A5048903207- Child and Adolescent Health
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
National Hospital
2020-2025
George Washington University
2019-2025
George Washington University Hospital
2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2021
Children's National
2018-2020
Georgetown University
2019
Hill Engineering (United States)
2013
Charlottesville Medical Research
2013
Objective: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is significantly over-represented among transgender adolescents. Independently, ASD and gender diversity are associated with increased mental health risks. Yet, in autistic-transgender adolescents poorly understood. This study investigates the largest matched sample to date of autistic-transgender, non-autistic (allistic) transgender, autistic-cisgender diagnosed using gold-standard diagnostic procedures. In accordance advancing understanding...
Abstract Identification of new medications for alcohol use disorder (AUD) is important improving treatment options. Baclofen, a GABA B agonist, has been identified as potential pharmacotherapy AUD. In 16-week double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, we investigated 30 and 90 mg/day baclofen compared to placebo examined effects dose, sex, level pretreatment drinking. One hundred twenty participants with DSM-IV dependence (age 46.1 (sd = 10.1) years, 51.7% male) were randomized...
Objective: A series of studies report elevated rates autism and autistic characteristics among gender-diverse youth seeking gender services. Although with the co-occurrence present complex care needs, existing have focused on rates. Further, clinical commentaries emphasized provider-centered interpretations needs rather than key stakeholder-driven approaches. This study aimed to employ community-based participatory research methodologies develop a group program.Method: Autistic/neurodiverse...
Gender identity is a core component of human experience, critical to account for in broad health, development, psychosocial research, and clinical practice. Yet, the psychometric characterization gender has been impeded due challenges modeling myriad self-descriptors, statistical power limitations related multigroup analyses, equity-related concerns regarding accessibility complex terminology. Therefore, this initiative employed an iterative multi-community-driven process develop Self-Report...
Health policy research is foundational to advocacy within the academy of medicine and benefits from experienced mentors, support, institutional prioritization. In this insight article, authors describe experiences with propose solutions unique barriers health scholarship related physician advocacy.
In this report, we describe a case of intranasal “bath salts”-associated psychosis. Symptoms developed during 3-week binge and were potentially exacerbated by oral diphenhydramine taken for insomnia. The clinical conference includes expert discussion from 3 disciplines: emergency medicine toxicology, behavioral pharmacology, addiction medicine. It is hoped that the will provide insight into aspects challenges addressing acute substituted cathinone toxicity, including psychosis, major adverse...
There are many roles that child and adolescent psychiatrists asked to play in the care of patients their charge. Providing needed services vast numbers populations is a daunting task in-and-of itself, especially considering current estimates practicing providers approximately 8,000 United States.1 The need for more overwhelming. Published data 20% US children adolescents (15 million), ages 9 17, have diagnosable psychiatric disorders.2 Given limited number evergrowing patient population they...
Back to table of contents Previous article Next Clinical & ResearchFull AccessData, Patient Narratives Must Be Integrated Address Racial InequitiesJ. Nikki Steinsiek, M.D., M.P.H., Laura M. Willing, M.D.J. SteinsiekSearch for more papers by this author, WillingSearch M.D.Published Online:23 May 2022https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.06.6.26AbstractMedical anthropology is the study how health and illness are shaped, experienced, understood in light global, historical, political forces. Such...