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Eric A. Storch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Storch is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Florida, with additional academic appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics, Psychology, and Educational Psychology. Dr. Storch specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of adult and childhood obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. Storch earned his BA in Psychology from Binghamton University in 1997, and followed by his M.S., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in Child-Clinical Psychology from Columbia University. He joined the Faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida in 2004. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as the Director of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Research in the UF OCD Program. He is conducting research in the areas of cognitive behavioral treatment for adult and childhood OCD, treatment augmentation, and symptom assessment.
Research and Scholarly Interests
Dr. Storch’s primary research focus is on the treatment of adult and childhood OCD. He is particularly intrigued by the hypothesis that targeting specific neural receptors (e.g., NMDA) may facilitate extinction processes central to exposure-based psychotherapy. As many child and adults OCD patients continue to experience residual symptoms following treatment, remain treatment refractory, or have an adverse reaction to psychotropics, there is a great need for enhancing the effectiveness of extant psychotherapies.
In addition to this interest, SSRIs have been implicated in the behavioral activation of some pediatric patients. There is a dearth of data on the phenomenology and quantification of this putative syndrome, despite the relative frequency with which it occurs. Given this, in collaboration with Drs. Goodman and Murphy, Dr. Storch has been conducting research on defining the cluster of behavioral side effects of SSRIs (referred to as “activation syndrome”) and examining how differential dosing may impact the timing and presence of activation.
Finally, Dr. Storch’s clinical research focuses on treatment augmentation, both psychosocial and pharmacological, in pediatric and adult OCD patients. As many OCD patients do not have an adequate response to first-line treatments, studying evidenced-based augmentation approaches is highly warranted.
Dr. Storch has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He is the lead editor on a text (with Drs. Geffken and Murphy) entitled “Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder” that is published by Lawrence Earlbaum, Inc. Dr. Storch has received grant funding from the National Institute of Health, Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, and numerous other foundations for his research on OCD and related topics.
Educational Interests and Accomplishments
Dr. Storch teaches seminars in Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Behavior Therapy in Psychiatry. He also instructs practicum students from the Departments of Counseling Psychology and Educational Psychology in clinical research. As well, he has served on numerous undergraduate and Master’s Theses, as well as Dissertation committees. He is particularly proud of his students’ publication and thesis defense records.
Leadership And Service
Dr. Storch is very active within the UF OCD Program designing outreach programs to increase access for patients. For example, he is currently pursuing telehealth technology to improve access to CBT for pediatric patients.
In addition, Dr. Storch has been an active reviewer. He serves on the editorial board of four journals including the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psicologia Conductual. In addition, he has served as a reviewer for multiple other journals and granting agencies (e.g., NIH).
Selected Publications (since 2000)
Storch EA, Galek K, Ghiglione J, et al. (2000). Conceptual and statistical issues in defining markers of schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry, 157:1527-1528.
Masia C, Klein R, Storch EA, Corda B. (2001). School-based behavioral treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder in adolescents: Results of a pilot study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 40, 780-786.
Storch EA. (2002). Prescriptions of medications to youths. Psychiatr Serv, 53:214-215.
Storch EA, Gelfand KM, Geffken GR, Goodman WK. (2003). An intensive outpatient approach to the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Case exemplars. Ann Am Psychother Assoc, 4(6):14-19.
Masia-Warner C, Storch EA, Pincus D, Klein R, Heimburg RG, Liebowitz M. (2003). Psychometric validation of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 42:1076-1084.
Storch EA, Nock MK, Masia-Warner C, Barlas ME. (2003). Peer victimization and social-psychological adjustment in Hispanic-American and African-American children. J Child Fam Stud, 12:439-452.
Masia CL, Storch EA, Dent H, et al. (2003). Recall of childhood psychopathology: Over ten years later. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 42:6-12.
Storch EA, Murphy TK, Geffken GR, Soto O, et al. (2004). Psychometric evaluation of the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. Psychiatry Res, 129:91-98.
Storch EA, Lewin A, Silverstein JH, et al. (2004). Social-psychological correlates of peer victimization in children with endocrine disorders. J Pediatr, 145:784-789.
Morris TL, Hirshfeld-Becker DR, Henin A, Storch, EA. (2004). Developmentally sensitive assessment of social anxiety. Cog Behav Pract, 11:13-27.
Storch EA, Murphy T, Geffken G, et al. (2004). Further psychometric properties of the Tourette’s Disorder Scale – Parent Rated Version (TODS-PR). Child Psychiatry Hum Devel, 35:107-120.
Storch EA, Masia-Warner C, Dent HC, Roberti JW, Fisher P. (2004). Psychometric evaluation of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents and the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children: Construct validity and normative data. J Anx Dis, 18:665-679.
Storch EA, Gerdes A, Atkins J, et al. (2004). Behavioral treatment of child with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder associated with Group A Streptococcal Infection. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 43:510-511.
Storch EA, Dent HC. (2004). Bringing clinic-based treatment to the schools. Clin Child Fam Psychol Review, 7:191-193.
Storch EA. (2005). Update on childhood anxiety. Pediatr Ann, 34:78-81.
Lewin A, Storch EA, Adkins J, Murphy TK, Geffken GR. (2005). Current directions in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Pediatric Annals, 34:128-137.
Storch EA, Heidgerken A, Adkins J, et al. (2005). Peer victimization and the development of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in adolescence: A case report. Depress Anx, 21:41-44.
Storch EA, Murphy TK, Geffken GR, et al. (2005). Factor structure of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 34:312-9.
Lewin A, Storch EA, Adkins J, Merlo L, Murphy TK, Goodman WK, Geffken GR. (2005). Update and review on pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatr Ann, 35:745-751.
Storch EA, Shapira NA, Dimoulas E, Geffken GR, Murphy TK, Goodman WK. (2005). Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale: the dimensional structure revisited. Depress Anx, 22:28-35.
Lewin A, Storch EA, Merlo L, et al. (2005). Intensive Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Treatment Protocol for Mental Health Providers. Psychol Serv, 2:91-104.
Merlo LJ, Storch EA, Murphy TK, Goodman WK, Geffken GR. (2005). Assessment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: a critical review of current methodology. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 36:195-214.
Storch EA, Merlo LJ. (2006). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Tools for recognizing its many expressions. J Fam Pract, 55:217-222.
Storch EA, Merlo LJ. (2006). Treatment of the patient with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. J Fam Pract, 55:329-333.
Storch EA. (2005). Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Guide to effective and complete treatment. Contem Pediatr, 22(11):58-70.
Geffken GR, Storch EA, Duke D, et al. (2006). Hope and coping in family members of patients with obsessive compulsive disorder. J Anx Dis, 20:614-629.
Storch EA, Murphy TK, Bagner DM., et al. (2006). Reliability and Validity of the Child Behavior Checklist Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. J Anx Dis, 20:473-485.
Storch EA, Ledley DR, Lewin AB, et al. (2006). Peer Victimization in Children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Relations with Social-Psychological Adjustment. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 35:446-455.
Storch EA, Heidgerken A, Geffken GR, et al. (2006). Bullying, regimen self-management, and metabolic control in youth with type 1 diabetes. J Pediatr, 148:784-787.
Goodman WK, Storch EA, Murphy TK, Geffken GR. (2006). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Tourette’s Syndrome. J Child Neur, 21:704-714.
Storch EA, Murphy TK, Geffken GR., et al. (2006). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PANDAS Related Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings from a Preliminary Wait-List Controlled Open Trial. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 45:1171-1178.
Storch EA, Murphy TK, Lewin AB, et al. (2006). The Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale: Psychometric Properties of Child- and Parent-Report Formats. J Anx Dis, 20:1055-1070.
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