Family Research Laboratory

Co-Directors: Varda Shoham & Michael Rohrbaugh

 

Selected Publications

 

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M. (1994).  Aptitude x treatment interaction (ATI) research:  Widening the lens, sharpening the focus.  In M. Aveline & D. Shapiro (Eds.),  Research foundations for psychotherapy research.  Sussex, England: Wiley & Sons.

Rohrbaugh, M., Shoham, V., & Spungen, C., & Steinglass, P. (1995).  Family systems therapy in practice: A systemic couples therapy for problem drinking.  In B. Bongar & L. Beutler (Eds.), Comprehensive textbook of psychotherapy:  Theory and practice (pp. 228-253). New York: Oxford University Press.

Shoham, V.,  Rohrbaugh, M, & Patterson, J. (1995).  Brief-strategic and solution-focused couples therapy: The MRI and Milwaukee models.  In N.S. Jacobson & A.S. Gurman (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy  (pp. 142-163). New York: Guilford Press.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M. (1997).  Interrupting ironic processes.  Psychological Science, 8, 151-153.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M. (1997).  Promises and perils of empirically supported psychotherapy integration.  Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 6, 191-206.

Shoham, V., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Stickle, T.R., & Jacob, T. (1998).  Demand-withdraw couple interaction moderates retention in cognitive-behavioral vs. family-systems treatments for alcoholism. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 557-577.

Chambless, D.L., Sanderson, W.C., Shoham, V., Bennett Johnson, S., Pope, K.S., Crits-Christoph, P., Baker, M., Johnson, B., Woody, S.R., Sue, S., Beutler, L., Williams, D.A., & McCurry, S. (1996).  An update on empirically validated therapies.  The Clinical Psychologist, 49, 5-18.  (Shoham is also a co-author on Chambless et al., [1988] "Update on empirically validated therapies, II".  The Clinical Psychologist, 51, 3-16.)

Baucom, D.H., Shoham, V., Meuser, K.T., Daiuto, A.D., & Stickle, T.R. (1998).  Empirically supported couple and family interventions for marital distress and adult mental health problems.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 53-88.

Nicklas, J.M., Coyne, J.C., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Cranford, J.A., & Sonnega, J. (1998).  The quality of social support predicts 3-year survival among married patients with congestive heart failure.  Circulation, 98 (17), 206.

Nicklas, J.M., Coyne, J.C., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Cranford, J.A., & Sonnega, J. (1998).  Extreme levels of psychological distress among male and female congestive-heart-failure patients but not male spouses.  Circulation, 98 (17), 211.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (1999). Beyond Allegiance to Comparative Outcome Studies. Clinical Psychology:  Science and Practice 61, 120-123.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M. (2000). Paradoxical Interventions.  Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science (3rd edition).

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2001).  Brief therapy based on interrupting ironic processes:  The Palo Alto model.  Clinical Psychology:  Science and Practice, 8 (1), 66-81.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Trost, S., Muramoto, M.,  Cate, R., & Leischow, S. (2001).  Couple-dynamics of change  resistant smoking:  Toward a family-consultation model.  Family Process,  40, 15 – 31.

Coyne, J.C., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Cranford, J.A.,, Nicklas, J.M., & Sonnega, J. (2001).  Prognostic importance of marital quality for survival of congestive heart failure.  American Journal of Cardiology, 88, 526-529.

Schoenfeld, J., Snyder, L., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Stedman, M., &. Ewy, G.A.  (2001).  Couples coping with cardiac rehabilitation:  Gender differences in psychological distress.  Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 25(5), 312.

Snyder, L., Schoenfeld, J., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Stedman, M., &. Ewy, G.A.  (2001).  Gender differences in response to phase-II cardiac rehabilitation.  Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 25(5), 312.

Rohrbaugh, M.J.,  Shoham, V., & Racioppo, M.W. (2002).  Toward family-level attribute x treatment interaction research.  In H. Liddle, D. Santisteban et al. (Eds.), Family Psychology: Science-Based Intervention, pp. 215-237.  Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., Cranford, J.A., Shoham, V., Nicklas, J.M., Sonnega, J. & Coyne, J.C. (2002).  Couples coping with congestive heart failure:  Role and gender differences in psychological distress. Journal of Family Psychology, 16, 3-13.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2002).  Brief strategic couple therapy.  In A.S. Gurman & N.S. Jacobson (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (pp. 5-25). New York: Guilford Publications.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2002).  Family systems therapy for alcohol abuse.  In S. Hofmann & M.C. Tompson (Eds.), Handbook of psychosocial treatments for severe mental disorders.  New York: Guilford Publications.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Coyne, J.C., Cranford, J.A., Nicklas, J.M., & Sonnega, J. (2004).  Beyond the Ōself" in self-efficacy:  Spouse confidence predicts survival following heart failure.  Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 1-10.

Shoham, V., Trost, S., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2004). From State to Trait and Back Again:  Reactance Theory Goes Clinical.  In: R. A. Wright, J. Greenberg, & S. S. Brehm (Eds.),  Motivation and Emotion in Social Contexts.  NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2005). Interrupting ironic processes: A template for brief therapy. Journal of Brief Therapy.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., & Coyne, J.C. (2006).  Effect of marital quality on 8-year survival following heart failure.  American Journal of Cardiology, 98, 1069-1072.

Shoham, V., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Trost, S., & Muramoto, M. (2006).  A family consultation intervention for health-compromised smokers.  Journal of Substance Abuse treatment, 31, 395-402.

 

Selected Presentations

(from the past six years)

Shoham, V. (2000, June).  Matching patients and treatments  A panel presentation at the Society for Psychotherapy Research meeting, Chicago Ill.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J, (2000, July). Ironic processes in problem maintenance and change. A workshop presented at the Universidad de la Coruna, Spain.

Rohrbaugh, M.J, & Shoham, V. (2000, July). A family consultation (FAMCON) framework for brief strategic intervention.  A workshop presented at the Universidad de la Coruna, Spain.

Shoham, V. (2000, August).  Social processes in (and around) therapeutic communities:  An ecological research agenda.  An invited presentation at a conference sponsored by the National institute on Drug Abuse:  New Directions in Therapeutic Community Research, San Francisco, CA.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2000, August).  Broken hearts:  The prognostic significance of marital quality for adaptation to congestive heart failure. Sarver Heart Center,  University of Arizona, Tucson AZ.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2000, October). Marital quality predicts survival following heart failure.  A colloquium presented at the Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Shoham, V. (2000, November).  Happily ever after?  A psychologistÕs view of couple stability and change.  An invited presentation at the Center for Creative Photography, 25th Anniversary Gallery Talk, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2001, June).  Ironic processes, prickly pairs, and the maintenance of health-compromising behavior.  An invited address to the American Psychological Society conference, Toronto, Canada.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2001, August).  Family consultation for change-resistant smokers.  An invited symposium presentation at the American Psychological Association conference, San Francisco, CA.

Trost, S, Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Wenner, C., & Brown, M. (2001, August). Couples coping with heart failure: Protection, intention, and psychological distress. American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. [co-winner of Division 12 SSCP best-poster award]

Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., & Trost, S. (2001, November). Outcome mediators in couple therapy for change-resistant smokers.  A panel presentation at the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2002, March).  Manejo de las Parejas ante los Problemas de salud.  An invited colloquium at the Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.

Shoham, V. & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2002, March).   Terapia Breve basada en la Interrupcion de los Procesos Ironicos.  An invited colloquium at the Universidad de la Coruna, Spain.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2002, February).  Close relationships and relapse prevention: Lessons from the FAMCON smoking cessation project. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rockville, MD (invited).

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2002, March). Couples coping with health problems.   Workshop presentation, Universidad de la Salamanca, Spain (invited).

Schoenfeld, J., Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2003, August). Communal coping by heart failure patients and their spouses. American Psychological Association, Chicago IL.

Benazon, N., Coyne, J.C., Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2003, August). Expressed emotion in couples coping with congestive heart failure.  American Psychological Association, Chicago IL.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., & Robbins, M. (2003, September). Family therapy for adolescent drug abuse: State of the science.  Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Denver CO (invited).

Wilkinson-Lee, A., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Schoenfeld, J., & Shoham, V. (2003, November). Mexican Americans in cardiac rehabilitation: Do cultural differences make a difference? National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, BC.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2004, January).  Therapist Training: The missing piece?  National Institute on Mental Health meeting, Bethesda MD (invited).

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2004, February). Directions and distinctions in family therapy mediation-moderation research.  National Institute on Drug Abuse meeting on mechanisms of action in psychosocial treatments, Gaithersburg,, MD (invited).

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2004, April). Close relationships, ironic processes, and health. Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ (invited).

Burghy, C., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Wilkinson-Lee, A., & Ewy, G.A. (2004, April). Prognostic significance of psychological distress in couples coping with heart failure. Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Butler, E.A., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Trost, S., & Ewy, G.A. (2004, April). A diary study of protective buffering in couples facing heart disease. Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Hoffman-Konn, L., Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2004, April). Coping style and retention in couple alcoholism treatment: Looking beyond the drinker. Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Rynes, K.N., Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2004, April). Reversal of demand-withdraw gender roles in university couples. Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Shachar, B., Schoenfeld, J., Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2004, April). Views of adolescent drug abuse: A Q-sort for family therapists. Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Wenner, C., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., & Trost, A. (2004, April). Emotion regulation by dual- and single-smoker couples in a laboratory smoking task. Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2004, July). Psychosocial intervention science: Victories, setbacks, challenges. American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI (invited).

Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Wilkinson-Lee, A., & Ewy, G.A. (2004, September). Actor and partner effects of psychological distress in couples coping with heart failure. Arizona Health Sciences Center Poster Forum: Frontiers in Biomedical Research, Tucson, AZ.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2004, November). Couple therapy for health-compromised smokers. North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Springdale, UT.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2004, February). Directions and distinctions in family therapy mediation-moderation research. National Institute on Drug Abuse meeting on Mechanisms of Action in Psychosocial Treatments, Gaithersburg,, MD.

Shoham, V. (2005, May). Intervention Science: Promises, Misconceptions, Challenges.  An invited symposium presented at the American Psychological Society conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2005, September). Psychosocial factors in heart failure: Longitudinal and cross-cultural comparisons. Juan Canalejo University Hospital, La Coruna, Spain (invited).

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2005, September). Family consultation and therapy for health problems and addictions. University of La Coruna Family Therapy Training Program, Ferrol, Spain (invited).

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2005, October). Research on family therapy for health problems and addictions. Arizona Association for Marital and Family Therapy, Tucson (invited).

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2005, November). Health consequences of demand-withdraw couple interaction. Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC (invited).

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2006, April). Couples coping with heart disease: How marital quality contributes to health and survival.  An invited address to the Western Psychological Association conference, Palm Springs, CA.

Cleary, A., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., & Butler, E. (2006, April).  Spouse Distress Predicts Health Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure. Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA

Butler, E.A., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V. (2006, April).  Does smoking regulate emotion in couples when both partners smoke?  Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2006, April).  The crucial role of close relationships for women with heart disease.  An invited talk, WomenÕs Health: Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Tucson, AZ.

Cleary, A., Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2006, May).  Gender, Marital Interaction, and Patient Compliance in Couples Coping with Heart Failure.  Association for Psychological Science (APS) meeting, New York, NY.

Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2006, July).  Couples and Health: Correlates of demand-withdraw interaction.  Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) conference.

Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2006, July).  Marital quality predicts 8-year survival of congestive heart failure.  Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) conference.