Lawrence S Wissow

Biographic Data

ID1743760
NAMELawrence S Wissow
GIVEN NAMESLawrence S
FAMILY NAMEWissow
SIGNATUREWISSOW L S
AFFILIATIONSJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0003-2019-7472
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS55
AUTHOR COUNT23
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1988
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX4

  • Adolescents’ Social Comparisons, Subjective Social Status, and Coping to Maintain Well-Being

    Open AccessCarol Vidal, Lawrence S WissowARTICLEJournal of Applied Social Science2023

    Income inequality has increased in the United States over the past decades and, more recently, social media has expanded adolescents' reference groups and their field of social comparison. These parallel societal changes may influence adolescents' social identity development and affect their well-being. We interviewed adolescents in contact with health services to understand their experiences with social status differences and social comparisons.…

  • Measuring functional disability in children with developmental disorders in low-resource settings

    Open AccessSyed Usman Hamdani, Zille Huma et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2020

    The lay health worker administrated version of adapted WHODAS-Child is a reliable, valid and sensitive-to-change measure of functional disability in children aged 2-12 years with DDs in rural community settings of Pakistan

  • Identifying pathways for large-scale implementation of a school-based mental health programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

    Open AccessOlakunle Alonge, Anna Chiumento et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2020References: 39

    Globally there is a substantial burden of mental health problems among children and adolescents. Task-shifting/task-sharing mental health services to non-specialists, e.g. teachers in school settings, provide a unique opportunity for the implementation of mental health interventions at scale in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is scant information to guide the large-scale implementation of school-based mental health programme in LM…

  • Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents

    Jason Rafferty, COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH…ARTICLEPEDIATRICS2018

    This Policy Statement was reaffirmed August 2023. As a traditionally underserved population that faces numerous health disparities, youth who identify as transgender and gender diverse (TGD) and their families are increasingly presenting to pediatric providers for education, care, and referrals. The need for more formal training, standardized treatment, and research on safety and medical outcomes often leaves providers feeling ill equipped to sup…

  • Validation of a cross-cultural instrument for child behavior problems

    Open AccessMatthew D Burkey, R P Adhikari et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2018

    While both the DBIS-N and the ECBI had high classification accuracy for local idioms for behavior problems, the DBIS-N had a more coherent factor structure and added predictive value above the ECBI. Items from the DBIS-N were more consistent with cultural themes identified in qualitative research, whereas multiple items in the ECBI that did not fit with these themes performed poorly in factor analysis. In conjunction with practical considerations…

  • Factors promoting and inhibiting sustained impact of a mental health task-shifting program for HIV providers in Ethiopia

    Open AccessDegu Jerene, Mulatu Biru et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2017

    An intervention seen as feasible and effective, and promotion of relationships across professional lines, helped generalists sustain new skills. Failure to address key system context issues made use of the skills unsustainable as external supports ended

  • Converging on child mental health – toward shared global action for child development

    Open AccessGary S Belkin, Lawrence S Wissow et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2017

    We are a group of researchers and clinicians with collective experience in child survival, nutrition, cognitive and social development, and treatment of common mental conditions. We join together to welcome an expanded definition of child development to guide global approaches to child health and overall social development. We call for resolve to integrate maternal and child mental health with child health, nutrition, and development services and…

  • Development process of an assessment tool for disruptive behavior problems in cross-cultural settings

    Matthew D Burkey, Lajina Ghimire et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Culture…2016References: 3

    Systematic processes are needed to develop valid measurement instruments for disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) in cross-cultural settings. We employed a four-step process in Nepal to identify and select items for a culturally valid assessment instrument: 1) We extracted items from validated scales and local free-list interviews. 2) Parents, teachers, and peers (n=30) rated the perceived relevance and importance of behavior problems. 3) Highly …

  • The ecocultural context and child behavior problems

    Open AccessMatthew D Burkey, Lajina Ghimire et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2016Cited by: 2References: 22

  • Collaboratively reframing mental health for integration of HIV care in Ethiopia

    Open AccessLawrence S Wissow, Teketel Tegegn et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2015References: 38

    BACKGROUND: Integrating mental health with general medical care can increase access to mental health services, but requires helping generalists acquire a range of unfamiliar knowledge and master potentially complex diagnostic and treatment processes. METHOD: We describe a model for integrating complex specialty care with generalist/primary care, using as an illustration the integration of mental health into hospital-based HIV treatment services i…

  • Main partner factors associated with worse adherence to Haart among women in Baltimore, Maryland

    Amy R Knowlton, Peng Yang et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2011

    Compared to US men, US women have worse HAART and HIV health outcomes. The study examined main partner factors associated with women's HAART adherence. The community sample comprised 85% African-Americans; 63% had a main partner and 32% relied on their partner for emotional support. Adherence was highest (92%) among those without a main partner and lowest (57%) among those with an HIV seropositive main partner. In adjusted analysis, adherence was…

  • Informal Care and Reciprocity of Support are Associated with Haart Adherence Among Men in Baltimore, MD, USA

    Open AccessAmy R Knowlton, Peng Yang et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010

  • Depression and social context

    Open AccessAmy R Knowlton, Aaron D Curry et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2009Cited by: 1References: 52

    Social support is associated with better health outcomes among chronically ill individuals, yet support receipt can be stressful. The study examined supporter relationship factors, among n=156 main‐supporter–HIV+support‐recipient dyads, associated with recipient's depression (CES‐D≥16). Results indicated that support recipient's depression was associated with a 3.6‐times higher odds of main supporters' depression, a 2.5‐times higher odds of suppo…

  • Externalizing Behaviors among Children of HIV Seropositive Former and Current Drug Users

    Open AccessAmy Knowlton, Amy R Knowlton et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2007References: 7

  • Receiving Advice About Child Mental Health From a Primary Care Provider

    Jonathan D Brown, Lawrence S Wissow et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2007References: 40

    BACKGROUND: Primary care providers (PCPs) play a critical role in the identification and treatment of child and adolescent mental health problems but few studies have examined parents' attitudes on receiving advice about child mental health from a PCP and whether attitudes are associated with race or ethnicity. OBJECTIVE: To determine if race and ethnicity were associated with parents' attitudes on receiving advice about child mental health from …

  • Gifts, bribes and solicitions

    Open AccessYu-Chan Chiu, Karen C Smith et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2007Cited by: 5References: 16

  • Autonomy-related behaviors of patient companions and their effect on decision-making activity in geriatric primary care visits

    Open AccessMarla L Clayman, Debra Roter et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2005Cited by: 17References: 21

  • Cluster and regional influences on suicide in a Southwestern American Indian tribe

    Open AccessLawrence S Wissow, John T Walkup et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2001Cited by: 10References: 27

  • Parenting and physical punishment

    Open AccessCarmen López Stewart, Miriam George Lara et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2000

    Physical punishment is a form of intrafamilial violence associated with short- and long-term adverse mental health outcomes. Despite these possible consequences, it is among the most common forms of violent interpersonal behavior. For many children it begins within the first year of life. The goal of this study was to determine the feasibility of involving public sector primary health care providers to inform parents about alternatives to physica…

  • Sexual Orientation and Risk of Suicide Attempts Among a Representative Sample of Youth

    Reebee Garofalo, Robert Garofalo et al.ARTICLEArchives of Pediatrics and…1999

    OBJECTIVE: To examine whether sexual orientation is an independent risk factor for reported suicide attempts. DESIGN: Data were from the Massachusetts 1995 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which included a question on sexual orientation. Ten drug use, 5 sexual behavior, and 5 violence/ victimization variables chosen a priori were assessed as possible mediating variables. Hierarchical logistic regression model…

  • Patient-Provider Communication During the Emergency Department Care of Children With Asthma

    Lawrence S Wissow, Debra Roter et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1998References: 23

    OBJECTIVES: Poor children's reliance on emergency facilities is one factor implicated in the rise of morbidity attributed to asthma. Although studies have examined doctor-patient communication during routine pediatric visits, little data are available about communication during emergency care. This study sought to describe communication during emergency treatment of childhood asthma to learn if a "patient-centered" provider style was associated w…

  • Family Violence and the Evaluation of Behavioral Concerns in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic

    Lawrence S Wissow, Modena E H Wilson et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1992

    The goals of this study were to determine 1) the prevalence of exposure to intrafamilial violence among children attending a pediatric primary care clinic; 2) the prevalence of psychosocial distress among mothers bringing their children to the clinic; 3) the extent to which pediatricians are aware of family violence and maternal distress among their patients; and 4) whether families reporting violence are more likely to report behavioral or emoti…

  • Poverty, race, and hospitalization for childhood asthma

    Lawrence S Wissow, Alan M Gittelsohn et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1988Cited by: 20References: 17

    This study uses Maryland hospital discharge data for the period 1979-82 to determine whether Black children are more likely to be hospitalized for asthma and whether this difference persists after adjustment for poverty. The average annual asthma discharge rate was 1.95/1000 children aged 1-19; 3.75/1000 for Black children, and 1.25/1000 for White. Medicaid-enrolled children of both races had increased discharge rates for asthma compared to those…