Richard H Melloni
Biographic Data
| ID | 5509805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard H Melloni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard H |
| FAMILY NAME | Melloni |
| SIGNATURE | MELLONI R H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northeastern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2203-3685 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prior Fighting Experience Increases Aggression in Syrian Hamsters
Winning an aggressive encounter enhances the probability of winning future contests. This phenomenon, known as the winner effect, has been well studied across vertebrate species. While numerous animal models have been developed to study the winner effect in the laboratory setting, large variation in experimental design, choice of species, and housing conditions have resulted in conflicting reports on the behavioral outcomes. The Syrian hamster (M…
Proactive and Reactive Aggression in Referred Children and Adolescents
Investigating different types of aggression is important to facilitate a better understanding of excessive maladaptive aggression in referred youth. Using regression analysis, the authors investigated demographic, historical, diagnostic, and treatment correlates of proactive aggression and reactive aggression in a heterogeneous population (N = 323) of psychiatrically referred youths. Ratings of proactive and reactive aggression significantly corr…
Gender Differences in Reactive and Proactive Aggression
Staff survey results and characteristics that predict assault and injury to personnel working in mental health facilities
The purpose of this study was to complete a mental health staff opinion survey to identify patient and staff characteristics associated with staff assault and injury in psychiatric treatment settings and to develop a model of prediction for staff assault and injury utilizing these survey variables. The data consisted of opinion surveys sent to staff of 15 child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry inpatient units in the United States. Multivariate l…
What does getting better mean? Child improvement and measure of outcome in residential treatment
A single-sample, within-subject descriptive study was completed to ascertain individual subject characteristics associated with outcome for 87 youths discharged from a residential treatment facility. Two different methods of assessing outcome were also compared. Variables assessing a history of abuse and internalizing psychopathology at admission to residential care were associated with outcome. Low levels of staff agreement were found on the 2 o…
Prior Fighting Experience Increases Aggression in Syrian Hamsters
Winning an aggressive encounter enhances the probability of winning future contests. This phenomenon, known as the winner effect, has been well studied across vertebrate species. While numerous animal models have been developed to study the winner effect in the laboratory setting, large variation in experimental design, choice of species, and housing conditions have resulted in conflicting reports on the behavioral outcomes. The Syrian hamster (M…
Staff survey results and characteristics that predict assault and injury to personnel working in mental health facilities
The purpose of this study was to complete a mental health staff opinion survey to identify patient and staff characteristics associated with staff assault and injury in psychiatric treatment settings and to develop a model of prediction for staff assault and injury utilizing these survey variables. The data consisted of opinion surveys sent to staff of 15 child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry inpatient units in the United States. Multivariate l…
What does getting better mean? Child improvement and measure of outcome in residential treatment
A single-sample, within-subject descriptive study was completed to ascertain individual subject characteristics associated with outcome for 87 youths discharged from a residential treatment facility. Two different methods of assessing outcome were also compared. Variables assessing a history of abuse and internalizing psychopathology at admission to residential care were associated with outcome. Low levels of staff agreement were found on the 2 o…
Gender Differences in Reactive and Proactive Aggression
Staff survey results and characteristics that predict assault and injury to personnel working in mental health facilities
The purpose of this study was to complete a mental health staff opinion survey to identify patient and staff characteristics associated with staff assault and injury in psychiatric treatment settings and to develop a model of prediction for staff assault and injury utilizing these survey variables. The data consisted of opinion surveys sent to staff of 15 child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry inpatient units in the United States. Multivariate l…
Proactive and Reactive Aggression in Referred Children and Adolescents
Investigating different types of aggression is important to facilitate a better understanding of excessive maladaptive aggression in referred youth. Using regression analysis, the authors investigated demographic, historical, diagnostic, and treatment correlates of proactive aggression and reactive aggression in a heterogeneous population (N = 323) of psychiatrically referred youths. Ratings of proactive and reactive aggression significantly corr…
Prior Fighting Experience Increases Aggression in Syrian Hamsters
Winning an aggressive encounter enhances the probability of winning future contests. This phenomenon, known as the winner effect, has been well studied across vertebrate species. While numerous animal models have been developed to study the winner effect in the laboratory setting, large variation in experimental design, choice of species, and housing conditions have resulted in conflicting reports on the behavioral outcomes. The Syrian hamster (M…
Aggression (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Injury prevention (3 works) · Medical emergency (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)