2022
Addressing Chronic School Absenteeism Through Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment: An Examination of the IICAPS Program
Conway C, Decker L, Moffett S, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. Addressing Chronic School Absenteeism Through Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment: An Examination of the IICAPS Program. Child And Adolescent Social Work Journal 2022, 41: 95-106. DOI: 10.1007/s10560-022-00839-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive home-based treatmentChronic school absenteeismConcurrent mental health issuesTreatment trajectoriesSchool absenteeismHome-based treatmentRate of absenceDifferential treatment effectsMental health issuesPhysical health outcomesClinical presentationHigh-risk youthSchool attendancePsychiatric treatmentClinical concernHealth outcomesPsychosocial adversityClinical diagnosisMinority of parentsSchool absenceProtective factorsHealth issuesTreatment effectsOne-thirdGreater improvement
2015
Expectant Mothers Maximizing Opportunities: Maternal Characteristics Moderate Multifactorial Prenatal Stress in the Prediction of Birth Weight in a Sample of Children Adopted at Birth
Brotnow L, Reiss D, Stover CS, Ganiban J, Leve LD, Neiderhiser JM, Shaw DS, Stevens HE. Expectant Mothers Maximizing Opportunities: Maternal Characteristics Moderate Multifactorial Prenatal Stress in the Prediction of Birth Weight in a Sample of Children Adopted at Birth. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0141881. PMID: 26544958, PMCID: PMC4636431, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal stressSample of childrenMultidimensional theoretical modelHierarchical regression modelingHierarchical regression modelsObjective stressorsDistress measuresChild developmentEffects of stressMaternal personal characteristicsSocial supportMothers' stressProtective factorsPersonal characteristicsDistressStressorsCross-sectional dataMaternal characteristicsRisk factorsAdoption studiesHigher SESBirth mothersEnvironmental risk factorsTheoretical modelPregnancy complications