A5039493839- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Sleep and related disorders
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Suffolk University
2019-2024
Boston University
2011-2021
Marquette University
2020
Bradley Hospital
2018
Brown University
2018
University of California, Los Angeles
2004-2014
Judge Baker Children's Center
2010-2011
Harvard University
2010-2011
Wellesley Centers for Women
2011
Harvard University Press
2011
Decades of randomized controlled trials have produced separate evidence-based treatments for depression, anxiety, and conduct problems in youth, but these are not often used clinical practice, they produce mixed results with the comorbid, complex youths seen practice. An integrative, modular redesign may help.Standard/separate modular/integrated arrangements youth were compared usual care treatment, design permitting a multidisorder focus flexible application treatment procedures.Randomized...
Children with autism spectrum disorders often present comorbid anxiety that cause significant functional impairment. This study tested a modular cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program for children this profile. A standard CBT was augmented multiple treatment components designed to accommodate or remediate the social and adaptive skill deficits of ASD could pose barriers reduction.Forty (7-11 years old) were randomly assigned 16 sessions 3-month waitlist (36 completed waitlist)....
To complement standardized measurement of symptoms, we developed and tested an efficient strategy for identifying (before treatment) repeatedly assessing (during the problems identified as most important by caregivers youths in psychotherapy.A total 178 outpatient-referred youths, 7-13 years age, their separately 3 greatest concern to them at pretreatment then rated severity those weekly during treatment. The Top Problems measure thus formed was evaluated (a) whether it added information...
Community clinic therapists were randomized to (a) brief training and supervision in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth depression or (b) usual care (UC). The treated 57 youths (56% girls), ages 8-15, of whom 33% Caucasian, 26% African American, Latino/Latina. Most from low-income families all had Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) depressive disorders (plus multiple comorbidities). All CBT UC until normal termination....
The role of psychological interpretations in the relationship between low socioeconomic status (SES) and physiological responses was tested. One hundred high school students (ages 15–19) watched videos ambiguous negative life situations, were interviewed about their interpretations. Lower SES associated with greater threat during (but not negative) situations diastolic blood pressure heart rate reactivity. Threat partially mediated relationships General events (e.g., lack positive events),...
The shared decision-making (SDM) model is one in which providers and consumers of health care come together as collaborators determining the course care. especially relevant to youth mental care, when planning a treatment frequently entails coordinating both parent perspectives, preferences, goals. present article first provides historical context SDM rationale for increasing our field's use psychosocial treatments families. Having established potential utility SDM, then discusses how apply...
This study tests a model of reciprocal influences between absenteeism and youth psychopathology using 3 longitudinal datasets ( N s = 20,745, 2,311, 671). Participants in 1st through 12th grades were interviewed annually or biannually. Measures include self‐, parent‐, teacher‐report questionnaires. Structural cross‐lagged regression models tested. In nationally representative data set (Add Health), middle school students with relatively greater at Study Year 1 tended toward increased...
Most randomized controlled trials of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for children with anxiety disorders have evaluated treatment efficacy using recruited samples treated in research settings. Clinical school settings are needed to determine if CBT can be effective when delivered real world This study a modular program childhood two elementary schools. Forty (5-12 years old) disorders, referred by teachers and staff, were randomly assigned or 3-month waitlist. Clinicians worked individual...
Objective: Some critics of treatment manuals have argued that their use may undermine the quality client-therapist alliance.This notion was tested in context youth psychotherapy delivered by therapists community clinics.Method: Seventy-six clinicallyreferred youths (57% female, aged 8-15, 34% Caucasian) were randomly assigned to receive non-manualized usual care or manual-guided address anxiety depressive disorders.Treatment provided clinics clinic condition.Youth-therapist alliance measured...
A critical task in psychotherapy research is identifying the conditions within which treatment benefits can be replicated and outside of those are reduced. We tested robustness beneficial effects found two previous trials modular Child STEPs program for youth anxiety, depression, trauma, conduct problems. conducted a randomized trial, with significant methodological changes from trials: (a) shifting cluster- to person-level randomization, (b) individual more clinically feasible group-based...
Abstract Objective Parental accommodation contributes to the maintenance of child anxiety and related symptoms. The current study examines contributions parent factors parental in a sample anxious youth. Methods Sixty‐four treatment‐seeking youth (6–16 years) their mothers, as well subset fathers ( N = 41) reported on accommodation, distress emotion regulation, psychopathology, externalizing behaviors, intolerance uncertainty. Results was not or regulation. Parents who viewed being more...
In 2014, Michael Southam-Gerow and Mitch Prinstein launched the Evidence Base Updates series. As invited contributors, authors of articles offer field an invaluable resource: regular evaluations latest data on tools for addressing mental health needs children adolescents. Until now, have focused exclusively evaluating treatment techniques. this article, we outline how series will evolve to also include assessment our treatment-focused updates, contributors follow strict criteria when...
Objective Childhood‐onset depression is associated with increased risk of recurrent and high morbidity extending into adolescence adulthood. This multisite randomized controlled trial evaluated two active psychosocial treatments for childhood depression: family‐focused treatment (FFT‐CD) individual supportive psychotherapy (IP). Aims were to describe effects through 52 weeks postrandomization on measures depression, functioning, nondepressive symptoms, harm events. Methods Children meeting...
The present study examines the construct validity of separation anxiety disorder (SAD), social phobia (SoP), panic (PD), and generalized (GAD) in a clinical sample children. Participants were 174 children, 6 to 17 years old (94 boys) who had undergone diagnostic evaluation at university hospital based clinic. Parent child ratings symptom severity assessed using Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC). Diagnostician obtained from Disorders Interview Schedule Parents (ADIS: C/P)....
Background: Worry is a common feature across many anxiety disorders. It important to understand how and when worry presents from childhood adolescence prevent long-term negative outcomes. However, most of the existing studies that examine relationship between disorders utilize adult samples. Aims: The present study aimed assess level in children adolescents relationships symptoms separation disorder (SAD) social (Soc) may differently at different ages. Method: 127 (age 8–12 years) 13–18...