Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies

Recent Publications

  1. Mohr DC  Passive sensing in mental health: Challenges and opportunities.  J Psychopathol Clin Sci  2025 Nov;134(8):1034-1035. doi:10.1037/abn0001058
  2. Kruzan KP, Ammerman B, Lengel GJ, Griffith JW, Lucas K, Nguyen T, Rushton K, Washburn JJ, Mohr DC  Development and initial test of an online self-assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury severity.  J Affect Disord  2025 Oct 15;387:119506. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.119506
  3. Popowski SA, Meyerhoff J, Allen OM, Nguyen T, McCall T, Pederson AB, Reddy M, Mohr D, Kornfield R  Designing Digital Mental Health Tools to Support the Needs of Black Adults in the United States: Qualitative Analysis.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Oct 06;9:e73279. pii:e73279
  4. Kwong K, Ahuvia IL, Schleider JL  Help-seeking at the intersection of race and age: Perceived need and treatment access for depression in the United States.  J Affect Disord  2025 Oct 01;386:119428. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.119428
  5. Thakur H, Sotomayor I, Zapata JP, Bergstrom T, Huang M, Hill S, Rapoport A, Berry K, Davison E, Schleider JL  Developing a Digital Single-Session Intervention to Promote Trauma-Informed Caregiving: Insights From Foster Caregivers and Child Welfare Providers.  J Cogn Psychother  2025 Sep 29;. pii:JCP-2025-0028.R1
  6. Cohen KA, Bruns EJ, Schleider JL  Debate: Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions? Tensions in prevention - To build better school-based programming, we must start with what we know.  Child Adolesc Ment Health  2025 Sep;30(3):308-310. doi:10.1111/camh.12758
  7. Szkody E, Chang YW, Schleider JL  Serving the Underserved? Uptake, Effectiveness, and Acceptability of Digital SSIs for Rural American Adolescents.  J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol  2025;54(5):541-554. doi:10.1080/15374416.2023.2272935
  8. Kornfield R, Popowski SA, Tack E, Svoboda J, Herrera M, Nguyen T, Knapp AA, Mohr DC, Meyerhoff J  Designing Digital Mental Health Interventions to Meet the Needs of Older Adolescents: Qualitative Interview and Group Discussion Study.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Aug 29;9:e68950. pii:e68950
  9. Slocum JD, Jelke D, Mai Q, Johnson JK, Nguyen MLT, Cong L, Chandrasekaran A, Holl JL, Moklyak Y, Mis J  et al.  User-Centered Design of Trauma Systems Solutions for Retriage of Patients With Injury: Mixed Methods Study.  J Med Internet Res  2025 Aug 27;27:e70846. pii:e70846
  10. Collins C, Fackler J, Sacco MJ, Jacobs M  Critical conversations: a user-centric approach to chatbots for history taking in the pediatric intensive care unit.  Front Pediatr  2025;13:1646989. pii:1646989
  11. Graham AK, Ortega A, Egbert A  New Mechanisms and Populations to Target in Binge Eating Treatment.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 Aug 01;8(8):e2525076. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.25076
  12. Zapata JP, Rapoport A, Wescott A, Gandhi S, Bergstrom TC, Avila AA, Kuhns LM, Garofalo R, Schleider JL  Single-Session Interventions To Enhance HIV Outcomes among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Scoping Review and Implications for Integrating HIV and Mental Health Services.  AIDS Behav  2025 Aug 01;. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04834-4
  13. Graham AK, Ortega A, Rooper IR, Smith AC  Mental Health Clinicians as Advocates for Effective, Equitable, Accessible, and Safe Digital Mental Health Services.  Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ)  2025 Jul;23(3):307-313. doi:10.1176/appi.focus.20250001
  14. Mohr DC, Azocar F, Bertagnolli A, Choudhury T, Chrisp P, Frank R, Harbin H, Histon T, Kaysen D, Nebeker C  et al.  Banbury Forum Consensus Statement on the Path Forward for Digital Mental Health Treatment.  Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ)  2025 Jul;23(3):362-369. doi:10.1176/appi.focus.25023021
  15. Green EA, Schneider KL, Chang A, Feinstein BA, Rooper IR, Wildes JE, Graham AK  Exploring Drivers of Binge Eating in Individuals With Food Insecurity and Recurrent Binge Eating: A Qualitative Analysis.  Int J Eat Disord  2025 Jul;58(7):1244-1255. doi:10.1002/eat.24434
  16. Jayeoba M, Scherr CL, Carroll AJ, Daly E, Kerstiens S, Phillips SM, Hitsman B, Garcia SF, Spring B, Jacobs M  Low-Burden Electronic Health Record Strategies for Engaging Oncologists in Digital Health Behavior Change Interventions: Qualitative Interview Study.  J Med Internet Res  2025 May 30;27:e65975. pii:e65975
  17. Cohen KA, Bruns E, Lyon A, Raviv T, Becker S, Schleider JL  Advancing implementation of single session interventions in schools: a protocol for a qualitative study.  Implement Sci Commun  2025 May 07;6(1):54. pii:54
  18. Schleider JL, Zapata JP, Rapoport A, Wescott A, Ghosh A, Kaveladze B, Szkody E, Ahuvia IL  Single-Session Interventions for Mental Health Problems and Service Engagement: Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.  Annu Rev Clin Psychol  2025 May;21(1):279-303. doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-081423-025033
  19. Rooper IR, Lewis-Thames MW, Graham AK  Beyond usability: Designing digital health interventions for implementation with older adults.  J Am Geriatr Soc  2025 May;73(5):1648-1652. doi:10.1111/jgs.19286
  20. Kruger M, Goldschmidt AB, Ortega A, Wharton A, Chapa DAN, Stalvey ER, Rooper IR, Obleada KT, Miller GC, Graham AK  Applying design to design: demonstrating how to create a human-centered design session interview guide for use with adolescents.  Front Digit Health  2025;7:1507517. pii:1507517
  21. Rooper IR, Azubuike C, Ortega A, Miller GC, Parsons LM, Lipman LD, Kruger M, Flynn RL, Silverberg B, Wildes JE  et al.  'Harder to reach' versus reaching harder: Exploring preferred dissemination pathways to a digital binge-eating intervention for adults with or at risk of food insecurity.  Eat Behav  2025 Apr;57:101970. doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.101970
  22. Rooper IR, Ortega A, Massion TA, Lakhtakia T, Kruger M, Parsons LM, Lipman LD, Azubuike C, Tack E, Obleada KT  et al.  Optimizing Testimonials for Behavior Change in a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating: Human-Centered Design Study.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Mar 21;9:e59691. pii:e59691
  23. Knapp AA, Cohen K, Kruzan KP, Kornfield R, Herrera M, Pederson AB, Lee S, Macapagal K, Roulston CA, Clarke K  et al.  Teen Perspectives on Integrating Digital Mental Health Programs for Teens Into Public Libraries ("I Was Always at the Library"): Qualitative Interview Study.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Mar 13;9:e67454. pii:e67454
  24. Meyerhoff J, Coppersmith DDL, Fox KR  The ethical imperative of self-directed tools in crisis helplines to prevent suicide at scale.  Nat Ment Health  2025 Mar;3(3):269-270. doi:10.1038/s44220-025-00384-9
  25. Kruzan KP, Washburn JJ, Aaby D, Nguyen T, Mohr DC  Subgroups of non-suicidal self-injury in a large diverse sample of online help-seekers.  Front Psychiatry  2025;16:1513685. pii:1513685
  26. Meyerhoff J, Popowski SA, Lakhtakia T, Tack E, Kornfield R, Kruzan KP, Krause CJ, Nguyen T, Rushton K, Pisani AR  et al.  Automated Digital Safety Planning Interventions for Young Adults: Qualitative Study Using Online Co-design Methods.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Feb 26;9:e69602. pii:e69602
  27. Obleada KT, Ortega A, Rooper IR, Parsons LM, Kruger M, Azubuike C, Lipman LD, Chen D, Wildes JE, Graham AK  Exploring pathways between internalized weight bias, eating disorder psychopathology, and weight loss expectations in treatment-seeking adults with binge eating and obesity.  Eat Weight Disord  2025 Feb 21;30(1):17. pii:17
  28. Rooper IR, Liem WW, Burla M, Gordon J, Baez LM, Kornfield R, Berry ABL  Designing Values Elicitation Technologies for Mental Health and Chronic Care Integration: User-Centered Design Approach.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Feb 19;9:e68419. pii:e68419
  29. Mohr DC, Silverman AL, Youn SJ, Areán P, Bertagnolli A, Carl J, Carlton T, Chaudhary N, Cooper D, DeVito S  et al.  Digital mental health treatment implementation playbook: successful practices from implementation experiences in American healthcare organizations.  Front Digit Health  2025;7:1509387. pii:1509387
  30. Schleider JL, Smock A, Ahuvia IL, Walubita T, Rapoport AS, Hill S, Purtle J  State Parental Consent Law and Treatment Use Among Adolescents With Depression.  JAMA Pediatr  2025 Feb 01;179(2):209-212. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5361
  31. Ortega A, Rooper IR, Massion T, Azubuike C, Lipman LD, Lakhtakia T, Camino MK, Parsons LM, Tack E, Alshurafa N  et al.  Co-designing prediction data visualizations for a digital binge eating intervention.  Transl Behav Med  2025 Jan 16;15(1). pii:ibaf009
  32. Stiles-Shields C, Reyes KM, Lakhtakia T, Smith SR, Barnas OE, Gray EL, Krause CJ, Kruzan KP, Kwasny MJ, Mir Z  et al.  Correction: A personal sensing technology enabled service versus a digital psychoeducation control for primary care patients with depression and anxiety: a pilot randomized controlled trial.  BMC Psychiatry  2025 Jan 02;25(1):4. pii:4
  33. Kruzan KP, Hentges E, Ramirez I, Washburn JJ  Identifying subgroups of nonsuicidal self-injury: A systematic review.  PLOS Ment Health  2025;2(4). pii:e0000291
  34. Last BS, Jans LK, Schleider JL  A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Single-Session Intervention to Reduce Training Psychologists' Burnout.  Behav Ther  2025 Jan;56(1):162-176. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2024.06.004
  35. Stiles-Shields C, Reyes KM, Lakhtakia T, Smith SR, Barnas OE, Gray EL, Krause CJ, Kruzan KP, Kwasny MJ, Mir Z  et al.  A personal sensing technology enabled service versus a digital psychoeducation control for primary care patients with depression and anxiety: a pilot randomized controlled trial.  BMC Psychiatry  2024 Nov 19;24(1):828. pii:828
  36. Simon G, Moise N, Mohr DC  Management of Depression-Reply.  JAMA  2024 Nov 19;332(19):1674-1675. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.18405
  37. Graham AK, Azubuike C, Johnson L, Parsons LM, Lipman LD, Rooper IR, Ortega A, Kruger Camino M, Miller G, Jia J  et al.  Partnering With Food Pantries to Disseminate and Implement Eating Disorder Interventions.  Int J Eat Disord  2024 Sep;57(9):1811-1815. doi:10.1002/eat.24240
  38. Simon GE, Moise N, Mohr DC  Management of Depression in Adults: A Review.  JAMA  2024 Jul 09;332(2):141-152. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5756
  39. Kruzan KP, Biernesser C, Hoffmann JA, Meyerhoff J  Digital Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults Experiencing Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors.  Curr Treat Options Psychiatry  2024 Jun;11(2):76-89. doi:10.1007/s40501-024-00318-9
  40. Cruz S, Lu C, Ulloa M, Redding A, Hester J, Jacobs M  Perceptions of Wearable Health Tools Post the COVID-19 Emergency in Low-Income Latin Communities: Qualitative Study.  JMIR Mhealth Uhealth  2024 May 08;12:e50826. pii:e50826
  41. Graham AK  Digital Interventions to Close the Treatment Gap for Binge Eating.  JAMA Netw Open  2024 May 01;7(5):e2411108. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11108
  42. Ahuvia IL, Sotomayor I, Kwong K, Lam FW, Mirza A, Schleider JL  Causal beliefs about mental illness: A scoping review.  Soc Sci Med  2024 Mar;345:116670. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116670
  43. Pinder JB, Ahuvia IL, Chen S, Schleider JL  Beliefs about depression relate to active and avoidant coping in high-symptom adolescents.  J Affect Disord  2024 Feb 01;346:299-302. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2023.11.026
  44. Meyerhoff J, Beltzer M, Popowski S, Karr CJ, Nguyen T, Williams JJ, Krause CJ, Kumar H, Bhattacharjee A, Mohr DC  et al.  Small Steps over time: A longitudinal usability test of an automated interactive text messaging intervention to support self-management of depression and anxiety symptoms.  J Affect Disord  2024 Jan 15;345:122-130. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.119
  45. Stamatis CA, Meyerhoff J, Meng Y, Lin ZCC, Cho YM, Liu T, Karr CJ, Liu T, Curtis BL, Ungar LH  et al.  Differential temporal utility of passively sensed smartphone features for depression and anxiety symptom prediction: a longitudinal cohort study.  Npj Ment Health Res  2024 Jan 04;3(1):1. pii:1
  46. Li H, Zhang R, Lee YC, Kraut RE, Mohr DC  Systematic review and meta-analysis of AI-based conversational agents for promoting mental health and well-being.  NPJ Digit Med  2023 Dec 19;6(1):236. pii:236
  47. Stamatis CA, Liu T, Meyerhoff J, Meng Y, Cho YM, Karr CJ, Curtis BL, Ungar LH, Mohr DC  Specific associations of passively sensed smartphone data with future symptoms of avoidance, fear, and physiological distress in social anxiety.  Internet Interv  2023 Dec;34:100683. pii:100683
  48. Meyerhoff J, Kornfield R, Lattie EG, Knapp AA, Kruzan KP, Jacobs M, Stamatis CA, Taple BJ, Beltzer ML, Berry ABL  et al.  From formative design to service-ready therapeutic: A pragmatic approach to designing digital mental health interventions across domains.  Internet Interv  2023 Dec;34:100677. pii:100677
  49. Kornfield R, Stamatis CA, Bhattacharjee A, Pang B, Nguyen T, Williams JJ, Kumar H, Popowski S, Beltzer M, Karr CJ  et al.  A text messaging intervention to support the mental health of young adults: User engagement and feedback from a field trial of an intervention prototype.  Internet Interv  2023 Dec;34:100667. pii:100667
  50. Ghosh A, Cohen KA, Jans L, Busch CA, McDanal R, Yang Y, Cooper KM, Schleider JL  A Digital Single-Session Intervention (Project Engage) to Address Fear of Negative Evaluation Among College Students: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.  JMIR Ment Health  2023 Nov 23;10:e48926. pii:e48926

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