2019
Does Maternal Reflective Functioning Mediate Associations Between Representations of Caregiving With Maternal Sensitivity in a High-Risk Sample?
Alvarez-Monjarás M, McMahon TJ, Suchman NE. Does Maternal Reflective Functioning Mediate Associations Between Representations of Caregiving With Maternal Sensitivity in a High-Risk Sample? Psychoanalytic Psychology 2019, 36: 82-92. PMID: 30853749, PMCID: PMC6404967, DOI: 10.1037/pap0000166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal sensitivityReflective functioningMental representationsAttachment-based interventionsHigh-risk sampleSubstance-abusing mothersSubstance abuse disordersAttachment perspectivePositive parentingAdequate parentingDiverse sampleMediate associationsAbuse disordersBaseline measuresFunctioningParentingSecondary data analysisCaregivingSignificant relationshipAlternate explanationRepresentationMothersToddlersRelationshipChildren
2011
Drug Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparative Study of Opioid-Dependent Fathers
Moore BC, Easton CJ, McMahon TJ. Drug Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparative Study of Opioid-Dependent Fathers. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2011, 81: 218-227. PMID: 21486264, PMCID: PMC3077808, DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01091.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreater prevalenceIntimate partner violenceDrug abuseMethadone maintenance treatmentDrug-abusing menChronic drug abusePartner violenceMaintenance treatmentLifetime prevalenceNeeds of fathersFamily-oriented interventionsPrevious yearCommunity controlsPrevalenceMothersYoung childrenChildrenBiological childrenAbusePsychological aggressionComparative studyYearsClinicians
2005
Looking for Poppa: Parenting Status of Men Versus Women Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment
McMahon T, Winkel J, Luthar S, Rounsaville B. Looking for Poppa: Parenting Status of Men Versus Women Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2005, 31: 79-91. DOI: 10.1081/ada-37567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone maintenance treatmentMaintenance treatmentDrug-dependent womenMen Versus WomenDrug-dependent menDrug-abusing menDrug abuse treatmentDrug abuse historyMedical recordsAverage ageNumber of childrenAbuse treatmentTreatment issuesDemographic characteristicsWomenSignificant gender differencesAbuse historyChildrenMenTreatmentGreater proportionBiological childrenMore fathersStatusParenting status