Completed Projects

The University Depression Study Group may be newly-formed, but our team members have been investigating depression for many years. Below is a sample of our most recent work. Click on a citation below to read its study abstract.

Calabrese SK, Lyness JM, Sörensen S, Duberstein PR. Personality and the association of pain and depression. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2006;14:546-9.

 

Conner KR, Duberstein PR, Beckman A, Heisel MJ, Hirsch JK, Gamble S, Conwell Y. Planning of suicide attempts among depressed inpatients ages 50 and over. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2007;97:123-8.

 

Conner KR, Pinquart M, Duberstein PR. Meta-analysis of depression and substance use and impairment among intravenous drug users (IDUs). Addiction. 2008;103:524-34.

 

Duberstein PR, Heisel MJ. Personality traits and the reporting of affective disorder symptoms in depressed patients. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2007;103:165-71.

 

Duberstein PR, Pálsson SP, Waern M, Skoog I. Personality and risk for depression in a birth cohort of 70-year-olds followed for 15 years. Psychological Medicine. 2008;38:663-71.

 

Epstein RM, Shields CG, Franks P, Meldrum SC, Feldman M, Kravitz RL. Exploring and validating patient concerns: relation to prescribing for depression. Annals of Family Medicine. 2007;5(1):21-8.

 

Feldman MD, Franks P, Duberstein PR, Vannoy S, Epstein R, Kravitz RL. Let's not talk about it: suicide inquiry in primary care. Annals of Family Medicine. 2007;5(5):412-8.

 

Feldman MD, Franks P, Epstein RM, Franz CE, Kravitz RL. Do patient requests for antidepressants enhance or hinder physicians' evaluation of depression? A randomized controlled trial. Medical Care. 2006;44:1107-13.

 

Gamble SA, Talbot NL, Conner KR, Tu X, Franus N, Beckman AM, Ma Y, Duberstein PR. Concordance about childhood sexual abuse among depressed patients 50 and over and their family and friends. Archives of Suicide Research. 2007;11:321-6.

 

Geraghty EM, Franks P, Kravitz RL. Primary care visit length, quality, and satisfaction for standardized patients with depression. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2007; 22:1641-7.

 

González HM, Hinton L, Ortiz T, Haan MN. Antidepressant class and dosing among older Mexican Americans: application of geropsychiatric treatment guidelines. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2006;14:79-83.

 

Hinton L, Zweifach M, Oishi S, Tang L, Unützer J. Gender disparities in the treatment of late-life depression: qualitative and quantitative findings from the IMPACT trial. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2006; 14:884-92.

 

Hirsch JK, Duberstein PR, Chapman B, Lyness JM. Positive affect and suicide ideation in older adult primary care patients.

 

Hirsch JK, Duberstein PR, Conner KR, Heisel MJ, Beckman A, Franus N, Conwell Y. Future orientation and suicide ideation and attempts in depressed adults ages 50 and over. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2006;14:752-7.

 

Hirsch JK, Duberstein PR, Conner KR, Heisel MJ, Beckman A, Franus N, Conwell Y. Future orientation moderates the relationship between functional status and suicide ideation in depressed adults. Depression and Anxiety. 2007;24(3):196-201.

 

Jerant A, Kravitz R, Moore-Hill M, Franks P. Depressive symptoms moderated the effect of chronic illness self-management training on self-efficacy. Medical Care. 2008; 46(5): 523-31.

 

King DA, Lyness JM, Duberstein PR, He H, Tu XM, Seaburn DB. Religious involvement and depressive symptoms in primary care elders. Psychological Medicine. 2007;37:1807-15.

 

Kravitz RL, Epstein RM, Feldman MD, Franz CE, Azari R, Wilkes MS, Hinton L, Franks P. Influence of patients' requests for direct-to-consumer advertised antidepressants: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2005;293:1995-2002.

 

Kravitz RL, Franks P, Feldman M, Meredith LS, Hinton L, Franz C, Duberstein P, Epstein RM. What drives referral from primary care physicians to mental health specialists? Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2006;21:584-9.

 

Lane JM, Addis ME. Male Gender Role Conflict and Patterns of Help Seeking in Costa Rica and the United States. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 2005; 6: 155-168.

 

Liu WM, Rochlen A, Mohr JJ. Real and ideal gender-role conflict: exploring psychological distress among men. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 2005; 6: 137-148.

 

Magovcevic M, Addis ME. The Masculine Depression Scale: Development and psychometric evaluation. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 2008; 9:117-132.

 

Mahalik JR, Rochlen AB. Men's likely responses to clinical depression: what are they and do masculinity norms predict them? Sex Roles. 2006; 55:659-667.

 

Pinquart M, Duberstein PR, Lyness JM. Effects of psychotherapy and other behavioral interventions on clinically depressed older adults: a meta-analysis. Aging and Mental Health. 2007;11:645-57.

 

Pinquart M, Duberstein PR, Lyness JM. Treatments for later-life depressive conditions: a meta-analytic comparison of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2006;163:1493-501.

 

Rochlen AB, Hoyer WD. Marketing mental health to men: Theoretical and practical considerations. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2005; 61: 675-684.

 

Rochlen AB, McKelley RA, Pituch KA. A preliminary examination of the "Real Men. Real Depression" campaign. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 2006; 7:1-13.

 

Rochlen AB, Whilde MR, Hoyer WD. The Real Men. Real Depression Campaign: Overview, theoretical implications, and research considerations. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 2005; 6:186-194.

 

Silenzio VM, Pena JB, Duberstein PR, Cerel J, Knox KL. Sexual orientation and risk factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults. American Journal of Public Health. 2007;97:2017-9.

 

Vannoy SD, Duberstein P, Cukrowicz K, Lin E, Fan MY, Unützer J. The relationship between suicide ideation and late-life depression. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2007;15:1024-33.

 

Wong YJ, Pituch KA, Rochlen AB. Men's restrictive emotionality: An investigation of associations with other emotion-related constructs, anxiety, and underlying dimensions. Psychology of Men and Masculinity. 2006; 7:113-126.

 

Wong YJ, Rochlen AB. Demystifying men's emotional behavior: New directions and implications for counseling and research. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 2005; 6: 62-72.

 

Young HN, Bell RA, Epstein RM, Feldman MD, Kravitz RL. Physicians' shared decision-making behaviors in depression care. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008;168:1404-1408.

 

Young HN, Bell RA, Epstein RM, Feldman MD, Kravitz RL. Types of information physicians provide when prescribing antidepressants. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2006;21:1172-7.