Research Interests for John F Curry

My major research interest is in effective treatment for adolescent disorders, especially depression and substance abuse. Treatment for anxiety disorders is a third area of intervention interest. CBT and combined CBT+ medication are interventions that I investigate. The role of the parents, the timing of treatments, the pace of intervention, and process factors contributing to positive outcome are some additional interests. I am also interested in personality development during adolescence and adulthood, and in personality assessment, integrating several paradigms (personological, empirical, and social cognitive models).

Keywords:

Adolescent, Depression, Substance abuse, CBT, Medication and Psychotherapy Personality

Current projects:

Substance use and other Outcomes Following Treatment for Adolescent Depression [SOFTAD]--a 5 year follow-up study of adolescents who particpated in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS)

Representative Publications   (search)

1. Curry, J.F., Research psychotherapy: Aspirin or music?, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, vol. 16 (2009), pp. 318-322.
2. Becker, S.J., Curry, J.F., & Yang, C., Longitudinal association between frequency of substance use and quality of life among adolescents receiving a brief outpatient intervention, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 23 (2009), pp. 482-490.
3. Stanley, B., Brown, G., Brent, D.A., Wells, K., Poling, K., Curry, J., Kennard, B.D., Wagner, A., Cwik, M.F., Klomek, A.B., Goldstein, T., Vitiello, B., Barnett, S., Daniel, S., & Hughes, J., Cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (CBT-SP): Treatment model, feasibility, and acceptability, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 48 (2009), pp. 1005-1013.
4. Becker, S.J., & Curry, J.F., Outpatient interventions for adolescent substance abuse: A quality of evidence review, Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, vol. 76 (2008), pp. 531-543.
5. Treatment for Adolescents with Depression (TADS) Team, The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): Long-term effectiveness and safety outcomes, Archives of General Psychiatry, vol. 64 (2007), pp. 1132-1144.
6. Curry, J.F., Rohde, P., Simons, A., Silva, S.G., Vitiello, B., Kratochvil, C.J., Reinecke, M.A., Feeny, N., Wells, K.C., Pathak, S., Weller, E., Rosenberg, D., Kennard, B.D., Robins, M., Ginsburg, G.S., March, J.S., & TADS Team, Predictors and moderators of acute outcome in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS), Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 45 (2006), pp. 1427-1439.
7. Curry, J.F. & Wells, K.C., Striving for effectiveness in the treatment of adolescent depression, Cognitive & Behavioral Practice, vol. 12 (2005), pp. 177-185.
8. Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) Team, Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolscents with depression, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 292 (2004), pp. 807-820.
9. Pediatric OCD Treatment Study (POTS) Team, Cognitive-behavior therapy, sertraline, and their combination for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 292 (2004), pp. 1969-1976.
10. Curry, J.F., Wells, K.W., Lochman, J.E., Craighead, W.E. & Nagy, P.D., Cognitive behavioral intervention for depressed, substance abusing adolescents: Development and pilot testing, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 42 (2003), pp. 656-665.
11. Specific psychotherapies for childhood and adolescent depression, Biological Psychiatry, vol. 49 (2001), pp. 1091-1100.