Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsV. Robin Weersing, PhD
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Research
Publications
2025
Development of a Suicide Prevention Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Young Adults: Rationale, Design, and Evidence of Feasibility and Acceptability
van der Star A, Randall A, Salgin L, Brady J, Albright C, Mitzner J, Alexander J, Williams K, Weersing V, Calzo J, Rojas S, Ramers C, Wells K, Blashill A. Development of a Suicide Prevention Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Young Adults: Rationale, Design, and Evidence of Feasibility and Acceptability. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2025, 55: e70014. PMID: 40179218, PMCID: PMC11968012, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.70014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety Planning InterventionSGM youthPatient navigationStudy proceduresAcceptability of study proceduresGender minority youthYoung adultsSuicide prevention interventionsEvidence of feasibilityAt-risk populationsGender minoritiesMinority youthModular interventionRepeat-suicide attemptersPreventive interventionsPrevent SuicidePlanning interventionsAt-riskYouthCase seriesSatisfaction rateIdentical careInterventionTriangulated dataSGM
2024
Evidence-Base Update of Psychosocial and Combination Treatments for Child and Adolescent Depression
Weersing V, Goger P, Schwartz K, Baca S, Angulo F, Kado-Walton M. Evidence-Base Update of Psychosocial and Combination Treatments for Child and Adolescent Depression. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2024, 54: 1-51. PMID: 39495037, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2384022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapySociety of Clinical Child and Adolescent PsychologyNumber-needed-to-treatRandomized Controlled TrialsImpact of depressionIPT-AInterpersonal psychotherapyDepressed sampleAntidepressant medicationBehavioral therapyTreatment researchAdolescent psychologyPsychosocial interventionsCollaborative care programTreatment modelTechnology-assisted interventionsEffect sizeEfficacious treatmentEmpirical supportDepressionAnalysis of predictorsEvidence baseTreatment effectsAdolescentsEvidence-based updateCognitive behavioral program for the prevention of depression in at-risk adolescents: isolating the effects of dose
Dickerson J, Clarke G, Weersing V, Lynch F, Hollon S, Brent D, Beardslee W, Gladstone T, Porta G, DeBar L, Brooks N, Garber J. Cognitive behavioral program for the prevention of depression in at-risk adolescents: isolating the effects of dose. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, 194: 19-26. PMID: 38904429, PMCID: PMC11735958, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepression-free daysAt-Risk AdolescentsUsual careProgram doseAdolescent offspring of parentsIntention-to-treat sampleMulti-site randomized controlled trialAt-riskPrevention of depressionCognitive behavioral programOffspring of parentsHistory of depressionInfluence of confoundersRandomized Controlled TrialsIntervention doseAcute sessionAdolescent offspringTravel burdenPost-randomizationSecondary analysisBehavioral preventionBehavioral programFollow-up daysStudy variablesContinuous sessionImpact of trauma exposure and depression comorbidity on response to transdiagnostic behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety and depression
Angulo F, Goger P, Brent D, Rozenman M, Gonzalez A, Schwartz K, Porta G, Lynch F, Dickerson J, Weersing V. Impact of trauma exposure and depression comorbidity on response to transdiagnostic behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety and depression. Npj Mental Health Research 2024, 3: 8. PMID: 38609501, PMCID: PMC10955846, DOI: 10.1038/s44184-023-00049-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief behavioral therapyTrauma exposureBehavioral therapyComorbid depressionModerators of treatment outcomeEffectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventionsDevelopment of comorbid depressionHistory of trauma exposureImpact of trauma exposureTherapist-rated measureTransdiagnostic behavior therapyMeasures of allianceSignificant three-way interactionClinically significant depressionThree-way interactionPresence of clinically significant depressionTransdiagnostic psychotherapyPediatric anxietyTransdiagnostic therapiesAnxiety symptomsDepression comorbidityPsychotherapeutic interventionsEmotional disordersHomework completionModel of learning
2014
Depressive Disorders in Adolescents
Jeffreys M, Weersing V. Depressive Disorders in Adolescents. 2014, 147-161. DOI: 10.1002/9781394259359.ch10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent depressionModular cognitive behavioral therapyPattern of resultsEvidence-based treatmentsInterpersonal psychotherapyDepressive disorderBehavioral therapyDepression courseLab-based settingsParental inclusionDiverse sampleDepressionStandardized assessmentParental involvementAdolescentsEffects of treatmentEvidence baseEvidence-based carePsychotherapyClinically relevant discussionDisordersProvision of evidence-based careEvidenceTreatment
2004
Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy for Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Medicine Review
COMPTON S, MARCH J, BRENT D, ALBANO A, WEERSING V, CURRY J. Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy for Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Medicine Review. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2004, 43: 930-959. PMID: 15266189, DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000127589.57468.bf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral psychotherapyDepressive disorderCognitive-behavioral treatmentCognitive-behavioral therapyCognitive-behavioral interventionsActive control conditionPediatric anxietyCognitive-behavioralSymptom reductionFramework of evidence-based medicinePsychological literatureAnxietyTreatment of childrenPrimary outcome domainsOutcome domainsEvidence-based perspectivePsychotherapyControl conditionInactive controlAdolescentsDisordersEvidence-Based Medicine ReviewsWaiting listEvidence-based medicineEvidence-based