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David C. Mohr, PhD
Professor of Preventive Medicine
Dr. Mohr received his BA in English Literature from the University
of California, Berkeley, and his MA (1988) and Ph.D. (1991) in Psychology
from the University of Arizona. He was on the faculty at the University
of California, San Francisco until November, 2006, when he joined
Northwestern University’s Department of Preventive Medicine
as a professor. Dr. Mohr also holds a joint appointment as a researcher
at the Hines
Veterans Administration Hospital.
Research Interests
Dr. Mohr’s research has examined two broad areas. First,
he has focused on the development and evaluation of interventions
for the treatment and prevention of depression and stress. Much
of this work has investigated psychological and behavioral care
for medical populations (e.g. multiple sclerosis, cancer, primary
care, etc.) and delivery of care in medical settings. Currently
his work is focusing on reducing barriers by using telecommunications
technologies to extend care to those who would otherwise not have
access. Dr. Mohr has several funded studies in this area. One grant,
funded by the VA, is examining the use of the telephone to extend
treatment for depression to veterans living in rural areas. A second
study, funded by an NIMH R01, is examining the use of the telephone
to administer cognitive behavioral therapy in an urban primary care
setting. Dr. Mohr is also developing web-based tools to facilitate
psychological and behavioral interventions for depression and behavioral
medicine interventions.
The second area of interest has been to examine how psychological
and behavioral treatments can affect disease outcomes or markers.
The principal study in this area, currently funded by an NIH R01,
is examining the effects of a stress management program on neuroimaging
and immune markers of inflammation in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Projects
A Controlled Trial of CBT for MS Inflammation
Telephone Versus Face to Face Administration of CBT for Depression
Stress and MRI Changes in Multiple Sclerosis
Resources
Self-Injection Anxiety Treatment
Barriers to Psychological
Treatment
Recent Publications
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Mohr, D.C., Hart, S.L., Vella, L. (In Press).
Telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy reduces
disability among patients with multiple sclerosis. Health
Psychology.
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Mohr, D. C., Hart, S.L., Julian, L., Tasch,
E.T. (In Press). Screening for depression among patients with
multiple sclerosis; Two questions may be enough. Multiple
Sclerosis.
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Mohr, D.C., Hart, S.L., Howard, I., Julian,
L., Vella, L., Catledge, C., Feldman, M. (2006). Barriers to
psychotherapy among depressed and non-depressed primary care
patients. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 32, 254-258.
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Mohr, D.C., Pelletier, D. (2006) A temporal
framework for understanding the effects of stressful life events
on inflammation in patients with multiple sclerosis, Brain,
Behavior and Immunity, 20, 27-36.
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Mohr, D.C., Hart, S.L., Marmar, C.M. (2006).
Telephone administered cognitive-behavioral therapy for the
treatment of depression in a rural primary care clinic. Cognitive
Therapy and Research, 30, 29-37.
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Julian, L.J., Mohr, D.C. (2006). Cognitive
predictors of response to treatment for depression in multiple
sclerosis. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences,
18, 356-363.
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Mohr, D. C., Hart, S.L., Fonareva, I., Tasch,
E.T. (2006). Treatment of depression for patients with multiple
sclerosis in neurology clinics. Multiple Sclerosis,
12, 204-208.
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Beckner, V.E., Tucker, D.M., Delville, Y., Mohr, D.C.
(2006). Stress facilitates consolidation of memory for a film,
but does not affect retrieval. Behavioral Neuroscience,
120, 518-527.
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Mohr, D.C., Burke, H., Beckner, V., Merluzzi,
N. (2005). A preliminary report on a skills-based telephone-administered
peer support program for patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple
Sclerosis, 11, 222-226.
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Mohr, D. C., Cox, D., Merluzzi, N. (2005).
Self-injection anxiety training: successful treatment for patients
unable to self-inject injectable medications. Multiple Sclerosis,
11, 182-185.
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Mohr, D.C., Hart, S.L., Julian, L.J., Honos-Webb,
L., Catledge, C., Vella, L., Tasch, E.T. (2005). Telephone-administered
psychotherapy for depression. Archives of General Psychiatry,
62, 1007-1014.
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Gold, S., Mohr, D.C., Huitinga, I., Schulz,
K.H., Heesen, C. (2005). The role of stress response systems
in the pathogenesis and progress of multiple sclerosis. Trends
in Immunology, 26, 644-652.
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Mohr, D.C., Hart, S.L., Julian, L., Cox, D.C.,
Pelletier, D. (2004). Association between stressful life events
and exacerbation in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis and
review. British Medical Journal, 328, 731-736.
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Mohr, D.C., Goodkin, D.E., Islar, J., Hauser,
S.L., Genain, C.G. (2001). Treatment of depression is associated
with suppression of non-specific and antigen-specific Th1 responses
in patients with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Neurology,
58, 1081-1086.
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Mohr, D.C., Boudewyn, A.C., Goodkin, D.E.,
Bostrom, A., Siskin, L., Epstein, L, Cheuk, W., Lee., L. (2001).
Comparative outcomes for individual cognitive-behavior therapy,
supportive-expressive group psychotherapy, and sertraline for
the treatment of depression in multiple sclerosis. Journal
of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 942-949.
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Mohr, D. C., Likosky, W., Dick, L.P., Van
Der Wende, J., Dwyer, P., Bertagnolli, D., Goodkin, D. E. (2000).
Telephone-administered cognitive-behavioral therapy for the
treatment of depressive symptoms in multiple sclerosis. Journal
of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 356-361.
- Mohr DC, Stress and multiple sclerosis. J Neurol. 2007 May;254
Suppl 2:II65-II68.
- Mohr DC, Hart S, Vella L. Reduction in disability in a randomized
controlled trial of telephone-administered cognitivebehavioral
therapy. Health Psychology. Vol 26(5) Sep 2007, 554-563.
PHONE: 312-503-1403
FAX: 312-503-0982
E-MAIL: d-mohr@northwestern.edu
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