Anxiety Disorders Center

Scott Hannan, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Coordinator of Clinical Services, Anxiety Disorders Center Phone: (860) 545-7685 Fax: (860) 545-7156 Email: shannan@harthosp.org

Dr. Hannan received his Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2002.  He completed his predoctoral internship at The Institute of Living with a focus on child and adolescent psychology.  He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Anxiety Disorders Center of The Institute of Living.  Dr. Hannan treats children, adolescents, and adults.  His clinical interests include obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder related to motor vehicle accidents, and the treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.  In addition to seeing patients in individual treatment, Dr. Hannan is running a mixed group treatment for adults that have been diagnosed with Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, and/or Generalized Anxiety Disorder.  Dr. Hannan is also interested in the use of psychological measurements to assess treatment progress.  He is currently working on adding computer administered measures to clinical treatment as a way to monitor treatment progress and aid treatment decisions.

Representative Publications:

Tolin, D.F., Brady, R.E., & Hannan, S.E. (2008). Obsessional beliefs and symptoms of obsessive-  compulsive disorder in a clinical sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 30, 31-42.

Tolin, D.F., Hannan, S.E., Maltby, N., Diefenbach, G.J., Worhunsky, P., & Brady. R.E. (2007). A randomized controlled trial of self-directed versus therapist-directed cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive Disorder Patients with Prior Medication Trials. Behavior Therapy, 38, 179-191.

Diefenbach, G.J., Tolin, D.F., Hannan, S.E., Maltby, N., & Crocetto, J. (2006). Group treatment for trichotillomania: Behavior therapy versus supportive therapy. Behavior Therapy, 37, 353-63.

Hannan, S.E., & Tolin, D.F. (2005). Mindfulness and acceptance based behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. In S.M. Orsillo & L. Roemer (Eds.), Acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches to anxiety: Conceptualization and treatment (pp. 271-299). New York: Springer.

Tolin, D.F., & Hannan, S.E. (2005). The role of the therapist in behavior therapy. In J.S. Abramowitz & A.C. Houts (Eds.), Handbook of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (pp. 317-332). New York: Springer.

Tolin, D.F., & Hannan, S.E. (2005). What's in a name?: The distinction between self-directed and self-conducted treatment. In J.S. Abramowitz & A.C. Houts (Eds.), Handbook of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (pp. 347-352). New York: Springer.

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