Duke University, A.B.

University of Colorado at Boulder, Ph.D.

Clinical Internship - Brown University

Brown University Research Webpage

Research Interests

Lauren Weinstock's program of research is focused on the phenomenology and treatment of unipolar and bipolar mood disorders. Current projects include the development of adjunctive psychosocial interventions to treat depression and suicide risk in bipolar disorder, the development of a behavior therapy for the treatment of atypical depression, the use of item response theory methodologies to differentiate depressive subtypes, and the evaluation of putative psychosocial risk factors for unipolar and bipolar depression.

Selected Publications

Weinstock, L.M., Strong, D., Uebelacker, L.A., & Miller, I.W. (2009). Differential functioning of DSM-IV depressive

    symptoms in individuals with a history of mania vs. those without: An item response theory analysis. Bipolar Disorders,

    11, 289-297.

Uebelacker, L.A., Strong, D., Weinstock, L.M., & Miller, I.W. (2009). Use of item response theory to understand

    differential functioning of DSM-IV major depression symptoms by race, ethnicity, and gender. Psychological Medicine,

    39, 591-601.

Gaudiano, B.A., Weinstock, L.M., & Miller, I.W. (2008). Improving treatment adherence in bipolar disorder: A review of 

    psychosocial treatment efficacy and recommendations for future research. Behavior Modification, 32, 267-301.

Weinstock, L.M., & Miller, I.W. (2008). Functional impairment as a predictor of short-term symptom course in bipolar I

    disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 10, 437-442.

Weinstock, L.M., & Whisman, M.A. (2007).  Rumination and excessive reassurance-seeking in depression: A cognitive-

    interpersonal integration.  Cognitive Therapy and Research, 31, 333-342.

Weinstock, L.M., Keitner, G.I., Ryan, C.E., Solomon, D.A., & Miller, I.W. (2006). Family functioning and mood disorders:

    A comparison between patients with major depressive disorder and bipolar I disorder. Journal of Consulting and

    Clinical Psychology, 74, 1192-1202.

Weinstock, L.M., & Whisman, M.A. (2006). Neuroticism as a common feature of the depressive and anxiety disorders:  A

    test of the revised integrative hierarchical model in a national sample. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 115, 68-74.