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Introduction to the special section on measuring cognitive products in research and practiceD A Haaga
Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC 20016 8062, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 65:907-10. 1997..Cognitive variables can be considered at several levels; the main focus of the articles in this special section is on techniques suited to measurement of cognitive products, thoughts, and images of which people are conscious...
Introduction to the special section on stepped care models in psychotherapyD A Haaga
Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC 20016 8062, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 68:547-8. 2000..g., generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, eating disorders, and alcohol dependence) for which empirically supported psychosocial treatments are available...
Integrative principles for treating substance use disordersDavid A F Haaga
Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC 20016 8062, USA
J Clin Psychol 62:675-84. 2006....
Perceptions of depression among recovered-depressed and never-depressed individualsRachel A Wernicke
Department of Psychology, Asbury Building, American University, Washington, DC 20016 8062, USA
J Clin Psychol 62:771-6. 2006..Although nondepressed people frequently fail to convey empathy to friends or relatives who are depressed, this failure probably does not reflect lack of knowledge that depression is incapacitating...
Cognitive coping skills and depression vulnerability among cigarette smokersDavid A F Haaga
Department of Psychology, American University, Asbury Building, Washington, DC 20016 8062, USA
Addict Behav 29:1109-22. 2004..Results were (nonsignificantly) stronger for Caucasian (n = 54) than for African-American (n = 73) smokers. Implications for future research on cognitive coping, CBT, and smoking are discussed...
A healthy dose of criticism for randomized trials: comment on Westen, Novotny, and Thompson-Brenner (2004)David A F Haaga
Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA
Psychol Bull 130:674-6; author reply 677-83. 2004....
Defining psychology: what can it do for us?David A F Haaga
Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC 20016 8062, USA
J Clin Psychol 60:1227-9. 2004..The strongest contribution of his analysis may be its placing "psychology" in the larger conceptual framework of the Tree of Knowledge taxonomy...
Effect of cognitive behavior therapy on smokers' compensatory coping skillsFrances P Thorndike
Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC, USA
Addict Behav 31:1705-10. 2006..Discussion focuses on the need to examine a wide range of possible mediating variables in future research on CBT for smoking cessation...
Nicotine dependence, PTSD symptoms, and depression proneness among male and female smokersFrances P Thorndike
American University, Department of Psychology, Asbury Building, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8062, United States
Addict Behav 31:223-31. 2006..The association between PTSD and nicotine dependence was stronger among men than among women...
Depression vulnerability, cigarette smoking, and the serotonin transporter geneCindy L Brody
Department of Psychology, Asbury Building, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA
Addict Behav 30:557-66. 2005..Although depression vulnerability was associated with smoking behaviors, genotype did not significantly affect this relationship. Discussion centered on possible reasons for varying results across conceptually similar studies...
Hope as a predictor of entering substance abuse treatmentRhonda Jackson
Department of Psychology, Asbury Building, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA
Addict Behav 28:13-28. 2003..Discussion focused on the possibility that in the context of incarceration and substance abuse, high levels of hope may serve as a marker of excessive self-reliance and underestimation of the need for professional treatment...
Effects of training intensity on observers' ratings of anxiety, social skills, and alcohol-specific coping skillsAbigail C Angkaw
Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 2624 Clifton Avenue, Dyer Hall Room 429, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
Behav Res Ther 44:533-44. 2006..Study findings suggest that differing training intensities can affect rating scores and that interrater reliability may be meaningfully assessed through multiple methods...
The influence of cognitive coping and mood on smokers' self-efficacy and temptationDana Rabois
Department of Psychology, Asbury Building, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA
Addict Behav 28:561-73. 2003..This latter finding suggests that smokers with a history of depression may respond well to interventions aimed at increasing positive affect and augmenting positive cognitive coping skills...
Metatraits and assessment of attributional styleJohn M Chamberlain
Department of Psychology, Asbury Building, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA
J Psychol 138:521-31. 2004..The authors discuss several methodological and conceptual explanations for these null results...
Depression proneness and reactions to a depressive stimulusRachel A Wernicke
Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA
J Psychol 140:69-79. 2006..Likewise, stronger depression-related contagion beliefs and lower levels of empathic responding predicted behavioral rejection of the depressive stimulus...
The association between seasonal and premenstrual symptoms is continuous and is not fully accounted for by depressive symptomsAmy T Nguyen Portella
American University, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:833-7. 2006....
Diffusion of treatment research: does Open Access matter?David J Hardisty
Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
J Clin Psychol 64:821-39. 2008..In both studies, those given the free access citation were more likely to read the article, yet only in one study did free access increase the likelihood of making intervention recommendations consistent with the article...
The effects of the transcendental meditation program on mindfulnessMelissa A Tanner
American University, Washington, DC 20016 8062, USA
J Clin Psychol 65:574-89. 2009....
Research Grants
- Self-Regulatory Focus Theory & Smoking CessationDavid Haaga; Fiscal Year: 2003..If results support the applicability of self-regulatory focus theory to smoking, this could have implications for improving motivational appeals in smoking cessation programs. ..
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Smoking CessationDavid Haaga; Fiscal Year: 2004..Undergraduate students will rate a subjectively scored coping measure as well as the adherence and differentiability of treatment conditions, based on therapy session tapes. ..
