2023
Adolescent Polysubstance Use and Co-Occurring Weapon Carrying, Bullying Victimization, and Depressive Symptomology: Patterns and Differences in the United States
Weerakoon S, Henson-Garcia M, Abraham A, Vidot D, Messiah S, Opara I. Adolescent Polysubstance Use and Co-Occurring Weapon Carrying, Bullying Victimization, and Depressive Symptomology: Patterns and Differences in the United States. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-12. PMID: 37477824, PMCID: PMC11229529, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01573-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBullying victimizationPolysubstance useUnited StatesPrevalence of polysubstance useWeapon-carryingMultiracial youthVictimsBullyingYouthWeaponsPolysubstance combinationsAdolescent substanceFrequent useRisky behaviorsNational prevalenceNon-Hispanic whitesMental healthLogistic regressionHigh school studentsPoor mental healthPolysubstanceViolenceDepressive symptomsDemographic characteristicsOdds
2020
Parent concerns regarding paediatric obesity in community‐based programmes serving children with developmental disabilities
Natale R, Weerakoon S, Woody M, Kolomeyer E, Pena K, Schladant M, Bulotsky‐Shearer R, Messiah S. Parent concerns regarding paediatric obesity in community‐based programmes serving children with developmental disabilities. Child Care Health And Development 2020, 46: 733-740. PMID: 32803796, DOI: 10.1111/cch.12803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based programmesPaediatric obesityPreschool-aged childrenChild weightParental concernsDisability statusParents of preschool-aged childrenAverage child ageCommunity-based programsPrevalence of obesityDevelopmental disabilitiesOdds of parentsParents of childrenCross-sectional analysisPublic health problemFamilies of preschool-aged childrenChildhood obesityPublic health concernObesity concernsHealth problemsBaseline entryLogistic regressionChild ageHealth concernObesity