A5052942783- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Infant Health and Development
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Community Health and Development
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
2012-2024
Montclair State University
2018-2024
NYU Langone Health
2009-2022
William Paterson University
2013-2016
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2013
New York University
2007-2013
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2011
Background: Anxiety disorders are often undetected and untreated in adolescents. This study evaluates the relative efficacy of a school‐based, cognitive‐behavioral intervention compared to an educational‐supportive treatment for adolescents with social anxiety disorder. Methods: Thirty‐six students (30 females), ages 14 16, were randomized 12‐week specific intervention, Skills Social Academic Success (SASS), or credible attention control matched structure contact, conducted school. Results:...
Initial research has indicated that college students have experienced numerous stressors as a result of the pandemic. The current investigation enrolled largest and most diverse sample to date (
Background Social anxiety disorder ( SAD ) typically onsets in adolescence and is associated with multiple impairments. Despite promising clinical interventions, most socially anxious adolescents remain untreated. To address this neglect, we developed a school‐based, 12‐week group intervention for youth , Skills Academic Success SASS ). When implemented by psychologists, has been found effective. promote dissemination optimize treatment access, tested whether school counselors could be...
Background: Children and adolescents who seek medical treatment for persistent physical distress often suffer from co-occurring anxiety disorders. Treatment options this impaired population are limited. This study tests the feasibility potential efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention targeting pain youth with impairing functional symptoms disorders presenting to pediatricians care. Methods: (aged 8–16) experiencing somatic complaints, without an explanatory disorder (i.e.,...
Purpose. Adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be at heightened risk for developing anxiety and depression. This cross-sectional pilot study examined the relationship between depression health-related behaviors. Methods. Thirty-six adolescents diagnosed IBD, ages 12–17, their parents were recruited from two pediatric gastroenterology medical centers. Results. Clinical levels of (22%) depressive symptoms (30%) reported by patients. Regression analyses revealed that...
Persistent anxiety is common among parents of children with cancer and may affect the family's well-being adjustment. The goals this pilot study are to determine feasibility potential efficacy a brief cognitive-behavioral parent intervention aimed at reducing parental distress related their child's diagnosis. Parents cancer, least 1 month postdiagnosis, were screened an outpatient oncology clinic, those reporting elevated levels offered 4-session based on modified version Surviving Cancer...
Abstract Purpose To examine the feasibility and preliminary benefits of an integrative cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT ) with adolescents inflammatory bowel disease anxiety. Design Methods Nine participated in a program at their gastroenterologist's office. Structured diagnostic interviews, self‐report measures anxiety pain, physician‐rated severity were collected pretreatment post‐treatment. Results Postintervention, 88% treatment responders, 50% no longer met criteria for principal...