Jutta Joormann
Richard Ely Foundation Professor of PsychologyCards
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Publications
2026
Executive and cognitive control in depression.
Joormann J, Rutherford A. Executive and cognitive control in depression. 2026, 531-544. DOI: 10.1037/0000437-029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcessing of emotional informationCognitive controlExecutive controlEmotional informationCognitive processesCognitive processing of emotional informationExecutive control deficitsNeurobiological correlatesNeurocognitive treatmentGeneral deficitWorking memoryControl deficitsPsychological literatureDepressionMethodological limitationsDeficitsDebilitating symptomsHomogeneity of samplesPsychologyMemoryBiasSymptomsInterventionControlDifficulties
2025
‘Hanger’ and beyond: Measuring hunger-related mood dysregulation and its links with mental health, functioning and task-based mood induction
Copps M, Vidal-Ribas P, Sadek L, Llewellyn C, Herle M, Breen G, Allen K, Carnegie A, Qi L, Chandler-Wilde R, Kakar S, Smith I, Joormann J, Viding E, Stringaris A. ‘Hanger’ and beyond: Measuring hunger-related mood dysregulation and its links with mental health, functioning and task-based mood induction. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 397: 120924. PMID: 41407121, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMood dysregulationMental healthMeasure individual differencesWorsening of moodAssociated with mental healthHistory of mental health disordersMeal scoresMental health disordersConfirmatory factor analysisAssociated with irritabilitySelf-reported functionIrritability subscaleMood inductionEating DisordersIndividual differencesLow moodMood changesPsychometric propertiesSomatic feelingsMoodHealth disordersFactor analysisAnxietyDepressionQualitative responsesDissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in PTSD: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures
Ben-Zion Z, Basol E, Simon A, Abargil M, Samonek K, Patterson M, Spiller T, Duek O, Just S, Preller K, Keynan J, Admon R, Liberzon I, Shalev A, Hendler T, Levy I, Joormann J, Scheinost D, Harpaz-Rotem I. Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in PTSD: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures. Biological Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 41319905, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderConnectome-based predictive modelingEmotional painSymptom networksNeural signaturesSymptom severityStudy 1PTSD dimensionsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsSubjective ratingsTrauma-exposed individualsTrauma-related psychopathologyDiverse symptom presentationsPost-traumaRatings of fearMechanism-based interventionsCentral executiveEmotional reactivityDSM-5PCL-5Distressing memoriesStress disorderDefault-modeCentral symptomsWhen emotions persist: Emotional inertia predicts adolescent depression amid COVID-19 stress
Liu S, Xu J, Deng W, Feng A, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. When emotions persist: Emotional inertia predicts adolescent depression amid COVID-19 stress. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2025, 194: 104885. PMID: 41075419, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative emotional inertiaEmotional inertiaDepressive symptomsMarkers of stress reactivityLatent change score modelsChange score modelsEcological momentary assessmentFewer depressive symptomsCOVID-19 stressEarly intervention targetsPersistent negative emotionsStress reactivityNaturalistic stressorYouth mental healthAdolescent depressionMomentary assessmentChronic stressNegative emotionsPositive emotionsDepression riskIntervention targetsLongitudinal evidenceEmotional statesMental healthEmotionsBelief Updating Deficits in Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Zabag R, Vander Zwalmen Y, Kube T, Hoorelbeke K, Koster E, Joormann J. Belief Updating Deficits in Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 2025, 121: 102649. PMID: 41033262, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of biasDepressive symptomsPublication biasSystematic reviewTrim-and-fill procedureMeta-analysisCochrane Library electronic databasesRandom-effects modelBlack checklistWeb of ScienceConclusion DepressionEgger's testElectronic databasesFunnel plotPreregistered systematic reviewExploratory subgroup analysisDepressive symptomatologyBelief updatingEffect sizeSubgroup analysisResponse to negative informationDepressionEffects modelAssociationRiskBiased and Inflexible Interpretations of Social Situations Predict Affect Intensity and Variability in Children and Adolescents
Hohensee N, Bronstein M, Everaert J, Zabag R, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Biased and Inflexible Interpretations of Social Situations Predict Affect Intensity and Variability in Children and Adolescents. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2025, 53: 1567-1579. PMID: 40906292, PMCID: PMC12521329, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-025-01371-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpretation biasNegative affectAdolescents' daily livesSocial situationsInterpretations of social situationsIntensity of negative affectPositive interpretation biasNegative interpretation biasDaily affective experiencesPositive affectNegative interpretationsAffective experiencePredictive utilityAffective intensityHeightened emotionsAffective dynamicsAffectDevelopmental periodInflexibilityAdolescentsDaily lifeChildrenSocial interpretationBiasEmotionsSocial Reorientation of Emotion Regulation: Changing Roles of Family and Peers During Adolescence
Ho E, Joormann J, Kober H, Gadassi-Polack R. Social Reorientation of Emotion Regulation: Changing Roles of Family and Peers During Adolescence. Emotion 2025, 25: 1447-1459. PMID: 39992789, PMCID: PMC12353143, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchER strategiesAssociated with greater useInterpersonal eventsEmotion regulationRegulation of negative affectDevelopment of emotion regulationPositive interpersonal eventsNegative interpersonal eventsEffective ER strategiesSocial interactionGreater useNegative affectLongitudinal designDaily diariesEffective ERER developmentEmotional climateOlder youthAged 8Younger youthAdolescentsFamily eventsPeer groupYouthPeerPreadolescent Family Conflict, Parental Depression, and Neural Circuitry Interact to Predict Adolescent Symptoms
Holt-Gosselin B, Basol E, Keding T, Rodrigues K, Joormann J, Gee D. Preadolescent Family Conflict, Parental Depression, and Neural Circuitry Interact to Predict Adolescent Symptoms. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 40882867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentFunctional connectivityFamily conflictFamilial riskParental depressionPsychiatric symptomsNeural circuitryAged 9Patterns of neurodevelopmentResting-state networksAdolescent psychopathologyLR youthHR youthInternalizing symptomsAdolescent symptomsDepression historyRisk statusTotal problemsEnvironmental adversityPsychopathologyCognitive developmentCross-sectional designDepressionEffect sizePrognostic risk markersAre biased and inflexible updating of interpretations broad or narrow transdiagnostic risk markers for psychopathology? A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) lens
Vos L, Lodder P, Bronstein M, Gadassi-Polack R, Smeets T, Joormann J, Everaert J. Are biased and inflexible updating of interpretations broad or narrow transdiagnostic risk markers for psychopathology? A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) lens. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2025, 193: 104845. PMID: 40886453, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive interpretation biasHierarchical Taxonomy of PsychopathologyTaxonomy of PsychopathologyInterpretation biasHierarchical taxonomyInterpretation of ambiguous informationDimensions of psychopathologyNegative interpretation biasSelf-report batteryMental health conditionsTransdiagnostic associationsHiTOP spectraPsychopathological symptomsSocial disinterestDiagnostic boundariesCommunity sampleSymptom overlapPsychopathologyTask measuresNegative interpretationsHiTOPLatent regression modelEmotional detachmentDiagnostic categoriesInterpretation processBiased and inflexible interpretations of social situations predict depressive symptoms and relational outcomes in parent-adolescent dyads
Gadassi-Polack R, Zabag R, Bronstein M, Joormann J, Everaert J. Biased and inflexible interpretations of social situations predict depressive symptoms and relational outcomes in parent-adolescent dyads. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2025, 193: 104840. PMID: 40845759, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpretations of social situationsDepressive symptomsInterpretation biasSocial situationsLevels of depressive symptomsAdaptive social functioningNegative biasParent-adolescent relationshipParent-adolescent dyadsSocial-emotional developmentCognitive inflexibilityPartner responsivenessPositive biasRelationship qualityRelated perceptionsPsychopathologySocial functioningPositive interpretationInflexibilityAdolescentsPerceived ResponsibilityRelated outcomesDaily interactionsSymptomsGeneral population
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Using Neuroimaging to track symptom change in PTSD treatment
HIC ID2000025892RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2029Recruiting Participants