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| Jennifer Q MorseSummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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Personality--life event congruence effects in late-life depressionJennifer Q Morse
Department of Psychology, Social and Health Sciences, Duke University, USA
J Affect Disord 84:25-31. 2005..This study examined whether specific interactions of personality and life events predicted increases in depressive symptoms over time in a late-life sample...
Screening for personality disordersJennifer Q Morse
Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Pers Disord 21:179-98. 2007..Performance was best when predicting a more severe PD diagnosis in the psychiatric sample. The results also highlight the potential value of multiple assessments when relying on self-reports...- Models of self and others and their relation to positive and negative caregiving responsesJennifer Q Morse
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Psychol Aging 27:211-8. 2012..Age, gender, and model of self were related to caregiving responses, suggesting that model of self may help identify caregivers at risk for poor responses... - Anger, preoccupied attachment, and domain disorganization in borderline personality disorderJennifer Q Morse
Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA
J Pers Disord 23:240-57. 2009..These results may suggest possible subtypes of BPD or possible mechanisms by which BPD traits are established and maintained... - Impact of cluster C personality disorders on outcomes of acute and maintenance treatment in late-life depressionJennifer Q Morse
Personality Studies, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:808-14. 2005..Personality disorders (PDs) have been associated with poor treatment outcomes in acute treatments for late-life depression and with persistent functional impairment after recovery from an episode of depression... - A comparison of the frequencies of risk factors for depression in older black and white participants in a study of indicated preventionRoy Sriwattanakomen
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Int Psychogeriatr 22:1240-7. 2010..To compare the frequencies of risk factors, we describe risks for depression as a function of race among consecutively admitted participants in a randomized clinical trial of indicated depression prevention in later life... - The Mood Disorder Burden Index: a scale for assessing the burden of caregivers to adults with unipolar or bipolar disorderLynn M Martire
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States University Center for Social and Urban Research, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Psychiatry Res 168:67-77. 2009..It will be important for future research to administer the MDBI to caregivers of middle-aged and older patients as well as those receiving treatment through inpatient settings or community outpatient clinics... - Treating depression to remission in older adults: a controlled evaluation of combined escitalopram with interpersonal psychotherapy versus escitalopram with depression care managementCharles F Reynolds
Department of Psychiatry, Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, Clinical Trials Management Unit, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:1134-41. 2010.... - Coping with health stresses and remission from late-life depression in primary care: a two-year prospective studyMeredith L Wallace
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 27:178-86. 2012..Conversely, disengagement strategies involve the withdrawal of these resources from obsolete or unattainable health goals, combined with goal restructuring... - A controlled evaluation of monthly maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy in late-life depression with varying levels of cognitive functionKristen Carreira
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:1110-3. 2008..To evaluate the effect of maintenance Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) on recurrence rates and time to recurrence of major depression in elderly patients with varying levels of cognitive function... - Interpersonal and emotional experiences of social interactions in borderline personality disorderStephanie D Stepp
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:484-91. 2009..GENERAL AIM: We examined interpersonal experiences of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) using a time-contingent diary procedure to collect information about social interactions for 7 days... - Multimethod investigation of interpersonal functioning in borderline personality disorderStephanie D Stepp
Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Personal Disord 2:175-92. 2011..Our findings suggest that self-report scores and electronic diary ratings have high clinical utility, because these methods appear most sensitive to change... - Alone? Perceived social support and chronic interpersonal difficulties in suicidal eldersKatrin E Harrison
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA
Int Psychogeriatr 22:445-54. 2010..Thus, we investigated the role of chronic interpersonal difficulties and perceived social support in depressed elders with and without suicidal thoughts and attempts... - Impact of close family members on older adults' early response to depression treatmentLynn M Martire
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Psychol Aging 23:447-52. 2008..Future research may identify family attitudes and behaviors that stem from burden and compromise older adults' ability to recover from depression... 
Using clinician-rated five-factor model data to score the DSM-IV personality disordersJoshua D Miller
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 3013, USA
J Pers Assess 92:296-305. 2010....- Differences in treatment attitudes between depressed African-American and Caucasian veterans in primary careJohn Kasckow
Behavioral Health Division, Department of Veterans Affairs VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
Psychiatr Serv 62:426-9. 2011.... - Addressing both depression and pain in late life: the methodology of the ADAPT studyJordan F Karp
Departments of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pain Med 13:405-18. 2012..To describe the methodology of the first NIH-funded clinical trial for seniors with comorbid depression and chronic low back pain... - The role of attachment styles and interpersonal problems in suicide-related behaviorsStephanie D Stepp
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburg, PA 15213, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 38:592-607. 2008..These findings suggest the importance of distinguishing between these groups of behaviors in terms of etiological pathways, maintenance processes, and treatment interventions... - Racial preferences for participation in a depression prevention trial involving problem-solving therapyJohn Kasckow
Department of Behavioral Health, U S Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health Care System, 7180 Highland Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:722-4. 2010..It also examined participants' problem-solving skills. Hypotheses stated that there would be no racial differences in consent rates and that social problem-solving coping skills would be lower among African Americans than Caucasians... - Prospective associations among borderline personality disorder symptoms, interpersonal problems, and aggressive behaviorsStephanie D Stepp
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Interpers Violence 27:103-24. 2012..Our findings suggest the importance of distinguishing between these groups of aggressive behaviors in terms of etiological pathways, maintenance processes, and treatment interventions... - Adapting problem-solving therapy for depressed older adults in methadone maintenance treatmentDaniel Rosen
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 40:132-41. 2011..A properly modified PST for an older adult substance-dependent population with subsyndromal or diagnosed depression may be a viable option for methadone maintenance programs with limited resources... - Five-factor model prototypes for personality disorders: the utility of self-reports and observer ratingsJoshua D Miller
Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA
Assessment 11:127-38. 2004..Other-reported information provides incremental utility in predicting impairment and interpersonal distress rated by clinicians and significant others... - Sexual orientation and adolescent substance use: a meta-analysis and methodological reviewMichael P Marshal
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Addiction 103:546-56. 2008..The primary aims of this paper were to conduct a meta-analysis of the relationship between sexual orientation and adolescent substance use and a systematic review and critique of the methodological characteristics of this literature... - Can DSM-IV borderline personality disorder be diagnosed via dimensional personality traits? Implications for the DSM-5 personality disorder proposalJoshua D Miller
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
J Abnorm Psychol 121:944-50. 2012..84) with key constructs from BPD's nomological network. These data should serve to allay concerns that the DSM-5's new diagnostic approach will be detrimental to the identification of BPD... - Preventing depression in later life: translation from concept to experimental design and implementationRoy Sriwattanakomen
Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:460-8. 2008..Special attention is given to the recruitment of African Americans because of well-documented inequalities in mental health services and depression treatment outcomes between races... - Sociotropy, autonomy, and personality disorder criteria in psychiatric patientsJennifer Q Morse
Department of Psychology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
J Personal Disord 16:549-60. 2002..Obsessive-compulsive PD traits were not related consistently to either. Results were mostly as predicted and suggest that sociotropy and autonomy may be useful constructs for understanding and treating PDs... - Describing depression: congruence between patient experiences and clinical assessmentsMorgen A R Kelly
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA
Br J Clin Psychol 50:46-66. 2011..By extension, this work assesses the degree of overlap between current clinical descriptions of depression and patient-reported symptoms...
Research Grants
- A New Measure of Adaptive Strategies and its Relation to Late-Life DepressionJennifer Morse; Fiscal Year: 2007..Understanding the relations between adaptive responses, physical functioning, and depression may also help us design better treatments for late-life depression. ..