2018
The feasibility of a group stress management Liver SMART intervention for patients with end-stage liver disease: A pilot study
Jutagir DR, Saracino RM, Cunningham A, Foran-Tuller KA, Driscoll MA, Sledge WH, Emre SH, Fehon DC. The feasibility of a group stress management Liver SMART intervention for patients with end-stage liver disease: A pilot study. Palliative & Supportive Care 2018, 17: 35-41. PMID: 29860964, PMCID: PMC6279612, DOI: 10.1017/s147895151800024x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelaxation training interventionCognitive-behavioral stress management interventionTraining interventionStress managementEnd-stage liver diseaseStress management interventionsPreliminary efficacyDepressive symptomsBeck Anxiety InventoryBeck Depression Inventory-IIPsychological interventionsLiver diseaseAnxiety InventoryNew skillsInventory-IIIntervention effectivenessSmart interventionsEnd-stage liver disease patientsPostintervention surveysSingle transplantation centerLiver disease patientsCourse of treatmentManagement interventionsParticipantsIntervention
2016
Measuring Coping Behavior in Liver Transplant Candidates
Amoyal N, Fernandez AC, Ng R, Fehon DC. Measuring Coping Behavior in Liver Transplant Candidates. Progress In Transplantation 2016, 26: 277-285. PMID: 27358343, DOI: 10.1177/1526924816655253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalHumansLiver TransplantationPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsLiver transplant candidatesLiver transplant patientsTransplant candidatesTransplant patientsBrief COPEAdaptive coping mechanismsBrief COPE scaleFactor structurePatientsPsychological challengesPredictive validityCOPE scaleExploratory factor analysisCoping behaviorsWidespread useCoping mechanismsScale's factor structure
2015
Resilience in Organ Transplantation: An Application of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD–RISC) With Liver Transplant Candidates
Fernandez AC, Fehon DC, Treloar H, Ng R, Sledge WH. Resilience in Organ Transplantation: An Application of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD–RISC) With Liver Transplant Candidates. Journal Of Personality Assessment 2015, 97: 487-493. PMID: 25915726, PMCID: PMC4698319, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2015.1029620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseConnor-Davidson Resilience ScaleESLD patientsCD-RISCLiver transplant candidatesQuality of lifeResilience ScaleTransplant candidatesLiver diseaseMeasures of depressionOrgan transplantationPsychological stressSingle-factor solutionPatientsSocial supportConstruct validitySubstantial psychological stressPredictive validityExploratory factor analysisMorbidityTransplantationWidespread useMortalityDiseaseFactor structure
2001
Gender Differences in Violence Exposure and Violence Risk among Adolescent Inpatients
FEHON D, GRILO C, LIPSCHITZ D. Gender Differences in Violence Exposure and Violence Risk among Adolescent Inpatients. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2001, 189: 532-540. PMID: 11531205, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200108000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild AbuseChild Abuse, SexualFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMental DisordersPersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychology, AdolescentPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesViolence
2000
Development of the drug abuse screening test for adolescents (Dast-a)
Martino S, Grilo C, Fehon D. Development of the drug abuse screening test for adolescents (Dast-a). Addictive Behaviors 2000, 25: 57-70. PMID: 10708319, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4603(99)00030-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntisocial Personality DisorderComorbidityDangerous BehaviorDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)FemaleHumansIllicit DrugsMaleMass ScreeningMental DisordersPatient AdmissionPersonality InventoryPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSubstance-Related DisordersSuicideSuicide PreventionConceptsDrug Abuse Screening TestAbuse Screening TestScreening testDrug abuseDrug-related disordersAdolescent psychiatric inpatientsGood concurrent validityTest-retest reliabilityUnidimensional factor structureHigh test-retest reliabilityStudy groupGood internal consistencyMental disordersPsychiatric inpatientsAdolescent populationAdolescent inpatientsStatistical Manual