2024
Maternal Childhood Trauma, Caregiving Behavior, and Child Cognitive Development in the Context of Drug Addiction
Shin J, McMahon T, Penner F, Lowell A. Maternal Childhood Trauma, Caregiving Behavior, and Child Cognitive Development in the Context of Drug Addiction. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2024 PMID: 39446632, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal childhood traumaExposure to childhood traumaChildren's cognitive developmentChildhood traumaMother-child dyadsCaregiving behaviorAssociated with children's cognitive developmentCognitive developmentContext of drug addictionImpact of childhood traumaMaternal caregiving behaviorSubstance use treatment programsSubstance use disordersQuality of caregivingDrug addictionDyadic interactionsTreatment programsBehavioral systemsIntergenerational riskChild developmentMaternal substanceIntergenerational impactChild ageProtective factorsLack of associationOn the Future of the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities: A Developmental Perspective
McMahon T. On the Future of the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities: A Developmental Perspective. Psychology Of Men & Masculinity 2024, 25: 375-390. DOI: 10.1037/men0000489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological studiesDevelopmental perspectiveGender role strain paradigmPsychological study of menMaladaptive developmental outcomesPsychology of menInteraction of multiple influencesMasculine gender identityDevelopmental psychopathologyMaladaptive developmentMasculine menPsychological representationGender identityPsychological constructsNext generation of researchersDevelopmental scienceClinical interventionsStudy of masculinityDevelopmental outcomesPsychologyMasculine genderConceptual reviewConcept of resistanceMultiple influencesDevelopmental pathwaysOpioid Addiction and Gender Role Conflict: A Comparative Study of Fathers Receiving Treatment for an Opioid Use Disorder
McMahon T. Opioid Addiction and Gender Role Conflict: A Comparative Study of Fathers Receiving Treatment for an Opioid Use Disorder. Psychology Of Men & Masculinity 2024 DOI: 10.1037/men0000473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender role conflictUse disorderOpioid use disorderRole conflictOpioid addictionClinical groupsClinical sample of menRestrictive affectionate behaviorPsychology of menDrug use disordersEthnically diverse sampleSample of menRestrictive emotionalityAffectionate behaviorAnalysis of covarianceEmotional expressionParenting interventionsDiverse sampleInterpersonal relationsClinical samplesAddictionDisordersMasculinity constructsDemographic characteristicsMultinomial logistic analysis
2023
Mothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions
Lowell A, DeCoste C, Dalton R, Dias H, Borelli J, Martino S, McMahon T, Suchman N. Mothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 142-165. PMID: 36862381, PMCID: PMC10050102, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersResearch cliniciansCommunity-based cliniciansRandomized efficacy trialMonths of ageSubstance use outcomesClinical trialsEfficacy trialsUse disordersPrior trialsChildren 11Clarity of cuesUse outcomesTrialsCliniciansMothersParenting interventionsInterventionService gapsMental statesEfficacyAddiction counselorsAddictionSame degreeChild's mental statesSelf‐report measure of parental reflective functioning: A study of reliability and validity across three samples of varying clinical risk
Carlone C, Milan S, Decoste C, Borelli J, McMahon T, Suchman N. Self‐report measure of parental reflective functioning: A study of reliability and validity across three samples of varying clinical risk. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 240-254. PMID: 36857469, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical riskMajority of mothersSubstance use disordersParent Development InterviewParental reflective functioningParental Reflective Functioning QuestionnaireSample of mothersUse disordersFunctioning QuestionnaireInitial validation studyMental statesParent-report measuresMothersReflective functioningReflective Functioning QuestionnairePsychometric propertiesSelf-report measuresValidation studyParents' capacityRiskReliable measureAdditional supportParent-child relationshipEnhancing parental reflective functioning: A special tribute to the life and work of Nancy E. Suchman, PhD
Borelli J, DeCoste C, McMahon T. Enhancing parental reflective functioning: A special tribute to the life and work of Nancy E. Suchman, PhD. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 137-141. PMID: 36857483, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22049.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2022
Reflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use
Lowell A, Yatziv T, Peacock-Chambers E, Zayde A, DeCoste C, Suchman N, McMahon T. Reflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use. Frontiers In Psychology 2022, 13: 911069. PMID: 36312152, PMCID: PMC9614557, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.911069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal mental illnessMaternal substance useFamily historyParental mental illnessMental illnessSubstance useOutpatient substance use treatmentPaternal mental illnessSubstance use treatmentIllnessReflective functioningUse treatmentMothersMother's capacityAddictionEarly experienceTraumaParent Development InterviewParental reflective functioningExposureUnivariate ANOVA
2021
Mothering from the Inside Out: Addressing the Intersection of Addiction, Adversity, and Attachment with Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention
Lowell AF, Peacock-Chambers E, Zayde A, DeCoste CL, McMahon TJ, Suchman NE. Mothering from the Inside Out: Addressing the Intersection of Addiction, Adversity, and Attachment with Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 605-615. PMID: 34306964, PMCID: PMC8280593, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00389-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based parenting interventionsEmotional needsChildren's emotional needsCommunity-based cliniciansParenting interventionsSubstance use disordersNeurobiological differencesAdversityChronic stressorsUse disordersRecent FindingsEvidenceFuture researchAddictionLack of attentionMother's historyReal-world settingInterventionInside OutAttachmentMothersNeurobiologyStressorsRecent trialsClinical trialsParents
2020
Fatherhood, Substance Use, and Early Child Development
McMahon T. Fatherhood, Substance Use, and Early Child Development. 2020, 581-602. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51027-5_36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useEarly family environmentEarly child developmentFamily relationsSubstance use disordersInternalizing difficultiesDevelopment of infantsChild developmentPsychological problemsTemperamental difficultyFamily environmentPreschool childrenMiddle adulthoodEarly adulthoodUse disordersMisusing substancesClinical interventionsMost menAdolescence
2019
A randomized pilot trial of two parenting interventions for fathers in residential substance use disorder treatment
Stover CS, McMahon TJ, Moore K. A randomized pilot trial of two parenting interventions for fathers in residential substance use disorder treatment. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 104: 116-127. PMID: 31370975, PMCID: PMC6699774, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance misuse treatment programsIntimate partner violenceTreatment programRandomized pilot trialPilot trialBooster sessionsSubstance use relapseChild maltreatmentPsychoeducational interventionResidential substanceDisorder treatmentSubstance misuseDysregulation symptomsFocused interventionsGreater decreaseInterventionDysregulation problemsIndividual treatmentResidential treatmentAftercare sessionsSignificant differencesTreatmentSignificant reductionResidential facilitiesTrialsPsychological Assessment and Treatment of Emerging Adults Exposed to Complex Trauma
Price M, Arditi R, Olezeski C, McMahon T. Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Emerging Adults Exposed to Complex Trauma. Evidence-Based Practice In Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2019, 4: 273-295. DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2019.1618225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex traumaPsychological assessmentDevelopmental psychopathologyEmerging AdultsPsychosocial interventionsDevelopmental outcomesIntegration of researchPsychopathologyEmpirical literatureAdulthoodEvidence-based clinical practiceFuture directionsProspective researchTraumaAdultsResearchClinical practiceCompetenceSocial costsDevelopmental competenceContemporary formulationsInterventionAssessmentTreatmentOngoing interestDoes 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
2017
Does improvement in maternal attachment representations predict greater maternal sensitivity, child attachment security and lower rates of relapse to substance use? A second test of Mothering from the Inside Out treatment mechanisms
Suchman NE, DeCoste C, Borelli JL, McMahon TJ. Does improvement in maternal attachment representations predict greater maternal sensitivity, child attachment security and lower rates of relapse to substance use? A second test of Mothering from the Inside Out treatment mechanisms. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2017, 85: 21-30. PMID: 29291768, PMCID: PMC5753433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal reflective functioningMental representationsReflective functioningChild attachment securityChildren's attachment statusSubstance useGreater maternal sensitivityMaternal attachment representationsMechanisms of changeAttachment representationsAttachment securityCaregiving representationsParenting outcomesMaternal sensitivityTherapist fidelityAttachment statusTreatment componentsMaternal mentalizingTests of mechanismsIntervention developmentYoung childrenAddiction treatmentFuture researchTreatment mechanismsFunctioningMothering From the Inside Out: Results of a second randomized clinical trial testing a mentalization-based intervention for mothers in addiction treatment
Suchman NE, DeCoste CL, McMahon TJ, Dalton R, Mayes LC, Borelli J. Mothering From the Inside Out: Results of a second randomized clinical trial testing a mentalization-based intervention for mothers in addiction treatment. Development And Psychopathology 2017, 29: 617-636. PMID: 28401850, PMCID: PMC5407293, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579417000220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond randomized clinical trialRandomized clinical trialsMother-child interaction qualityClinical trialsYoung childrenMaternal reflective functioningAddiction treatmentMentalization-based interventionsHistory of alcoholActive control comparisonsMonths of agePE mothersChronic substance usePE cohortParent educationSubstance misuseProtective factorsAddiction severityIndividual therapySubstance useReflective functioningPsychological deficitsDrug addictionMothersMother-child interaction
2016
Mothering from the Inside Out: results of a pilot study testing a mentalization-based therapy for mothers enrolled in mental health services
Suchman NE, Ordway MR, de las Heras L, McMahon TJ. Mothering from the Inside Out: results of a pilot study testing a mentalization-based therapy for mothers enrolled in mental health services. Attachment & Human Development 2016, 18: 596-617. PMID: 27575343, PMCID: PMC5102065, DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2016.1226371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-child interaction qualityInteraction qualityCommunity-based mental health clinicsMental health servicesMaternal reflective functioningMentalization-based therapyCommunity-based cliniciansNegative affectEmotional regulationParenting interventionsMental health clinicsParenting stressReflective functioningPsychological distressMentalization-based approachCommunity mental health centerMental health centersInside OutSustained fidelityHealth servicesTreatment mechanismsPreliminary feasibilityParentsPrior testsCommunity-based settingsChildren, Adolescents, and Young Adults in the Publicly Funded System of Care
McMahon T, Hamlett N, Olezeski C, Van Deusen T, Harris N, Flanigan D. Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in the Publicly Funded System of Care. 2016, 133-154. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190214678.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Child Maltreatment and Emerging Adulthood
McMahon TJ. Child Maltreatment and Emerging Adulthood. Child Maltreatment 2014, 19: 135-144. PMID: 25361790, DOI: 10.1177/1077559514555960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid dependence and intimate partner violence: associations with the current parenting behavior of fathers
Stover C, McMahon T. Opioid dependence and intimate partner violence: associations with the current parenting behavior of fathers. Advances In Dual Diagnosis 2014, 7: 3-14. DOI: 10.1108/add-09-2013-0022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Parenting of Men With Co-Occurring Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse
Stover CS, Easton CJ, McMahon TJ. Parenting of Men With Co-Occurring Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2013, 28: 2290-2314. PMID: 23422845, PMCID: PMC3691327, DOI: 10.1177/0886260512475312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional-behavioral problemsCo-occurring substance abuseSubstance abuseParenting behaviorsTarget childChildren's emotional-behavioral problemsNegative parenting behaviorsSelf-reported parentingIntimate partner violenceMediators of differencesCo-occurring intimate partner violenceControl fathersEmotion regulationNegative parentingAttachment difficultiesRomantic attachmentAttachment problemsChild functioningPositive coparentingBehavioral problemsBehaviors of fathersCoparentingParentingBehavior of menPartner violenceFathers Too! Building parent intervention for substance-abusing men.
McMahon, T. J. (2013). Fathers Too! Building parent intervention for substance-abusing men. In N. E. Suchman, M. Pajulo, & L. C. Mayes (Eds.), Parenting and substance addiction: Developmental approaches to intervention (pp. 447-468). New York: Oxford University Press.Chapters