A5045202621- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Sleep and related disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Education and Technology Integration
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Family Support in Illness
Wake Forest University
2023-2024
University of Vermont
2019-2024
University of Vermont Medical Center
2018-2023
Center for Children
2021-2023
Iowa Department of Education
2023
Youth Development
2023
University of Iowa
1985
To test the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) pandemic on emotions, behavior, and wellness behaviors first-year college students.A total 675 university students completed a full assessment behavioral emotional functioning at beginning spring semester 2020. Of these, 576 same end semester, 600 least 1 item from COVID-related survey after onset COVID pandemic, 485 nightly surveys mood regular basis before crisis.Externalizing problems (mean = -0.19, 95% CI -0.06 to 0.33, p .004)...
Personality traits have been found to be related a variety of health outcomes. The aim this study was examine how personality were associated with adjustment the COVID pandemic in college students. sample included 484 first-year university students (76% female) attending northeastern who completed Big Five Inventory (BFI) assessment at beginning semester that disrupted by pandemic. Using phone-based app, daily ratings mood, perceived stress levels, and engagement number promotion activities...
Background Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify whether early adversities associated with advanced methylation age or if they actually accelerate aging. This study test different dimensions of childhood adversity biological aging from adulthood, and, so, via which mechanisms. Methods 381 participants provided one blood sample in (average 15.0; SD = 2.3) and another young adulthood 23.1; 2.8). Participants their parents a median 6 assessments (total 1,950 observations), reporting...
Consumer wearables have been successful at measuring sleep and may be useful in predicting changes mental health measures such as stress. A key challenge remains quantifying the relationship between associated with physiologic stress a user’s experience of Students from public university enrolled Lived Experiences Measured Using Rings Study (LEMURS) provided continuous biometric data answered weekly surveys during their first semester college October-December 2022. We analyzed associations...
Objective: Panic attacks are an impairing mental health problem that affects 11% of adults every year.Current criteria describe them as occurring without warning, despite evidence suggesting individuals can often identify attack triggers.We aimed to prospectively explore qualitative and quantitative factors associated with the onset panic attacks.Results: Of 87 participants, 95% retrospectively identified a trigger for their attacks.Worse individually reported mood state-level mood,...
Today’s teachers experience high levels of stress and fatigue that can negatively affect their well-being. Teacher burnout is not a new educational phenomenon, but it has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we discuss prevalence teacher its impact on well-being student achievement. We call for more attention to social emotional learning special education students with behavioral disorders. After addressing myths misconceptions regarding current expectations educators,...
Background There is evidence of unmet psychiatric needs in children under 6. These young are dependent on their parents to identify mental health needs. This study tested child and parent associations with perception need. Method Parents 917 (aged 2–6 years) completed a diagnostic interview about assessing depression, anxiety, ODD/CD, ADHD, impairment. were surveyed own asked also whether they perceived as having Results Only 38.8% who met criteria for diagnosis by need, similar previously...
Some children are unaffected by mental illness despite exposure to childhood adversity. These typically considered resilient. The objective of this study was follow up such resilient in adulthood characterize health status, substance use, and functional outcomes.
Childhood mental health problems are common, impairing, and can become chronic if left untreated. Children not reliable reporters of their emotional behavioral health, caregivers often unintentionally under- or over-report child symptoms, making assessment challenging. Objective physiological measures emerging. However, these methods typically require specialized equipment expertise in data sensor engineering to administer analyze. To address this challenge, we have developed the ChAMP...
Panic attacks (PAs) are an impairing mental health problem that affects >11% of adults every year. PAs episodic, and it is difficult to predict when or where they may occur; thus, challenging study treat.The aim this present PanicMechanic, a novel mobile app captures heart rate-based data delivers biofeedback during PAs.In our first analysis, we leveraged tool capture profiles real-world in the largest sample date (148 from 50 users). In second results pilot assess usefulness PanicMechanic...
The Identifying Depression Early in Adolescence Risk Score (IDEA-RS) has been externally assessed samples from four continents, but North America is lacking. Our aim here was to evaluate the performance of IDEA-RS predicting future onset Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) an adolescent population-based sample United States - Great Smoky Mountains Study (GSMS). We applied intercept and weights original model developed Brazil generate individual probabilities for each participant GSMS at age 15...
Panic attacks are an impairing mental health problem that affects 11% of adults every year [1]. Those who suffer from panic often do not seek psychological treatment, citing the inability to receive care during their as a contributing factor. A digital medicine solution which provides accessible, real-time mobile (mHealth) biofeedback intervention for may address this problem. Critical approach methods capturing physiological arousal attack. Herein, we validate algorithm using smartphone...
Anxiety and depression, collectively known as internalizing disorders, begin early the preschool years impact nearly 1 out of every 5 children. Left undiagnosed untreated, childhood disorders predict later health problems including substance abuse, development comorbid psychopathology, increased risk for suicide, substantial functional impairment. Current diagnostic procedures require access to clinical experts, take considerable time complete, inherently assume that child symptoms are...
Panic attacks are an impairing mental health problem that affects 11% of adults every year. Those who suffer from panic often do not seek psychological treatment, citing the inability to receive care during their as a contributing factor. Herein, we introduce mobile (mHealth) biofeedback system enables treatment wherever and whenever they occur describe results initial feasibility study. We find only three nine chronic attack sufferers experienced study, potentially suggesting preventative...
Abstract Background Panic attacks are an impairing mental health problem that affects about one in 10 US adults every year. Current DSM criteria describe panic as unexpected, occurring without warning or triggering events. The unexpected nature of not only leads to increased anxiety for the individual but has also made particularly challenging study. However, recent evidence suggests individuals who experience such could identify attack triggers. Objective We aimed explore both...
Parents have a vital influence over their child's chronic pain treatment and management. Graded exposure in vivo (GET) is emerging as promising intervention for youth with pain. Yet, little known about how parents perceive GET its impact on condition. This study aimed to characterize caregivers' experiences the course of using longitudinal coding thematic analysis parent narratives.Parent narratives 15 who participated pediatric (GET Living) were elicited from an unstructured dialogue at...
Childhood mental health problems are common, impairing, and can become chronic if left untreated. Children not reliable reporters of their emotional behavioral health, caregivers often unintentionally under- or over-report child symptoms, making assessment challenging. Objective physiological measures emerging. However, these methods typically require specialized equipment expertise in data sensor engineering to administer analyze. To address this challenge, we have developed the ChAMP...