Index of Publications

Postpartum Depression

Whiffen, V.E. (2004). Myths and mates in childbearing depression. In J. C. Chrisler (Ed.), From Menarche to Menopause: The Female Body in Feminist Therapy. New York: Haworth Press.

Whiffen, V.E. (2004). Myths and mates in childbearing depression. Women and Therapy, 27, 151-163.

Whiffen, V.E. (2003). Looking outward together: Adult attachment and childbearing depression. In S. M. Johnson & V.E. Whiffen (Eds.), Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy. N.Y.: Guilford.

Whiffen, V. E., & Johnson, S. M. (1998). An attachment theory framework for the treatment of childbearing depression. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice, 5, 478-493.

Whiffen, V. E. & Gotlib, I. H. (1993). Comparison of postpartum and non-postpartum depression: Clinical presentation, psychiatric history, and psychosocial functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61, 485-494

Whiffen, V. E. (1992). Is postpartum depression a distinct diagnosis? Clinical Psychology Review, 12, 485-508.

Gotlib, I. H., Whiffen, V. E., Wallace, P. M., & Mount, J. H. (1991). A prospective investigation of postpartum depression: Factors involved in onset and recovery. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100, 122-132.

Whiffen, V. E. (1991). The comparison of postpartum with non-postpartum depression: A rose by any other name. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 16, 160-165.

Whiffen, V. E. (1990). Maternal depressed mood and perceptions of child temperament. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 151, 329-339.

Gotlib, I. H., Whiffen, V. E., Mount, J. H., Milne, K., & Cordy, N. I. (1989). Prevalence rates and demographic characteristics associated with depression in pregnancy and the postpartum. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57, 269-274.

Whiffen, V. E., & Gotlib, I. H. (1989). Infants of postpartum depressed mothers: Temperament and cognitive status. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 98, 274-279.

Whiffen, V. E. (1988). Screening for postpartum depression: A methodological note. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 44, 367-371.

Whiffen, V. E. (1988). Vulnerability to postpartum depression: A prospective multivariate study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 97, 467-474.

Couples and Families

Whisman, M. A., Whiffen, V. E., & Whiteford, N. (In press). Couples therapy for depression. In J. Bray & M. Stanton (Eds.), Handbook of Family Psychology.

Whiffen, V. E., Foot, M. L., & Thompson, J. M. (2007). Self-silencing mediates the link between marital conflict and depression. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24, 993-1006.

Whiffen, V. E. (2005). Disentangling causality in the associations between couple and family processes and depression. In W. Pinsoff & J. Lebow (Eds), Family Psychology: The Art of the Science (pp. 375-395). New York: Oxford University Press.

Whiffen, V. E. (2005). The role of partner characteristics in attachment insecurity and depressive symptoms. Personal Relationships, 12, 407-423.

Whiffen, V. E., Kerr, M. A., & Kallos-Lilly, V. (2005). Maternal depression, adult attachment and children's emotional distress. Family Process, 44, 93-103.

Whiffen, V.E. & Oliver, L.E. (2004). The relationship between traumatic stress and marital intimacy. In D. Catherall (Ed.), Handbook of Stress, Trauma and the Family, (pp. 137-157). New York: CRC Press.

Oliver, L.E., & Whiffen, V.E. (2003). Perceptions of parents and partners and men's depressive symptoms. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 20, 621-635.

Johnson, S.M., & Whiffen, V.E. (2003). Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy. N.Y.: Guilford. <for more information click here>

Thompson, J.M., Whiffen, V.E., & Aube, J.A. (2001). Does self-silencing link perceptions of care from parents and partners with depressive symptoms? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 18, 503-516.

Whiffen, V. E., Kallos-Lilly, A.V., & MacDonald, B. J. (2001). Depression and attachment in couples. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 25, 577-590.

Whiffen, V.E., & Aubé, J.A. (1999). Personality, interpersonal context, and depression in couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 16, 369-383.

Johnson, S. M. & Whiffen V. E. (1999). Made to measure: Adapting emotionally focused couples therapy to partners' attachment styles. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice, 6, 366-381.

Thompson, J. M., Whiffen, V. E., & Blain, M. D. (1995). Depressive symptoms, sex, and perception of intimate relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 12, 49-66.

Gotlib, I. H., & Whiffen, V. E. (1991). The interpersonal context of depression: Implications for theory and research. In W. Jones & D. Perlman (Eds.), Advances in personal relationships (Vol. 3, pp. 177-206). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Gotlib, I. H., & Whiffen, V. E. (1989). Depression and marital functioning: An examination of specificity and gender differences. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 98, 23-30.

Gotlib, I. H., & Whiffen, V. E. (1989). Stress, coping, and marital satisfaction in couples with a depressed wife. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 21, 401-418.

Whiffen, V. E., & Gotlib, I. H. (1989). Stress and coping in maritally distressed and nondistressed couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 6, 327-344.

Gotlib, I. H., Mount, J. H., Cordy, N. I., & Whiffen, V. E. (1988). Depressed mood and perceptions of early parenting: A longitudinal investigation. British Journal of Psychiatry, 152, 24-27.

Sexual Abuse and Trauma

MacIntosh, H. B., & Whiffen, V. E. (2005). Twenty years of progress in the study of trauma. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 488-492.

Whiffen, V. E., & MacIntosh, H. B. (2005). Mediators of the link between childhood sexual abuse and emotional distress: A critical review. Trauma, Violence and Abuse: A Review Journal, 6, 24-39.

Whiffen, V.E. & Oliver, L.E. (2004). The relationship between traumatic stress and marital intimacy. In D. Catherall (Ed.), Handbook of Stress, Trauma and the Family, (pp. 137-157). New York: CRC Press.

Whiffen, V.E. (2002). Why childhood sexual abuse survivors are prone to adult depression. Directions in Clinical Counseling and Psychology, Volume 14, Lesson 7, (pp. 85-94). NY: Hatherleigh.

Whiffen, V.E., Thompson, J.M., & Aube, J.A. (2000). Mediators of the link between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 15, 1100-1120.

Whiffen, V.E., Judd, M. E., & Aube, J.A. (1999). Intimate relationships moderate the association between childhood sexual abuse and depression. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 14, 940-954.

Whiffen, V. E. & Clark, S. E. (1997). Does victimization account for sex differences in depressive symptoms? British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 36, 185-193.

Whiffen, V. E., Benazon, N. R., & Bradshaw, C. (1997). Discriminant validity of the TSC-40 in an outpatient setting. Child Abuse and Neglect, 21, 107-115.

Personality Vulnerability to Depression

Coyne, J.C., Thompson, R., & Whiffen, V. (2004). Is the Promissory Note of Personality as Vulnerability to Depression in Default? Reply to Zuroff, Mongrain, and Santor (2004). Psychological Bulletin, 130, 512-517.

Whiffen, V.E., Parker, G., Wilhelm, K., Mitchell, P., & Malhi, G. (2003). Parental care and personality in melancholic and non-melancholic depression. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 191, 358-364.

Whiffen, V. E., Aubé, J. A., Thompson, J. M., & Campbell, T.L. (2000). Attachment beliefs and interpersonal contexts associated with dependency and self-criticism. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 19, 184-205.

Aubé, J. & Whiffen, V. E. (1996). Depressive styles and social acuity: Further evidence for distinct interpersonal correlates of dependency and self-criticism. Communication Research, 23, 407-424.

Coyne, J. C., & Whiffen, V.E. (1995). Issues in personality as diathesis for depression: The case of sociotropy/dependency and autonomy/self-criticism. Psychological Bulletin, 118, 358-378.

Whiffen, V. E., & Sasseville, T. M. (1991). Dependency, self-criticism and recollections of parenting: Sex differences and the role of depressive affect. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 10, 121-133.

Depression and Gender
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Josephson, G. & Whiffen, V. E. (2007). An Integrated Model of
Depressive Symptoms in Gay Men. American Journal of Men's Health,1, 60-72.

Whiffen, V. E. (2006). A Secret Sadness: Hidden Relationship
Patterns that make Women Depressed. San Francisco, CA: New Harbinger. <For more information, click here.>

Whiffen, V. E. (2005). Comorbid anxiety explains gender difference in depression rates. Psychiatric Times, 22(9), 74.

Whiffen, V. E., & Demidenko, N. (2006). Mood disturbance across the lifespan. In J. Worrell & C. Goodheart (Eds.), The Handbook of Girls' and Women's Health. New York: Oxford University Press.

Simonds, V.M., & Whiffen, V.E. (2003). Are gender differences in depression explained by gender differences in co-morbid anxiety? Journal of Affective Disorders, 77, 197 - 202.

Whiffen, V.E. (2001). Depression. In J. Worell (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Women and Gender, Volume 1. San Diego: Academic Press.

Whiffen, V. E. & Clark, S. E. (1997). Does victimization account for sex differences in depressive symptoms? British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 36, 185-193.

Other Publications
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Blain, M. D., Thompson, J. M., & Whiffen, V. E. (1993). Attachment and perceived social support in late adolescence: The interaction between working models of self and others. Journal of Adolescent Research, 8, 226-241.

Safran, J. D., Segal, Z., Hill, C., & Whiffen, V. E. (1990). Refining strategies for research on self-representations in emotional disorders. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 14, 143-160