Selected Lab Publications
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*Gonzalez, A., Weersing, V. R., *Warnick, E. M., Scahill, L. D., & Woolston, J. L. (2012). Cross-ethnic measurement equivalence of the SCARED in an outpatient sample of African American and Non-Hispanic White youths and parents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 41, 361-369.
Weersing, V. R., *Rozenman, M., Maher-Bridge, M., & Campo, J. (2012). Anxiety, depression, and somatic distress: Developing a transdiagnostic toolbox for pediatric practice. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 19, 68-82.
*Gonzalez, A., Weersing, V. R., *Warnick, E. M., Scahill, L. D., & Woolston, J. L. (2011). Predictors of treatment attrition among an outpatient clinic sample of youths with clinically significant anxiety. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38, 356-367. DOI: 10.1007/s10488-010-0323-y (available on Open Access).
*Warnick, E. M., *Gonzalez, A., Weersing, V. R., Scahill, L., & Woolston, J. L. (2011). Defining dropout from youth psychotherapy: How definitions shape the prevalence and predictors of attrition. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 17, 76-85.
*Rozenman, M., Weersing, V. R., & Amir, N. (2011). A case series of attention modification in clinically-anxious youths. Behavior Research and Therapy, 49, 324-330.
Weersing, V. R. (2010). Samples and systems: Finding the fit to improve care for adolescent depression. Adminstration and Policy in Mental Health, 37(1-2), 197-200.
Garber, J., & Weersing, V. R. (2010). Comorbidity of anxiety and depression in youth: Implications for treatment and prevention. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 17(4), 293-306.
Kennard, B. D., Clarke, G. N., Weersing, V. R., Asarnow, J. R., Shamseddeen, W., Porta, G., Berk, M., Hughes, J. L., Spirito, A., Emslie, G. J., & Brent, D. A. (2009). Effective components of cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: Results from the TORDIA study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 1033-1041.
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. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 301, 2215-2224. [Prevention pdf]
Weersing, V. R., *Rozenman, M., & *Gonzalez, A. (2009). Core components of therapy in youth: Do we know what to disseminate?  Behavior Modification, 33, 24-47. [Core components pdf]
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, 126-139. [Behavioral Therapy pdf]
Weersing, V. R., Iyengar, S., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D. J., & Brent, D. A. (2006). Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: A benchmarking investigation. Behavior Therapy, 37, 36-48. [Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy pdf]
Weisz, J. R., Weersing, V. R., & Henggeler, S. W.  (2005). Jousting with straw men: Comment on the Westen, Novotny, and Thompson-Brenner (2004) critique of empirically supported treatments.  Psychological Bulletin, 131, 418-426. [Jousting pdf]
Gaynor, S. T., Weersing, V. R., Kolko, D. J., Birmaher, B., Heo, J, & Brent, D. A. (2003). The prevalence and impact of large sudden improvements during adolescent psychotherapy for depression: A comparison across cognitive-behavioral, family, and supportive therapy . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 386-393. [Prevalence pdf]
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, 299-310. [CBT pdf]
Weersing, V. R., & Weisz, J. R. (2002). Mechanisms of action in youth psychotherapy. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 43 , 3-29. [Journal pdf]
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, 168-180. [Checklist pdf]

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