1992-1993

Pre-Doctoral Clinical Psychology Intern, Western psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

1994-1996

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

1996-1999

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

1999-2001

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2001-present

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Okifuji, A. & Friedman, A.G. (1992): Experimentally induced taste aversions in humans: effects of overshadowing on acquisition. Behav Res Ther 30, 23-32.

Evans, I. & Okifuji, A. (1992): Home-school partnership:a behavioral community approach to childhood behavior disorders. NZ J psychol 21, 14-24.

Evans, I., Okifuji, A., Engler, L., Bromley, K. & Tishelman, A. (1993): Home-school communication in the treatment of childhood behavior problems. Child Fam Behav Ther 15, 37-60.

Turk, D., Okifuji, A. & Scharff, L. (1994): Assessment of older women with chronic pain. J Women Aging 6, 25-42.

Turk, D.C., Brody, M.C. & Okifuji, E.A. (1994): Physicians' attitudes and practices regarding the long-term prescribing of opioids for non-cancer pain. Pain 59, 201-8.

Turk, D.C. & Okifuji, A. (1994): Detecting depression in chronic pain patients: adequacy of self-reports. Behav Res Ther 32, 9-16.

Friedman, A., Campbell, T. & Okifuji, A. (1994): Specific fears as predictors of generalized anxiety in children. J Psychopath Behav Assess 13, 45-52.

Turk, D.C., Okifuji, A. & Scharff, L. (1995): Chronic pain and depression: role of perceived impact and perceived control in different age cohorts. Pain 61, 93-101.

Turk, D.C. & Okifuji, A. (1996): Perception of traumatic onset, compensation status, and physical findings: impact on pain severity, emotional distress, and disability in chronic pain patients. J Behav Med 19, 435-53.

Turk, D.C., Okifuji, A., Sinclair, J.D. & Starz, T.W. (1996): Pain, disability, and physical functioning in subgroups of patients with fibromyalgia. J Rheumatol 23, 1255-62.

Turk, D.C., Okifuji, A., Starz, T.W. & Sinclair, J.D. (1996): Effects of type of symptom onset on psychological distress and disability in fibromyalgia syndrome patients. Pain 68, 423-30.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (1997): Multidisciplinary pain centers: expensive boondoggles or cost?effective approaches? J Workers Compensation 6, 9-26.

Turk, D.C. & Okifuji, A. (1997): Evaluating the role of physical, operant, cognitive, and affective factors in the pain behaviors of chronic pain patients. Behav Modif 21, 259-80.

Turk, D.C. & Okifuji, A. (1997): What factors affect physicians' decisions to prescribe opioids for chronic noncancer pain patients? Clin J Pain 13, 330-6.

Okifuji, A., Turk, D.C., Sinclair, J.D., Starz, T.W. & Marcus, D.A. (1997): A standardized manual tender point survey. I. Development and determination of a threshold point for the identification of positive tender points in fibromyalgia syndrome. J Rheumatol 24, 377-83.

Okifuji, A. & Turk, D. (1998): Interdisciplinary approach to pain management. J Anethesia 12, 142-152.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (1998): Treatment of chronic pain patients: clinical outcome, cost?effectiveness, and cost-benefits of multidisciplinary pain centers. . Crit Rev Phys Rehab Med 10, 181-208.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (1998): Efficacy of multidisciplinary pain centers: an antidote to anecdotes. Balliere's Clin Anesthesiol 12, 103-120.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (1998): Psychological approaches in pain management: what works? Curr Opin Anesth 11, 547-552.

Turk, D.C., Okifuji, A., Sinclair, J.D. & Starz, T.W. (1998): Differential responses by psychosocial subgroups of fibromyalgia syndrome patients to an interdisciplinary treatment. Arthritis Care Res 11, 397-404.

Turk, D.C., Okifuji, A., Sinclair, J.D. & Starz, T.W. (1998): Interdisciplinary treatment for fibromyalgia syndrome: clinical and statistical significance. Arthritis Care Res 11, 186-95.

Turk, D.C., Sist, T.C., Okifuji, A., Miner, M.F., Florio, G., Harrison, P., Massey, J., Lema, M.L. & Zevon, M.A. (1998): Adaptation to metastatic cancer pain, regional/local cancer pain and non-cancer pain: role of psychological and behavioral factors. Pain 74, 247-56.

Okifuji, A., Turk, D.C. & Eveleigh, D.J. (1999): Improving the rate of classification of patients with the multidimensional pain inventory (MPI): clarifying the meaning of "significant other". Clin J Pain 15, 290-6.

Okifuji, A., Turk, D.C. & Marcus, D.A. (1999): Comparison of generalized and localized hyperalgesia in patients with recurrent headache and fibromyalgia. Psychosom Med 61, 771-80.

Turk, D.C. & Okifuji, A. (1999): Does sex make a difference in the prescription of treatments and the adaptation to chronic pain by cancer and non-cancer patients? Pain 82, 139-48.

Turk, D.C. & Okifuji, A. (1999): Assessment of patients' reporting of pain: an integrated perspective. Lancet 353, 1784-8.

Okifuji, A., Turk, D.C. & Curran, S.L. (1999): Anger in chronic pain: investigations of anger targets and intensity. J Psychosom Res 47, 1-12.

Okifuji, A., Turk, D.C. & Sherman, J.J. (2000): Evaluation of the relationship between depression and fibromyalgia syndrome: why aren't all patients depressed? J Rheumatol 27, 212-9.

Sherman, J.J., Turk, D.C. & Okifuji, A. (2000): Prevalence and impact of posttraumatic stress disorder-like symptoms on patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Clin J Pain 16, 127-34.

Turk, D.C. & Okifuji, A. (2000): Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2, 109-115.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (In Press): Psychological factors in chronic pain: back to future. J Consult Clin Psychol.

Okifuji, A. & Ashburn, M. (In press): Fibromyalgia: Comprehensive evaluation. Crit Rev Phys Reha Med.

Okifuji, A. & Turk, DC. (In press). Stress and Psychophysiological Dysregulation in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Applied Psychophysiol Biofeedback.

Evans, I., Okifuji, A. & Thomas, A. (1995): Home-school partnerships: Involving families in the educational process. In: Staying in school: Partnerships for educational change. Children, youth & change: Sociocultural perspectives., ed. T.C.M.C.N.P.S. Ian M. Evans, pp. 23-40: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, US.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (1997): Multidisciplinary approach to pain management: philosophy, operations, and efficacy. In: The Management of Pain, eds. M. Ashburn & L. Rice. Baltimore, MD: Churchill Livingston.

Okifuji, A., Turk, D. & Kalauokalani, D. (1998): Clinical outcome and economic evaluation of multidisciplinary pain centers. In: Handbook of Pain Syndromes: Biopsychosocial Perspectives, eds. A. Block, E. Kremer & E. Fernandez. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (1998): Multidimensional perspective on chronic pain. In: Encyclopedia of Mental Health, eds. N. Adler, R. Parke, R. Peterson, R. Rosenthal, R. Silver, R. Schwarzer & D. Spiegel. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (1998): Behavioral management of patients with pain. In: Evaluation and Treatment of, A. & Turk, D. (1999): Fibromyalgia: search for mechanisms and effective treatments. In: Pyshcological factors in pain, eds. R. Gatchel & T. DC. New York: Guilford Press.

Friedman, A., Goldberg, J. & Okifuji, A. (1998): Behavioral theory in behavioral medicine. In: From Behavior Theory to Behavior Therapy, eds. J. Plaud & G. Eifert. New York: Allyn & Bacon.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (1999): A cognitive-behavioral approach to pain management. In: Textbook of Pain, eds. P. Wall & R. Melzack, pp. 1431-1444: Churchill Livingstone.

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Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (2000): Pain: a complex perceptual experience. In: Encyclopedia of psychology, ed. A. Kazdin. Washington DC: American Psychological Association and Oxford Press.

Turk, D., Okifuji, A. & Sherman, J. (2000): Psychological aspects of back pain: implications for physical therapists. In: Physical Therapy of the Low Back, 3rd edn., eds. J. Taylor & L. Twomey, pp. 351-383. New York: W.B. Saunders.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (2000): Pain management. In: Encyclopedia of Psychology, ed. A. Kazdin. New York: Oxford Press.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (in press): Psychological aspects of pain. In: Principles and practice of pain management, eds. C. Warfield & Z. Bajwa. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (In press): Pain management. In: Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology, ed. A. Nezu. New York: Wiley.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (In press): Chronic pain. In: Chronic Physical Disorders: Behavioral Medicine's Perspective, eds. A. Chronic Pain, ed. G. Aronoff. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (In press): Clinical assessment of the person with chronic pain. In: Textbook of Pain., ed. T. Jensen.

Turk, D. & Okifuji, A. (in press): Pain terms and taxonomies of pain. In: Bonica's management of pain, eds. J. Loeser, D. Turk, C. Chapman & S. Butler. Media, PA: Williams & Wilkins.

Okifuji, A. & Turk, D. (In press): Assessment of treatment outcomes in clinical practice. In: Handbook of pain assessment, eds. D. Turk & R. Melzack. New York: Guilford Press.