A5050631904- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Family Support in Illness
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Disaster Response and Management
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
- Mental Health via Writing
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Tulane University
2022-2025
Stockholm Environment Institute
2024
Baylor College of Medicine
2017-2022
Texas Children's Hospital
2017-2021
Hudson Institute
2020
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2015-2018
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
2008-2015
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2015
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
2014
Duke University
2001-2014
<h3>Objective</h3> To determine whether child physical maltreatment early in life has long-term effects on psychological, behavioral, and academic problems independent of other characteristics associated with maltreatment. <h3>Design</h3> Prospective longitudinal study data collected annually from 1987 through 1999. <h3>Setting Participants</h3> Randomly selected, community-based samples 585 children the ongoing Child Development Project were recruited summer before entered kindergarten 3...
The authors tested the hypothesis that children who are maltreated earlier in life at greater risk for poor psychological functioning adulthood than those later life. Age of onset maltreatment was assessed with 3 classifications: (a) continuous (ages 0-11 years); (b) dichotomous (early [ages 0-5 years] vs. 6-11 years]); and (c) developmental (infancy 0-2 years], preschool 3-5 early school age 6-8 9-11 years]). Individuals documented cases physical sexual abuse neglect prior to 12 (N=496)...
Examined the relation between early anxiety symptomatology (generalized and separation) initiation of alcohol use 4 years later in an epidemiological sample 936 children (45% girls), assessed at ages 9, 11, 13, while controlling for effects depression. Although earlier overall was unrelated to onset drinking, with symptoms generalized were found be increased risk use, whereas separation decreased risk. The magnitude these relations equally strong boys girls. In addition, depressive...
Abstract We examined bereaved children's and surviving caregivers’ psychological responses following the death of other caregiver as a function stated cause death. Participants included 63 parentally children 38 caregivers who were assessed using self‐report instruments in‐person interviews. Surviving reported causes resulting from sudden natural (34.9%), illness (33.3%), accident (17.5%), suicide (14.3%). Results revealed differences between caregiver‐reported versus child‐reported death,...
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this research was to develop and test a prospective model posttraumatic stress symptoms in sexually abused children that includes pretrauma, trauma, disclosure-related pathways. METHOD: At time 1, several measures were used assess pretrauma variables, trauma reactions upon disclosure for 156 ages 8 13 years. the 2 follow-up (7 36 months following initial interview), assessed disorder (PTSD) symptoms. RESULTS: A path analysis involving series hierarchically nested...
Objective To develop a model of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in parents children with burns. Methods Immediately following the burn and 3 months later, reported on their children's own psychological functioning traumatic responses. Results Approximately 47% experiencing significant after burn. Our indicates three independent pathways to PTSD (i.e., parent–child conflict, parents' dissociation, symptoms). Additionally, anxiety predicted increased conflict...
The high prevalence of trauma exposure in mental health service-seeking populations, combined with advances evidence-based practice, competency-based training, common-elements research, and adult learning make this an opportune time to train the workforce competencies. Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma (CCCT) utilizes a five-tiered conceptual framework (comprising Empirical Evidence, Concepts, Intervention Objectives, Practice Elements, Skills), coupled problem-based learning, build...
Previous findings suggest that experiences with systems of oppression disproportionately affect individuals based on race and neighborhood residency (e.g., systemic racism, income disadvantage [NID]) can be associated higher odds developing psychological problems following traumatic events. Although race/ethnicity NID are often associated, they separate concepts play unique roles in mental health outcomes among youth. Residents Black, Latinx, income-disadvantaged communities also have an...
Background and Objectives: The vast majority of youth who lived through the Bosnian war were exposed to multiple traumatic events, including interpersonal violence, community destruction, loss a loved one. This study examined factors that predict post-war psychological adjustment, specifically posttraumatic stress, in adolescents. Design: Regression analyses evaluated theorized differential relations between three types stressors – exposure trauma reminders, intrafamilial conflict specific...
Background and Scope of the Problem. High prevalence rates deaths by accidents, suicides, homicides, coupled with expanding social networks, place adolescents at significant risk for traumatic bereavement occasioned their friends, romantic partners, family members. Conceptual Analysis. This conceptual paper focuses on interplay between posttraumatic stress symptoms grief reactions that can arise following in adolescence. We begin a review "building block" key concepts needed to construct...