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Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
Dr. Larkin’s current research interest focuses on the examination of physiological reactivity to stress and its relation to the pathogenesis of several medical disorders, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Recently, Dr. Larkin’s applied clinical research has focused on the development of a psycho-oncology service on the Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancy Service at the Health Sciences Center. Clinically, his interests lie in the behavioral assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dr. Larkin is involved at the Health Sciences Center approximately one day per week throughout the year. Larkin, K. T. (2005). Stress and hypertension: Examining the relation between psychological stress and high blood pressure. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Suchday, S., & Larkin, K. T. (2004). Psychophysiological responses to anger provocation among Asian Indian and Caucasian males. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11, 71-80. Krummel, D. A., Semmens, E., Boury, J., Gordon, P. M., & Larkin, K. T. (2004). Stages of change for weight management in postpartum women. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104, 1102-1108. Larkin, K. T. , & Zayfert, C. (2004). Anger expression and essential hypertension: Behavioral response to confrontation. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 56, 113-118. |
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