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Selected Publications

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We aim to translate our findings into the development of empirically tested belief-based interventions, designed to promote adaptive beliefs about mental health, enhance treatment engagement, and improve psychological outcomes across diverse care settings.

Our work seeks to inform mental health messaging employed at the educational, institutional, and policy levels. By promoting more adaptive, evidence-based narratives about mental illness, we hope to reduce stigma and foster attitudes that empower individuals in their recovery.

 

Key Publications

  • Kneeland, E. T., Shanahan, M., Susen, I., Chen, A., Cunningham, C., Lattuada, I., ... & Schroder, H. S. (2026). Dissociable impacts of biological and functional framings of depression: an experimental approach. Cognition and Emotion, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2026.2632965
  • Schroder, H. S., & Bommarito, S. (2026). Medical providers and biogenetic messages about depression: A vignette experiment. Patient Education and Counseling, 109463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109463
  • Schroder, H. S., Tovey, J., Forer, R., Schultz, W., Kneeland, E. T., & Moser, J. S. (2025). Where do “chemical imbalance” beliefs come from? Evaluating the impact of different sources. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1469913. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1469913
  • Schroder, H. S., Russman Block, S., & Moser, J. S. (2024). Chemical imbalance and etiological beliefs about depression among college students. Journal of American College Health, 72(7), 1993–2000. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2098037
  • Schroder, H. S., Duda, J. M., Christensen, K., Beard, C., & Björgvinsson, T. (2020). Stressors and chemical imbalances: Beliefs about the causes of depression in an acute psychiatric treatment sample. Journal of Affective Disorders, 276, 537–545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.061
  • Schroder, H. S., Kneeland, E. T., Silverman, A. L., Beard, C., & Björgvinsson, T. (2019). Beliefs About the Malleability of Anxiety and General Emotions and Their Relation to Treatment Outcomes in Acute Psychiatric Treatment. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 43(2), 312–323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-018-9985-7