V. Robin Weersing, PhD
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Appointments
Child Study Center
Assistant Professor AdjunctPrimary
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Education & Training
- PhD
- University of California Los Angeles (2000)
Research
Publications
2024
Cognitive 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, kwae131. PMID: 38904429, 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
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- July 15, 2004
V. Robin Weersing, Ph.D