Jennifer Kogos Youngstrom
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View article: Therapist's Assessment of Their Patient's Session‐Level Emotional Processes: Validation of the In‐Session Patient Affective Reactions Questionnaire–Clinician Form
Therapist's Assessment of Their Patient's Session‐Level Emotional Processes: Validation of the In‐Session Patient Affective Reactions Questionnaire–Clinician Form Open
Background The current study aimed to evaluate a therapist version of the in‐Session Patient Affective Reactions Questionnaire (SPARQ). The SPARQ was developed to assess a pattern of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors experienced by a patie…
View article: A randomized controlled trial of technology-enhanced behavioral parent training: sustained parent skill use and child outcomes at follow-up
A randomized controlled trial of technology-enhanced behavioral parent training: sustained parent skill use and child outcomes at follow-up Open
BACKGROUND: Early-onset (3-8years old) disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) have been linked to a range of psychosocial sequelae in adolescence and beyond, including delinquency, depression, and substance use. Given that low-income familie…
View article: Examining Behavioral Approach and Inhibition to Further Characterize Youth With Impulsive Aggression
Examining Behavioral Approach and Inhibition to Further Characterize Youth With Impulsive Aggression Open
The results help to further characterize AIR, a clinically relevant and empirically defined construct of impulsive aggression, by showing that AIR is associated with high approach and low inhibition motivational dispositions above and beyo…
View article: Comparing Self-Reported Quality of Life in Youth with Bipolar Versus Other Disorders
Comparing Self-Reported Quality of Life in Youth with Bipolar Versus Other Disorders Open
Objectives: This study benchmarks quality of life (QoL) of youth with bipolar disorder (BD) against healthy youth, youth with chronic medical conditions, and youth with other psychiatric disorders. The relative impacts of depressive, (hypo…
View article: Comparing <scp>self‐reported</scp> quality of life in youth with bipolar versus other disorders
Comparing <span>self‐reported</span> quality of life in youth with bipolar versus other disorders Open
Objectives This study benchmarks quality of life (QoL) of youth with bipolar disorder (BD) against healthy youth, youth with chronic medical conditions, and youth with other psychiatric disorders. The relative impacts of depressive, (hypo)…
View article: Psychometric Properties and Clinical Utility of the CBCL and P-GBI Sleep Items
Psychometric Properties and Clinical Utility of the CBCL and P-GBI Sleep Items Open
Objective. Sleep is crucial to overall health, playing a complex role in a wide range of mental health concerns in children and adults. Nevertheless, clinicians may not routinely assess sleep problems due to lack of awareness or limitation…
View article: Diagnostic accuracy of Achenbach scales in detecting youths’ substance use disorders.
Diagnostic accuracy of Achenbach scales in detecting youths’ substance use disorders. Open
It is vital to identify substance use disorders (SUDs) in youths and adults early and accurately. Previous studies have investigated the validity and reliability of the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Youth Self Report (YSR) …
View article: A randomized controlled trial of technology‐enhanced behavioral parent training: sustained parent skill use and child outcomes at follow‐up
A randomized controlled trial of technology‐enhanced behavioral parent training: sustained parent skill use and child outcomes at follow‐up Open
Background Early‐onset (3–8 years old) disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) have been linked to a range of psychosocial sequelae in adolescence and beyond, including delinquency, depression, and substance use. Given that low‐income familie…
View article: Evaluating and Validating General Behavior Inventory Mania and Depression Short Forms for Self-Report of Mood Symptoms
Evaluating and Validating General Behavior Inventory Mania and Depression Short Forms for Self-Report of Mood Symptoms Open
Objective: To evaluate short forms of free self-report mania and depression scales, evaluating their reliability, content coverage, criterion validity, and diagnostic accuracy. Method: Youths age 11 to 18 years seeking outpatient mental he…
View article: Clinical Presentation and Treatment of Early-Onset Behavior Disorders: The Role of Parent Emotion Regulation, Emotion Socialization, and Family Income
Clinical Presentation and Treatment of Early-Onset Behavior Disorders: The Role of Parent Emotion Regulation, Emotion Socialization, and Family Income Open
Parent emotion regulation and socialization have been linked to various aspects of child functioning. In the case of early-onset behavior disorders in particular, parent emotion regulation may be an important correlate of the coercive cycl…
View article: Informant Discrepancies in Clinical Reports of Youths and Interviewers' Impressions of the Reliability of Informants
Informant Discrepancies in Clinical Reports of Youths and Interviewers' Impressions of the Reliability of Informants Open
In this study the authors examined whether discrepancies between parent and youth reports of the youth's emotional and behavioral functioning are related to interviewers' reliability ratings of parents and youths.
View article: The Effects of Including a Callous Unemotional Specifier for the Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder
The Effects of Including a Callous Unemotional Specifier for the Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder Open
“With Significant Callous-Unemotional Traits” has been proposed as a specifier for Conduct Disorder (CD) in the upcoming revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The impact of this specifier on childre…
View article: Predictors and moderators of agreement between clinical and research diagnoses for children and adolescents.
Predictors and moderators of agreement between clinical and research diagnoses for children and adolescents. Open
Diagnoses play an important role in treatment planning and monitoring, but extensive research has shown low agreement between clinician-generated diagnoses and those from structured diagnostic interviews. However, most prior studies of agr…
View article: Distinguishing primary and secondary variants of callous-unemotional traits among adolescents in a clinic-referred sample.
Distinguishing primary and secondary variants of callous-unemotional traits among adolescents in a clinic-referred sample. Open
The current study used model-based cluster analyses to determine if there are two distinct variants of adolescents (ages 11 - 18) high on callous-unemotional (CU) traits that differ on their level of anxiety and history of trauma. The samp…
View article: Generalizability of evidence-based assessment recommendations for pediatric bipolar disorder.
Generalizability of evidence-based assessment recommendations for pediatric bipolar disorder. Open
Bipolar disorder is frequently clinically diagnosed in youths who do not actually satisfy DSM-IV criteria, yet cases that would satisfy full DSM-IV criteria are often undetected clinically. Evidence-based assessment methods that incorporat…
View article: An inexpensive family index of risk for mood issues improves identification of pediatric bipolar disorder.
An inexpensive family index of risk for mood issues improves identification of pediatric bipolar disorder. Open
Family history of mental illness provides important information when evaluating pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD). However, such information is often challenging to gather within clinical settings. This study investigates the feasibility an…
View article: Portability of a screener for pediatric bipolar disorder to a diverse setting.
Portability of a screener for pediatric bipolar disorder to a diverse setting. Open
Robust screening measures that perform well in different populations could help improve the accuracy of diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder. Changes in sampling could influence the performance of items and potentially influence total s…
View article: Evidence-based strategies improve assessment of pediatric bipolar disorder by community practitioners.
Evidence-based strategies improve assessment of pediatric bipolar disorder by community practitioners. Open
The misdiagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) has become a major public health concern. Would available evidence-based assessment (EBA) strategies help improve diagnostic accuracy, and are clinicians willing to consider these strate…
View article: Is Caregiver-Adolescent Disagreement Due to Differences in Thresholds for Reporting Manic Symptoms?
Is Caregiver-Adolescent Disagreement Due to Differences in Thresholds for Reporting Manic Symptoms? Open
Cross-informant disagreement is common and results in different interpretations of a youth's behavior. Theoretical explanations for discrepancies typically rely on scale level analyses. This article explores whether caregivers and adolesce…
View article: Informants Are Not All Equal: Predictors and Correlates of Clinician Judgments About Caregiver and Youth Credibility
Informants Are Not All Equal: Predictors and Correlates of Clinician Judgments About Caregiver and Youth Credibility Open
The objectives of this study were to examine how often clinicians judged youths or caregivers to not be credible informants, to identify the associated features of youth or caregiver credibility, and to examine credibility's impact on the …
View article: Internal Consistency and Associated Characteristics of Informant Discrepancies in Clinic Referred Youths Age 11 to 17 Years
Internal Consistency and Associated Characteristics of Informant Discrepancies in Clinic Referred Youths Age 11 to 17 Years Open
In this study, we examined the internal consistency of informant discrepancies in reports of youth behavior and emotional problems and their unique relations with youth, caregiver, and family characteristics. In a heterogeneous multisite c…
View article: Clinical Decision Making About Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Using the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment
Clinical Decision Making About Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Using the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment Open
Anxiety disorders are common among children, but can be difficult to diagnose. An actuarial approach to the diagnosis of anxiety may improve the efficiency and accuracy of the process. The objectives of this study were to determine the cli…
View article: Reward Dysregulation and Mood Symptoms in an Adolescent Outpatient Sample
Reward Dysregulation and Mood Symptoms in an Adolescent Outpatient Sample Open
Research on bipolar spectrum disorders (BPSD) in adolescence has burgeoned in the last decade, but continued work is needed to identify endophenotypic markers associated with illness onset and course. The present study examined reward dysr…
View article: Examining the validity of cyclothymic disorder in a youth sample: Replication and extension
Examining the validity of cyclothymic disorder in a youth sample: Replication and extension Open
Four subtypes of bipolar disorder (BP) – bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymia and bipolar not otherwise specified (NOS) – are defined in DSM-IV-TR. Though the diagnostic criteria for each subtype are intended for both adults and children, re…
View article: Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Instruments for Detecting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Youth
Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Instruments for Detecting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Youth Open
To compare diagnostic accuracy of five posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) measures in a large outpatient sample of youths aged 11 to 18 years.
View article: Impact of Irritability and Impulsive Aggressive Behavior on Impairment and Social Functioning in Youth with Cyclothymic Disorder
Impact of Irritability and Impulsive Aggressive Behavior on Impairment and Social Functioning in Youth with Cyclothymic Disorder Open
Objective: Research on adults with cyclothymic disorder (CycD) suggests that irritability and impulsive aggression (IA) are highly prevalent among this population. Less is known about whether these behaviors might also distinguish youth wi…
View article: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in a Community Mental Health Clinic: Prevalence, Comorbidity and Correlates
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in a Community Mental Health Clinic: Prevalence, Comorbidity and Correlates Open
Objective: The revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. (DSM-5) added a new diagnosis of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) to depressive disorders. This study examines the prevalence, comor…