
  • Scientific Societies 97%
  • counseling psychology 96%
  • training opportunities 92%
  • clinical psychology 90%

• The roles of attachment and emotion dysregulation in the association between childhood maltreatment and PTSD in an inner-city sample

  Crow, T. M., Levy, K. N., Bradley, B., Fani, N. & Powers, A., Aug 2021, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 118, 105139.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • posttraumatic stress disorder 100%
  • maltreatment 91%
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders 85%
  • Emotions 68%
  • emotion 62%

• Treatment of depression in children and adolescents

  Diener, M. J., Gottdiener, W. H., Keefe, J. R., Levy, K. N. & Midgley, N., Feb 2021, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 8, 2, p. 97 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2020

  Comparing Signal-Contingent and Event-Contingent Experience Sampling Ratings of Affect in a Sample of Psychotherapy Outpatients

  Dawood, S., Hallquist, M. N., Pincus, A. L., Ram, N., Newman, M. G., Wilson, S. J. & Levy, K. N., Mar 1 2020, In: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 42, 1, p. 13-24 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ecological Momentary Assessment 100%
  • Psychotherapy 70%
  • psychotherapy 65%
  • Outpatients 54%
  • rating 52%

• The therapeutic alliance over 10 sessions of therapy for borderline personality disorder: Agreement and congruence analysis and relation to outcome

  Kivity, Y., Levy, K. N., Kolly, S. & Kramer, U., 2020, In: Journal of personality disorders. 34, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Therapeutic Alliance 100%
  • Borderline Personality Disorder 90%
  • personality disorder 85%
  • therapist 62%
  • Brief Psychotherapy 15%
  2 Scopus citations
• 2019

  Adult attachment anxiety moderates the relation between self-reported childhood maltreatment and borderline personality disorder features

  Crow, T. M. & Levy, K. N., Nov 1 2019, In: Personality and Mental Health. 13, 4, p. 239-249 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • maltreatment 86%
  • Anxiety 58%
  • childhood 56%
  6 Scopus citations

• An Attachment Theoretical Perspective on Tend-and-Befriend Stress Reactions

  Levy, K. N., Hlay, J. K., Johnson, B. N. & Witmer, C. P., Dec 2019, In: Evolutionary Psychological Science. 5, 4, p. 426-439 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • flight 100%
  • Sex Characteristics 31%
  • young adult 28%
  • Young Adult 27%
  • Anxiety 24%
  2 Scopus citations

• Attachment and psychotherapy: Implications from empirical research

  Levy, K. N. & Johnson, B. N., Aug 2019, In: Canadian Psychology. 60, 3, p. 178-193 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Empirical Research 100%
  • Psychotherapy 75%
  • psychotherapy 70%
  • empirical research 63%
  • Psychotherapeutic Processes 14%
  11 Scopus citations

• Conformity to prototypical therapeutic principles and its relation with change in reflective functioning in three treatments for borderline personality disorder

  Kivity, Y., Levy, K. N., Wasserman, R. H., Beeney, J. E., Meehan, K. B. & Clarkin, J. F., Nov 1 2019, In: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 87, 11, p. 975-988 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • conformity 81%
  • Mentalization 44%
  • psychotherapy 21%
  4 Scopus citations

• Dynamics Among Borderline Personality and Anxiety Features in Psychotherapy Outpatients: An Exploration of Nomothetic and Idiographic Patterns

  Ellison, W. D., Levy, K. N., Newman, M. G., Pincus, A. L., Wilson, S. J. & Molenaar, P. C. M., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • Psychotherapy 79%
  • psychotherapy 74%
  • Personality 73%
  6 Scopus citations

• Identifying Unstable and Empty Phenotypes of Borderline Personality Through Factor Mixture Modeling in a Large Nonclinical Sample

  Johnson, B. N. & Levy, K. N., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • Personality 73%
  • personality 59%
  • Phenotype 49%
  6 Scopus citations

• Research support for psychodynamic constructs

  Levy, K. N., Keefe, J. R. & Ehrenthal, J. C., Jun 18 2019, Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Evolving Clinical Practice. Elsevier, p. 89-106 18 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Research Support 100%
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 97%
  • Mental Processes 92%
  • Defense Mechanisms 88%
  • Psychology Unconscious 82%

• Transference-focused psychotherapy: Structural diagnosis as the basis for case formulation

  Levy, K. N., Kivity, Y. & Yeomans, F. E., Jan 1 2019, Case Formulation for Personality Disorders: Tailoring Psychotherapy to the Individual Client. Elsevier, p. 19-40 22 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • transference 80%
  • Psychotherapy 71%
  • psychotherapy 67%
  • Personality 52%
  • Object Attachment 37%
  1 Scopus citations

• Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)

  Levy, K. N., Draijer, N., Kivity, Y., Yeomans, F. E. & Rosenstein, L. K., Dec 1 2019, In: Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry. 6, 4, p. 312-324 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • transference 80%
  • Psychotherapy 71%
  • psychotherapy 67%
  • personality disorder 28%
  • Personality Disorders 20%
  2 Scopus citations
• 2018

  Adult attachment as a predictor and moderator of psychotherapy outcome: A meta-analysis

  Levy, K. N., Kivity, Y., Johnson, B. N. & Gooch, C. V., Nov 2018, In: Journal of clinical psychology. 74, 11, p. 1996-2013 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Meta-analysis 100%
  • Predictors 78%
  • Psychotherapy 72%
  • moderator 70%
  • psychotherapy 67%
  43 Scopus citations

• Attachment-related regulatory processes moderate the impact of adverse childhood experiences on stress reaction in borderline personality disorder

  Ehrenthal, J. C., Levy, K. N., Scott, L. N. & Granger, D. A., Jan 2018, In: Journal of personality disorders. 32, p. 93-114 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences 100%
  • Borderline Personality Disorder 83%
  • personality disorder 79%
  • childhood 46%
  • Salivary alpha-Amylases 42%
  17 Scopus citations

• Borderline Personality Disorder

  Yeomans, F. E. & Levy, K. N., Dec 2018, In: Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 41, 4, p. xiii-xv

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Clinical characteristics of comorbid narcissistic personality disorder in patients with borderline personality disorder

  Hörz-Sagstetter, S., Diamond, D., Clarkin, J. F., Levy, K. N., Rentrop, M., Fischer-Kern, M., Cain, N. M. & Doering, S., Aug 2018, In: Journal of personality disorders. 32, 4, p. 562-575 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • Personality Disorders 91%
  • Psychopathology 13%
  • diagnosis of personality disorder 12%
  8 Scopus citations

• Clinical Necessity Guidelines for Psychotherapy, Insurance Medical Necessity and Utilization Review Protocols, and Mental Health Parity

  Lazar, S. G., Bendat, M., Gabbard, G., Levy, K., McWilliams, N., Plakun, E. M., Shedler, J. & Yeomans, F., May 1 2018, In: Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 24, 3, p. 179-193 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Utilization Review 100%
  • Parity 67%
  • Insurance 66%
  • Psychotherapy 64%
  • Mental Health 51%
  4 Scopus citations

• The role of negative affect and self-concept clarity in predicting self-injurious urges in borderline personality disorder using ecological momentary assessment

  Scala, J. W., Levy, K. N., Johnson, B. N., Kivity, Y., Ellison, W. D., Pincus, A. L., Wilson, S. J. & Newman, M. G., Jan 2018, In: Journal of personality disorders. 32, p. 36-57 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ecological Momentary Assessment 100%
  • Borderline Personality Disorder 87%
  • personality disorder 83%
  • Self Concept 70%
  • self-concept 68%
  28 Scopus citations

• Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

  Levy, K. N., McMain, S., Bateman, A. & Clouthier, T., Dec 2018, In: Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 41, 4, p. 711-728 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy 63%
  • Meta-Analysis 61%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 55%
  • Behavior Therapy 49%
  8 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Behavioral activation in TFP: The role of the treatment contract in transference-focused psychotherapy

  Yeomans, F. E., Delaney, J. C. & Levy, K. N., Sep 2017, In: Psychotherapy. 54, 3, p. 260-266 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Contracts 85%
  • transference 80%
  • Psychotherapy 71%
  • activation 71%
  • psychotherapy 67%
  13 Scopus citations

• Pseudosecure vs. individuated-secure client attachment to therapist: Implications for therapy process and outcome^†

  Mallinckrodt, B., Anderson, M. Z., Choi, G., Levy, K., Petrowski, K., Sauer, E. M., Tishby, O. & Wiseman, H., Nov 2 2017, In: Psychotherapy Research. 27, 6, p. 677-691 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • therapist 100%
  • Therapeutics 19%
  • regression 7%
  6 Citations (SciVal)
• 2016

  Frontolimbic neural circuit changes in emotional processing and inhibitory control associated with clinical improvement following transference-focused psychotherapy in borderline personality disorder

  Perez, D. L., Vago, D. R., Pan, H., Root, J., Tuescher, O., Fuchs, B. H., Leung, L., Epstein, J., Cain, N. M., Clarkin, J. F., Lenzenweger, M. F., Kernberg, O. F., Levy, K. N., Silbersweig, D. A. & Stern, E., Jan 1 2016, In: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 70, 1, p. 51-61 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 89%
  • Psychotherapy 71%
  • Prefrontal Cortex 53%
  • Gyrus Cinguli 45%
  • Ventral Striatum 38%
  49 Scopus citations

• Psychotherapy for personality disorders: Questions of clinical utility

  Kramer, U. & Levy, K. N., Sep 1 2016, In: Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 26, 3, p. 338-346 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • personality disorder 100%
  • Personality Disorders 96%
  • Psychotherapy 84%
  • psychotherapy 78%
  • clinician 24%
  4 Scopus citations

• Self other disturbance in borderline personality disorder: Neural, self-report, and performance-based evidence

  Beeney, J. E., Hallquist, M. N., Ellison, W. D. & Levy, K. N., Jan 1 2016, In: Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. 7, 1, p. 28-39 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • Ego 81%
  • Self Report 72%
  • performance 37%
  46 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Apego como marco teórico para entender los trastornos de personalidad: Consideraciones psicoterapéuticas, neurocientíficas y de desarrollo

  Levy, K. N., Johnson, B. N., Wesley Scala, J., Temes, C. M. & Clouthier, T. L., Jan 1 2015, In: Psihologijske Teme. 24, 1, p. 91-112 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • personality disorder 100%
  • Personality Disorders 96%
  • Neurosciences 92%
  • neurosciences 85%
  • etiology 29%
  6 Scopus citations

• Narcissistic personality disorder: Diagnostic and clinical challenges

  Caligor, E., Levy, K. N. & Yeomans, F. E., May 1 2015, In: American Journal of Psychiatry. 172, 5, p. 415-422 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  92 Scopus citations

• Quality and severity of depression in borderline personality disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Köhling, J., Ehrenthal, J. C., Levy, K. N., Schauenburg, H. & Dinger, U., Apr 1 2015, In: Clinical Psychology Review. 37, p. 13-25 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • Meta-Analysis 61%
  • Systematic Reviews 60%
  • Depression 53%
  43 Scopus citations

• Special commentary: Integrated treatment for personality disorders: A commentary

  Levy, K. N. & Wesley Scala, J., Mar 1 2015, In: Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 25, 1, p. 49-57 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  6 Scopus citations
• 2014

  A meta-analysis of the relation between patient adult attachment style and the working alliance

  Bernecker, S. L., Levy, K. N. & Ellison, W. D., Jan 1 2014, In: Psychotherapy Research. 24, 1, p. 12-24 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Meta-Analysis 100%
  • earning a doctorate 68%
  • therapist 56%
  • Outpatients 50%
  • Anxiety 48%
  64 Scopus citations

• Attachment and mentalization in female patients with comorbid narcissistic and borderline personality disorder

  Diamond, D., Clarkin, J. F., Cain, N. M., Hörz, S., Levy, K. N., Fischer-Kern, M., Doering, S. & Buchheim, A., 2014, In: Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. 5, 4, p. 428-433 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mentalization 100%
  • Borderline Personality Disorder 84%
  • personality disorder 80%
  • Personality Disorders 77%
  • Group 18%
  50 Scopus citations

• Change in attachment and reflective function in borderline patients with and without comorbid narcissistic personality disorder in transference focused psychotherapy

  Diamond, D., Clarkin, J. F., Levy, K. N., Meehan, K. B., Cain, N. M., Yeomans, F. E. & Kernberg, O. F., 2014, In: Contemporary Psychoanalysis. 50, 1-2, p. 175-210 36 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 89%
  • personality disorder 85%
  • Personality Disorders 81%
  • transference 80%
  • Psychotherapy 71%
  12 Scopus citations

• EEG asymmetry in borderline personality disorder and depression following rejection

  Beeney, J. E., Levy, K. N., Gatzke-Kopp, L. M. & Hallquist, M. N., Apr 2014, In: Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. 5, 2, p. 178-185 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • Psychology Rejection 94%
  • Major Depressive Disorder 85%
  • asymmetry 82%
  45 Scopus citations

• Generalizability theory in psychotherapy research: The impact of multiple sources of variance on the dependability of psychotherapy process ratings

  Wasserman, R. H., Levy, K. & Loken, E. G., Jan 1 2014, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Psychotherapy Research. Taylor and Francis, p. 53-71 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Latent class analysis of personality disorders in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: Results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions

  Tsai, J., Harpaz-Rotem, H., Pilver, C. E., Wolf, E. J., Hoff, R. A., Levy, K. N., Sareen, J. & Pietrzak, R. H., Mar 2014, In: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 75, 3, p. 276-284 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Latent Class Analysis 100%
  • Personality Disorders 99%
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders 87%
  • Alcohols 66%
  • Quality of Life 19%
  13 Scopus citations

• The efficacy of psychotherapy: Focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy as an example

  Levy, K. N., Ehrenthal, J. C., Yeomans, F. E. & Caligor, E., Sep 1 2014, In: Psychodynamic Psychiatry. 42, 3, p. 377-421 45 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 100%
  • Psychotherapy 66%
  • psychotherapy 61%
  • mental disorder 28%
  • Mental Disorders 27%
  26 Scopus citations
• 2013

  Biobehavioral reactivity to social evaluative stress in women with borderline personality disorder

  Scott, L. N., Levy, K. N. & Granger, D. A., Apr 2013, In: Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. 4, 2, p. 91-100 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 100%
  • personality disorder 94%
  • Research Design 32%
  • personality traits 22%
  • Hydrocortisone 21%
  29 Scopus citations

• Introduction: Attachment theory and psychotherapy

  Levy, K. N., Nov 2013, In: Journal of clinical psychology. 69, 11, p. 1133-1135 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Attachment Theory 100%
  • Psychotherapy 73%
  • psychotherapy 68%
  • Case illustrations 34%
  6 Scopus citations

• Is clinical psychology doctoral training becoming less intellectually diverse? And if so, what can be done?

  Levy, K. N. & Anderson, T., Jun 1 2013, In: Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 20, 2, p. 211-220 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Clinical Psychology 100%
  • clinical psychology 90%
  • Psychotherapy 73%
  • psychotherapy 68%
  • minority 25%
  25 Scopus citations

• The impact of pathological narcissism on psychotherapy utilization, initial symptom severity, and early-treatment symptom change: A naturalistic investigation

  Ellison, W. D., Levy, K. N., Cain, N. M., Ansell, E. B. & Pincus, A. L., May 1 2013, In: Journal of Personality Assessment. 95, 3, p. 291-300 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • narcissism 80%
  • Psychotherapy 67%
  • psychotherapy 62%
  • vulnerability 55%
  • utilization 55%
  67 Scopus citations

• Transference-focused psychotherapy

  Yeomans, F. E., Levy, K. N. & Caligor, E., Sep 2013, In: Psychotherapy. 50, 3, p. 449-453 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • transference 80%
  • Psychotherapy 71%
  • psychotherapy 67%
  • Countertransference 53%
  • Object Attachment 46%
  22 Scopus citations

• Transference focused psychotherapy for patients with comorbid narcissistic and borderline personality disorder

  Diamond, D., Yeomans, F. E., Stern, B., Levy, K. N., Hörz, S., Doering, S., Fischer-Kern, M., Delaney, J. & Clarkin, J. F., Nov 1 2013, In: Psychoanalytic Inquiry. 33, 6, p. 527-551 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Borderline Personality Disorder 89%
  • personality disorder 85%
  • Personality Disorders 81%
  • transference 80%
  • Psychotherapy 71%
  25 Scopus citations
• 2012

  A Historical Review of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality

  Kenneth, L., Ellison, W. D. & Reynoso, J. S., Mar 12 2012, The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Theoretical Approaches, Empirical Findings, and Treatments. John Wiley and Sons, p. 1-13 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • neodymium pyrocatechin disulfonate 100%
  • narcissism 68%
  • Personality 52%
  • personality 42%
  • personality disorder 27%
  14 Scopus citations

• An editorial statement

  Shahar, G., Anchin, J. C., Gottidiener, W. H., Levy, K. N. & Mor, N., Mar 1 2012, In: Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 22, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• An update and overview of the empirical evidence for transference-focused psychotherapy and other psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder

  Levy, K. N., Meehan, K. B. & Yeomans, F. E., Jan 1 2012, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence. Humana Press Inc., p. 139-167 29 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  13 Scopus citations

• Attachment theory and research: Implications for psychodynamic psychotherapy

  Levy, K. N., Meehan, K. B., Temes, C. M. & Yeomans, F. E., Jan 1 2012, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence. Humana Press Inc., p. 401-416 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  4 Scopus citations