2023

Zech, J. M., Johnson, M., Pullmann, M. D., Hull, T. D., Althoff, T., Munson, S. A., Fridling, N., Litvin, B., Wu, J., & Areán, P. A. (2023). An Integrative Engagement Model of Digital Psychotherapy: Exploratory Focus Group Findings. JMIR formative research, 7, e41428. https://doi.org/10.2196/41428

Branch, O. H., Graham, S. A., Moore, R. C., & Areán, P. A. (2023). Editorial: Aging-related factors in digital health: Design, uptake, engagement, and outcomes. Frontiers in digital health, 4, 1124464. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.1124464

Renn, B. N., Casey, C., Raue, P. J., Areán, P. A., & Ratzliff, A. (2023). Task Sharing to Expand Access to Care: Development of a Behavioral Health Support Specialist. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 74(1), 76–78. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100500

Bress, J. N., Gunning, F. M., Arader, L., Areán, P. A., & Alexopoulos, G. S. (2023). Differential response of positive valence systems to psychotherapy for late-life depression: A pilot study. Journal of affective disorders, 324, 206–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.121

Darnell, D., Pierson, A., Whitney, J. D., Wolkow, C. A., Dorsey, S., Boudreaux, E. D., Areán, P. A., & Comtois, K. A. (2023). Acute and intensive care nurses' perspectives on suicide prevention with medically hospitalized patients: Exploring barriers, facilitators, interests, and training opportunities. Journal of advanced nursing, 10.1111/jan.15650. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15650

Raue P. J. (2023). The Promise of Peer-Led Interventions for Older Adults. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, S1064-7481(23)00231-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2023.02.045

Raue P. J. (2023). Severity of Suicidal Ideation and Mortality in Older Adults: Theoretical and Clinical Implications. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(4), 277–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2022.11.003

Romero, S. A., Rasmussen, A., & Raue, P. J. (2023). Treatment Decision-Making Preferences of Older Depressed Minority Primary Care Patients. Community mental health journal, 59(4), 719–727. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-01055-0

Steinman, L. E., Gasca, A., Hoeft, T. J., Raue, P. J., Henderson, S., Perez, R., Huerta, A., Fajardo, A., Vredevoogd, M. A., James, K., Hinton, L., Rath, L., & Unutzer, J. (2023). "We are the sun for our community:" Partnering with community health workers/promotores to adapt, deliver and evaluate a home-based collaborative care model to improve equity in access to quality depression care for older U.S. Latino adults who are underserved. Frontiers in public health, 11, 1079319. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1079319

2022

Leo AJ, Schuelke MJ, Hunt DM, Metzler JP, Miller JP, Areán PA, Armbrecht MA, Cheng AL. A Digital Mental Health Intervention in an Orthopedic Setting for Patients With Symptoms of Depression and/or Anxiety: Feasibility Prospective Cohort Study. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Feb 21;6(2):e34889. doi: 10.2196/34889. PMID: 35039278.

Woerner M*, Sams N*, Rivera Nales C*, Gorstein T, Johnson M, Mosser BA*, Areán PA. Generational Perspectives on Technology's Role in Mental Health Care: A Survey of Adults With Lived Mental Health Experience. Front Digit Health. 2022 Feb 10;4:840169. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.840169. PMID: 35224537; PMCID: PMC8868823.

Ratzliff ADH, Toor R, Erickson JM, Bauer A, Duncan M, Chang D, Chwastiak L, Raue PJ, Unutzer J. Development and Implementation of an Integrated Care Fellowship. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 2:S2667-2960(22)00006-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.01.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35123126.

Raue, P. J., Fridling, N., Song, J., Hull, T. D., Alexopoulos, G. S., & Arean, P. A. (2022). Message-based psychotherapy for older adults: A cohort comparison study. Frontiers in psychiatry, 13, 951354. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.951354

Munson, S. A., Friedman, E. C., Osterhage, K., Allred, R.*, Pullmann, M. D., Areán, P. A., Lyon, A. R., & UW ALACRITY Center Researchers (2022). Usability Issues in Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions and Implementation Strategies: Cross-project Analysis. Journal of medical Internet research, 24(6), e37585. https://doi.org/10.2196/37585

Raue, P. J., Hawrilenko, M., Corey, M., Lin, J., Chen, S., & Mosser, B. A.* (2022). "Do More, Feel Better": Pilot RCT of Lay-Delivered Behavioral Activation for Depressed Senior Center Clients. Behavior therapy, 53(3), 458–468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2021.11.005

Renn, B. N., Sams, N.*, Areán, P. A., & Raue, P. J. (2022). A low-intensity behavioral intervention for depression in older adults delivered by lay coaches: proof-of-concept trial. Aging & mental health, 1–8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2084709

Raue, P. J., Sirey, J. A., Gum, A., Hawrilenko, M., & Fisher, D. M.* (2022). Protocol for a collaborative randomized effectiveness trial of lay-delivered versus clinician-delivered behavioural activation in senior centres. BMJ open, 12(8), e066497. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066497

Hollister, B., Crabb, R., Kaplan, S., Brandner, M., & Areán, P. (2022). Effectiveness of Case Management with Problem-Solving Therapy for Rural Older Adults with Depression. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(10), 1083–1092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2022.03.001

Gonzalez, C., Ramirez, M., Mata-Greve, F., Diaz, A., Duran, M. C., Johnson, M., Grote, N., & Areán, P. A. (2022). Acceptability of virtual therapy for postpartum women during COVID-19: A national mixed methods study. Frontiers in psychiatry, 13, 893073. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.893073

Griffith Fillipo, I. R.*, Pullmann, M. D., Hull, T. D., Zech, J., Wu, J., Litvin, B., Chen, S., & Arean, P. A. (2022). Participant retention in a fully remote trial of digital psychotherapy: Comparison of incentive types. Frontiers in digital health, 4, 963741. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.963741

Li, S. X., Halabi, R., Selvarajan, R., Woerner, M.*, Fillipo, I. G.*, Banerjee, S., Mosser, B.*, Jain, F., Areán, P., & Pratap, A. (2022). Recruitment and Retention in Remote Research: Learnings From a Large, Decentralized Real-world Study. JMIR formative research, 6(11), e40765. https://doi.org/10.2196/40765

Jacobson, N. C., Areán, P., & Schueller, S. M. (2022). Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health show promise of effectiveness, but what does the evidence tell us about what needs to come next?. PLOS digital health, 1(11), e0000126. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000126

Comtois, K. A., Mata-Greve, F., Johnson, M., Pullmann, M. D., Mosser, B.*, & Arean, P. (2022). Effectiveness of Mental Health Apps for Distress During COVID-19 in US Unemployed and Essential Workers: Remote Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 10(11), e41689. https://doi.org/10.2196/41689

Darnell, D., Pullmann, M. D., Hull, T. D., Chen, S., & Areán, P. (2022). Predictors of Disengagement and Symptom Improvement Among Adults With Depression Enrolled in Talkspace, a Technology-Mediated Psychotherapy Platform: Naturalistic Observational Study. JMIR formative research, 6(6), e36521. https://doi.org/10.2196/36521

Leo, A. J., Schuelke, M. J., Hunt, D. M., Miller, J. P., Areán, P. A., & Cheng, A. L. (2022). Digital Mental Health Intervention Plus Usual Care Compared With Usual Care Only and Usual Care Plus In-Person Psychological Counseling for Orthopedic Patients With Symptoms of Depression or Anxiety: Cohort Study. JMIR formative research, 6(5), e36203. https://doi.org/10.2196/36203

2021

Chen JA, Matson TE, Lehavot K, Raue PJ, Young JP, Silvestrini MC, Fortney JC, Williams EC. (2021). Provider Perspectives on Implementing Shared Decision Making for PTSD Treatment in VA Primary Care. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2021 Nov;48(6):1046-1054. doi: 10.1007/s10488-021-01119-5. Epub 2021 Feb 24. PMID: 33625623; PMCID: PMC8382773.

Renn BN, Areán PA, Raue PJ, Aisenberg E, Friedman EC, Popović Z. Modernizing Training in Psychotherapy Competencies With Adaptive Learning Systems: Proof of Concept. Research on Social Work Practice. 2021;31(1):90-100. doi:10.1177/1049731520964854

Alexopoulos GS, Raue PJ, Banerjee S, Marino P, Renn BN, Solomonov N, Adeagbo A, Sirey JA, Hull TD, Kiosses DN, Mauer E, Areán PA. Comparing the streamlined psychotherapy "Engage" with problem-solving therapy in late-life major depression. A randomized clinical trial. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Sep;26(9):5180-5189. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0832-3. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32612251; PMCID: PMC7775269.

Sams N*, Fisher DM*, Mata-Greve F, Johnson M, Pullmann MD, Raue PJ, Renn BN, Duffy J, Darnell D, Fillipo IG*, Allred R*, Huynh K, Friedman E, Areán PA. Understanding Psychological Distress and Protective Factors Amongst Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 Sep;29(9):881-894. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.03.005. Epub 2021 Mar 20. PMID: 33867224; PMCID: PMC8491780.

Read JR, Sharpe L, Burton AL, Areán PA, Raue PJ, McDonald S, Titov N, Gandy M, Dear BF. Preventing depression in older people with multimorbidity: 24-month follow-up of a trial of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy. Age Ageing. 2021 Nov 10;50(6):2254-2258. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab145. PMID: 34254980.

Alexopoulos GS, Raue PJ, Banerjee S, Mauer E, Marino P, Soliman M, Kanellopoulos D, Solomonov N, Adeagbo A, Sirey JA, Hull TD, Kiosses DN, Areán PA. Modifiable predictors of suicidal ideation during psychotherapy for late-life major depression. A machine learning approach. Transl Psychiatry. 2021 Oct 18;11(1):536. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01656-5. PMID: 34663787; PMCID: PMC8523563.

Raue PJ, Dawson A, Hoeft T, Russo J, Ferguson D, Green L, Petersky C, Kaplan C. Acceptability of a lay-delivered intervention for depression in senior centers. Aging Ment Health. 2021 Mar;25(3):445-452. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1698515. Epub 2019 Dec 4. PMID: 31799880; PMCID: PMC7269871.

Chen JA, Matson TE, Lehavot K, Raue PJ, Young JP, Silvestrini MC, Fortney JC, Williams EC. Provider Perspectives on Implementing Shared Decision Making for PTSD Treatment in VA Primary Care. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2021 Nov;48(6):1046-1054. doi: 10.1007/s10488-021-01119-5. Epub 2021 Feb 24. PMID: 33625623; PMCID: PMC8382773.

Gonzalez C, Ramirez M, Diaz A, Duran M, Areán P. Expanding Virtual Postpartum Mental Health Care for Latina Women: A Participatory Research and Policy Agenda. Womens Health Issues. 2021 Mar-Apr;31(2):96-99. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.10.005. Epub 2020 Nov 26. PMID: 33250342.

Areán PA, Renn BN, Ratzliff A. Making Psychotherapy Available in the United States: Implementation Challenges and Solutions. Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Feb 1;72(2):222-224. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000220. Epub 2020 Nov 3. PMID: 33138710.

Mohr DC, Azocar F, Bertagnolli A, Choudhury T, Chrisp P, Frank R, Harbin H, Histon T, Kaysen D, Nebeker C, Richards D, Schueller SM, Titov N, Torous J, Areán PA; Banbury Forum on Digital Mental Health. Banbury Forum Consensus Statement on the Path Forward for Digital Mental Health Treatment. Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Jun;72(6):677-683. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000561. Epub 2021 Jan 20. PMID: 33467872; PMCID: PMC8822332.

Gunning FM, Anguera JA, Victoria LW, Areán PA. A digital intervention targeting cognitive control network dysfunction in middle age and older adults with major depression. Transl Psychiatry. 2021 May 4;11(1):269. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01386-8. PMID: 33947831; PMCID: PMC8096948.

Van Orden KA, Areán PA, Conwell Y. A Pilot Randomized Trial of Engage Psychotherapy to Increase Social Connection and Reduce Suicide Risk in Later Life. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 Aug;29(8):789-800. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.03.009. Epub 2021 Apr 1. PMID: 33952416; PMCID: PMC8286301.

Areán PA, Pratap A, Hsin H, Huppert TK, Hendricks KE, Heagerty PJ, Cohen T, Bagge C, Comtois KA. Perceived Utility and Characterization of Personal Google Search Histories to Detect Data Patterns Proximal to a Suicide Attempt in Individuals Who Previously Attempted Suicide: Pilot Cohort Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 May 6;23(5):e27918. doi: 10.2196/27918. PMID: 33955838; PMCID: PMC8138707.

Areán PA, Friedman EC, Pratap A, Allred R*, Duffy J, Gille S, Reetz S, Keast E, Clarke G. Using Real-world Data for Decision Support: Recommendations from a Primary Care Provider Survey. Perm J. 2021 May;25:20.213. doi: 10.7812/TPP/20.213. PMID: 33970071; PMCID: PMC8817910.

Burkhardt HA, Alexopoulos GS, Pullmann MD, Hull TD, Areán PA, Cohen T. Behavioral Activation and Depression Symptomatology: Longitudinal Assessment of Linguistic Indicators in Text-Based Therapy Sessions. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 14;23(7):e28244. doi: 10.2196/28244. PMID: 34259637; PMCID: PMC8319778.

Darnell D, Areán PA, Dorsey S, Atkins DC, Tanana MJ, Hirsch T, Mooney SD, Boudreaux ED, Comtois KA. Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Train Nurses in Suicide Safety Planning With Hospitalized Patients: Protocol for Formative and Pilot Feasibility Research. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Dec 15;10(12):e33695. doi: 10.2196/33695. PMID: 34914618; PMCID: PMC8717131.

Lyon AR, Brewer SK, Areán PA. Collaboratively maximizing the impact of human-centered design in psychological and implementation science: Reply to Proctor et al. (2021). Am Psychol. 2021 Oct;76(7):1189-1190. doi: 10.1037/amp0000856. PMID: 34990173; PMCID: PMC8820260.

2020

Read J, Sharpe L, Burton AL, Arean PA, Raue PJ, McDonald S, Titov N, Gandy M, Dear BF. A randomized controlled trial of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy to prevent the development of depressive disorders in older adults with multimorbidity. J Affect Disord. 2020 Mar 1;264:464-473. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.077. Epub 2019 Nov 13. PMID: 31767215.

Solomonov N, Lee J, Banerjee S, Flückiger C, Kanellopoulos D, Gunning FM, Sirey JA, Liston C, Raue PJ, Hull TD, Areán PA, Alexopoulos GS. Modifiable predictors of nonresponse to psychotherapies for late-life depression with executive dysfunction: a machine learning approach. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Sep;26(9):5190-5198. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0836-z. Epub 2020 Jul 10. PMID: 32651477; PMCID: PMC8120667.

Chen JA, Fortney JC, Bergman HE, Browne KC, Grubbs KM, Hudson TJ, Raue PJ. Therapeutic alliance across trauma-focused and non-trauma-focused psychotherapies among veterans with PTSD. Psychol Serv. 2020 Nov;17(4):452-460. doi: 10.1037/ser0000329. Epub 2019 Feb 11. PMID: 30742471; PMCID: PMC6689461.

Sirey JA, Raue PJ, Solomonov N, Scher C, Chalfin A, Zanotti P, Berman J, Alexopoulos GS. Community delivery of brief therapy for depressed older adults impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Transl Behav Med. 2020 Aug 7;10(3):539-545. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibz145. PMID: 32766863; PMCID: PMC7529042.

Lyon AR, Munson SA, Renn BN, Atkins DC, Pullmann MD, Friedman E, Areán PA. Sub-study Correction: Use of Human-Centered Design to Improve Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies in Low-Resource Communities: Protocol for Studies Applying a Framework to Assess Usability. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Mar 4;9(3):e18241. doi: 10.2196/18241. Erratum for: JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Oct 9;8(10):e14990. PMID: 32133982; PMCID: PMC7081132.

Solomonov N, Victoria LW, Dunlop K, Respino M, Hoptman MJ, Zilcha-Mano S, Oberlin L, Liston C, Areán PA, Gunning FM, Alexopoulos GS. Resting State Functional Connectivity and Outcomes of Psychotherapies for Late-Life Depression. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 Aug;28(8):859-868. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.04.008. Epub 2020 Apr 18. PMID: 32376080; PMCID: PMC7369214.

Nelson BW, Low CA, Jacobson N, Areán PA, Torous J, Allen NB. Guidelines for wrist-worn consumer wearable assessment of heart rate in biobehavioral research. NPJ Digit Med. 2020 Jun 26;3:90. doi: 10.1038/s41746-020-0297-4. PMID: 32613085; PMCID: PMC7320189.

Carlo AD, Hosseini Ghomi R, Renn BN, Strong MA, Areán PA. Assessment of Real-World Use of Behavioral Health Mobile Applications by a Novel Stickiness Metric. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e2011978. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11978. PMID: 32744628; PMCID: PMC7399748.

Lyon AR, Brewer SK, Areán PA. Leveraging human-centered design to implement modern psychological science: Return on an early investment. Am Psychol. 2020 Nov;75(8):1067-1079. doi: 10.1037/amp0000652. PMID: 33252945; PMCID: PMC7709137.

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