1997
Development of a Supplement to the HOME Scale for Children Living in Impoverished Urban Environments
ERTEM I, FORSYTH B, AVNI-SINGER A, DAMOUR L, CICCHETTI D. Development of a Supplement to the HOME Scale for Children Living in Impoverished Urban Environments. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 1997, 18: 322-328. PMID: 9349975, DOI: 10.1097/00004703-199710000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpoverished urban environmentsNew clinical dataYoung childrenNursing Child Assessment Teaching ScaleHigh-risk familiesConstruct validityPsychometric propertiesNursing Child AssessmentClinical dataInter-rater reliabilityHigh inter-rater reliabilityHome visitsGood psychometric propertiesPilot studyValid additionChildren's AssessmentInternal consistencyChildrenSupplementsHOME scale
1989
Mirror image of environmental deprivation: Severe childhood obesity of psychosocial origin
Christoffel K, Forsyth B. Mirror image of environmental deprivation: Severe childhood obesity of psychosocial origin. Child Abuse & Neglect 1989, 13: 249-256. PMID: 2743183, DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(89)90011-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBody HeightBody WeightChildChild AbuseChild, PreschoolCombined Modality TherapyDiet, ReducingFemaleHumansMaleObesityPsychosocial DeprivationReferral and ConsultationConceptsSevere obesityGrowth failurePsychosocial originSevere childhood obesityHealth care providersEarly childhoodSeparation of motherOrganic causeChildhood obesityOptimal treatmentMaternal depressionCare providersObesityPsychosocial issuesPsychosocial dysfunctionGrowth abnormalitiesChildhoodDiagnostic featuresChildrenParental limit settingChild careFailureFamily disorganizationEnvironmental deprivationDysfunction