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 relationship
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