About the StREaM Lab

Who are we?

Mission Statement:

  • The Stress, Resilience, Emotion, and Mood (StREaM) Laboratory transdiagnostically studies ways that psychobiological stress responsivity is implicated in the emergence and propagation of affective symptomatology. Our team also develops and trials interventions that promote robust and adaptive responses to stress. Current and past projects engage diverse patient populations (e.g., pediatric oncology, pediatric mood disorders, bipolar disorders in adults).

 

Current initiatives:

  • A longitudinal examination of how psychobiological response to stress predicts executive control in youth undergoing treatment for cancer;
  • A randomized, controlled trial of a virtual, stress-reducing, psyschosocial intervention for youth with mood symptoms;
  • A national survey investigating the impact of caregiver stress on illness in youth with cancer;
  • A randomized, controlled trial of a brief, trauma-informed, psychosocial intervention for caregivers of youth in treatment for cancer.



Links

Here are various links of interests.

Our Active Studies

Below is a list of our current active studies. You can click them to view more information.

COPE Project

The COPE (Caring Online Peer Encouragement) Group is intended to improve outcomes for vulnerable adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic by utilizing online group cognitive behavioral therapy.

K08 Stress Responsivity Project

The K08 Stress Responsivity study is intended to study psychobiological stress vulnerability, executive control, and emotion regulation in children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer.

Umbrella Project

The Umbrella Project is intended to assess the need for psychosocial support in families with a child undergoing treatment in the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases at LPCH.

GOLD Study

The GOLD study is intended to study the psychological benefits of psychotherapeutic interventions for caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer.