Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
Appointment
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email
susmita.kashikar-zuck@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-6337
Fax
513-636-7756
Bio
Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD, specializes in behavioral pain management with children. She is the psychologist for the multidisciplinary pain management program at Cincinnati Children's. Her research interests are in the psychological aspects of pediatric chronic pain including adjustment and coping of children and their families. She is specifically interested in evaluating the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for pain conditions such as juvenile fibromyalgia.
Dr. Kashikar-Zuck has experience working with a variety of different ethnic groups and age groups and is sensitive to individual and group differences in coping with medical illness.
Credentials
PhD: Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisc., 1995.
Internship: Clinical Psychology, Subspecialty in Medical/Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Fellowship: Pain Management, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
Certification: Licensed Psychologist.
Research
Psychological factors in pediatric chronic pain, cognitive-behavior therapy for juvenile fibromyalgia, peer and family relationships of children with juvenile fibromyalgia.
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Research Grants and Contracts
2004-2009, Randomized clinical trial in juvenile fibromyalgia. Principal Investigator, Independent investigator award (NIAMS R01).
2001-2005, Psychosocial Functioning of Adolescents with Juvenile Fibromyalgia. Project PI, Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center Grant (NIAMS P60; PI D. Glass) Project II, Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center.
2000-2003, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Principal Investigator, Trustee Grant Award, Children's Hospital Research Foundation.
2000-2003, Clinical outcomes of pediatric patients with chronic pain. Principal Investigator, Association of Volunteers Grant, Children's Hospital Medical Center.
2000-2001, Six-month follow-up of pediatric chronic pain patients. Co-Investigator, Department of Anesthesiology Grant, University of Cincinnati.
Publications, Most Recent
Susmita Kashikar-Zuck's publications as listed by PubMed
Kashikar-Zuck S, Slater S, Lynch AM, Graham, TB, Swain, NF & Noll, RB. Family factors, emotional functioning and functional impairment in juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Care and Research. (2008) 59(10), 1392-1398.
Kashikar-Zuck S, Parkins IS, Graham TB, Lynch AM, Passo M, Johnston M, Schikler KN, Hashkes PJ, Banez G, & Richards MM. Anxiety, mood and behavioral disorders among patients with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome.Clinical Journal of Pain. (2008) 24(7), 620-626.
Kashikar-Zuck, S & Lynch A.M. Psychological interventions for chronic pain. In G.A. Walco & K.R. Goldschneider (Eds). Pediatric pain management in primary care. The Humana Press Inc. Totowa, NJ. (2008) pp 145-152
Swain, N.F., Popenhagen, M., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Kruschwitz, M., & Negron, J. Treatment approaches and intervention for juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome: A current review. In A.P. Rockne (Ed.), Focus on fibromyalgia research.Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY (2007) pp 55-72.
Kashikar-Zuck S, Lynch AM, Graham TB, Swain NF, Mullen S, Noll RB. Social functioning and peer relationships of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome.Arthritis Care and Research, 2007;57(3):474-480.
Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Jones BA. Sex and age differences in coping among children with chronic pain.Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2007;33(2):208-216.
Carson JW, Keefe FJ, Affleck G, Rumble ME, Caldwell DE, Beaupre PM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Sandstrom M, Weisberg JN. A comparison of conventional pain coping skills training and pain coping skills training with a maintenance training component: A daily diary analysis of short- and long-term treatment effects.The Journal of Pain, 2007;7(9):615-625.
Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Jones BA. Psychosocial risks for disability in children with chronic back pain.The Journal of Pain, 2006:7(4):244-251.
Swain, NF, Kashikar-Zuck, S, Graham, TB & Prahalad, S (2005). Tender point assessment in juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome.Arthritis Care and Research, 53 (5), 785-787.
Kashikar-Zuck, S, Swain, NF, Jones, BA, Graham, TB (2005). Efficacy of cognitive-behavioral intervention for juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome.Journal of Rheumatology, 32, 1594-1602.
Keefe FJ, Blumenthal J, Baucom D, Affleck G, Waugh R, Caldwell DS, Beaupre P, Kashikar-Zuck S, Wright K, Egert J, and Lefebvre J (2004). Effects of spouse-assisted coping skills training and exercise training in patients having osteoarthritic knee pain: a randomized controlled study.Pain, 110, 539-549.
Keefe FJ, Caldwell D S, Aspnes A, & Kashikar-Zuck S (2003). Coping strategies for the patient with osteoarthritis in K. Brandt M Doherty S Lohmander (Eds).Osteoarthritis 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press. London.
Published Abstracts
Lynch, A., Harding, K., Wolf, D., Parkins, I., Kashikar-Zuck, S., McKenna, L., Szabova, A., & Goldschneider, K. (2008). Does parent pain history moderate the agreement between child and parent pain ratings? The Journal of Pain, 9 (4), (Suppl 2), S74
Slater S, Kashikar-Zuck S, Lynch AM, Graham TB, McLaughlin J, Noll RB. Family environment of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.The Journal of Pain, 2007;8(4 Suppl 1):S61.
Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Parkins I, Graham TB, Swain NF, Johnston M, Noll RB. Psychosocial functioning of adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) in comparison to healthy controls.The Journal of Pain, 2007;8(4 Suppl 1):S65.
Kashikar-Zuck S, Ho I, Lynch AM, Graham TB, Ranz J, Malblanc R, Mullen S, Powers SW, Lovell D, Passo M, Bean J, Arnold L. Psychotropic medication use among adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.The Journal of Pain, 2006;7(4 Suppl 2):S30.
Kashikar-Zuck S, Allen R, Noll RB, Graham TB, Ho I, Swain NF, Crain B, Mullen S (2005). Anxiety and depressive symptoms in adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia and their mothers.The Journal of Pain, 6 (3 Suppl), 31.
Kashikar-Zuck S, Lynch A, Noll RB, Graham TB, Swain NF, Allen R, Mullen S, Malblanc R (2005). Peer relationships and psychosocial functioning of adolescents diagnosed with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome.The Journal of Pain, 6 (3 Suppl), 69.
Falvo N, Kashikar-Zuck S, Graham TB, McCarty S (2003). Roles of self-monitoring and coping skills training in the treatment of juvenile fibromyalgia.The Journal of Pain, 4 (2 Suppl), 95.
Jones B, Kashikar-Zuck S, Tessman C, & Goldschneider KR (2003). Six- and twelve-month follow-up data from a pediatric chronic pain program.The Journal of Pain, 4 (2 Suppl), 100.
Tessman C, Kashikar-Zuck S, Jones B, Kotagal U, Beckman E, & Goldschneider KR (2003). Changes in healthcare utilization after treatment in a pediatric chronic pain program.The Journal of Pain, 4 (2 Suppl), 31.
Jones B A, Kashikar-Zuck S, Kotagal U, Tessman C, & Goldschneider KR (2003). Healthcare Utilization in pediatric chronic pain.Midwest Pain Society Update, Spring Issue, 2.
Presentations at Scientific Conferences
Jones BA, Kashikar-Zuck S, Lynch AM, Goldschneider KR, & Tessman C. Pediatric back pain: Clinical presentation and psychological features. Society for Pediatric Psychology National Conference on Child Health Psychology, April 2004, Charleston, SC.
Goldschneider KR, Jones BA, Tessman C, & Kashikar-Zuck S. Outcome of multidisciplinary pediatric pain treatment at six and twelve months: effects of gender. 6th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, June 2003, Sydney, Australia.
Falvo N, Kashikar-Zuck S, Prahalad S, Graham TB, & Vaught MH. Preliminary findings from a treatment study of juvenile fibromyalgia. Great Lakes Conference in Child Health Psychology. April, 2002. Milwaukee, WI.
Jones BA, Kashikar-Zuck S, Tessman C, & Goldschneider KR. Pediatric chronic pain: gender differences in coping. Great Lakes Conference in Child Health Psychology. April, 2002. Milwaukee, WI.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- American Pain Society
- Midwest Pain Society
- Society of Pediatric Psychology
Special Interests
Behavioral pain management in children, coping and quality of life in pediatric chronic pain
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