Anthony Spirito

• Implementing an Education Intervention for Prescription Opioid Pain Medication at Pediatric Trauma Centers

  Open Access•Michael J Mello, Janette Baird et al.•ARTICLE•Substance Use & Misuse•2026

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  Background Adolescents treated in trauma centers are frequently prescribed opioid pain medication for pain management at hospital discharge. There has been an increase in adolescent opioid overdose deaths requiring additional education on risks associated with opioid pain medication use in this population.Objectives The objective of this analysis was to assess the implementation at ten US pediatric trauma centers of an opioid pain medication prev…

• The association between parent, peer, and youth emotional and behavioral factors in substance use among youth with truancy petitions involved in the juvenile legal system

  Open Access•Caroline Reid, Caroline E Reid et al.•ARTICLE•Children and Youth Services Review•2026

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  The present study examined the relative contributions of peer, parent, and youth emotional and behavioral factors to alcohol and cannabis use behaviors among youth with a truancy petition referred to the juvenile legal system (JLS). Identifying modifiable targets for intervention among youth with early JLS contact is critical given that adolescent substance use, particularly alcohol use and alcohol-related problems, are salient predictors of cont…

• Is Parental Monitoring Associated With Behavioural Health Services Utilization for Juvenile Legal System‐Involved Youth

  Open Access•Kaitlin M Sheerin, Lauren Micalizzi et al.•ARTICLE•Child & Family Social Work•2025•Referências: 2

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  The present study sought to examine whether aspects of parental monitoring were associated with the use of any behavioural health supports and the types of supports used among youth with juvenile legal system (JLS) involvement. JLS‐involved youth have high rates of behavioural health concerns, and their parents are typically tasked with accessing supports for these concerns. Parental monitoring may play a key role in helping parents recognize the…

• The association between thought disturbance and suicidal ideation within and across ethnoracial groups of juvenile legal system-involved youth

  Open Access•Elizabeth Thompson, Elizabeth C Thompson et al.•ARTICLE•Children and Youth Services Review•2025

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• Social connectedness and adolescent suicide risk

  Open Access•Alejandra Arango, Doug Brent et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Child Psychology and…•2024

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  BACKGROUND: Despite evidence of the importance of interpersonal connectedness to our understanding of suicide risk, relatively little research has examined the protective and buffering effects of connectedness among adolescents. The aims of this study were to determine: (a) whether overall connectedness (composite of family, peer, and school) and specific domains of connectedness were related to a lower likelihood of suicide attempts, and (b) whe…

• Using Behavioral Measures to Assess Suicide Risk in the Psychiatric Emergency Department for Youth

  Open Access•Ki Eun Shin, Argelinda Baroni et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2023

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• Non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal behaviors, and mental health symptoms among sexual minority youth with juvenile justice system involvement

  Open Access•Alyssa Vieira, Kaitlin M Sheerin et al.•ARTICLE•Children and Youth Services Review•2023•Referências: 48

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• Adolescent Sibling Associations among Alcohol, Cannabis, and Sexual Risk Behavior

  Sarah A Thomas, Lauren Micalizzi et al.•ARTICLE•Substance Use & Misuse•2022

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  Background Although siblings are conceptualized as a salient social influence during adolescence, few studies have examined how adolescent siblings influence each other’s substance use and risky sexual behavior. Objectives: In this study, we investigated the influence of alcohol use days, cannabis use days, and cannabis and alcohol co-use days on the sexual risk behavior of siblings while accounting for dyadic influence.Methods At the baseline vi…

• Socio-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Latinx Adolescent with Suicidal Behaviors

  Open Access•Yovanska Duarté‐vélez, Gisela Jiménez‐Colon et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2022

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• Feasibility and acceptability of a brief suicide intervention for youth involved with the family court

  Open Access•Kathleen Kemp, Casey A Pederson et al.•ARTICLE•Behavioral Sciences & the Law•2021

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  As efforts to develop models for suicide prevention and intervention in the juvenile justice (JJ) system continue to grow, research to understand the feasibility and acceptability of implementing these models is critical. Examining organizational readiness for implementation, ensuring leadership and staff buy‐in for delivering the intervention, and planning for sustainability of staff participation in implementation efforts is essential. The curr…

• Adolescent depressed mood and difficulties with emotion regulation

  Open Access•Annamarie B Defayette, Emma D Whitmyre et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Adolescence•2021

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  INTRODUCTION: Adolescent depression is a significant mental health concern. Emotion regulation difficulties have been associated with subsequent depressive symptoms, though different facets of emotion regulation are rarely compared. This study examined the degree to which trajectories of change in different facets of emotion regulation (goal-directed behavior, impulse control, and regulation strategies) and depressive symptoms were associated acr…

• Cannabis Use and Emotional Awareness Difficulties in Adolescents with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders

  Lauren Micalizzi, Leslie A Brick et al.•ARTICLE•Substance Use & Misuse•2020

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  Background: Assessing predictors of cannabis use following adolescent substance use treatment may inform essential treatment elements to be emphasized before discharge. Adolescents with low emotional awareness may have limited resources for identifying and overcoming negative emotions, and therefore, use cannabis to regulate emotions. Purpose/objectives: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that emotional awareness difficulties ar…

• User-informed marketing versus standard description to drive demand for evidence-based therapy

  Open Access•Sara J Becker, Sarah A Helseth et al.•ARTICLE•American Psychologist•2020•Citada por: 2

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  Direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing represents a vital strategy to disseminate evidence-based therapies (EBTs). This 3-phase research program, informed by the marketing mix, developed and evaluated user-informed DTC materials for parents concerned about adolescent substance use (SU). Phases 1 and 2 consisted of qualitative interviews (n = 29 parents) and a quantitative survey (n = 411), respectively, to elicit parents' preferred terms and strategi…

• Adolescent Alcohol Use

  Open Access•Christina M Sellers, Kimberly H Mcmanama O’brien et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of the Society for Social…•2018•Citada por: 3•Referências: 8

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  Study findings extend current knowledge about the interactive effects of parental supervision and peer influence on the drinking patterns of adolescents. Results underscore the importance of addressing both parental monitoring and peer influence in interventions that target adolescent alcohol use, recognizing peer factors as a potential mechanism of the effect that parental monitoring has on adolescent drinking

• Predictors of Partial Hospital Readmission for Young Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder

  Open Access•John R Boekamp, Richard T Liu et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2017

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• Interactive Effect of Parent and Adolescent Psychiatric Symptoms on Substance Use among Adolescents in Community Treatment

  Open Access•Lourah M Kelly, Sara J Becker et al.•ARTICLE•Community Mental Health Journal•2017•Referências: 37

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• Using High-Risk Adolescents′ Voices to Develop a Comprehensible Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–Based Text-Message Program

  Margaret M Thorsen, John Pateña et al.•ARTICLE•Behavioral Medicine•2016

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  At-risk adolescents' comprehension of, and preferences for, the content of a text-message (SMS) delivered, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based depression prevention intervention was investigated using two qualitative studies. Adolescents with depressive symptoms and a history of peer violence were recruited from an urban emergency department. Forty-one participants completed semi-structured qualitative interviews. Thematic analysis using ded…

• Interactive Effect of Child Maltreatment and Substance Use on Depressed Mood Among Adolescents Presenting to Community-Based Substance Use Treatment

  Open Access•Judelysse Gomez, Sara J Becker et al.•ARTICLE•Community Mental Health Journal•2015•Referências: 33

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• Suicide Attempts and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents

  Open Access•Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, Giovanna Porta et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of the American Academy…•2011

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• Ethnic Group Differences in Substance Use, Depression, Peer Relationships, and Parenting Among Adolescents Receiving Brief Alcohol Counseling

  Lynn Hernandez, Cheryl A Eaton et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Ethnicity in Substance…•2010

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  This study examined differences in substance use and related risk factors in a matched sample of Hispanic and White non-Hispanic adolescents receiving brief alcohol counseling. Findings revealed that the White non-Hispanic adolescents reported smoking a higher number of cigarettes per day. The Hispanic adolescents reported perceiving less acceptance from the neighborhood environment in which they live, whereas their parents reported monitoring th…

• Assessing and Treating Co-occurring Disorders in Adolescents

  Open Access•David Lichtenstein, David P Lichtenstein et al.•ARTICLE•Community Mental Health Journal•2009•Referências: 20

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• Psychiatric Correlates of Nonsuicidal Cutting Behaviors in an Adolescent Inpatient Sample

  Open Access•Lance P Swenson, Anthony Spirito et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2008

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• Suicide Probability Scale and its Utility with Adolescent Psychiatric Patients

  Open Access•Michael Eltz, Allison Schettini Evans et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2006

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• Effective and emerging treatments in pediatric psychology

  Anne E Kazak, Anthony Spirito•BOOK•Effective and emerging treatments…•2006

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• Psychiatric Diagnoses and Comorbidity in Relation to Suicidal Behavior Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents

  Open Access•Kristen Schoff D'Eramo, Kristen D’Eramo et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2004

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• Common problems and coping strategies reported in childhood and early adolescence

  Open Access•Anthony Spirito, Lori J Stark et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Youth and Adolescence•1991•Citada por: 4•Referências: 12

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• Adolescent Alcohol Use

  Open Access•Christina M Sellers, Kimberly H Mcmanama O’brien et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of the Society for Social…•2018•Citada por: 3•Referências: 8

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  Study findings extend current knowledge about the interactive effects of parental supervision and peer influence on the drinking patterns of adolescents. Results underscore the importance of addressing both parental monitoring and peer influence in interventions that target adolescent alcohol use, recognizing peer factors as a potential mechanism of the effect that parental monitoring has on adolescent drinking

• Internalized and Externalized Anger in Adolescent Suicide Attempters

  Open Access•Kim L Lehnert, James C Overholser et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Adolescent Research•1994•Citada por: 3•Referências: 1

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  Anger can play an important role in adolescent suicidal behavior However, there is disagreement over the relative importance of internalized versus externalized anger The present study evaluated mode of anger expression in 104 adolescent suicide attempters and 323 high school students. The suicide attempters also completed measures of depression and hopelessness. Results indicated that suicidal adolescents displayed an increased likelihood of exp…

• User-informed marketing versus standard description to drive demand for evidence-based therapy

  Open Access•Sara J Becker, Sarah A Helseth et al.•ARTICLE•American Psychologist•2020•Citada por: 2

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  Direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing represents a vital strategy to disseminate evidence-based therapies (EBTs). This 3-phase research program, informed by the marketing mix, developed and evaluated user-informed DTC materials for parents concerned about adolescent substance use (SU). Phases 1 and 2 consisted of qualitative interviews (n = 29 parents) and a quantitative survey (n = 411), respectively, to elicit parents' preferred terms and strategi…

• Use of the risk-rescue rating scale with adolescent suicide attempters

  Anthony Spirito, Larry K Brown et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•1991•Citada por: 2

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  The assessment of the medical lethality and intent of suicide attempts has been considered an important area of research for those interested in suicide. The current study examined the usefulness of the Risk-Rescue Rating Scale with 109 adolescent suicide attempters and found a restricted range of variability, which, in turn, resulted in poor interrater reliability on a number of items. Results suggest that the Risk-Rescue Rating Scale is of limi…

• Sex differences and their relevance to primary prevention of adolescent suicide

  James C Overholser, Steven Evans et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•1990•Citada por: 2•Referências: 5

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  Sex differences exist in suicide. Males kill themselves more often than females, although not in childhood. Females attempt suicide more frequently. Males also respond differently to prevention programs. Female students are consistently found to display higher levels of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior before the introduction of a suicide prevention curriculum, and they are more likely to benefit from the curriculum when it is provided. It is c…

• The Children's Depression Inventory

  Conway F Saylor, A J Finch et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Consulting and…•1984

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• Development of a Brief Coping Checklist for Use with Pediatric Populations

  Anthony Spirito, Lori J Stark et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Pediatric Psychology•1988

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  Although the process of coping and utilization of coping strategies has received widespread attention in the adult literature, there is a relative dearth of information on these processes in children and adolescents. As the importance of assessing and teaching coping strategies becomes apparent in behavioral medicine with adults, such investigations need to be extended to pediatric populations. The present study describes the development of a bri…

• Encopresis

  Open Access•Lori J Stark, Anthony Spirito et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•1990

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• Sex differences and their relevance to primary prevention of adolescent suicide

  James C Overholser, Steven Evans et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•1990•Citada por: 2•Referências: 5

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  Sex differences exist in suicide. Males kill themselves more often than females, although not in childhood. Females attempt suicide more frequently. Males also respond differently to prevention programs. Female students are consistently found to display higher levels of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior before the introduction of a suicide prevention curriculum, and they are more likely to benefit from the curriculum when it is provided. It is c…

• Adolescent Risk-Takers

  Open Access•Ian R H Rockett, Anthony Spirito et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•1991

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  Adolescence is a developmental stage characterized by excessive risk-taking behavior that produces adverse health effects, typically in the form of injury. At issue is whether adolescent suicide attempters and injured adolescent motor vehicle drivers constitute a common risk group and are differentiated by the response of the emergency medical care system and by case disposition. Data originated in the medical records of a Rhode Island (USA) trau…

• Use of the risk-rescue rating scale with adolescent suicide attempters

  Anthony Spirito, Larry K Brown et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•1991•Citada por: 2

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  The assessment of the medical lethality and intent of suicide attempts has been considered an important area of research for those interested in suicide. The current study examined the usefulness of the Risk-Rescue Rating Scale with 109 adolescent suicide attempters and found a restricted range of variability, which, in turn, resulted in poor interrater reliability on a number of items. Results suggest that the Risk-Rescue Rating Scale is of limi…

• Common problems and coping strategies reported in childhood and early adolescence

  Open Access•Anthony Spirito, Lori J Stark et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Youth and Adolescence•1991•Citada por: 4•Referências: 12

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• Adolescent suicide attempts

  Anthony Spirito, Barry Plummer et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Orthopsychiatry•1992

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  Adolescents seen in a general hospital emergency department or psychiatrically hospitalized were followed up at one month and three months following a suicide attempt. Findings included substantial drop-out rates for psychotherapy and high rates of repeated suicide attempts by three months. Implications for disposition planning and care of such adolescents are discussed

• Internalized and Externalized Anger in Adolescent Suicide Attempters

  Open Access•Kim L Lehnert, James C Overholser et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Adolescent Research•1994•Citada por: 3•Referências: 1

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  Anger can play an important role in adolescent suicidal behavior However, there is disagreement over the relative importance of internalized versus externalized anger The present study evaluated mode of anger expression in 104 adolescent suicide attempters and 323 high school students. The suicide attempters also completed measures of depression and hopelessness. Results indicated that suicidal adolescents displayed an increased likelihood of exp…

• A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Behavior Disturbance and Suicidal Behavior Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents in Israel and the United States

  Open Access•Y Cohen, Anthony Spirito et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•1997

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• The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ)

  Judith Owens, Judith A Owens et al.•ARTICLE•Sleep•2000

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  STUDY OBJECTIVES: To present psychometric data on a comprehensive, parent-report sleep screening instrument designed for school-aged children, the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). The CSHQ yields both a total score and eight subscale scores, reflecting key sleep domains that encompass the major medical and behavioral sleep disorders in this age group. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Three elementary schools in New England, a…

• Personality Characteristics of Adolescent Suicide Attempters

  Open Access•Sandra L Fritsch, Sandra Fritsch et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2000

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• The Role of Perfectionism and Depressive Cognitions in Understanding the Hopelessness Experienced by Adolescent Suicide Attempters

  Open Access•Deidre Donaldson, Anthony Spirito et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2000

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• Patterns of children's coping with life stress

  Deidre Donaldson, Mitchell J Prinstein et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Orthopsychiatry•2000

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  In a study of children's patterns of coping with daily stressors, boys and girls 9-17 years old were asked to complete a coping checklist in response to one of four types of stressors--school, parents/family, siblings, or peer/interpersonal. Patterns of coping-strategy use were found to be similar across the various stressors, with wishful thinking, problem-solving, and emotional regulation being among those most frequently used. Older adolescent…

• Psychiatric Diagnoses and Comorbidity in Relation to Suicidal Behavior Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents

  Open Access•Kristen Schoff D'Eramo, Kristen D’Eramo et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2004

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• Suicide Probability Scale and its Utility with Adolescent Psychiatric Patients

  Open Access•Michael Eltz, Allison Schettini Evans et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2006

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• Effective and emerging treatments in pediatric psychology

  Anne E Kazak, Anthony Spirito•BOOK•Effective and emerging treatments…•2006

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• Psychiatric Correlates of Nonsuicidal Cutting Behaviors in an Adolescent Inpatient Sample

  Open Access•Lance P Swenson, Anthony Spirito et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2008

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• Assessing and Treating Co-occurring Disorders in Adolescents

  Open Access•David Lichtenstein, David P Lichtenstein et al.•ARTICLE•Community Mental Health Journal•2009•Referências: 20

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• Ethnic Group Differences in Substance Use, Depression, Peer Relationships, and Parenting Among Adolescents Receiving Brief Alcohol Counseling

  Lynn Hernandez, Cheryl A Eaton et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Ethnicity in Substance…•2010

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  This study examined differences in substance use and related risk factors in a matched sample of Hispanic and White non-Hispanic adolescents receiving brief alcohol counseling. Findings revealed that the White non-Hispanic adolescents reported smoking a higher number of cigarettes per day. The Hispanic adolescents reported perceiving less acceptance from the neighborhood environment in which they live, whereas their parents reported monitoring th…

• Suicide Attempts and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents

  Open Access•Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, Giovanna Porta et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of the American Academy…•2011

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• Interactive Effect of Child Maltreatment and Substance Use on Depressed Mood Among Adolescents Presenting to Community-Based Substance Use Treatment

  Open Access•Judelysse Gomez, Sara J Becker et al.•ARTICLE•Community Mental Health Journal•2015•Referências: 33

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• Using High-Risk Adolescents′ Voices to Develop a Comprehensible Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–Based Text-Message Program

  Margaret M Thorsen, John Pateña et al.•ARTICLE•Behavioral Medicine•2016

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  At-risk adolescents' comprehension of, and preferences for, the content of a text-message (SMS) delivered, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based depression prevention intervention was investigated using two qualitative studies. Adolescents with depressive symptoms and a history of peer violence were recruited from an urban emergency department. Forty-one participants completed semi-structured qualitative interviews. Thematic analysis using ded…

• Predictors of Partial Hospital Readmission for Young Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder

  Open Access•John R Boekamp, Richard T Liu et al.•ARTICLE•Child Psychiatry & Human…•2017

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• Interactive Effect of Parent and Adolescent Psychiatric Symptoms on Substance Use among Adolescents in Community Treatment

  Open Access•Lourah M Kelly, Sara J Becker et al.•ARTICLE•Community Mental Health Journal•2017•Referências: 37

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Psychology (35 obras) · Clinical Psychology (30 obras) · Psychiatry (29 obras) · Medicine (28 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (25 obras) · Clinical Psychology (22 obras) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (17 obras) · Poison control (16 obras) · Medical emergency (15 obras) · Suicide prevention (15 obras)