2020
Maternal perceptions of father involvement among refugee and disadvantaged families in Beirut, Lebanon
Hein S, Bick J, Issa G, Aoude L, Maalouf C, Awar A, Nourallah S, Zonderman AL, Householder S, Katsovich L, Khoshnood K, Moore C, Salah R, Britto PR, Leckman JF, Ponguta LA. Maternal perceptions of father involvement among refugee and disadvantaged families in Beirut, Lebanon. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0229670. PMID: 32134961, PMCID: PMC7058288, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of the Mother-Child Education Program on Parenting Stress and Disciplinary Practices Among Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Lebanon: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ponguta LA, Issa G, Aoudeh L, Maalouf C, Hein SD, Zonderman AL, Katsovich L, Khoshnood K, Bick J, Awar A, Nourallah S, Householder S, Moore CC, Salah R, Britto PR, Leckman JF. Effects of the Mother-Child Education Program on Parenting Stress and Disciplinary Practices Among Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Lebanon: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 59: 727-738. PMID: 32014538, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-Child Education ProgramIntervention groupWait-list control groupGroup-based interventionPost-intervention dataStress Index-Short FormModified intentionParenting Stress Index-Short FormIndex-Short FormUnderpowered analysesControl groupMother-child dyadsProgram attendanceEducation programsPilot studyEarly childhoodOutcomesTrialsHumanitarian settingsInterventionMultiple imputationMothersParenting stressChildrenChild outcomes
2015
Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation
Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Zagoory-Sharon O, McDonald N, Silverman WK. Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015, 65: 35-43. PMID: 26716876, PMCID: PMC4895196, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary OT levelsFamily accommodationSeparation anxiety disorderYouth anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxious youthInterpersonal behaviorSeparation anxietyOT levelsDSM-5 anxiety disordersSeparation anxiety symptomsTreatment of anxietyNeuropeptide oxytocinSalivary OTClinical anxietyMaternal ratingsSalivary oxytocinAnxiety symptomsOxytocinergic systemRegulation of anxietyAnxious behaviorOwn behaviorAnxiety assessmentAnxietyParental involvementMaternal History of Autoimmune Disease and Later Development of Tourette Syndrome in Offspring
Dalsgaard S, Waltoft BL, Leckman JF, Mortensen PB. Maternal History of Autoimmune Disease and Later Development of Tourette Syndrome in Offspring. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 495-501.e1. PMID: 26004665, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted incidence rate ratioIncidence rate ratiosMaternal autoimmune diseaseRisk of TSAutoimmune diseasesTourette syndromeMaternal historyNational Danish health registersNationwide prospective cohort studyDanish health registersPrior autoimmune diseaseProspective cohort studyParental psychiatric diagnosisDiagnosis of TSCohort studyHealth registersPerson yearsPrior diagnosisNeuroimmunological disordersIncidence rateTS diagnosisPsychiatric diagnosisPossible associationPoisson regressionPaternal age
2010
Adverse Effects of Heavy Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Attentional Control in Children With ADHD
Motlagh MG, Sukhodolsky DG, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Katsovich L, Thompson N, Scahill L, King RA, Peterson BS, Schultz RT, Leckman JF. Adverse Effects of Heavy Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Attentional Control in Children With ADHD. Journal Of Attention Disorders 2010, 15: 593-603. PMID: 20616372, PMCID: PMC3974616, DOI: 10.1177/1087054710374576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnors' Continuous Performance TestContinuous Performance TestAttentional controlPrenatal maternal smokingStroop Color-Word Interference TestColor-Word Interference TestMaternal smokingVisual-Motor Integration TestRisk factorsBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestReaction time variabilityVisual-motor integrationSlower reaction timesDevelopment of ADHDFine motor coordinationNeuropsychological batteryPurdue Pegboard TestHeavy maternal smokingMaternal cigarette smokingPerinatal risk factorsMaternal psychosocial stressMotor inhibitionNeurobiological basisNeuropsychological deficitsADHD