Publications

Selected Publications By Research Area

*Denotes current or former student 

STEP-UP

V. Robin Weersing, Gonzalez, A., Hatch, B., & Lynch, F. L. (2022). Promoting racial/ethnic equity in psychosocial treatment outcomes for child and adolescent anxiety and depression. Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, 4(3), 80–88. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20210044

Brief Behavioral Therapy (BBT) 

Weersing, V. R., Gonzalez, A., Campo, J. V., & Lucas, A. N. (2008). Brief behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety and depression: Piloting an integrated treatment approach. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 15(2), 126–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2007.10.001

Weersing, V. R., Brent, D. A., Rozenman, M. S., Gonzalez, A., Jeffreys, M., Dickerson, J. F., Lynch, F. L., Porta, G., & Iyengar, S. (2017). Brief behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety and depression in primary care: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(6), 571–578. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.0429

Brent, D. A., Porta, G., Rozenman, M. S., Gonzalez, A., Schwartz, K. T. G., Lynch, F. L., Dickerson, J. F., Iyengar, S., & Weersing, V. R. (2020). Brief behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety and depression in primary care: A follow-up. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(7), 856–867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.06.009

Lynch, F. L., Dickerson, J. F., Rozenman, M. S., Gonzalez, A., Schwartz, K. T. G., Porta, G., O’Keeffe-Rosetti, M., Brent, D., & Weersing, V. R. (2021). Cost-effectiveness of brief behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety and depression in primary Care. JAMA Network Open, 4(3), e211778. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1778

*Schwartz, K. T. G., Kado-Walton, M., Dickerson, J. F., Rozenman, M., Brent, D. A., Porta, G., Lynch, F. L., Gonzalez, A., & Weersing, V. R. (2023). Brief behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression in pediatric primary care: Breadth of intervention impact. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 62(2), 230–243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.08.007

*Baca, S. A., Goger, P., Glaser, D., Rozenman, M., Gonzalez, A., Dickerson, J. F., Lynch, F. L., Porta, G., Brent, D. A., & Weersing, V. R. (2023). Reduction in avoidance mediates effects of brief behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety and depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 164, 104290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104290

Goger, P., Rozenman, M., Gonzalez, A., Brent, D.A., Porta, G., Lynch, F.L., Dickerson, J.F. and Weersing, V.R. (2023), Early indicators of response to transdiagnostic treatment of pediatric anxiety and depression. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64: 1689-1698. https://doi-org.libproxy.sdsu.edu/10.1111/jcpp.13881

*Angulo, F., Goger, P., Brent, D. A., Rozenman, M., Gonzalez, A., Schwartz, K. T. G., Porta, G., Lynch, F. L., Dickerson, J. F., & Weersing, V. R. (2024). Impact of trauma exposure and depression comorbidity on response to transdiagnostic behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety and depression. Npj Mental Health Research, 3(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-023-00049-4

Prevention of Depression (POD)

Garber, J., Clarke, G. N., Weersing, V. R., Beardslee, W. R., Brent, D. A., Gladstone, T. R. G., DeBar, L. L., Lynch, F. L., D’Angelo, E., Hollon, S. D., Shamseddeen, W., & Iyengar, S. (2009). Prevention of depression in at-risk adolescents: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 301(21), 2215–2224. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.788

Beardslee, W. R., Brent, D. A., Weersing, V. R., Clarke, G. N., Porta, G., Hollon, S. D., Gladstone, T. R. G., Gallop, R., Lynch, F. L., Iyengar, S., DeBar, L., & Garber, J. (2013). Prevention of depression in at-risk adolescents: Longer-term effects. JAMA Psychiatry, 70(11), 1161–1170. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.295

Brent, D. A., Brunwasser, S. M., Hollon, S. D., Weersing, V. R., Clarke, G. N., Dickerson, J. F., Beardslee, W. R., Gladstone, T. R. G., Porta, G., Lynch, F. L., Iyengar, S., & Garber, J. (2015). Effect of a cognitive-behavioral prevention program on depression 6 years after implementation among at-risk adolescents: A randomized clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 72(11), 1110–1118. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1559

Weersing, V. R., Shamseddeen, W., Garber, J., Hollon, S. D., Clarke, G. N., Beardslee, W. R., Gladstone, T. R., Lynch, F. L., Porta, G., Iyengar, S., & Brent, D. A. (2016). Prevention of depression in at-risk adolescents: Predictors and moderators of acute effects. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(3), 219–226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2015.12.015

Garber, J., Weersing, V. R., Hollon, S. D., Porta, G., Clarke, G. N., Dickerson, J. F., Beardslee, W. R., Lynch, F. L., Gladstone, T. G., Shamseddeen, W., & Brent, D. A. (2018). Prevention of depression in at-risk adolescents: Moderators of long-term response. Prevention Science, 19(Suppl 1), 6–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-015-0626-z

Lynch, F. L., Dickerson, J. F., Clarke, G. N., Beardslee, W. R., Weersing, V. R., Gladstone, T. R. G., Porta, G., Brent, D. A., Mark, T. L., DeBar, L. L., Hollon, S. D., & Garber, J. (2019). Cost-effectiveness of preventing depression among at-risk youths: Postintervention and 2-year follow-up. Psychiatric Services, 70(4), 279–286. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800144

Measuring and Testing the Effectiveness of Community Mental Health Care 

Weersing, V. R., & Weisz, J. R. (2002). Community clinic treatment of depressed youth: Benchmarking usual care against CBT clinical trials. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70(2), 299–310. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.70.2.299

Weersing, V. R., Weisz, J. R., & Donenberg, G. R. (2002). Development of the therapy procedures checklist: A therapist-report measure of technique use in child and adolescent treatment. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 31(2), 168–180. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15374424JCCP3102_03

Weersing, V. R., Iyengar, S., Kolko, D. J., Birmaher, B., & Brent, D. A. (2006). Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: A benchmarking investigation. Behavior Therapy, 37(1), 36–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2005.03.003

*Goger, P., Zerr, A. A., Weersing, V. R., Dickerson, J. F., Crawford, P. M., Sterling, S. A., Waitzfelder, B., Daida, Y. G., Ahmedani, B. K., Penfold, R. B., & Lynch, F. L. (2022). Health service utilization among children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder: A case-control study. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 43(5), 283. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000001041

Castro, M. J., Rodriguez, R. J., Hudson, B., Weersing, V. R., Kipke, M., Peterson, B. S., & West, A. E. (2023). Delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy with diverse, underresourced youth using telehealth: Advancing equity through consumer perspectives. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 8(2), 206–220. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2022.2062687

Major Review papers and Meta-Analyses

Weersing, V. R., & Weisz, J. R. (2002). Mechanisms of action in youth psychotherapy. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 43(1), 3–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-7610.00002

Weisz, J. R., Kuppens, S., Ng, M. Y., Eckshtain, D., Ugueto, A. M., Vaughn-Coaxum, R., Jensen-Doss, A., Hawley, K. M., Krumholz Marchette, L. S., Chu, B. C., Weersing, V. R., & Fordwood, S. R. (2017). What five decades of research tells us about the effects of youth psychological therapy: A multilevel meta-analysis and implications for science and practice. American Psychologist, 72(2), 79–117. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0040360

Weersing, V. R., Jeffreys, M., Do, M.-C. T., Schwartz, K. T. G., & Bolano, C. (2017). Evidence-base update of psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent depression. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 46(1), 11–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2016.1220310

*Goger, P., & Weersing, V. R. (2022). Family based treatment of anxiety disorders: A review of the literature (2010–2019). Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 48(1), 107–128. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12548

Weersing, V. R., *Goger, P., *Schwartz, K. T. G., *Baca, S. A., *Angulo, F., & *Kado-Walton, M. (2024). Evidence-base update of psychosocial and combination treatments for child and adolescent Depression. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 54(1), 1–51. https://doi-org.libproxy.sdsu.edu/10.1080/15374416.2024.2384022

Other Papers of Interest

Garber, J., & Weersing, V. R. (2010). Comorbidity of Anxiety and Depression in Youth: Implications for Treatment and Prevention. Clinical Psychology, 17(4), 293–306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.2010.01221.x

Weersing, V. R., Rozenman, M., & Gonzalez, A. (2009). Core components of therapy in Youth: do we know what to disseminate? Behavior Modification, 33(1), 24–47. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445508322629