Barry Zuckerman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3934572 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barry Zuckerman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barry |
| FAMILY NAME | Zuckerman |
| SIGNATURE | ZUCKERMAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University School of Medicine , Boston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The future of U.S. social prescribing: Foundations, implementation, and leadership summit insights
The U.S. healthcare system is confronting at least three converging crises: a rapidly aging population with complex needs, rising prevalence of mental illness, and an epidemic of social isolation that contributes substantially to morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Current clinical approaches cannot meet demand due to persistent workforce shortages, limited treatment capacity, and variable patient adherence. Social prescribing (SP), which…
The impact of Covid ‐19 on psychiatric clinical encounters among low‐income racially‐diverse children
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of longitudinal data to examine the impact of COVID-19 on all types of clinical encounters among United States, underrepresented BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), children. This study aims to examine the changes in all the outpatient clinical encounters during the pandemic compared to the baseline, with particular attention to psychiatric encounters and diagnoses. METHOD: This study analyzed 3-year (Janua…
Maternal and cord plasma branched‐chain amino acids and child risk of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder: A prospective birth cohort study
BACKGROUND: Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA: leucine, isoleucine, and valine) are essential amino acids involved in biological functions of brain development and recently linked with autism. However, their role in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not well-studied. We investigated individual and combined relationships of maternal plasma and newborn cord plasma BCAAs with childhood development of ADHD. METHODS: We utilized the Bo…
Specialized Care without the Subspecialist: A Value Opportunity for Secondary Care
An underutilized value strategy that may reduce unnecessary subspecialty involvement in pediatric healthcare targets the high-quality care of children with common chronic conditions such as obesity, asthma, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder within primary care settings. In this commentary, we propose that "secondary care", defined as specialized visits delivered by primary care providers, a general pediatrician, or other primary care pr…
Maternal postpartum plasma folate status and preterm birth in a high-risk US population
Objective While maternal folate deficiency has been linked to poor pregnancy outcomes such as neural tube defects, anaemia and low birth weight, the relationship between folate and preterm birth (PTB) in the context of the US post-folic acid fortification era is inconclusive. We sought to explore the relationship between maternal folate status and PTB and its subtypes, i.e. spontaneous and medically indicated PTB. Design Observational study. Sett…
Folate Nutrition Status in Mothers of the Boston Birth Cohort, Sample of a US Urban Low-Income Population
Objectives. To examine maternal folic acid supplementation and plasma folate concentrations in the Boston Birth Cohort, a predominantly urban, low-income, minority population in Boston, Massachusetts. Methods. This report includes 7612 mothers with singleton live births (3829 Black, 2023 Hispanic, 865 White, and 895 others) enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort at the Boston Medical Center, during 1999 to 2014. Folic acid supplementation during pre…
Use of Mobile Technology to Calm Upset Children: Associations With Social-Emotional Development
Parent Perspectives on Their Mobile Technology Use: The Excitement and Exhaustion of Parenting While Connected
Mobile and Interactive Media Use by Young Children: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
The use of interactive screen media such as smartphones and tablets by young children is increasing rapidly. However, research regarding the impact of this portable and instantly accessible source of screen time on learning, behavior, and family dynamics has lagged considerably behind its rate of adoption. Pediatric guidelines specifically regarding mobile device use by young children have not yet been formulated, other than recent suggestions th…
Infant Self-Regulation and Early Childhood Media Exposure
OBJECTIVES: Examine prospective associations between parent-reported early childhood self-regulation problems and media exposure (television and video viewing) at 2 years. We hypothesized that children with poor self-regulation would consume more media, possibly as a parent coping strategy. METHODS: We used data from 7450 children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort. When children were 9 months and 2 years old, parents complete…
Patterns of Mobile Device Use by Caregivers and Children During Meals in Fast Food Restaurants
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mobile devices are a ubiquitous part of American life, yet how families use this technology has not been studied. We aimed to describe naturalistic patterns of mobile device use by caregivers and children to generate hypotheses about its effects on caregiver-child interaction. METHODS: Using nonparticipant observational methods, we observed 55 caregivers eating with 1 or more young children in fast food restaurants in a…
Turbulent times: Effects of turbulence and violence exposure in adolescence on high school completion, health risk behavior, and mental health in young adulthood
Does Having a Regular Primary Care Clinician Improve Quality of Preventive Care for Young Children
OBJECTIVE: This study examines whether having a regular clinician for preventive care is associated with quality of care for young children, as measured by interpersonal quality ratings and content of anticipatory guidance. DATA SOURCE: The National Survey of Early Childhood Health (NSECH), a nationally representative parent survey of health care quality for 2068 young US children fielded by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). STUDY…
Neighborhood Safety and Overweight Status in Children
OBJECTIVE: To determine if there is a relationship between parental perception of neighborhood safety and overweight at the age of 7 years. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. SETTING: Ten urban and rural US sites. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 768 children selected via conditional random sampling with complete data at follow-up. MAIN OUTCOME …
The pediatrician as ghostbuster: Angels voices and kisses
Errors in Medical Interpretation and Their Potential Clinical Consequences in Pediatric Encounters
Background. About 19 million people in the United States are limited in English proficiency, but little is known about the frequency and potential clinical consequences of errors in medical interpretation. Objectives. To determine the frequency, categories, and potential clinical consequences of errors in medical interpretation. Methods. During a 7-month period, we audiotaped and transcribed pediatric encounters in a hospital outpatient clinic in…
Women’s Health After Pregnancy and Child Outcomes at Age 3 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study
Objectives. This study examined the persistence and comorbidity of women’s physical and mental health conditions after pregnancy and the association of these conditions with child outcomes. Methods. A national cohort of women who recently gave birth were surveyed in 1988 and again in 1991. We examined longitudinal data on maternal poor physical health, depressive symptoms, and smoking, and maternal report of child outcomes (at age ∼3 years). Resu…
A Mediational Model for the Impact of Exposure to Community Violence on Early Child Behavior Problems
This study examined how maternal distress mediates the link between exposure to community violence (CV) and the development of early child behavior problems. Research was conducted among 160 children, 3,0 to 5,11 in age, who resided in high-crime neighborhoods. Using structural equation modeling, latent variables were constructed to identify model components: maternal socioeconomic status (SES) and public assistance status, exposure to CV (matern…
Clinical issues related to substance-involved mothers and their infants
Stories in the popular press about the potential damage suffered by children prenatally exposed to drugs easily arouse hostile and punitive attitudes towards the children's mothers. Concerns about the outcome of drug-exposed infants are legitimate, but predictions about adverse outcomes are being made in the absence of reliable scientific data. The postnatal environment, particularly the parenting environment, has a significant influence on the d…
Drug-Exposed Infants: Understanding the Medical Risk
The common, known effects of prenatal drug exposure include intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and neurobehavioral dysfunction. A review of the singular effects of cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, narcotics, marijuana, and cocaine are presented, based on findings of previous studies. This paper also summarizes the important research issues, biologic variability determining outcome, and pharmacologic actions and shortand long-term effects of drugs…
A Mediational Model for the Impact of Exposure to Community Violence on Early Child Behavior Problems
This study examined how maternal distress mediates the link between exposure to community violence (CV) and the development of early child behavior problems. Research was conducted among 160 children, 3,0 to 5,11 in age, who resided in high-crime neighborhoods. Using structural equation modeling, latent variables were constructed to identify model components: maternal socioeconomic status (SES) and public assistance status, exposure to CV (matern…
Turbulent times: Effects of turbulence and violence exposure in adolescence on high school completion, health risk behavior, and mental health in young adulthood
Women’s Health After Pregnancy and Child Outcomes at Age 3 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study
Objectives. This study examined the persistence and comorbidity of women’s physical and mental health conditions after pregnancy and the association of these conditions with child outcomes. Methods. A national cohort of women who recently gave birth were surveyed in 1988 and again in 1991. We examined longitudinal data on maternal poor physical health, depressive symptoms, and smoking, and maternal report of child outcomes (at age ∼3 years). Resu…
Drug-Exposed Infants: Understanding the Medical Risk
The common, known effects of prenatal drug exposure include intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and neurobehavioral dysfunction. A review of the singular effects of cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, narcotics, marijuana, and cocaine are presented, based on findings of previous studies. This paper also summarizes the important research issues, biologic variability determining outcome, and pharmacologic actions and shortand long-term effects of drugs…
Folate Nutrition Status in Mothers of the Boston Birth Cohort, Sample of a US Urban Low-Income Population
Objectives. To examine maternal folic acid supplementation and plasma folate concentrations in the Boston Birth Cohort, a predominantly urban, low-income, minority population in Boston, Massachusetts. Methods. This report includes 7612 mothers with singleton live births (3829 Black, 2023 Hispanic, 865 White, and 895 others) enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort at the Boston Medical Center, during 1999 to 2014. Folic acid supplementation during pre…
Drug-Exposed Infants: Understanding the Medical Risk
The common, known effects of prenatal drug exposure include intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and neurobehavioral dysfunction. A review of the singular effects of cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, narcotics, marijuana, and cocaine are presented, based on findings of previous studies. This paper also summarizes the important research issues, biologic variability determining outcome, and pharmacologic actions and shortand long-term effects of drugs…
Clinical issues related to substance-involved mothers and their infants
Stories in the popular press about the potential damage suffered by children prenatally exposed to drugs easily arouse hostile and punitive attitudes towards the children's mothers. Concerns about the outcome of drug-exposed infants are legitimate, but predictions about adverse outcomes are being made in the absence of reliable scientific data. The postnatal environment, particularly the parenting environment, has a significant influence on the d…
A Mediational Model for the Impact of Exposure to Community Violence on Early Child Behavior Problems
This study examined how maternal distress mediates the link between exposure to community violence (CV) and the development of early child behavior problems. Research was conducted among 160 children, 3,0 to 5,11 in age, who resided in high-crime neighborhoods. Using structural equation modeling, latent variables were constructed to identify model components: maternal socioeconomic status (SES) and public assistance status, exposure to CV (matern…
Women’s Health After Pregnancy and Child Outcomes at Age 3 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study
Objectives. This study examined the persistence and comorbidity of women’s physical and mental health conditions after pregnancy and the association of these conditions with child outcomes. Methods. A national cohort of women who recently gave birth were surveyed in 1988 and again in 1991. We examined longitudinal data on maternal poor physical health, depressive symptoms, and smoking, and maternal report of child outcomes (at age ∼3 years). Resu…
Errors in Medical Interpretation and Their Potential Clinical Consequences in Pediatric Encounters
Background. About 19 million people in the United States are limited in English proficiency, but little is known about the frequency and potential clinical consequences of errors in medical interpretation. Objectives. To determine the frequency, categories, and potential clinical consequences of errors in medical interpretation. Methods. During a 7-month period, we audiotaped and transcribed pediatric encounters in a hospital outpatient clinic in…
The pediatrician as ghostbuster: Angels voices and kisses
Neighborhood Safety and Overweight Status in Children
OBJECTIVE: To determine if there is a relationship between parental perception of neighborhood safety and overweight at the age of 7 years. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. SETTING: Ten urban and rural US sites. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 768 children selected via conditional random sampling with complete data at follow-up. MAIN OUTCOME …
Does Having a Regular Primary Care Clinician Improve Quality of Preventive Care for Young Children
OBJECTIVE: This study examines whether having a regular clinician for preventive care is associated with quality of care for young children, as measured by interpersonal quality ratings and content of anticipatory guidance. DATA SOURCE: The National Survey of Early Childhood Health (NSECH), a nationally representative parent survey of health care quality for 2068 young US children fielded by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). STUDY…
Turbulent times: Effects of turbulence and violence exposure in adolescence on high school completion, health risk behavior, and mental health in young adulthood
Infant Self-Regulation and Early Childhood Media Exposure
OBJECTIVES: Examine prospective associations between parent-reported early childhood self-regulation problems and media exposure (television and video viewing) at 2 years. We hypothesized that children with poor self-regulation would consume more media, possibly as a parent coping strategy. METHODS: We used data from 7450 children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort. When children were 9 months and 2 years old, parents complete…
Patterns of Mobile Device Use by Caregivers and Children During Meals in Fast Food Restaurants
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mobile devices are a ubiquitous part of American life, yet how families use this technology has not been studied. We aimed to describe naturalistic patterns of mobile device use by caregivers and children to generate hypotheses about its effects on caregiver-child interaction. METHODS: Using nonparticipant observational methods, we observed 55 caregivers eating with 1 or more young children in fast food restaurants in a…
Mobile and Interactive Media Use by Young Children: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
The use of interactive screen media such as smartphones and tablets by young children is increasing rapidly. However, research regarding the impact of this portable and instantly accessible source of screen time on learning, behavior, and family dynamics has lagged considerably behind its rate of adoption. Pediatric guidelines specifically regarding mobile device use by young children have not yet been formulated, other than recent suggestions th…
Use of Mobile Technology to Calm Upset Children: Associations With Social-Emotional Development
Parent Perspectives on Their Mobile Technology Use: The Excitement and Exhaustion of Parenting While Connected
Specialized Care without the Subspecialist: A Value Opportunity for Secondary Care
An underutilized value strategy that may reduce unnecessary subspecialty involvement in pediatric healthcare targets the high-quality care of children with common chronic conditions such as obesity, asthma, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder within primary care settings. In this commentary, we propose that "secondary care", defined as specialized visits delivered by primary care providers, a general pediatrician, or other primary care pr…
Maternal postpartum plasma folate status and preterm birth in a high-risk US population
Objective While maternal folate deficiency has been linked to poor pregnancy outcomes such as neural tube defects, anaemia and low birth weight, the relationship between folate and preterm birth (PTB) in the context of the US post-folic acid fortification era is inconclusive. We sought to explore the relationship between maternal folate status and PTB and its subtypes, i.e. spontaneous and medically indicated PTB. Design Observational study. Sett…
Folate Nutrition Status in Mothers of the Boston Birth Cohort, Sample of a US Urban Low-Income Population
Objectives. To examine maternal folic acid supplementation and plasma folate concentrations in the Boston Birth Cohort, a predominantly urban, low-income, minority population in Boston, Massachusetts. Methods. This report includes 7612 mothers with singleton live births (3829 Black, 2023 Hispanic, 865 White, and 895 others) enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort at the Boston Medical Center, during 1999 to 2014. Folic acid supplementation during pre…
Maternal and cord plasma branched‐chain amino acids and child risk of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder: A prospective birth cohort study
BACKGROUND: Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA: leucine, isoleucine, and valine) are essential amino acids involved in biological functions of brain development and recently linked with autism. However, their role in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not well-studied. We investigated individual and combined relationships of maternal plasma and newborn cord plasma BCAAs with childhood development of ADHD. METHODS: We utilized the Bo…
The impact of Covid ‐19 on psychiatric clinical encounters among low‐income racially‐diverse children
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of longitudinal data to examine the impact of COVID-19 on all types of clinical encounters among United States, underrepresented BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), children. This study aims to examine the changes in all the outpatient clinical encounters during the pandemic compared to the baseline, with particular attention to psychiatric encounters and diagnoses. METHOD: This study analyzed 3-year (Janua…
The future of U.S. social prescribing: Foundations, implementation, and leadership summit insights
The U.S. healthcare system is confronting at least three converging crises: a rapidly aging population with complex needs, rising prevalence of mental illness, and an epidemic of social isolation that contributes substantially to morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Current clinical approaches cannot meet demand due to persistent workforce shortages, limited treatment capacity, and variable patient adherence. Social prescribing (SP), which…
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