Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
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Bontempo, A. C., Bontempo, J. M., & Duberstein, P. R. (2025). Ignored, dismissed, and minimized: Understanding the harmful consequences of invalidation in health care—A systematic meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Psychological Bulletin, 151, 399-427. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000473 [Q1 General Psychology]
* Selected as an Editor's Choice article
See also: When Doctors Dismiss Symptoms, Patients Suffer Lasting Harm
See also: When doctors don’t listen, patients stop talking
Bontempo, A. C., & Schiff, G. D. (2025). Diagnosing diagnostic error of endometriosis: A qualitative analysis of patient experiences from a mixed methods survey. BMJ Open Quality, 14, e003121. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003121 [Q2 Medicine: Health Policy]
Bontempo, A. C. (2025). Conceptualizing symptom invalidation as experienced by patients with endometriosis. Qualitative Health Research, 35, 248-263. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323241253418 [Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health]
Tigdi, J., Gholiof, M., Bontempo, A. C., Chawla, A., Freger, S., Alsalem, H., Leonardi, M. (2024). Evaluating the patient experience with ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis: A prospective cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102760 [Q2 Obstetrics and Gynecology]
Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Catona, D., Buckley de Meritens, A., Devine, K., & Greene, K. (2024). Dilemmas and strategy when companion participation during appointments differ from patients and companion expectations. Published online ahead of print. Health Communication, 39, 876-887. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2190244 [Q1 Communication]
Bontempo, A. C. (2023). Favorable patient attitudes toward clinicians’ transparent communication of diagnostic uncertainty and its role in patient trust. Social Science & Medicine - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, 100214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100214 [Q2 Social Sciences (miscellaneous)]
Mikesell, L., & Bontempo, A. C. (2022). Healthcare providers’ impact on the care experiences of patients with endometriosis: The value of trust. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2048468 [Q1 Communication]
Catona, D., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2022). Conflicting views during gynecologic cancer care: A comparison of patients' and caregivers' perceptions of burden. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, 7755-7762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07185-1 [Q2 Oncology]
Lee, L. E., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Catona, D., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2022). Aligned and divergent perceptions of support persons’ role in triadic gynecologic cancer communication. Qualitative Health Research, 32, 710-724. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211066868 [Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health]
Bontempo, A. C. (2022). The effect of personalized invalidation of symptoms by healthcare providers on patient depression: The mediating role of self-esteem. Patient Education & Counseling, 105, 1598-1603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.034 [Q1 Medicine]
See also: The Effect of Invalidation
Bontempo, A. C. (2022). The need for a standardized conceptual term to describe invalidation of patient symptoms. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211024718 [Q1 Applied Psychology]
See also: A Standardized Term is Needed to Describe and Advance Work on Invalidation of Patient Symptoms, A New Study Finds
Bontempo, A. C., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Catona, D., Checton, M. G., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2020). "We cannot have any negativity": A secondary analysis of expectancies for the experience of emotion among women with gynecologic cancer. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320942863 [Q1 Applied Psychology]
See also: Expressing Negative Emotions May Benefit Gynecological Cancer Patients, According to New SC&I Research
Bontempo, A. C. & Mikesell, L. (2020). Patient perceptions of misdiagnosis of endometriosis: Results from an online national survey. Diagnosis, 7, 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1515/dx-2019-0020 [Q1 Health Policy]
Checton, M. G., Venetis, M. K., Catona, D., Bontempo, A. C., Greene, K., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2019). Reports of sharing and withholding cancer-related information by patients with gynecologic cancer and their supporters. Oncology Nursing Forum, 46, 676-685. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.ONF.676-685 [Q2 Oncology (nursing)]
Adelman, C. B., Panza, K. E., Bontempo, A., & Bloch, M. H. (2014). A meta-analysis of computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 75, 695-704. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.13r08894 [Q1 Psychiatry and Mental Health]
Raines, A. M., Capron, D. W., Bontempo, A. C., Dane, B. F., & Schmidt, N. B. (2014). Obsessive compulsive symptom dimensions and suicide: The moderating role of anxiety sensitivity cognitive concerns. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 38, 660-669. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-014-9622-z [Q1 Clinical Psychology]
Bontempo, A., Panza, K. E., & Bloch, M. H. (2012). D-Cycloserine augmentation of behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 73, 533-537. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.11r07356 [Q1 Psychiatry and Mental Health]
* Selected as an Editor's Choice article
See also: When Doctors Dismiss Symptoms, Patients Suffer Lasting Harm
See also: When doctors don’t listen, patients stop talking
Bontempo, A. C., & Schiff, G. D. (2025). Diagnosing diagnostic error of endometriosis: A qualitative analysis of patient experiences from a mixed methods survey. BMJ Open Quality, 14, e003121. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003121 [Q2 Medicine: Health Policy]
Bontempo, A. C. (2025). Conceptualizing symptom invalidation as experienced by patients with endometriosis. Qualitative Health Research, 35, 248-263. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323241253418 [Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health]
Tigdi, J., Gholiof, M., Bontempo, A. C., Chawla, A., Freger, S., Alsalem, H., Leonardi, M. (2024). Evaluating the patient experience with ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis: A prospective cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102760 [Q2 Obstetrics and Gynecology]
Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Catona, D., Buckley de Meritens, A., Devine, K., & Greene, K. (2024). Dilemmas and strategy when companion participation during appointments differ from patients and companion expectations. Published online ahead of print. Health Communication, 39, 876-887. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2190244 [Q1 Communication]
Bontempo, A. C. (2023). Favorable patient attitudes toward clinicians’ transparent communication of diagnostic uncertainty and its role in patient trust. Social Science & Medicine - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, 100214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100214 [Q2 Social Sciences (miscellaneous)]
Mikesell, L., & Bontempo, A. C. (2022). Healthcare providers’ impact on the care experiences of patients with endometriosis: The value of trust. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2048468 [Q1 Communication]
Catona, D., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2022). Conflicting views during gynecologic cancer care: A comparison of patients' and caregivers' perceptions of burden. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, 7755-7762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07185-1 [Q2 Oncology]
Lee, L. E., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Catona, D., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2022). Aligned and divergent perceptions of support persons’ role in triadic gynecologic cancer communication. Qualitative Health Research, 32, 710-724. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211066868 [Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health]
Bontempo, A. C. (2022). The effect of personalized invalidation of symptoms by healthcare providers on patient depression: The mediating role of self-esteem. Patient Education & Counseling, 105, 1598-1603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.034 [Q1 Medicine]
See also: The Effect of Invalidation
Bontempo, A. C. (2022). The need for a standardized conceptual term to describe invalidation of patient symptoms. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211024718 [Q1 Applied Psychology]
See also: A Standardized Term is Needed to Describe and Advance Work on Invalidation of Patient Symptoms, A New Study Finds
Bontempo, A. C., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Catona, D., Checton, M. G., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2020). "We cannot have any negativity": A secondary analysis of expectancies for the experience of emotion among women with gynecologic cancer. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320942863 [Q1 Applied Psychology]
See also: Expressing Negative Emotions May Benefit Gynecological Cancer Patients, According to New SC&I Research
Bontempo, A. C. & Mikesell, L. (2020). Patient perceptions of misdiagnosis of endometriosis: Results from an online national survey. Diagnosis, 7, 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1515/dx-2019-0020 [Q1 Health Policy]
Checton, M. G., Venetis, M. K., Catona, D., Bontempo, A. C., Greene, K., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2019). Reports of sharing and withholding cancer-related information by patients with gynecologic cancer and their supporters. Oncology Nursing Forum, 46, 676-685. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.ONF.676-685 [Q2 Oncology (nursing)]
Adelman, C. B., Panza, K. E., Bontempo, A., & Bloch, M. H. (2014). A meta-analysis of computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 75, 695-704. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.13r08894 [Q1 Psychiatry and Mental Health]
Raines, A. M., Capron, D. W., Bontempo, A. C., Dane, B. F., & Schmidt, N. B. (2014). Obsessive compulsive symptom dimensions and suicide: The moderating role of anxiety sensitivity cognitive concerns. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 38, 660-669. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-014-9622-z [Q1 Clinical Psychology]
Bontempo, A., Panza, K. E., & Bloch, M. H. (2012). D-Cycloserine augmentation of behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 73, 533-537. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.11r07356 [Q1 Psychiatry and Mental Health]
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Manuscripts under Review
*Denotes undergraduate student co-author
Bontempo, A. C., & Cooney-Quane, J. Paths from symptom invalidation by clinicians to patient health outcomes: A moderated mediation analysis and the roles of perceived threat of symptoms, supportive message quality, and self-esteem.
Bontempo, A. C., & *Saleem, A. How clinicians can best support patients presenting with pelvic pain: An interview study.
Bontempo, A. C. Optimizing recipient design to assuage clinicians during diagnostic uncertainty.
Bontempo, A. C., & Cooney-Quane, J. Paths from symptom invalidation by clinicians to patient health outcomes: A moderated mediation analysis and the roles of perceived threat of symptoms, supportive message quality, and self-esteem.
Bontempo, A. C., & *Saleem, A. How clinicians can best support patients presenting with pelvic pain: An interview study.
Bontempo, A. C. Optimizing recipient design to assuage clinicians during diagnostic uncertainty.
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Manuscripts in Preparation
*Denotes undergraduate student co-author
Bontempo, A. C. Examining the structural validity and reliability of a supportive message quality measure with clinicians as the message source.
Bontempo, A. C., *Saleem, A., Lee, L., Schmitz, K., Lawrence, I., & Opoku-Anane, J. Classifying behavioral and environmental barriers interfering with clinicians' engagement in endometriosis diagnostic practices: A mixed-methods scoping review.
Bontempo, A. C., Peterson, N. A., LaNoue, M., & Mikesell, L. The Perceived Symptom Invalidation Questionnaire (PSIQ): Development and validation of a novel multi-component questionnaire assessing perceived symptom invalidation
Bontempo, A. C. Examining the structural validity and reliability of a supportive message quality measure with clinicians as the message source.
Bontempo, A. C., *Saleem, A., Lee, L., Schmitz, K., Lawrence, I., & Opoku-Anane, J. Classifying behavioral and environmental barriers interfering with clinicians' engagement in endometriosis diagnostic practices: A mixed-methods scoping review.
Bontempo, A. C., Peterson, N. A., LaNoue, M., & Mikesell, L. The Perceived Symptom Invalidation Questionnaire (PSIQ): Development and validation of a novel multi-component questionnaire assessing perceived symptom invalidation