John R. Seeley, Ph.D.

Ph.D., 2001
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Special Education: Interdisciplinary Studies

M.S., 1991
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Interdisciplinary Studies: Psychology, Community Health, Decision Science

Professional Experience

2009-present
Senior Scientist
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

2006-present
Courtesy Assistant Professor
School Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

2004-present
Courtesy Research Associate
Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

2003-2009
Research Scientist
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

2002-2006
Research Scientist
Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc., Eugene, OR

2002-2003
Associate Research Scientist
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

1990-2002
Senior Research Analyst
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

1999-2000
Graduate Teaching Fellow II
Department of Special Education and Community Resources
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

1993-1999
Project Manager
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

1988-1990
Senior Research Programmer
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

1986-1988
Research Programmer
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

Current ORI Projects

Ecological Approach to Family Interventions and Treatment (EcoFIT) Integrated with PBS: An Effectiveness Trial in Middle Schools
Principal Investigator: John Seeley / Co-Investigators: Keith Smolkowski, Tom Dishion, Beth Stormshak
Department of Education, Institute for Education Science (R324A090111; 03/09-02/14)
To test the effectiveness of the EcoFIT school-home intervention under scaled-up conditions using a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

First Step to Success National Effectiveness Trial
Principal Investigator: John Seeley (ORI Subcontract) / Co-Investigators: Hill Walker, Ed Feil, Herb Severson
Department of Education, Institute for Education Science (R324B060003; 03/06-02/11)
To evaluate the effectiveness of the First Step to Success program in a large randomized control trial using the RE-AIM framework.

Reducing Teacher Stress and Building a More Effective School Culture
Principal Investigator: Anthony Biglan / Co-Investigators: John Seeley, Julie Rusby, Laura Backen Jones
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (R01-HD060922-02; 09/09-05/14)
To examine the effects of an acceptance-based intervention for reducing teacher distress and increasing schools' collegiality.

First Step: Home/School Intervention for Preschoolers with Disruptive Behaviors
Principal Investigators: Ed Feil & Hill Walker / Co-Investigators: John Seeley, Herb Severson, Annemieke Golly & Andy Frey
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (R01-HD055334; 12/08-11/13)
To conduct a large-scale randomized efficacy trial of an early intervention program for behaviorally at-risk children showing early signs of emerging antisocial behavior patterns.

Prevention of Suicidality in College Students: A common Core Process
Principal Investigators: Steven Hayes & Jacqueline Pistorello / Co-Investigators:John Seeley, Anthony Biglan
National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH083740; 09/08 - 05/13)
To evaluate and assess the impact of an acceptance and mindfulness-based interventin to prevent suicidal behavior in a randomized controlled trial with at-risk college freshmen.

Multimedia Internet-Based Program for Workers with Subthreshold Depression
Principal Investigators: Amy Birney & John Seeley
National Institute of Mental Health(R44-MH073280; 09/10-09/12)
To develop and evaluate an interactive video email service for parents of infants and toddlers that integrates automated email, video streaming, and interactive website technologies to deliver frequent, ongoing parent education and support services to parents of young children.

Web-based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Women with Postpartum Depression
Principal Investigators: Brian Danaher, Jeanette Milgroam, & Scott Stuart / Co-Investigators: John Seeley, Peter Lewinsohn
National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH084931; 07/09-06/12)
To adapt an empirically supported cognitive behavioral intervention for depression to an Internet and phone delivery system with content targeted to new mothers.

Improving Access to Early Parent Education and Support
Principal Investigator: Carol Metzler / Co-Investigators: John Seeley, Laura Backen Jones
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (R42-HD051184; 08/09-02/12)
To develop and evaluate an interactive video email service for parents of infants and toddlers that integrates automated email, video streaming, and interactive website technologies to deliver frequent, ongoing parent education and support services to parents of young children.

Preventing Youth Depression: A Multimedia Internet-based Parent Program
Principal Investigators: Amy Birney & John Seeley
National Institute of Mental Health (R44-MH068989; 9/09-11/11)
To develop and evaluate an Internet-based cognitive-behavioral and parent training program for preventing depression in high-risk youth.

A Multimedia Depression Amelioration Program for Family Dementia Caregivers
Principal Investigators: Vicky Gelatt & John Seeley
National Institute on Aging (R44-AG026895; 08/31-10/11)
To establish effect sizes of the home only, school only, and home and school combined components of the Enhanced First Step to Success intervention related to improvements in child behavior and social skills outcomes.

Prevention of College Student Mental Health Problems: A Web-Based ACT Program
Principal Investigators: Steven Hayes & Jacqueline Pistorello / Co-Investigators: John Seeley & Mike Levin
National Institute of Mental Health (R43-MH085336; 08/10-07/11)
To establish effect sizes of the home only, school only, and home and school combined components of the Enhanced First Step to Success intervention related to improvements in child behavior and social skills outcomes.

Enhanced First Step to Success: Improving School Readiness for Children with Disruptive Behavior
Principal Investigator: Andy Frey / Co-Investigators: Ed Feil, Hill Walker, John Seeley, Herb Severson, Annemieke Golly
Department of Education, Institute for Education Science (R324A090237; 07/10-06/11)
To establish effect sizes of the home only, school only, and home and school combined components of the Enhanced First Step to Success intervention related to improvements in child behavior and social skills outcomes.

A Multimedia Program to Improve Antidepressant Adherence and Prevent Relapse
Principal Investigator: Ann Glang / Co-Investigator: John Seeley
National Institute of Mental Health (R44-MH070966; 08/08-03/11)
To establish effect sizes of the home only, school only, and home and school combined components of the Enhanced First Step to Success intervention related to improvements in child behavior and social skills outcomes.

Selected Presentations & Publications

In Press

Frey, A.J., Cloud, R.N., Lee, J., Small, J.W., Seeley, J.R., Feil, E.G., Walker, H.M. & Golly, A. (in press). The practice of motivational interviewing in school mental health. School Mental Health.

Irvine, A. B., Billow, M.B., Bourgeois, M. & Seeley, J.R. (in press). Mental illness training for long term care staff. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

Olino, T.M., Yu, L., Klein, D.N., Rohde, P., Seeley, J.R., Pilkonis, P.A. & Lewinsohn, P.M. (in press). Measuring depression using item response theory: An examination of three measures of depressive symptomatology. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.

Pettit, J.W., Roberts, R.E., Lewinsohn, P.M, Seeley, J., & Yaroslavsky, I. (in press). Developmental relations between perceived social support and depressive symptoms through emerging adulthood: Blood is thicker than water. Journal of Family Psychology.

Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., Farmer, R. F., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (in press). The modeling of internalizing disorders based on patterns of lifetime comorbidity: Associations with psychosocial functioning and psychiatric disorders among first–degree relatives. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Published Journal Articles (Refereed)

Irvine, A. B., Philips, L., Seeley, J., Duncan S., Wyant, S., & Moore, R. W. (2011). Get Moving: A website that increases physical activityof sedentary employees. American Journal of Health Promotion, 25(3), 199-206.

Mathew, A.R., Pettit, J.W., Lewinsohn, P.M., Seeley, J.R., & Roberts, R.E. (2011). Comorbidity between major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders: Shared etiology or direct causation? Psychological Medicine.

Pettit, J.W., Roberts, R.E., Lewinsohn, P.M., Seeley, J.R., & Yaroslavsky, I. (2011). Developmental relations between perceived social support and depressive symptoms through emerging adulthood: Blood is thicker than water. Journal of Family Psychology, 25(1), 127-136.

Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., Farmer, R. F., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2011, March 14). The modeling of internalizing disorders on the basis of patterns of lifetime comorbidity: Associations with psychosocial functioning and psychiatric disorders among first-degree relatives. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0022621.

Bagner, D.M., Pettit, J.W., Lewinsohn, P.M., & Seeley, J.R. (2010). Effect of maternal depression on child behavior: A sensitive period? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 699–707. PMC2901251.

Essau, C.A., Lewinsohn, P.M., Seeley, J.R., & Sasagawa, S. (2010). Gender differences in the developmental course of depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 127, 185-190.

Gelatt, V., Adler-Baeder, F., & Seeley, J. R. (2010). An interactive web-based program for parents in stepfamilies: Development and evaluation of efficacy. Family Relations, 59, 572-586.

Levin, W., Campbell, D. R., McGovern, K. B., Gau, J .M., Kosty, D. B., Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2010). A computer-assisted depression intervention in primary care. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. doi:10.1017/S0033291710001935.

Olino, T. M., Klein, D. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (2010). Latent trajectory classes of depressive and anxiety disorders from adolescence to adulthood: Descriptions of classes and associations with risk factors. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 51(3), 224-35; PMID: 20399331.

Olino, T. M., Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2010). Conduct disorder and psychosocial outcomes at age 30: Early adult psychopathology as a potential mediator. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 1139-1149.

Pettit, J. W., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., Roberts, R. E., & Yaroslavsky, I. (2010). Developmental relations between depressive symptoms, minor hassles, and major events from adolescence through age 30 years. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119(4), 811-824. doi: 10.1037/a0020980.

Shankman, S. A., Lewinsohn, P. M., Klein, D. N., Small, J. W., Seeley, J. R., & Altman, S. E. (2010). Subthreshold conditions as precursors for full syndrome disorders: A 15-year longitudinal study of multiple diagnostic classes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50(12), 1485-1494.

Smolkowski, K., Danaher, B. G., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., & Severson, H. H. (2010). A comparison of methods for imputing missing binary outcome data from a successful Web-based smokeless tobacco cessation program. Addiction, 105, 1005-1015.

Stice, E., Rohde P., Seeley, J. R., & Gau, J. M. (2010). Testing mediators of intervention effects in randomized controlled trials: An evaluation of three depression prevention programs. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78(2), 273-280.

Danaher, B. G., Lichtenstein, E., McKay, H. G., & Seeley, J. R. (2009). Use of non-assigned smoking cessation programs among participants of a web-based randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 11(2), e26: http://www.jmir.org/2009/2/e26/

Danaher, B. G., & Seeley, J. R. (2009). Methodological issues in research on web-based behavioral interventions. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 38, 28-39.

Dominick, S. A., Irvine, A. B., Beauchamp, T., Seeley, J., Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Doka, K., & Bonnano, G. (2009). An Internet tool to normalize grief. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 60, 71-87.

Farmer, R. F., & Seeley, J. R. (2009). Temperament and character predictors of depressed mood over a four-year interval. Depression and Anxiety, 26, 371-381.

Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2009). Refinements in the hierarchical structure of externalizing psychiatric disorders: Patterns of lifetime liability from mid-adolescence through early adulthood. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 699-710.

Feil, E. G., Walker, H. M., Severson, H. H., Golly, A., Seeley, J. & Small, J. (2009) Using positive behavior support procedures in Head Start classrooms to improve school readiness: A group training and behavioral coaching model. NHSA Dialog,12, 88-103.

Klein, D. N., Shankman, S. A., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (2009). Subthreshold depressive disorder in adolescents: Predictors of escalation to full syndrome depressive disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 703-710.

Pettit, J. W., Lewinsohn, P. M., Roberts, R. E., Seeley, J. R., & Montieth, L. L. (2009). The long-term course of depression: Development of an empirical index and identification of early adult outcomes. Psychological Medicine, 39(3), 403-412, PMC2553682.

Seeley, J. R., Small, J. W., Walker, H. M., Feil, E. G., Severson, H. H., Golly, A. M., & Forness, S. R. (2009). Efficacy of the First Step to Success intervention for students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. School Mental Health: A Multidisciplinary Research and Practice Journal, 1, 37-48.

Seeley, J. R., Stice, E., & Rohde, P. (2009). Screening for depression prevention: Identifying adolescent girls at high risk for future depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118(1), 161-170.

Walker, H. M., Seeley, J. R., Small, J., Severson, H. H., Graham, B., Feil, E. G., Serna, L., Golly, A. M., & Forness, S. R. (2009). A randomized controlled trial of the First Step to Success early intervention: Demonstration of program efficacy outcomes within a diverse, urban school district. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 17, 197-212.

Baker, S. K., Smolkowski, K., Katz, R., Fien, H., Seeley, J. R., Kame'enui, E. J., & Thomas Beck, C. (2008). Reading fluency as a predictor of reading proficiency in low performing high poverty schools. School Psychology Review, 37, 18-37.

Danaher, B. G., Smolkowski, K., Seeley, J., & Severson, H. (2008). Mediators of a successful web-based smokeless tobacco cessation program. Addiction, 103, 1706-1712.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Holm-Denoma, J. M., Small, J. W., Seeley, J. R., & Joiner, T. E., Jr. (2008). Separation anxiety disorder in childhood as a risk factor for future mental illness. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47, 548-555.

McKay, H. G., Danaher, B. G., Seeley, J. R., Lichtenstein, E., & Gau, J. (2008). comparing two Web-based smoking cessation programs: Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 10(5), e40.

Full Text Olino, T. M., Klein, D. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (2008). Longitudinal associations between depressive and anxiety disorders: A comparison of two trait models. Psychological Medicine, 38, 353-363.

Full Text Olino, T. M., Pettit, J. W., Klein, D. N., Allen, N. B., Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2008). Influence of parental and grandparental major depressive disorder on behavior problems in early childhood: A three generation study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47, 53–60.

Full Text Pettit, J. W., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., Roberts, R. E., Hibbard, J. H, & Hurtado, A. V. (2008). Association between the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and mortality in a community sample: An Artifact of the Somatic Complaints Factor? International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 8(2). 383-397.

Full Text Pettit, J. W., Olino, T. M., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Roberts, R. E. (2008). Intergenerational transmission of internalizing problems: Effects of parental and grandparental MDD on child behavior. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37(3), 640-650.

Shankman, S. A., Klein, D. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R. & Small, J. W. (2008). Family study of subthreshold psychopathology in a community sample. Psychological Medicine, 38, 187–198.

Stice, E., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Gau, J. M. (2008). Brief cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program for high-risk adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 595-606.

Walker, H.M., Seeley, J., Small, J., Golly, A., Severson, H. & Feil, E. (2008, Winter). The First Step to Success program for preventing antisocial behavior in young children: Update on past, current and planned research. Report on Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 8(1), 17-23.

Zvolensky, M. J., Lewinsohn, P., Bernstein, A., Schmidt, N. B., Buckner, J. D., Seeley, J., & Bonn-Miller, M. O. (2008). Prospective associations between cannabis use, abuse, and dependence and panic attacks and disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 42, 1017-1023.

Irvine , A. B., Bourgeois, M., Billow, M., & Seeley, J. R. (2007). Internet training for nurse aides to prevent resident aggression. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 8, 519-526.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., Klein, D. N., Andrews, J. A., & Small, J. W. (2007). Psychosocial functioning of adults who experienced substance use disorders as adolescents. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21(2), 155–164.

Georgiades, K, Lewinsohn, P. M., Monroe, S. M., & Seeley, J. R. (2006). Major depressive disorder in adolescence: The role of subthreshold symptoms. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 936-944.

Gunn, B., Feil, E., Seeley, J., Severson, H., Walker, H. M. (2006). Promoting school success: Developing social skills and early literacy in Head Start classrooms. NHSA Dialog, 9, 1-11.

Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., Kaufman, N. K., Clarke, G. N., & Stice, E. (2006). Predicting time to recovery among depressed adolescents treated in two group interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 74, 80-88.

Smolkowski, K., Biglan, A., Dent, C., & Seeley, J. (2006). The multilevel structure of four adolescent problems. Prevention Science, 7(3), 239-256.

Solomon, A., Ruscio, J., Seeley, J. R., Lewinsohn, P. M. (2006). A taxometric investigation of unipolar depression in a large community sample. Psychological Medicine, 36, 973-986.

Beauchamp, N., Irvine, A. B., Seeley, J., & Johnson, B. (2005). Worksite-based Internet Multimedia Program for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia. The Gerontologist, 45, 793-801.

Danaher, B. G., McKay, H. G., & Seeley, J. R. (2005). The information architecture of behavior change websites. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7(2), e12; http://www.jmir.org/2005/2/e12/.

Kaufman, N. K., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., Clarke, G. N., & Stice, E. (2005). Mediators of cognitive-behavioral treatment for adolescents with comorbid major depression and conduct disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 38-46.

Klein, D. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Olino, T. M. (2005). Psychopathology in the adolescent and young adult offspring of a community sample of mothers and father with major depression. Psychological Medicine, 35, 353-365.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Klein, D. N., & Seeley, J. R. (2005). Association of parental depression with psychiatric course from adolescence to young adulthood among formerly depressed individuals. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114, 409-420.

Burton, E. M., Stice, E., & Seeley, J. R. (2004). A prospective test of the stress-buffering model of depression in adolescent girls: No upport once again. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 689-697.

Goodwin, R.D., Lewinsohn, P.M., & Seeley, J.R. (2004). Respiratory symptoms and mental disorders among youth: Results from a prospective, longitudinal study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, 943-949.

Gordon, J. S., Severson, H. H., Seeley, J. R., & Christiansen, S. (2004). Development and evaluation of an interactive tobacco cessation CD-ROM educational program for dental students. Journal of Dental Education, 68, 361-369.

Graber, J. A., Seeley, J. R., Brooks-Gunn, J., Lewinsohn, P. M. (2004). Is pubertal timing associated with psychopathology in young adulthood? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 718-726.

Klein, D. N., Shankman, S. A., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (2004). Family study of chronic depression in a community sample of young adults. American Journal of Psychiatry, 161, 646-653.

Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Rohling, M. L. (2004). Individual, family, and peer correlates of adolescent gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 20, 23-46.

Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. L., Rohling, M. L., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (2004). The SOGS-RA versus the MAGS-7: Prevalence estimates and classification congruence. Journal of Gambling Studies, 20, 259-281.

Rohde, P., Clarke, G. N., Mace, D. E., Jorgensen, J. S., & Seeley, J. R. (2004). An efficacy/effectiveness study of cognitive-behavioral treatment for adolescents with comorbid major depression and conduct disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 660-668.

Rohde, P., Jorgensen, J. S., Seeley, J. R., & Mace, D. E. (2004). Pilot Evaluation of the Coping Course: A CBT intervention to enhance coping skills in incarcerated youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 669-676.

Klein, D. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Shankman, S. A. (2003). Family study of comorbidity between major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. Psychological Medicine, 33, 703-714.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Klein, D. N., Durbin, E. C., Seeley, J. R., & Rohde, P. (2003). Family study of subthreshold depressive symptoms: Risk factor for MDD? Journal of Affective Disorders, 77, 149-157.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Petit, J., Joiner, T. E., Jr., & Seeley, J. R. (2003). The symptomatic expression of major depressive disorder in adolescents and young adults. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 244-252.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., Klein, D. N., & Gotlib, I. H. (2003). Psychosocial functioning of young adults who have experienced and recovered from major depressive disorder during adolescence. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 353-363.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Klein, D. N. (2003). Bipolar disorder in adolescence. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 418 (suppl), 47-50.

Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., & Rohling, M. L. (2003). The Life Attitudes Schedule-Short Form: Psychometric properties and correlates of adolescent suicide proneness. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 33, 249-260.

Striegel-Moore, R., Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2003). Psychosocial adjustment in young adulthood of women who experienced an eating disorder during adolescence. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42, 587-593.

Clarke, G. N., Hornbrook, M., Lynch, F., Polen, M., Gale, J., O’Connor, E., Seeley, J., & DeBarr, L. (2002). Group cognitive-behavioral treatment for depressed adolescent offspring of depressed parents in a health maintenance organization. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 305-313.

Klein, D. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Durbin, C. E. (2002). Clinical features of major depressive disorder in adolescents and their relatives: Impact on familial aggregation, implications for phenotype definition, and specificity of transmission. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 111, 98-106.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., Buckley, M. E. & Klein, D. N. (2002). Bipolar disorder in adolescence and young adulthood. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 11, 461-475.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., Moerk, K. C. & Striegel-Moore, R. (2002). Gender differences in eating disorder symptoms in young adults. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 32, 426-440.

Clarke, G. N., Hornbrook, M., Lynch, F., Polen, M., Gale, J., Beardslee, W., O’Connor, E., & Seeley, J. (2001). Offspring of depressed parents in an HMO: A randomized trail of a group cognitive interventions for preventing adolescent depressive disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 58, 1127-1134.

Klein, D. K., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Rohde, P. (2001). A family study of major depressive disorder in a community sample of adolescence. Archives of General Psychiatry, 58, 13-20.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (2001). Depression in older adolescents. The Prevention Researcher, 8, 12-14.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Baldwin, C. L. (2001). Gender differences in suicide attempts from adolescence to young adulthood. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, 427-434.

McKay, G. H., King, D., Eakin, E. G., Seeley, J. R., & Glasgow, R. E. (2001). D-Net Active Lives Internet-Based Physical Activity Intervention: A randomized pilot study. Diabetes Care, 24, 1328-1334.

Noell, J., Rohde, P., Seeley, J., & Ochs, L. (2001). Childhood sexual abuse, adolescent sexual coercion and sexually transmitted infection acquisition among homeless female adolescents. Child Abuse and Neglect, 25, 137-148.

Rohde, P., Clarke, G. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Kaufman, N. K. (2001). Impact of comorbidity on a cognitive-behavioral group treatment for adolescent depression. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, 795-802.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Kahler, C. W., Seeley, J. R., & Brown, R. A. (2001). The natural course of alcohol use disorders from adolescent to young adulthood. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, 83-90.

Rohde, P., Noell, J., Ochs, L., & Seeley, J. R. (2001). Depression, suicidal ideation, and STD-related risk in homeless older adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 24, 447-460.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Brown, R. A., Seeley, J. R., & Ramsey, S. E. (2000). Psychopathology and psychosocial differences between current and former adolescent smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2, 121-131.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Klein, D. N., & Seeley, J. R. (2000). Bipolar disorder during adolescence and young adulthood in a community sample. Bipolar Disorders, 2, 281-293.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., Klein, D. N., & Gotlib, I. H. (2000). The natural course of adolescent major depression: II. Predictors of depression recurrence in young adults. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 157, 1584-1591.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Solomon, A., Seeley, J. R., & Zeiss, A. (2000). The clinical implications of “subthreshold” depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109, 345-351.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Striegel-Moore, R., & Seeley, J. R. (2000). The epidemiology and natural course of eating disorders in young women from adolescence to young adulthood. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 1284-1292.

Schwartz, J. A. J., Kaslow, N. J., Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2000). Psychological, cognitive, and interpersonal correlates of attributional change in adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 29, 188-198.

Clarke, G. N., Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Hops, H., & Seeley, J. R. (1999). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of adolescent depression: Efficacy of acute group treatment and booster session. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 272-279.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Allen, N. B., Seeley, J. R., & Gotlib, I. H. (1999). First onset versus recurrence of depression: Differential processes of psychosocial risk. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 108, 483-489.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Klein, D. N., & Seeley, J. R. (1999). Natural course of adolescent major depressive disorder: I. Continuity into young adulthood. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 56-63.

Monroe, S. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (1999). Life events and depression in adolescence: Relationship loss as a prospective risk factor for first onset of major depressive disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 108, 606-614.

Allen, N. B., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1998). Prenatal and perinatal influences on risk for psychopathology in childhood and adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 10, 513-529.

Gotlib, I. H., Lewinsohn, P.M., & Seeley, J. R. (1998). Consequences of depression during adolescence: Marital status and martial functioning in early adulthood. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 107, 686-690.

Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., Monson, C. M., Meyer, K. A., & Langford, R. (1998). Gender differences in suicide-related behaviors of adolescents and young adults. Sex Roles, 39, 839-854.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Gotlib, I. H., Lewinsohn, M. A., Seeley, J. R., & Allen, N.B. (1998). Gender differences in anxiety disorders and anxiety symptoms in adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 107, 109-117.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1998). Major depressive disorder in older adolescents: Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical implications. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 18, 765-794.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1998). Treatment of adolescent depression: Frequency of services and impact on functioning in young adulthood. Depression and Anxiety, 7, 47-52.

Sack, W. H., Seeley, J. R., Him, C., & Clarke, G. N. (1998). Psychometric properties of the Impact of Events Scale in traumatized Cambodian refugee youth. Personality and Individual Differences, 25, 57-67.

Cantwell, D. P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1997). Correspondence between adolescent report and parent report of psychiatric diagnostic data. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 610-619.

Gladstone, T. R. G., Kaslow, N. J., Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (1997). Sex differences, attributional style and depressive symptoms among adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 25, 297-305.

Graber, J. A., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1997). Is psychopathology associated with the timing of pubertal development? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 1768-1776.

Klein, D. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1997). Psychosocial characteristics of adolescents with a past history of dysthymic disorder: Comparison with adolescents with past histories of major depressive and non-affective disorders, and never mentally ill controls. Journal of Affective Disorders, 42, 127-135.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Gotlib, I. H., & Seeley, J. R. (1997). Depression-related psychosocial variables in adolescence: Are they specific to depression? Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 106, 365-375.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Klein, D. N. (1997). Axis II psychopathology as a function of Axis I disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 1752-1759.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., Roberts, R. E., & Allen, N. B. (1997). Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) as a screening instrument for depression among community-residing older adults. Psychology and Aging, 12, 277-287.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Zinbarg, R., Seeley, J. R., Lewinsohn, M., & Sack, W. H. (1997). Lifetime comorbidity among anxiety disorders and between anxiety disorders and other mental disorders in adolescents. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 11, 377-394.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P.M., & Seeley, J. R. (1997). Comparability of telephone and face-to-face interviews assessing Axis I and II disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 1593-1598.

Rohde, P., Mace, D. E., & Seeley, J. R. (1997). The association of psychiatric disorders with suicide attempts in a juvenile delinquent sample. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 7, 187-200.

Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Mace, D. E. (1997). Correlates of suicidal behavior in a juvenile detention population. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 27, 164-175.

Sack, W. H., Seeley, J. R., & Clarke, G. N. (1997). Does PTSD transcend cultural barriers? A study from the Khmer Adolescent Refugee Project. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 49-54.

Brown, R.A., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Wagner, E. F. (1996). Cigarette smoking, major depression and other psychiatric disorders among adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 35, 1602-1610.

Klein, D. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1996). Hypomanic personality traits in a community sample of adolescents. Journal of Affective Disorders, 38,135-143.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1996). Alcohol consumption in high school adolescents: Frequency of use and dimensional structure of associated problems. Addiction, 91, 375-390.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1996). Adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts: Prevalence, risk factors and clinical implications. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 3, 25-46.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., Hibbard, J., Rohde, P., & Sack, W. H. (1996). Cross-sectional and prospective relationships between physical morbidity and depression in older adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 35, 1120-1129.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1996). Psychiatric comorbidity with problematic alcohol use in high school adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 35, 101-109.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (1996). The Life-Attitudes Schedule Short Form: An abbreviated measure of life-enhancing and life-threatening behaviors in adolescents. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 26, 272-281.

Sack, W. H., Clarke, G. N., & Seeley, J. R. (1996). Multiple forms of stress in Cambodian adolescent refugees. Child Development, 67, 107-116.

Zeiss, A.M., Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1996). Relationship of physical disease and functional impairment to depression in older people. Psychology and Aging, 11, 572-581.

Clarke, G. N., Hawkins, W., Murphy, M. Sheeber, L. B., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). Targeted prevention of unipolar depressive disorder in an at-risk sample of high school adolescents: A randomized trial of a group cognitive intervention. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34, 312-321.

Gotlib, I. H., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). Symptoms versus a diagnosis of depression: Differences in psychosocial functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63, 90-100.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Gotlib, I. H., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). Adolescent psychopathology: IV. Specificity of psychosocial risk factors for depression and substance abuse in older adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34, 1221-1229.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Klein, D. N., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). Bipolar disorders in a community sample of older adolescents: Prevalence, phenomenology, comorbidity, and course. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34, 454-463.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Langford, R., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Chapman, J. (1995). The Life Attitudes Schedule: A scale to assess adolescent life-enhancing and life-threatening behaviors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 458-474.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). Adolescent psychopathology: III. The clinical consequences of comorbidity. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34, 510-519.

Orvaschel, H., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). Continuity of psychopathology in a community sample of adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34, 1525-1535.

Roberts, R. E., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). Symptoms of DSM-III-R major depression in adolescence: Evidence from an epidemiologic survey. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 34, 1608-1617.

Sack, W. H., Clarke, G. N., Kinney, R., Belestos, G., Him, C., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). The Khmer Adolescent Project: II. Functional capacities in two generations of Cambodian refugees. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders, 183, 177-181.

Sack, W. H., Clarke, G. N., & Seeley, J. R. (1995). Posttraumatic stress disorder across two generations of Cambodian refugees. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34, 1160-1166.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Clarke, G. N., Seeley, J. R., & Rohde, P. (1994). Major depression in community adolescents: Age at onset, episode duration, and time to recurrence. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 809-818.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Roberts, R. E., Seeley, J. R., Rohde, P., Gotlib, I. H., Hops, H. (1994). Adolescent Psychopathology: II. Psychosocial risk factors for depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 103, 302-315.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1994). Psychosocial risk factors for future adolescent suicide attempts. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 297-305.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1994). Response of depressed adolescents to cognitive-behavioral treatment: Do differences in initial severity clarify the comparison of treatments? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 851-854.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1994). Are adolescents changed by an episode of major depression? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33, 1289-1298.

Sack, W. H., McSharry, S., Clarke, G. N., Kinney, R., Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (1994). The Khmer adolescent project: I. Epidemiologic findings in two generations of Cambodian refugees. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, 182, 387-395.

Gotlib, I. H., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Rohde, P. (1993). Dysfunctional attitudes and attributional style in depressed adolescents: An examination of stability and specificity. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 102, 607-615.

Hawkins, W. E., Clarke, G. N., & Seeley, J. R. (1993). Application of social learning theory to the primary prevention of depression in adolescents. Health Values, Health Behavior, and Promotion, 17, 31-39.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Hops, H., Roberts, R. E., Seeley, J. R., & Andrews, J. (1993). Adolescent psychopathology: I. Prevalence and incidence of depression and other DSM-III-R disorders in high school students. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 102, 133-144.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (1993). Psychosocial characteristics of adolescents with a history of suicide attempt. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 60-68.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Fischer, S. A. (1993). Age-cohort changes in the lifetime occurrence of depression and other mental disorders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 102, 110-120.

Roberts, R. E., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1993). A brief measure of loneliness suitable for use with adolescents. Psychological Reports, 72, 1379-1391.

Clarke, G. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Hops, H., Andrews, J. A., Seeley, J. R., & Williams, J. A. (1992). Cognitive-behavioral group treatment of adolescent depression: Prediction of change. Behavior Therapy, 23, 341-354.

Clarke, G. N., Lewinsohn, P. M., Hops, H., & Seeley, J. R. (1992). A self- and parent-report measure of adolescent depression: The Child Behavior Checklist Depression Scale (CBCL-D). Behavioral Assessment, 14, 243-263.

Hawkins, W. E., Hawkins, M. J., & Seeley, J. R. (1992). Stress, health-related behavior and quality of life on depressive symptomatology in a sample of adolescents. Psychological Reports, 71, 183-186.

Hawkins, W. E., McDermott, R. J., Seeley, J., & Hawkins, M. J. (1992). Depression and maladaptive eating practices in college students. Women & Health, 18, 55-67.

Hops, H., & Seeley, J. R. (1992). Parent participation effects in studies of family interaction: Methodological and substantive considerations. Behavioral Assessment, 14, 229-243.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Hops, H., Roberts, R. E., Seeley, J. R., Rohde, P., Andrews, J. A., & Hautzinger, M. (1992). Affective Störungen bei jugendlichen: Prävalenz, komorbidität und psychosoziale korrelate. Verhaltenstherapie, 2, 132-139.

Schaughency, E. A., Vannatta, K., Langhinrichsen, J., Lally, C., & Seeley, J. (1992). Correlates of sociometric status in school children in Buenos Aires. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 20, 317-326.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Fischer, S. A. (1991). Age and depression: Unique and shared effects. Psychology and Aging, 6, 247-260.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Hops, H. (1991). Comorbidity of unipolar depression: I. Major depression with dysthymia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100, 205-213.

Roberts, R. E., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1991). Screening for adolescent depression: A comparison of depression scales. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 30, 58-66.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. R. (1991). Comorbidity of unipolar depression: II. Comorbidity with other mental disorders in adolescents and adults. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100, 214-222.

Langhinrichsen, J., Lichtenstein, E., Seeley, J. R., Hops, H., Ary, D. V., Tildesley, E., & Andrews, J. (1990). Parent-child congruence for adolescent substance use. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 19, 623-635.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Seeley, J. (1990). Are people changed by the experience of having an episode of depression? A further test of the scar hypothesis. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 99, 264-271.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Tilson, M., & Seeley, J. (1990). The dimensionality of coping and its relation to depression. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 499-511.

Ary, D. V., Lichtenstein, E., Severson, H., Weissman, W., & Seeley, J. R. (1989). An in-depth analysis of male adolescent smokeless tobacco users: Interviews with users and their fathers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 12, 449-467.

Book Chapters

Seeley, J. R., Rohde, P., & Jones, L. (2010). School-based prevention and intervention for depression and suicidal behavior. In M. R. Shinn, H. M. Walker, & G. Stoner (Eds.), Interventions for achievement and behavior problems in a three-tier model including response to intervention (pp. 363-396). Silver Spring, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Walker, H., Severson, H. H., & Seeley, J. (2010). Universal, school-based screening for the early detection of academic and behavioral problems contributing to later destructive outcomes. In M. Shinn & H. Walker, (Eds.), Interventions for achievement and behavior problems in a three-tier model including response to intervention (pp. 677-702). Silver Spring, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Seeley, J. R., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2008). Epidemiology of mood disorders during adolescence: Implications for lifetime risk. In N. B. Allen & L. B. Sheeber (Eds.), Adolescent emotional development and the emergence of depressive disorders (pp. 33-55) . Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., Klein, D. N., & Gotlib, I. H. (2006). The consequences of adolescent major depressive disorder on young adults. In T. E., Joiner, Jr. (Ed.), Psychological and interpersonal models of depression: Festschrift in honor of Jack Hokanson (pp. 43-68). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Clarke, G. N., Hops, H., & Seeley, J. R. (2005). The Adolescent Coping With Depression Course: A cognitive-behavioral approach to the treatment of adolescent depression. In E.D. Hibbs & P.S. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (2 nd edition) (pp. 219-238). Washington DC: APA.

Lewinsohn, P.M., & Seeley, J. R. (2003). Depression during early adulthood. In I. M. Goodyer (Ed.) Unipolar depression: A lifespan perspective (pp. 95-122). Oxford Press.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Klein, D. N. (2003). Epidemiology and suicidal behavior of juvenile bipolar disorder. In B. Geller & M. Delbello (Eds.), Child and early adolescent bipolar disorder (pp. 7-24). New York: Guildford Publications, Inc.

Seeley, J. R., Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., & Clarke, G. N. (2002). Depression in youth: Epidemiology, identification, and intervention. In M. Shinn, G. Stoner, & H. Walker (Eds.), Interventions for academic and behavior problems II: Preventive and remedial approaches (pp. 885-911). Silver Spring, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Clarke, G. N., Rohde, P., Hops, H., & Seeley, J. R. (1996). A course in coping: A cognitive-behavioral approach to the treatment of adolescent depression. In E. Hibbs & P. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatment for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based approaches (pp. 109-135). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Lewinsohn, P. M., Redner, J. E., & Seeley, J. R. (1991). The relationship between life satisfaction and psychosocial variables: New perspectives. In F. Strack, M. Argyle & N. Schwartz (Eds.), Subjective well-being (pp. 141-169). Oxford: Pergamon Press.

Other Publications

Lewinsohn, P. M., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R. (2001). Depression in older adolescents. The Prevention Researcher, 8, 12-14.

Hawkins, W. E., Clarke, G. N., & Seeley, J. R. (1993). Application of social learning theory to the primary prevention of depression in adolescents. Health Values, Health Behavior, and Promotion, 17, 31-39.

Hawkins, W. E., McDermott, R. J., Seeley, J., & Hawkins, M. J. (1992). Depression and maladaptive eating practices in college students. Women & Health, 18, 55-67.

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