Treatment of Mood and Marriage Study (TOMMS)

Summary

The primary goal of this study is to develop and test a depression-specific marital therapy tailored for use with older adult populations.

Timeline

Start

2006-07

Primary completion

2010-06

Completion

2010-06

Publications

• Background Futterman A, Gallagher D, Thompson LW, Lovett S, Gilewski M. Retrospective assessment of marital adjustment and depression during the first 2 years of spousal bereavement. Psychol Aging. 1990 Jun;5(2):277-83. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.5.2.277.
• Background Jacobson, N.S. & Christensen, A. (1996). Acceptance and Change in Couple Therapy: A Therapist's Guide to Transforming Relationships. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
• Background Oxman TE, Berkman LF, Kasl S, Freeman DH Jr, Barrett J. Social support and depressive symptoms in the elderly. Am J Epidemiol. 1992 Feb 15;135(4):356-68. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116297.
• Background Tower RB, Kasl SV. Depressive symptoms across older spouses and the moderating effect of marital closeness. Psychol Aging. 1995 Dec;10(4):625-38. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.10.4.625.
• Background Gerson S, Belin TR, Kaufman A, Mintz J, Jarvik L. Pharmacological and psychological treatments for depressed older patients: a meta-analysis and overview of recent findings. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 1999 May-Jun;7(1):1-28.
• Background Murrell SA, Himmelfarb S, Wright K. Prevalence of depression and its correlates in older adults. Am J Epidemiol. 1983 Feb;117(2):173-85. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113528.
• Background Simons AD, Murphy GE, Levine JL, Wetzel RD. Cognitive therapy and pharmacotherapy for depression. Sustained improvement over one year. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1986 Jan;43(1):43-8. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1986.01800010045006.
• Background Baldessarini RJ. Current status of antidepressants: clinical pharmacology and therapy. J Clin Psychiatry. 1989 Apr;50(4):117-26.
• Background Scogin F, McElreath L. Efficacy of psychosocial treatments for geriatric depression: a quantitative review. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1994 Feb;62(1):69-74. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.62.1.69.
• Background Thase ME, Greenhouse JB, Frank E, Reynolds CF 3rd, Pilkonis PA, Hurley K, Grochocinski V, Kupfer DJ. Treatment of major depression with psychotherapy or psychotherapy-pharmacotherapy combinations. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1997 Nov;54(11):1009-15. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830230043006.
• Background Reynolds CF 3rd, Frank E, Perel JM, Imber SD, Cornes C, Miller MD, Mazumdar S, Houck PR, Dew MA, Stack JA, Pollock BG, Kupfer DJ. Nortriptyline and interpersonal psychotherapy as maintenance therapies for recurrent major depression: a randomized controlled trial in patients older than 59 years. JAMA. 1999 Jan 6;281(1):39-45. doi: 10.1001/jama.281.1.39.
• Background Holahan CJ, Moos RH. Social support and psychological distress: a longitudinal analysis. J Abnorm Psychol. 1981 Aug;90(4):365-70. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.90.4.365. No abstract available.
• Background George LK, Blazer DG, Hughes DC, Fowler N. Social support and the outcome of major depression. Br J Psychiatry. 1989 Apr;154:478-85. doi: 10.1192/bjp.154.4.478.
• Background Levenson RW, Carstensen LL, Gottman JM. The influence of age and gender on affect, physiology, and their interrelations: a study of long-term marriages. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1994 Jul;67(1):56-68. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.67.1.56.
• Background Jacobson NS, Holtzworth-Munroe A, Schmaling KB. Marital therapy and spouse involvement in the treatment of depression, agoraphobia, and alcoholism. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1989 Feb;57(1):5-10. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.57.1.5.
• Background O'Leary, KD, Christian, JL, & Mendell, NR (1994). A closer look at the link between marital discord and depressive symptomatology. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 13, 33-41.
• Background Jacobson NS, Dobson K, Fruzzetti AE, Schmaling KB, Salusky S. Marital therapy as a treatment for depression. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1991 Aug;59(4):547-57. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.59.4.547.
• Background Jacobson NS, Fruzzetti AE, Dobson K, Whisman M, Hops H. Couple therapy as a treatment for depression: II. The effects of relationship quality and therapy on depressive relapse. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1993 Jun;61(3):516-9. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.61.3.516.
• Background O'Leary KD, Beach SR. Marital therapy: a viable treatment for depression and marital discord. Am J Psychiatry. 1990 Feb;147(2):183-6. doi: 10.1176/ajp.147.2.183.
• Background Leff J, Vearnals S, Brewin CR, Wolff G, Alexander B, Asen E, Dayson D, Jones E, Chisholm D, Everitt B. The London Depression Intervention Trial. Randomised controlled trial of antidepressants v. couple therapy in the treatment and maintenance of people with depression living with a partner: clinical outcome and costs. Br J Psychiatry. 2000 Aug;177:95-100. doi: 10.1192/bjp.177.2.95.
• Background Jacobson NS, Christensen A, Prince SE, Cordova J, Eldridge K. Integrative behavioral couple therapy: an acceptance-based, promising new treatment for couple discord. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2000 Apr;68(2):351-5. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.68.2.351.

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