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Fisher, L., Hessler, D., Polonsky, W., Strycker, L., Bowyer, V., Masharani, U. Toward effective interventions to reduce diabetes distress among adults with type 1 diabetes: enhancing emotion regulation and cognitive skills. Patient Education and Counseling , 2019, 102, 1499-1505.

Fisher, L., Polonsky, W.H., Hessler, D. Addressing diabetes distress in clinical care: A practical guide. Diabetic Medicine , 2019, 36, 803-812.

Hessler, D., Fisher, L., Polonsky, W., Stryker, L., Parra, J., Bowyer, V. The value in treating elevated levels of diabetes distress: Determining the clinical impact of targeted interventions with adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine . 2020, 37, 71-74.

Hessler, D., Strycker, L., Fisher, L. Reductions in management distress following a randomized distress intervention are associated with improved diabetes behavioral and glycemic outcomes over time. Diabetes Care , 2020, 44, 1472-1479, doi.org/10.2337/dc20-2724.

Masharani, U., Strycker, L., Fisher,L. The ubiquity of diabetes distress among adults with type 1 diabetes in an urban, academic practice: A template for intervention. Diabetic Medicine , 2022, DOI:10.1111/dme.14832.

Polonsky, W., Fisher, L., Hessler, D., Desai, I., King, S., Perez-Nieves, M. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the emotional side of type 2 diabetes: A re-envisioning of the assessment of diabetes distress. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications , 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2022.108103.

Fisher, L., Polonsky, W., Perez-Nieves, M., Desai, I., Strycker, L., Hessler, D. A new perspective on diabetes distress using the Type 2 Diabetes Distress Assessment System (T2-DDAS): prevalence and change over time. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications , 2022, doi:10.1016/j.diacomp.2022.108256.

Fisher, L., Hessler, D., Polonsky, W., Guzman, S., Bowyer, V., Blumer, I., Masharani, U. Emotion regulation contributes to the development of diabetes distress among adults with type 1 diabetes. Patient Education And Counseling, 2018, 101, 124-131.

Hessler, D.M., Fisher, L., Polonsky, W.H., Masharani, U., Strycker, L.A., Peters, A.L. Blumer, I., Bowyer, V. Diabetes distress is linked with worsening diabetes management over time in adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 2017, 34, 1228-1234.

Fisher, L. Hessler, D., Polonsky, W., Strycker, L., Masharani, U., Peters, A. Diabetes distress in adults with type 1 diabetes: prevalence, incidence and change over time. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 2016, 30, 1123-1128.

Sturt, J., Dennick, K., Hessler, D., Hunter, B.M., Oliver, J., Fisher, L. Effective interventions for reducing diabetes distress: systematic review and meta-analysis. International Diabetes Nursing, 2015, 12, 40-55.

Hessler, D., Fisher, L., Strycker, L., Arean, P.A., Bowyer, V. Causal and bidirectional linkages over time between depression and diabetes regimen distress in adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2015, 108, 360-366.

Fisher, L., Polonsky, W.H., Hessler, D.M., Masharani, U., Blumer, I., Peters, A.L., Stryker, L.A., Bowyer, V. Understanding the sources of diabetes distress in adults with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 2015, 29, 572-577.

Fisher, L., Gonzales, J.S., Polonsky, W.H. The confusing tale of depression and distress in patients with diabetes: A call for greater clarity and precision. Diabetic Medicine, 2014, 31, 764-772.

Fisher, L. Hessler, D.H., Masharani, U., Stryker, L. The impact of baseline patient characteristics on interventions to reduce diabetes distress: The role of personal conscientiousness and diabetes self efficacy. Diabetic Medicine, 2014, 31, 739-746.

Hessler D., Fisher L., Glasgow RE., Strycker LA., Dickinson LM., Arean PA., Masharani U. Reductions in regimen distress are associated with improved management and glycemic control over time. Diabetes Care, 2014, 37, 617-624.

Fisher, L., Hessler, D.H., Glasgow, R.E., Arean, P.A., Masharani, U., Naranjo, D., Stryker, L.A. REDEEM: A pragmatic trial to reduce diabetes distress. Diabetes Care, 2013, 36, 2551-2558.

Fisher, L., Hessler, D.M., Polonsky, W.H., Mullan, J. When is diabetes distress clinically meaningful? Establishing cut-points for the Diabetes Distress Scale. Diabetes Care, 2012, 35, 259-264.

Fisher, L., Glasgow, R.E., & Stryker, L.A. The relationship between diabetes distress and clinical depression with glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 2010, 33, 1034-1036.

Fisher, L. Mullan, J.T., Skaff, M.M., Glasgow, R.E., Arean, P., & Hessler, D. Predicting diabetes distress among patients with type 2 diabetes: A longitudinal study. Diabetic Medicine, 2009, 26, 622-627.

Fisher, L., Skaff, M.M., Mullan, JT., Arean, P., Glasgow, R.E., & Masharani, U. A longitudinal study of Axis I disorders, negative affect and distress among adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 2008, 25, 1096-1101.

Fisher, L. , Skaff, M.M., Mullan, J.T., Arean, P., Mohr, D., Masharani, U., Glasgow, R., Laurencin, G. Clinical depression vs. distress among patients with type 2 diabetes: Not just a question of semantics. Diabetes Care, 2007, 30, 542-548.

Polonsky, W.H., Fisher, L., Esarles, J., Dudl, R.J., Lees, J., Mullan, J.T., Jackson, R. Assessing psychosocial distress in diabetes: Development of the Diabetes Distress Scale. Diabetes Care, 2005, 28, 626-631.