Research
Oregon Research Institute
The Oregon Research Institute (ORI) has conducted research on human behavior with the aim to improve the quality of human life for over 60 years. The Blues Program was developed at this institute by Dr. Paul Rohde, Eric Stice, and Heather Shaw. For information about the broader work of ORI go to: http://www.ori.org/
Please direct questions concerning the research to Dr. Paul Rohde at: paulr@ori.org
Paul Rohde
Oregon Research Institute 1776 Millrace Drive Eugene, OR 97403 United States 541-484-2123
Eric Stice
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, 94305-5719
Heather Shaw
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, 94305-5719
Research Papers
This study attempted to replicate effects for the Blues Program group in college students with elevated depressive symptoms but planned contrasts found no significant effects for the Blues Program group compared to either bibliotherapy or brochure controls, which suggested that alternative screening or interventions are needed for this age group.
This paper studied the long-term prevention effect of Blues Program on escalations in substance use in the efficacy trial. The results suggest that a valuable secondary benefit of the Blues program adolescent depression prevention may be lower rates of future substance use.
This paper examined a novel 5-step method for testing mediation in the efficacy trial with the goal of understanding how changes in CB factors (cognitions, activity level) and nonspecific factors (emotional expression, loneliness) accounted for change in the Blues Program group, supportive-expressive group, bibliotherapy, and controls.
This study provides long-term outcomes for the efficacy trial, evaluating effects at 1- and 2-year follow-up. Blues Program group participants had greater reductions in depressive symptoms compared to assessment controls by 1-year follow-up and lower depressive symptoms compared bibliotherapy participants at both 1- and 2-year follow-ups. Risk for major or minor depression onset over 2-year follow-up was significantly lower for both the Blues Program group and bibliotherapy compared to assessment control.
This paper examined a novel 5-step method for testing mediation in the efficacy trial with the goal of understanding how changes in CB factors (cognitions, activity level) and nonspecific factors (emotional expression, loneliness) accounted for change in CB group, supportive-expressive group, bibliotherapy, and controls.
