2023
Trauma-informed palliative care is needed: A call for implementation and research
de Groot J, Fehon D, Calman L, Miller D, Feldstain A. Trauma-informed palliative care is needed: A call for implementation and research. Palliative Medicine 2023, 37: 1470-1473. PMID: 37904308, PMCID: PMC10657501, DOI: 10.1177/02692163231206998.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Same storm, different boat: The global impact of COVID‐19 on palliative care
Willis KD, Rao SR, Normen M, de Groot J, Calman L, Bahcivan O, Centeno I, Fehon D. Same storm, different boat: The global impact of COVID‐19 on palliative care. Psycho-Oncology 2022, 32: 148-154. PMID: 35793431, PMCID: PMC9350379, DOI: 10.1002/pon.5995.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsPalliative carePalliative care providersPalliative care leadersCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicHumanity of patientsCare providersHealth providersSocio-economic statusClinical interventionsComplicated griefCareCare leadersEducation SubcommitteeGreater awarenessPresentationSocial distancing requirementsPandemicDistancing requirementsPatientsProviders
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 interventionsParticipantsInterventionActive Coping and Perceived Social Support Mediate the Relationship Between Physical Health and Resilience in Liver Transplant Candidates
Swanson A, Geller J, DeMartini K, Fernandez A, Fehon D. Active Coping and Perceived Social Support Mediate the Relationship Between Physical Health and Resilience in Liver Transplant Candidates. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 2018, 25: 485-496. PMID: 29546621, DOI: 10.1007/s10880-018-9559-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant candidatesTransplant candidatesPhysical functioningPsychological resiliencePhysical healthActive copingEnd-stage liver diseaseSocial supportWait-listed candidatesWait-list periodSocial support mediatesActive coping skillsLiver diseaseSignificant morbidityTransplant centersCare providersMaladaptive copingPsychological stressSocial support networksCoping skillsCopingHealthFunctioningSupport networksResiliencePsychiatric Comorbidity, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Mental Health Service Utilization Among Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant
Saracino RM, Jutagir DR, Cunningham A, Foran-Tuller KA, Driscoll MA, Sledge WH, Emre SH, Fehon DC. Psychiatric Comorbidity, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Mental Health Service Utilization Among Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2018, 56: 44-52. PMID: 29526612, PMCID: PMC6360091, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service utilizationHealth service utilizationService utilizationMental health treatmentPost-traumatic stress disorderPsychiatric disordersHealth treatmentEnd-stage liver disease patientsEnd-stage liver diseaseLiver transplant candidatesLiver disease patientsHealth-related qualityRoutine clinic appointmentsPast psychiatric disordersMental health servicesQuality of lifeStructured diagnostic interviewLiver transplantTransplant candidatesTraumatic Stress DisorderClinic appointmentsLiver diseasePsychiatric comorbidityDisease patientsOptimal treatmentText Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Relapse in Prelisting Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Feasibility Study
DeMartini KS, Schilsky ML, Palmer A, Fehon DC, Zimbrean P, O'Malley SS, Lee HB, Toll BA. Text Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Relapse in Prelisting Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2018, 42: 761-769. PMID: 29498753, PMCID: PMC6438371, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcoholic liver diseaseLiver transplant candidatesLiver transplant patientsStandard careEfficacy outcomesTransplant patientsTransplant candidatesFeasibility outcomesTM participantsAlcohol interventionsClinical efficacy outcomesLiver transplantation programPreliminary efficacy outcomesPrimary feasibility outcomePilot feasibility trialPilot feasibility studyRelapse prevention interventionsBetter treatment outcomesLiver diseaseFeasibility trialUnited NetworkTransplantation programIntervention satisfactionTreatment outcomesAlcohol relapse
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 ResearchConceptsLiver 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
2014
The Influence of Borderline Personality Features on Inpatient Adolescent Suicide Risk
Yalch MM, Hopwood CJ, Fehon DC, Grilo CM. The Influence of Borderline Personality Features on Inpatient Adolescent Suicide Risk. Personality Disorders Theory Research And Treatment 2014, 5: 26-31. PMID: 24128121, DOI: 10.1037/per0000027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of depressionRisk factorsSuicide riskSubstance abuseBorderline featuresSuicidal behaviorCommon risk factorsPrimary risk factorInpatient psychiatric facilityBorderline personalityAssociation of borderlineAdolescent psychiatric inpatientsLeading causePsychiatric hospitalizationClinical valueAdolescent suicide riskPsychiatric facilitiesPsychiatric inpatientsSelf-reported dataDepressionSample of adolescentsRiskSymptomsAdolescentsNumber of studies
2006
Differential relationships of childhood abuse and neglect subtypes to PTSD symptom clusters among adolescent inpatients
Sullivan TP, Fehon DC, Andres‐Hyman R, Lipschitz DS, Grilo CM. Differential relationships of childhood abuse and neglect subtypes to PTSD symptom clusters among adolescent inpatients. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2006, 19: 229-239. PMID: 16612815, DOI: 10.1002/jts.20092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stressChildhood abusePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clustersSymptom clustersPTSD symptom clustersSymptom cluster severityPsychological assessmentCluster severityDifferential relationshipsEmotional neglectAdolescent inpatientsSexual abuseNegative outcomesPhysical neglectPhysical abuseMultiple regression analysisChild abuseAbuseGreater levelsNeglectSpecific informationRegression analysisPsychiatric hospitalStressBatteries
2005
A Comparison of Adolescent Inpatients With and Without a History of Violence Perpetration
Fehon DC, Grilo CM, Lipschitz DS. A Comparison of Adolescent Inpatients With and Without a History of Violence Perpetration. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2005, 193: 405-411. PMID: 15920381, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000165294.41091.fc.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 QuestionnairesViolenceCorrelates of community violence exposure in hospitalized adolescents
Fehon D, Grilo C, Lipschitz D. Correlates of community violence exposure in hospitalized adolescents. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2001, 42: 283-290. PMID: 11458302, DOI: 10.1053/comp.2001.24580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity violence exposureCommunity violenceViolence exposurePost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsSelf-report instrumentDisorder symptomsExternalizing psychopathologyAdolescent inpatientsBehavioral correlatesChildhood maltreatmentSexual assaultPhysical assaultViolence potentialChildren's exposurePerpetrators of violenceAdolescentsDrug useVictimsCorrelatesAssaultViolenceInternalizingPatientsPsychopathologyTraumatization
2000
Gender Differences in the Associations Between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Problematic Substance Use in Psychiatric Inpatient Adolescents
LIPSCHITZ D, GRILO C, FEHON D, McGLASHAN T, SOUTHWICK S. Gender Differences in the Associations Between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Problematic Substance Use in Psychiatric Inpatient Adolescents. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2000, 188: 349-356. PMID: 10890343, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200006000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsProblematic substance useStress symptomsSubstance useGender differencesAlcohol useSelf-report measuresPsychiatric inpatient adolescentsTrauma exposureInpatient adolescentsExternalizing psychopathologyAdolescent inpatientsProblematic alcoholSignificant gender differencesProblematic levelsFemale adolescentsPTSDSubstance abuseSymptom criteriaAdolescentsProblematic drugDrug usePercent of patientsInternalizingPsychopathologyDevelopment 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
1999
Correlates of suicide risk in adolescent inpatients who report a history of childhood abuse
Grilo C, Sanislow C, Fehon D, Lipschitz D, Martino S, McGlashan T. Correlates of suicide risk in adolescent inpatients who report a history of childhood abuse. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1999, 40: 422-428. PMID: 10579373, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-440x(99)90085-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Diagnostic Comorbidity in hospitalized adolescents with conduct disorder
Fehon D, Becker D, Grilo C, Walker M, Levy K, Edell W, McGlashan T. Diagnostic Comorbidity in hospitalized adolescents with conduct disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1997, 38: 141-145. PMID: 9154369, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-440x(97)90066-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderConduct disorderDiagnostic comorbidityConduct-disordered adolescentsAxis IComorbid relationshipClinical importanceDevelopmental assessmentHospitalized adolescentsHyperactivity disorderPersonality disorderComparison groupStrong associationDisordersComorbiditiesAdolescentsDifferential associationsAssociationPatientsSUD