Research & Publications
Advancing Our Understanding of Depression, Emotion, and the Brain
Effective psychological treatment should be informed by more than theory. Research helps us understand how mental health conditions develop, why people experience them differently, and how evidence-based psychological treatments can contribute to meaningful change.
Dr. Delaparte's published research includes studies examining the neural systems involved in depression and emotional regulation, structural connectivity within the brain, differences between anxious and non-anxious depression, predictors of treatment response, and neurological changes associated with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Structural Connectivity Between Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Amygdala Predicts First Onset of Depressive Disorders in Adolescence
Jin J, Delaparte L, Chen HW, DeLorenzo C, Perlman G, Klein DN, Mohanty A, Kotov R.
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 2022; 7(3):249–255.
Structural Correlates of the Orbitofrontal Cortex and Amygdala and Personality in Female Adolescents
Delaparte L, Bartlett E, Grazioplene R, Perlman G, Gardus J, DeLorenzo C, Klein DN, Kotov R.
Psychophysiology. 2019; 56(8):e13376.
Neural Predictors and Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: The Role of Emotional Reactivity and Regulation
Rubin-Falcone H, Weber J, Kishon R, Ochsner K, Delaparte L, Doré B, Raman S, Denny BT, Oquendo MA, Mann JJ, Miller JM.
Psychological Medicine. 2020; 50(1):146–160.
Longitudinal Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression on the Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation
Rubin-Falcone H, Weber J, Kishon R, Ochsner K, Delaparte L, Doré B, Zanderigo F, Oquendo MA, Mann JJ, Miller JM.
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. 2018; 271:82–90.
A Comparison of Structural Connectivity in Anxious Depression Versus Non-Anxious Depression
Delaparte L, Yeh FC, Adams P, Malchow A, Trivedi MH, Oquendo MA, Deckersbach T, Ogden T, Pizzagalli DA, Fava M, Cooper C, McInnis M, Kurian BT, Weissman MM, McGrath PJ, Klein DN, Parsey RV, DeLorenzo C.
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2017; 89:38–47.
A Comprehensive Examination of White Matter Tracts and Connectometry in Major Depressive Disorder
Olvet DM, Delaparte L, Yeh FC, DeLorenzo C, McGrath PJ, Weissman MM, Adams P, Fava M, Deckersbach T, McInnis MG, Carmody TJ, Cooper CM, Kurian BT, Lu H, Toups MS, Trivedi MH, Parsey RV.
Depression and Anxiety. 2016; 33(1):56–65.
Prediction of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Response Using Diffusion-Weighted MRI
DeLorenzo C, Delaparte L, Thapa-Chhetry B, Miller JM, Mann JJ, Parsey RV.
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2013; 4:5.
From Psychological Research to Clinical Practice
Research and clinical practice serve different purposes, but each can inform a thoughtful approach to mental health care.
Scientific research asks carefully defined questions, tests hypotheses, and evaluates evidence across groups of participants. Psychotherapy involves something inherently individual: understanding the experiences, circumstances, relationships, values, and goals of the person seeking help.
At Bridges Psychology, evidence-based practice means bringing those perspectives together.