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Abbey Hughes

Abbey Hughes, PhD

Rehabilitation PsychologyClinical NeuropsychologyPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Young Adult 18-25
  • Adult 26-64
  • Older Adult 65+

Languages

  • English

In-Network Plans

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Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Abbey Hughes

Professional Titles

  • Director, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Background

Abbey Hughes, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with expertise in rehabilitation psychology and multiple sclerosis rehabilitation. Her clinical and research interests include the assessment, treatment and management of psychological and cognitive difficulties associated with multiple sclerosis, including adjustment to disability, sleep disturbance, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and problems with thinking or memory.

Using a multidisciplinary and biopsychosocial approach, Dr. Hughes conducts neuropsychological assessments, provides consultations and engages in psychological/behavioral medicine interventions with a variety of patients. As a clinician-scientist, she conducts research examining the assessment and treatment of sleep disturbance and neuropsychological impairment in people with multiple sclerosis.

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Google Scholar - Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QZk375EAAAAJ&hl

PubMed - Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Abbey+Hughes

Selected Publications

  • Koelmel E, Hughes AJ, Alschuler KN, Ehde DM. Resilience mediates the longitudinal relationships between social support and mental health outcomes in multiple sclerosis. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2017 Jun 1;98(6):1139-48.

  • Turner AP, Hartoonian N, Sloan AP, Benich M, Kivlahan DR, Hughes C, Hughes AJ, Haselkorn JK. Improving fatigue and depression in individuals with multiple sclerosis using telephone-administered physical activity counseling. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2016 Apr;84(4):297.

  • Hughes AJ, Dunn KM, Chaffee T, Bhattarai JJ, Beier M. Diagnostic and clinical utility of the GAD-2 for screening anxiety symptoms in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2018 Oct 1;99(10):2045-9.

Honors

  • ECTRIMS Young Investigator Award, European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECRTIMS)
  • Mitch Rosenthal Early Career Research Award, APA Division 22
  • Judy E. Hall Early Career Psychologist Award, The National Register of Health Service Psychologists

Memberships

  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • APA Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (Division 22)
  • APA Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (Division 40)

Locations

  1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Expertise

Education

  • Graduate School: University of Kansas, Clinical Psychology, PhD, 2014

Board Certifications

  • Rehabilitation Psychology: American Board of Professional Psychology, 2019

Insurance

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Search plans
  • Aetna
  • CareFirst
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthSmart/Accel
  • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
  • MultiPlan
  • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
  • Point Comfort Underwriters
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)