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Gregory G. Kolden, PhD Print Friendly Page

Gregory G. Kolden, PhD, received his training at Northwestern University. Dr. Kolden has a special interest in neuroimaging and psychotherapy.

Specialties

Psychology

UW Health Clinics

Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
(608) 263-6100 | (800) 323-8942 | Map

Hospital Affiliation(s)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)

Languages Spoken

English
Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

Professional Certifications and Education

Education Northwestern University

Procedures

Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.

  • Family Psychotherapy
  • Group Psychotherapy
  • Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluations
  • Psychotherapy
PubMed Articles
Heller AS Johnstone T Light SN Peterson MJ Kolden GG Kalin NH Davidson RJ . Relationships between changes in sustained fronto-striatal connectivity and positive affect in major depression resulting from antidepressant treatment. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Feb 1;170(2):197-206
[PubMed ID: 23223803]
Light SN Heller AS Johnstone T Kolden GG Peterson MJ Kalin NH Davidson RJ . Reduced right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex activity while inhibiting positive affect is associated with improvement in hedonic capacity after 8 weeks of antidepressant treatment in major depressive disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 15;70(10):962-8
[PubMed ID: 21867991]
Kolden GG Klein MH Wang CC Austin SB . Congruence/genuineness. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2011 Mar;48(1):65-71
[PubMed ID: 21401276]
Heller AS Johnstone T Shackman AJ Light SN Peterson MJ Kolden GG Kalin NH Davidson RJ . Reduced capacity to sustain positive emotion in major depression reflects diminished maintenance of fronto-striatal brain activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 29;106(52):22445-50
[PubMed ID: 20080793]
Kolden GG Chisholm-Stockard SM Strauman TJ Tierney SC Mullen EA Schneider KL . Universal session-level change processes in an early session of psychotherapy: path models. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2006 Apr;74(2):327-36
[PubMed ID: 16649877]
Kolden GG Klein MH Strauman TJ Chisholm-Stockard S Heerey E Schneider KL Smith TL . Early psychotherapy process and cluster B and C personality pathology: similarities and differences in interactions with symptomatic and interpersonal distress. Psychother Res. 2005 Jul;15(3):165-77
[PubMed ID: 22011147]
Kolden GG Strauman TJ Ward A Kuta J Woods TE Schneider KL Heerey E Sanborn L Burt C Millbrandt L Kalin NH Stewart JA Mullen B . A pilot study of group exercise training (GET) for women with primary breast cancer: feasibility and health benefits. Psychooncology. 2002 Sep-Oct;11(5):447-56
[PubMed ID: 12228878]