2024
Language sentiment predicts changes in depressive symptoms
Hur J, Heffner J, Feng G, Joormann J, Rutledge R. Language sentiment predicts changes in depressive symptoms. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2321321121. PMID: 39284070, PMCID: PMC11441484, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321321121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffectDepressionFemaleHumansLanguageMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsLinguistic Inquiry and Word CountDepressive symptomsCurrent moodAssociated with current moodDecision-making taskAssess depressive symptomsThree-week follow-upLanguage sentimentPatient Health QuestionnaireSymptom changePrevalence of depressionPsychiatric symptomsMood dynamicsMomentary happinessPHQ-9Past researchLinguistic responsesDepressionHealth QuestionnaireHuman ratersWord countMoodSocietal health concernSymptomsRaters
2023
Cognitive behavioral therapy following esketamine for major depression and suicidal ideation for relapse prevention: The CBT-ENDURE randomized clinical trial study protocol
Kitay B, Murphy E, Macaluso M, Corlett P, Hershenberg R, Joormann J, Martinez-Kaigi V, Nikayin S, Rhee T, Sanacora G, Shelton R, Thase M, Wilkinson S. Cognitive behavioral therapy following esketamine for major depression and suicidal ideation for relapse prevention: The CBT-ENDURE randomized clinical trial study protocol. Psychiatry Research 2023, 330: 115585. PMID: 37935086, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyMajor depressionSuicidal ideationRelapse preventionBehavioral therapyStudy protocolHigh riskClinical trial study protocolLong-term treatment approachKey secondary outcomesTrial study protocolHigh relapse rateHigh-risk populationSignificant suicidal ideationHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRelapse rateFeasibility trialEsketamineTreatment approachesPatientsSuicide attemptsTherapySupplemental indicationsChoosing to Avoid the Positive? Emotion Regulation Strategy Choice in Depression
Millgram Y, Lakan S, Joormann J, Nahum M, Shimony O, Tamir M. Choosing to Avoid the Positive? Emotion Regulation Strategy Choice in Depression. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2023, 132: 669-680. PMID: 37261782, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulation strategiesPleasant emotionsUnpleasant emotionsMDD participantsRegulation strategiesPleasant affectNondepressed individualsStrategy choiceMajor depressive disorderEcological momentary assessmentStrong motivationPositive ruminationNegative ruminationUnpleasant affectPleasant stimuliStrategy useBehavioral tasksEmotionsDaily lifeStudy 1Study 2Momentary assessmentAffectMotivationRuminationCortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor predicts increases in depressive symptoms in perinatal and nulliparous women during population-level stress
Beech A, Edelman A, Yatziv T, Rutherford H, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor predicts increases in depressive symptoms in perinatal and nulliparous women during population-level stress. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 340: 33-41. PMID: 37499916, PMCID: PMC10529046, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersCOVID-19DepressionFemaleHumansHydrocortisonePandemicsPregnancyStress, PsychologicalConceptsDepressive symptomsNulliparous womenCortisol reactivityLaboratory stressorHigh-risk groupDepressive symptom questionnairesBiomarkers of riskPsychosocial stress testCurrent depressive symptomsCOVID-19Salivary cortisol samplesPopulation-level stressorGestational weeksSymptom questionnairePerinatal periodNeed of interventionDepression riskCortisol levelsSymptomsCortisol samplesPregnancyWomenCOVID-19 pandemicStress testRisk“Don't [ruminate], be happy”: A cognitive perspective linking depression and anhedonia
Rutherford A, McDougle S, Joormann J. “Don't [ruminate], be happy”: A cognitive perspective linking depression and anhedonia. Clinical Psychology Review 2023, 101: 102255. PMID: 36871425, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive affectNegative affectSustained negative affectCognitive constructsCognitive theoryCognitive perspectiveLack of pleasureCognitive deficitsSpecific thoughtsIntervention effortsDifferent theoretical lensesAffectRuminationAnhedoniaDeficitsExtant literatureMemoryDepressionHallmark featureComputational modelingTheoretical lensesEnvironmental cuesLess focusDebilitating disorderCuesDevelopment of a model to predict combined antidepressant medication and psychotherapy treatment response for depression among veterans
Bossarte R, Ross E, Liu H, Turner B, Bryant C, Zainal N, Puac-Polanco V, Ziobrowski H, Cui R, Cipriani A, Furukawa T, Leung L, Joormann J, Nierenberg A, Oslin D, Pigeon W, Post E, Zaslavsky A, Zubizarreta J, Luedtke A, Kennedy C, Kessler R. Development of a model to predict combined antidepressant medication and psychotherapy treatment response for depression among veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 326: 111-119. PMID: 36709831, PMCID: PMC9975041, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotherapy treatment responseSelf-report assessmentsPsychological resilienceSelf-ReportRecent stressorsDepressed patientsGeneralizability of resultsSheehan Disability ScaleNational sampleTreatment responseImportant predictorLearning modelDepression treatmentParallel informationLikely responseSample definitionPsychotherapyTraining samplesStressorsClinician assessmentDisability ScaleGeneralizabilityInventoryVeteransDepressionChildhood adversities and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression following a motor vehicle collision in adulthood
Ziobrowski H, Holt-Gosselin B, Petukhova M, King A, Lee S, House S, Beaudoin F, An X, Stevens J, Zeng D, Neylan T, Clifford G, Linnstaedt S, Germine L, Bollen K, Rauch S, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Musey P, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Kurz M, Swor R, Hudak L, Pascual J, Seamon M, Harris E, Pearson C, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, O'Neil B, Sergot P, Sanchez L, Bruce S, Miller M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Barch D, Pizzagalli D, Harte S, Elliott J, Ressler K, McLean S, Koenen K, Kessler R. Childhood adversities and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression following a motor vehicle collision in adulthood. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2023, 32: e1. PMID: 36624694, PMCID: PMC9879881, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796022000798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAdverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelaeChildhood adversityEmotional abuseStress disorderEmotional neglectChronic posttraumatic stress disorderSelf-report criteriaPeritraumatic symptomsTraumatic eventsPTSD ChecklistSexual abusePhysical neglectMajor depressive episodeMotor vehicle collisionsPhysical abuseDSM-5CA measuresBullyingAbuseStrongest predictorAdversityTrauma studiesDichotomous measureExposure frequencyThe effect of attention bias modification on depressive symptoms in a comorbid sample: a randomized controlled trial
Bø R, Kraft B, Pedersen M, Joormann J, Jonassen R, Osnes K, Harmer C, Landrø N. The effect of attention bias modification on depressive symptoms in a comorbid sample: a randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 6389-6396. PMID: 36617964, PMCID: PMC10520597, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722003956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeck Depression Inventory-IIDepressive symptomsDouble-blind randomized sham-controlled trialSham conditionRandomized sham-controlled trialSham-controlled trialLong-term outcomesMajor depressive episodeMajor depressive disorderSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeDepressive episodeDepressive disorderLong-term effectsComorbid disordersComorbid anxietyComorbid sampleConsecutive daysInventory-IIPredictor analysisInventory scoresTotal scoreSymptomsEffects of ABMClinical samplesSocial impression formation and depression: examining cognitive flexibility and bias
Deng W, Cannon T, Joormann J. Social impression formation and depression: examining cognitive flexibility and bias. Cognition & Emotion 2023, 37: 137-146. PMID: 36607322, DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2023.2165043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial impression formationImpression formationImpression ratingsNegative interpretation biasSocial interaction partnersFuture social interactionsDepressive symptomsCognitive flexibilityInterpretation biasNegative interpretationsNegative contextPositive contextNegative evaluationSocial situationsPositive interpretationSocial interactionScenario typesSocial isolationInteraction partnersRatingsDepressionTaskNovel charactersScenario outcomesBias
2022
Development of a model to predict antidepressant treatment response for depression among Veterans
Puac-Polanco V, Ziobrowski H, Ross E, Liu H, Turner B, Cui R, Leung L, Bossarte R, Bryant C, Joormann J, Nierenberg A, Oslin D, Pigeon W, Post E, Zainal N, Zaslavsky A, Zubizarreta J, Luedtke A, Kennedy C, Cipriani A, Furukawa T, Kessler R. Development of a model to predict antidepressant treatment response for depression among Veterans. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 5001-5011. PMID: 37650342, PMCID: PMC10519376, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722001982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorHumansMachine LearningVeteransConceptsMajor depressive disorderVeterans Health AdministrationTreatment responseAntidepressant medicationADM treatmentDepression Symptomatology-Self ReportUS Veterans Health AdministrationBaseline self-reported dataAntidepressant treatment responseSheehan Disability ScaleBaseline symptom severityBeginning of treatmentVHA patientsQuick InventoryDisability ScaleDepressive disorderTreatment characteristicsSelf-report assessmentsTreatment selectionAlternative treatmentHealth AdministrationPatientsSymptom severityROC curveSelf-reported dataPrior differences in previous trauma exposure primarily drive the observed racial/ethnic differences in posttrauma depression and anxiety following a recent trauma
Harnett N, Dumornay N, Delity M, Sanchez L, Mohiuddin K, Musey P, Seamon M, McLean S, Kessler R, Koenen K, Beaudoin F, Lebois L, van Rooij S, Sampson N, Michopoulos V, Maples-Keller J, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Kurz M, Swor R, McGrath M, Hudak L, Pascual J, House S, An X, Stevens J, Neylan T, Jovanovic T, Linnstaedt S, Germine L, Datner E, Chang A, Pearson C, Peak D, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, O'Neil B, Sergot P, Bruce S, Miller M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Barch D, Pizzagalli D, Sheridan J, Smoller J, Luna B, Harte S, Elliott J, Ressler K. Prior differences in previous trauma exposure primarily drive the observed racial/ethnic differences in posttrauma depression and anxiety following a recent trauma. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 2553-2562. PMID: 35094717, PMCID: PMC9339026, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721004475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPrevious trauma exposureTrauma exposurePosttraumatic depressionPrior differencesChildhood emotional abusePrior trauma exposureSelf-report assessmentsWhite participantsPosttraumatic stressStress disorderAnxiety symptomsEmotional abuseLife stressorsPTSD ratesEarly aftermathPosttraumatic dysfunctionAnxietySymptom trajectoriesRecent traumaEthnic differencesAURORA studyParticipantsSymptom recoveryRecent research
2020
Understanding positive emotion deficits in depression: From emotion preferences to emotion regulation
Vanderlind WM, Millgram Y, Baskin-Sommers AR, Clark MS, Joormann J. Understanding positive emotion deficits in depression: From emotion preferences to emotion regulation. Clinical Psychology Review 2020, 76: 101826. PMID: 32058881, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive emotionsEmotion regulationEmotion preferencesNegative affectEmotion regulation strategy useEmotion regulation strategiesRegulation strategy useEmotion regulation modelUse of strategiesEmotion processesEmotion deficitsEmotion dysfunctionPositive affectRegulation strategiesIndividual differencesStrategy useImportant empirical gapEmotionsHabitual useAffectPrior researchRegulation modelNovel treatment targetsExtant literatureEmpirical gap
2005
Emotional Intensity of Idiographic Sad Memories in Depression Predicts Symptom Levels 1 Year Later
Rottenberg J, Joormann J, Brozovich F, Gotlib I. Emotional Intensity of Idiographic Sad Memories in Depression Predicts Symptom Levels 1 Year Later. Emotion 2005, 5: 238-242. PMID: 15982090, DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.5.2.238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultDepressionEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMemoryMiddle AgedPrognosisTime FactorsConceptsCue-word paradigmEmotional intensitySad memoriesLow emotional intensityDepressive symptomsSad wordsImpoverished memoryAutobiographical memoryAutobiographical eventsEmotional disclosureDepressed sampleDepressed individualsLongitudinal findingsParticipants' levelMemoryLifetime eventsLevels 1 yearEtiological significanceSymptomatic courseParadigmSadnessHigh levelsWordsParticipantsSymptomsWhy We Sing the Blues: The Relation Between Self-Reflective Rumination, Mood, and Creativity
Verhaeghen P, Joormann J, Khan R. Why We Sing the Blues: The Relation Between Self-Reflective Rumination, Mood, and Creativity. Emotion 2005, 5: 226-232. PMID: 15982087, DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.5.2.226.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Somatic Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder from the DSM-IV Associations with Pathological Worry and Depression Symptoms in a Nonclinical Sample
Joormann J, Stöber J. Somatic Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder from the DSM-IV Associations with Pathological Worry and Depression Symptoms in a Nonclinical Sample. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 1999, 13: 491-503. PMID: 10600050, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(99)00017-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderMuscle tensionDepression symptomsSomatic symptomsAnxiety disordersElevated muscle tensionPathological worrySleep disturbancesMajor depressionDifficulty concentratingSymptom listMental disordersPsychophysiological findingsSymptomsStatistical ManualDisordersNonclinical sampleMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisFourth EditionPresent findingsPathological worriersSeverity ratingsPresent studyUnclear boundaries