A5006747377- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Disaster Response and Management
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Family Support in Illness
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Florida College
2014-2024
University of Florida
2015-2024
Georgia Institute of Technology
2018-2024
University of Illinois Chicago
2024
University of Florida Health
2024
Jacksonville University
2015-2023
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
2018
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012-2018
University of South Carolina
1995-2012
University of Colorado Denver
2009
Objective: Study the prevalence and correlates of ADHD symptoms in National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Methods: NHIS includes 10,367 children ages 4 to 17. Parents report lifetime diagnosis complete Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Prevalences clinically significant comorbid by race ethnicity, gender, age are presented. Results: Prevalence SDQ is 4.19% (males) 1.77% (females). Male 3.06% for Hispanics, 4.33% Whites, 5.65% Blacks. Significant differences occur across gender (...
Objective: Investigate the prevalence and impact of psychiatric comorbidities in community-based samples schoolchildren with/without ADHD. Method: Teachers parents screened children South Carolina (SC; n = 4,604) Oklahoma (OK; 12,626) for Parents high-screen selected low-screen received diagnostic interviews (SC: 479; OK: 577). Results: Psychiatric disorders were increased among with ADHD associated low academic performance. Conduct disorder/oppositional defiant disorder (CD/ODD) grade...
This study assessed whether the presence of both natural parents in home and level perceived emotional bonding family, as measured by cohesion component Family Adaptability Cohesion Evaluation Scales, were independent predictors depressive symptoms Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) a diverse community sample 3,191 young adolescents. In cross-sectional analysis, was significantly associated with after controlling family structure parent education, but there significant...
US suicide rates have declined in recent years, reversing earlier trends. We examined among 4 age groups from 1970 to 2002 and the factors that may contributed decline. paid particular attention newer anti-depressants because of concerns controversy about a possible association with suicidal behaviors. These trends warrant more extensive analysis specific subgroups, including consideration additional variables influence differentially. The relative contributions depression diagnosis...
Objective: To describe the epidemiology of ADHD in communities using a DSM-IVTR case definition. Method: This community-based study used multiple informants to develop and apply DSM -IVTR-based definition screening diagnostic interview data collected for children 5-13 years age. Teachers screened 10,427 (66.4%) four school districts across two states (SC OK). ratings by teachers parent reports diagnosis medication treatment were stratify into high low risk ADHD. Parents (n = 855) gender...
Objective: To examine ADHD symptom persistence and factors associated with elevated counts in a diverse, longitudinal community-based sample. Method: Parents reported demographics completed diagnostic interview repeatedly over 6-year period. At Time 1, 481 interviews were about children (5-13 years); all participants invited to four annual follow-up interviews, 379 (79%) at least one. Inattentive (IA) hyperactive-impulsive (HI) modeled logistic quantile regression, while accounting for study...
Objective: Describe the general health, comorbidities and health service use among U.S. children with ADHD. Method: The 2001 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) contained Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; used to determine probable ADHD), data on medical problems, overall care utilization. Results: Asthma was two headaches were three times more prevalent, significantly lower, SDQ Of ADHD, 45% saw a mental professional in past year over half not taking medication regularly. Urban...
Assessing race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) relationships with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis, treatment, access to care has yielded inconsistent results often based only on parent-report. In contrast, this study used broader ADHD diagnostic determination including case-definition examine these in a multisite elementary-school-based sample.Secondary analysis of children without per parent teacher-reported Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders...
Because healthcare providers may be experiencing moral injury (MI), we inquired about their morally distressing experiences (HMDEs), MI perpetrated by self (Self MI) or others (Others MI), and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 265 in North Central Florida (81.9% female, Mage = 37.62) recruited via flyers emailed brochures that completed online surveys monthly for four months. Logistic regression analyses investigated whether was associated with specific HMDEs, risk...
CONTEXT. Witnessing domestic violence increases a child's chance of emotional or behavioral problems during childhood and entering abusive relationships in adulthood, even without co-occurring child maltreatment. OBJECTIVE. Our goals were to estimate the prevalence reported violent disagreements homes US children assess differences by race/ethnicity, residence, parenting stress. PATIENTS AND METHODS. Data drawn from 2003 National Survey Children's Health. Case subjects with unknown gender,...