2024
Who are the Parents? Risk and Resiliency Among Parents of Youth Receiving Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment
Conway C, Decker L, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. Who are the Parents? Risk and Resiliency Among Parents of Youth Receiving Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Trauma 2024, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s40653-024-00643-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse childhood eventsIntensive home-based treatmentNon-birthing parentsChildhood experiencesChildhood eventsHigher ACE scoresParents of childrenImpact parenting behaviorsExperiences of parentsParents of youthHome-based treatmentACE scoresEffective interventionsBirth parentsChildhood adversityChildhood experiences of parentingHigh-risk youthPractice recommendationsComplex clinical presentationParents' childhood experiencesScoresBirthChildhoodChildrenFuture policy
2023
Therapeutic Work with Parents’ Childhood Experiences in the Context of Intensive Home-Based Treatment for High-Risk Youth: Practical Mentalization-Based and Trauma-Informed Interventions
Decker L, Torres B, Dunnum S, Woolston J, Stob V. Therapeutic Work with Parents’ Childhood Experiences in the Context of Intensive Home-Based Treatment for High-Risk Youth: Practical Mentalization-Based and Trauma-Informed Interventions. Contemporary Family Therapy 2023, 46: 339-348. DOI: 10.1007/s10591-023-09687-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMentalization based treatment of youth on the psychotic spectrum: clinical profiles and outcomes for youth in the ECID
Dangerfield M, Decker L. Mentalization based treatment of youth on the psychotic spectrum: clinical profiles and outcomes for youth in the ECID. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2023, 14: 1206511. PMID: 37469356, PMCID: PMC10352583, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1206511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMentalization-based treatmentPsychotic spectrumPsychotic disorder in adulthoodGeneralized estimating equationsClinically reliable changeDisorders in adulthoodMonths of treatmentTreatment of youthYear of treatmentClinically meaningful impactHigh-risk groupExtremely high-riskHigh-risk youthTotal severity scoreSymptom severityClinical profileSchool engagementSeverity scoreReliability changesHigh riskMeaningful impactClinical changesGroup effectEarly interventionTreatmentThe Family Cycle in Supervision: Enhancing Clinician Mentalizing in Work with Highly Stressed Families
Stob V, Slade A, Brotnow L, Woolston J. The Family Cycle in Supervision: Enhancing Clinician Mentalizing in Work with Highly Stressed Families. Journal Of Infant Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy 2023, 22: 226-237. DOI: 10.1080/15289168.2023.2228719.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 improvementAddressing Chronic School Absenteeism Through Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment: An Examination of the IICAPS Program
Conway, C. A., Decker, L. B., Moffett, S. J., Adnopoz, J., & Woolston, J. (2022). Addressing Chronic School Absenteeism Through Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment: An Examination of the IICAPS Program. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1-12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Measurement of Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Development and Validation of the CRAVE Scale
Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Blacutt M, Fogelman N, Gilson TA, Stanforth PR, Divin AL, Bartholomew JB, Filgueiras A, McKee PC, Ash GI, Ciccolo JT, Decker L, Williamson SL, Sinha R. Measurement of Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Development and Validation of the CRAVE Scale. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 568286. PMID: 33841225, PMCID: PMC8027339, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.568286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activitySedentary behaviorMaximal treadmill testInterclass correlationCommunity-residing participantsTreadmill testRest relateGood psychometric propertiesPhysical fatigueExploratory structural equation modelTime pointsState-like qualitiesYear (based on the entire 80 yrs is a) two timesExercise behaviorShort AssessmentConstruct validityPsychometric propertiesFuture studiesParticipantsRestIndependent samplesActivityTirednessWhen parents and clinicians disagree: Consequences for high-risk youth receiving in-home family-based psychiatric treatment
Decker L, Patel A, Conway C, Kim S, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. When parents and clinicians disagree: Consequences for high-risk youth receiving in-home family-based psychiatric treatment. Children And Youth Services Review 2021, 121: 105913. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105913.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Correction: 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. Correction: 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 2020, 15: e0230595. PMID: 32163515, PMCID: PMC7067406, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen parents and clinicians disagree: Consequences for high-risk youth receiving in-home family-based psychiatric treatment
Decker, L. B., Patel, A. A., Conway, C. A., Kim, S., Adnopoz, J., & Woolston, J. L. (2021). When parents and clinicians disagree: Consequences for high-risk youth receiving in-home family-based psychiatric treatment. Children and Youth Services Review, 121, 105913.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The Family Cycle: An Activity to Enhance Parents’ Mentalization in Children’s Mental Health Treatment
Stob V, Slade A, Brotnow L, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. The Family Cycle: An Activity to Enhance Parents’ Mentalization in Children’s Mental Health Treatment. Journal Of Infant Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy 2019, 18: 103-119. DOI: 10.1080/15289168.2019.1591887.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Protecting the child while preserving the relationship: Using baby’s relational withdrawal to gauge the effect of parental visitation
Deprez A, Wendland J, Brotnow L, Gutleb A, Contal S, Guédeney A. Protecting the child while preserving the relationship: Using baby’s relational withdrawal to gauge the effect of parental visitation. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0196685. PMID: 29723234, PMCID: PMC5933754, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive home-based programs for youth with serious emotional disturbances: A comprehensive review of experimental findings
Moffett S, Brotnow L, Patel A, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. Intensive home-based programs for youth with serious emotional disturbances: A comprehensive review of experimental findings. Children And Youth Services Review 2018, 85: 319-325. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious emotional disturbanceEmotional disturbanceHome-based interventionMechanisms of changeHome-based programBehavioral impairmentsQuasi-experimental studySuch interventionsYouthEmpirical findingsCaregiver perspectivesRelative dearthInstitutional placementInterventionFindingsImpairmentPerspectiveChildrenProgramContinuum of careComprehensive reviewConclusive comparisonPartnersDearth
2016
Higher chronic psychological stress is associated with blunted affective responses to strenuous resistance exercise: RPE, pleasure, pain
Stults-Kolehmainen M, Lu T, Ciccolo J, Bartholomew J, Brotnow L, Sinha R. Higher chronic psychological stress is associated with blunted affective responses to strenuous resistance exercise: RPE, pleasure, pain. Psychology Of Sport And Exercise 2016, 22: 27-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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