
Gretchen Brenes
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem), Professor · Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Credentials: · · ·
History

- 1989–1993
University School of Medicine
Research
Anxiety and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence, impact, and treatment
Psychosomatic Medicine · 2003 · Sole author · 213 citations
Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in primary care patients
The Primary Care Companion to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry · 2007 · Sole author · 162 citations
Memory enhancement training for older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a preliminary study
Aging & Mental Health · 2002 · 161 citations

23 papers

11 papers

8 papers

7 papers
- ML
5 papers

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3 papers
Grants
- 2025–2029
National Institute on Aging · R01
Contact PI · $1.5M · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- 2016–2020
A Stepped-Care Telehealth Approach to Treat Distress in Rural Cancer Survivors
National Cancer Institute · R21
PI · $370.8K · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- 2010–2015
An RCT of CBT-Telephone for Late-Life GAD
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $2.1M · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- 2004–2009
Treatment of Late-Life Anxiety in a Primary Care Setting
National Institute of Mental Health · K23
Contact PI · $745.6K · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Clinical trials
- 2022
Yoga for Caregivers and Persons With Dementia
Principal investigator · Completed
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- 2017–2019
Tranquil Moments II-CBT vs. Yoga for Worry
Principal investigator · Completed
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- 2011–2015
Telephone Psychotherapy for Late-Life Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Principal investigator · Completed
Wake Forest University Health Sciences



