A5002382468- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Marine and fisheries research
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2019-2024
University of California, San Francisco
2022-2024
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
2020-2024
Montclair State University
2012-2020
University of North Dakota
2018-2020
University of Washington
2014
New York State Department of Health
2005-2014
Rhodes University
2014
World Wildlife Fund
2013
Cancer Services
2013
Primary objective : To determine the association of report any history head injury with loss consciousness or confusion and a lifetime diagnosis psychiatric disorder in general population. Research design A probability sample adults from New Haven portion NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area programme were administered standardized validated structured interviews. The main outcome measureswere prevalence disorders suicide attempt individuals without traumatic brain injury. Main outcomes results...
Decisions to be made at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP 15) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will shape biodiversity conservation approaches for next 30 years, a critical time future nature and people. Reflecting from our African perspective, we applaud necessary increase in ambition conserve (1), but share alarm about limited equity justice establishment protected areas impacts people (2–6). Further, raising burden protection Global South while failing address global economic...
ObJective: To examine the association between physical abuse and selected psychosocial measures in a communitybased probability sample of children adolescents.Method: A 9-through 17-year-olds (N = 665) their caretakers New York State Puerto Rico were interviewed Methods for Epidemiology Child Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study.Assessments included Columbia Impairment Scale, Instrumental Social Competence Scale , Diagnostic Interview Schedule Children, Peabody Picture Vocabulary...
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between cognitive functioning in children and sociodemographic, family, health characteristics.Data from phase 1 third National Health Nutrition Examination Survey were used evaluate performance on standardized tests a representative sample 2531 6 16 years age. Multivariate analyses assess independent covariates test performance.Lower income, minority status, lower education an adult reference person (one persons household who owned...
To examine the transmission of parental bonding style from mothers to daughters.Sixty and their 69 daughters were independently assessed over course a 10-year follow-up. The Parental Bonding instrument was administered both assess own childhood parenting. Depression using Schedule for Affective Disorders Schizophrenia-Lifetime version. Temperament through self-report on Dimensions Survey. A series logistic regressions run predict daughter report maternal affectionless control, taking into...
Intermittent fasting (IF) is an emerging dietary trend that remains understudied. This study aimed to describe the implementation and eating disorder (ED) symptomatology, relevant engagement in IF among both men women. fasters (N = 44 women, N 20 men) recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk, Reddit, a Midwestern University were administered demographic questionnaire, assessment of ED symptomatology (Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire; EDE-Q), asked about their use. To assess level...
Abstract Background No guidelines currently exist that represent a standardization of care for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) on an inpatient service. Unique features this diagnosis (e.g., sensory sensitivity contributing to involuntary emesis) suggest established protocols were developed anorexia nervosa might be less effective adolescents with ARFID. To inform improved medical stabilization and these patients, we first provide overview clinical characteristics patients...
Youth with anorexia nervosa (AN) or atypical (AAN) and premorbid overweight/obesity are particularly vulnerable to diagnostic delays, yet research about this patient subset is lacking. This study aimed compare mental health demographic characteristics of patients AN/AAN normal weight. Retrospective chart review identified 253 (aged 10-22) hospitalized for medical complications between 2013 2020, including 29.6% (n = 75) 70.4% 178) without overweight/obesity. Analyses revealed that were more...
Oblectlve: To examine the association between both parental and offspr ing depression general medical problems of a sample offspring at high low risk for .Method: Offspring (n =222) from families with either depressed or nondepressed parents were followed up period 10 years.Data collected included psychiatric diagnoses derived direct semistructured interviews history hospital visits.Rates hospitalizations calculated.and stratified by status parent offspring.Results: In analyses controlled...
Caregivers play a pivotal role in the success of family-based treatment (FBT) for anorexia nervosa (AN). Caregiver burden is frequently demonstrated eating disorders (EDs) and may impact FBT outcomes. This study examined factors associated with caregiver before starting whether pre-treatment was weight gain during FBT.Participants included 114 adolescents AN or atypical (mean age = 15.6 years, SD 1.4) primary (87.6% mothers) who received United States. Before treatment, participants...
Compared to cisgender peers, transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth adults report elevated eating disorder (ED) symptoms likely related dysphoria attempts modify their bodies accordingly. Less is known about the impact on gender-affirming care ED symptoms. This study aimed expand extant research describe in TGD seeking while exploring potential associations between hormone use A total of 251 completed Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) as part routine clinical care....
Weight-centric health practices are based on the principle that excess weight predicts chronic disease, informing a growing sociopolitical movement to address an "obesity epidemic." This hyper-focus preventing obesity may contribute stigma (i.e., devaluation and discrimination of individuals body size) other iatrogenic outcomes for youth, including development maintenance eating disorders (EDs). Current evidence-based treatments EDs include language reinforce fears fatness, shame, unhealthy...
We compared several techniques for assigning Hispanic ethnicity to records in data systems where this information may be missing, variously making use of country origin, surname, race, and county residence. considered an algorithm by the North American Association Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR), a variation developed authors, "fast frugal" with aid recursive partitioning methods, conventional logistic regression. With exception regression, each approach was rule-based: if specific...
Extreme hot and dry weather during summer 2012 resulted in some of the most devastating drought conditions last half-century United States (U.S.). While public drinking water systems have contingency plans access to alternative resources maintain supply for their customers drought, little is known about impacts on private well owners, who are responsible maintaining own supply. The purpose this investigation was explore health owners' quality quantity, identify needs planning preparing...
Gravidity and parity have been hypothesized as possible protective factors for hypertension in women, but results of previous studies conflicting; none three U.S. has clearly demonstrated this relation. We studied the association number pregnancies to blood pressure a cross-sectional study 4,626 white ages 20–74 years, examined Second National Health Nutrition Examination Survey. In univariate analyses, neither mean systolic pressure, diastolic nor prevalence varied systematically with...