1997
Maltreatment of Children Born to Women Who Used Cocaine During Pregnancy: A Population-based Study
Leventhal J, Forsyth B, Qi K, Johnson M, Schroeder D, Votto N. Maltreatment of Children Born to Women Who Used Cocaine During Pregnancy: A Population-based Study. Pediatrics 1997, 100: e7-e7. PMID: 9233978, DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.2.e7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyYears of ageMedical recordsComparison groupSimilar comparison groupYale-New Haven HospitalFirst prenatal visitPositive urine testChildren's medical recordsNeighborhood health centersCocaine-exposed groupCocaine-exposed infantsHealth maintenance organizationYears of lifeSample of infantsDate of birthPrenatal visitObstetric recordsRisk of maltreatmentGestational ageBaseline variablesConsecutive deliveriesUnintentional injuriesUrine testsPositive history
1989
Mirror image of environmental deprivation: Severe childhood obesity of psychosocial origin
Christoffel K, Forsyth B. Mirror image of environmental deprivation: Severe childhood obesity of psychosocial origin. Child Abuse & Neglect 1989, 13: 249-256. PMID: 2743183, DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(89)90011-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere obesityGrowth failurePsychosocial originSevere childhood obesityHealth care providersEarly childhoodSeparation of motherOrganic causeChildhood obesityOptimal treatmentMaternal depressionCare providersObesityPsychosocial issuesPsychosocial dysfunctionGrowth abnormalitiesChildhoodDiagnostic featuresChildrenParental limit settingChild careFailureFamily disorganizationEnvironmental deprivationDysfunction