12 results on '"Tommy Chou"'
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2. CORE: Compassion Oriented Reflection and Engagement to Guide Academic-Community Partnership
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Stacy L. Frazier and Tommy Chou
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High rate ,Reflection (computer programming) ,Poverty ,poverty ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Geography, Planning and Development ,compassion ,Compassion ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Public relations ,Mental health ,Article ,community-based organizations ,Core (game theory) ,General partnership ,academic-community partnership ,Academic community ,Sociology ,business ,media_common - Abstract
Estimates in dissemination, implementation, and services (DIS) research continue to present a 17-year lag for implementation of only 14% of evidence-based clinical services and technologies in practice (Chambers, 2018) – especially troubling for communities characterized by disproportionately high rates of poverty, crime and mental health need (Yoshikawa, Aber, & Beardslee, 2012). Academic-community partnerships offer pathways by which to speed the transport of evidence-based innovations; however, a range of challenges can disrupt implementation and adoption (Damschroder et al., 2009). This manuscript presents Compassion-Oriented Reflection and Engagement (CORE), a framework to inform academic collaborators’ perspectives and practices towards building flexible, responsive partnerships with youth-serving community-based organizations.
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- 2020
3. Consumer Smartphone Apps Marketed for Child and Adolescent Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis
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Laura J. Bry, Tommy Chou, Elizabeth Miguel, and Jonathan S. Comer
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050103 clinical psychology ,Adolescent ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Internet privacy ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Leverage (negotiation) ,Intervention (counseling) ,medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Quality (business) ,Child ,mHealth ,media_common ,Enthusiasm ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Anxiety Disorders ,Mobile Applications ,Mental health ,Telemedicine ,030227 psychiatry ,Clinical Psychology ,Content analysis ,Anxiety ,Smartphone ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,business ,Social psychology - Abstract
Anxiety disorders are collectively the most prevalent mental health problems affecting youth. To increase the reach of mental health care, recent years have seen increasing enthusiasm surrounding mobile platforms for expanding treatment delivery options. Apps developed in academia and supported in clinical trials are slow to reach the consumer marketplace. Meanwhile, proliferation of industry-developed apps on consumer marketplaces has been high. The present study analyzed content within mobile products prominently marketed toward consumers for anxiety in youth. Systematic inventory of the Google Play Store and Apple Store using keyword searches for child and adolescent anxiety yielded 121 apps, which were evaluated on the basis of their descriptive characteristics, mobile functionalities, and adherence to evidence-based treatment principles. Findings revealed that evidence-based treatment content within the sample is scant and few comprehensive anxiety self-management apps were identified. Advanced features that leverage the broader functionalities of smartphone capabilities (e.g., sensors, ecological momentary assessments) were rarely present. Findings underscore the need to increase the prominence and accessibility of quality child anxiety intervention products for consumers. Strategies for improving marketing of supported apps to better penetrate consumer markets are discussed.
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- 2018
4. Obsessive‐Compulsive Problems in Very Young Children
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Tommy Chou, Mariah DeSerisy, Jonathan S. Comer, Abbe Garcia, and Jennifer B. Freeman
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050103 clinical psychology ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,05 social sciences ,030227 psychiatry ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Obsessive compulsive ,Psychoeducation ,medicine ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Behavior management ,Early childhood ,business ,Clinical psychology - Published
- 2017
5. Multimedia Field Test: Evaluating the Creative Ambitions of SuperBetter and Its Quest to Gamify Mental Health
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Jonathan S. Comer, Tommy Chou, and Laura J. Bry
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Structure (mathematical logic) ,050103 clinical psychology ,Knowledge management ,Psychotherapist ,020205 medical informatics ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Physical health ,02 engineering and technology ,Online forum ,Mental health ,Field (computer science) ,Test (assessment) ,Clinical Psychology ,Empirical research ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Psychology ,business ,Resilience (network) - Abstract
SuperBetter is a family of interfaces including a browser-based game, an online forum, and a companion mobile application that collectively seek to “gamify” resilience, wellness, motivation, and mental health. Players register and use “gamified” components and content to address mental and physical health challenges and to pursue identified goals. The primary strength of the SuperBetter ecosystem is its innovative approach, drawing on gaming metaphors and the use of evidence-based strategies in both its design and provided content. Efforts in creating an engaging, playable system incentivizing users’ incremental steps towards larger goals are constrained by SuperBetter’s relative lack of structure and direction, limits to meaningful progress monitoring, its largely static content regardless of varied user goals, and broad concerns regarding the utility of the overall system. The program presents a potential model for the application of gaming techniques and design to the dissemination of clinically effective concepts to a larger consumer market, but presently lacks sufficient empirical support for claims of evidence-based effectiveness.
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- 2017
6. Workforce Support for Urban After-School Programs: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
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Rachel R. Ouellette, Stacy L. Frazier, Tommy Chou, Kelly D. Cromer, Erin R. Kashem, and Sarah A. Helseth
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Health (social science) ,Urban Population ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Parks, Recreational ,Psychological intervention ,Health Promotion ,Article ,Education ,03 medical and health sciences ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Behavior management ,Child Care ,Child ,Applied Psychology ,media_common ,030505 public health ,Schools ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Mentoring ,Cognitive reframing ,Public relations ,Mental health ,Social Learning ,Health promotion ,Evidence-Based Practice ,Sustainability ,Workforce ,Health Resources ,Business ,Psychological resilience ,0305 other medical science ,050104 developmental & child psychology - Abstract
Organized after-school programs can mitigate risk and build resilience for youth in urban communities. Benefits rely on high-quality developmental experiences characterized by a supportive environment, structured youth–adult interactions, and opportunities for reflective engagement. Programs in historically disenfranchised communities are underfunded; staff are transient, underpaid, and undertrained; and youth exhibit significant mental health problems which staff are variably equipped to address. Historically, after-school research has focused on behavior management and social-emotional learning, relying on traditional evidence-based interventions designed for and tested in schools. However, after-school workforce and resource limitations interfere with adoption of empirically supported strategies and youth health promotion. We have engaged in practice-based research with urban after-school programs in economically vulnerable communities for nearly two decades, toward building a resource-efficient, empirically informed multitiered model of workforce support. In this paper, we offer first-person accounts of four academic– community partnerships to illustrate common challenges, variability across programs, and recommendations that prioritize core skills underlying risk and resilience, align with individual program goals, and leverage without overextending natural routines and resources. Reframing obstacles as opportunities has revealed the application of mental health kernels to the after-school program workforce support and inspired lessons regarding sustainability of partnerships and practice.
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- 2019
7. Remotely delivering real-time parent training to the home: An initial randomized trial of Internet-delivered parent-child interaction therapy (I-PCIT)
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Julio Martin, Tommy Chou, Aubrey L. Carpenter, Caroline E. Kerns, Elizabeth Miguel, Jonathan S. Comer, Danielle Cornacchio, Stefany Coxe, Amanda L. Sanchez, R. Meredith Elkins, Mariah DeSerisy, Jami M. Furr, Rhea M. Chase, Kathleen Myers, Christine E. Cooper-Vince, and Alejandra M. Golik
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Family therapy ,Adult ,Conduct Disorder ,Male ,050103 clinical psychology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Telemedicine ,Parent–child interaction therapy ,PsycINFO ,Education, Nonprofessional ,law.invention ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Behavior Therapy ,medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Parent-Child Relations ,Telemental health ,Internet ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Multilevel model ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Child, Preschool ,Physical therapy ,Parent training ,Female ,business ,050104 developmental & child psychology ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Objective Remote technologies are increasingly being leveraged to expand the reach of supported care, but applications to early child-behavior problems have been limited. This is the first controlled trial examining video-teleconferencing to remotely deliver behavioral parent training to the home setting with a live therapist. Method Racially/ethnically diverse children ages 3-5 years with disruptive behavior disorders, and their caregiver(s), using webcams and parent-worn Bluetooth earpieces, participated in a randomized trial comparing Internet-delivered parent-child interaction therapy (I-PCIT) versus standard clinic-based PCIT (N = 40). Major assessments were conducted at baseline, midtreatment, posttreatment, and 6-month follow-up. Linear regressions and hierarchical linear modeling using maximum-likelihood estimation were used to analyze treatment satisfaction, diagnoses, symptoms, functioning, and burden to parents across conditions. Results Intent-to-treat analyses found 70% and 55% of children treated with I-PCIT and clinic-based PCIT, respectively, showed "treatment response" after treatment, and 55% and 40% of children treated with I-PCIT and clinic-based PCIT, respectively, continued to show "treatment response" at 6-month follow-up. Both treatments had significant effects on children's symptoms and burden to parents, and many effects were very large in magnitude. Most outcomes were comparable across conditions, except that the rate of posttreatment "excellent response" was significantly higher in I-PCIT than in clinic-based PCIT, and I-PCIT was associated with significantly fewer parent-perceived barriers to treatment than clinic-based PCIT. Both treatments were associated with positive engagement, treatment retention, and very high treatment satisfaction. Conclusion Findings build on the small but growing literature supporting the promising role of new technologies for expanding the delivery of behavioral parent training. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- 2017
8. Adjustment Among Area Youth After the Boston Marathon Bombing and Subsequent Manhunt
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Tommy Chou, Jennifer Greif Green, Caroline E. Kerns, R. Meredith Elkins, Annie Dantowitz, Jonathan S. Comer, Aubrey L. Edson, and Bonnie Brown
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,business.industry ,Human factors and ergonomics ,Poison control ,Bombs ,Mental health ,Suicide prevention ,Article ,Occupational safety and health ,Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ,Prosocial behavior ,Child, Preschool ,Adaptation, Psychological ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Injury prevention ,medicine ,Humans ,Terrorism ,Child ,Psychiatry ,business ,Psychosocial ,Boston - Abstract
BACKGROUND: The majority of research on terrorism-exposed youth has examined large-scale terrorism with mass casualties. Limited research has examined children’s reactions to terrorism of the scope of the Boston Marathon bombing. Furthermore, the extraordinary postattack interagency manhunt and shelter-in-place warning made for a truly unprecedented experience in its own right for families. Understanding the psychological adjustment of Boston-area youth in the aftermath of these events is critical for informing clinical efforts. METHODS: Survey of Boston-area parents/caretakers (N = 460) reporting on their child’s experiences during the attack week, as well as psychosocial functioning in the first 6 attack months. RESULTS: There was heterogeneity across youth in attack- and manhunt-related experiences and clinical outcomes. The proportion of youth with likely attack/manhunt-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was roughly 6 times higher among Boston Marathon–attending youth than nonattending youth. Attack and manhunt experiences each uniquely predicted 9% of PTSD symptom variance, with manhunt exposures more robustly associated than attack-related exposures with a range of psychosocial outcomes, including emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and peer problems. One-fifth of youth watched >3 hours of televised coverage on the attack day, which was linked to PTSD symptoms, conduct problems, and total difficulties. Prosocial behavior and positive peer functioning buffered the impact of exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical efforts must maintain a broadened focus beyond simply youth present at the blasts and must also include youth highly exposed to the intense interagency pursuit and manhunt. Continued research is needed to understand the adjustment of youth after mass traumas and large-scale manhunts in residential communities.
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- 2014
9. ADJUSTMENT AMONG CHILDREN WITH RELATIVES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE MANHUNT FOLLOWING THE BOSTON MARATHON ATTACK
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Tommy Chou, Annie Dantowitz, Elizabeth Miguel, Jonathan S. Comer, Caroline E. Kerns, R. Meredith Elkins, Jennifer Greif Green, Bonnie Brown, Stefany Coxe, and Aubrey L. Edson
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Human factors and ergonomics ,Poison control ,Mental health ,Suicide prevention ,Occupational safety and health ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Military personnel ,Injury prevention ,Medicine ,business ,Psychiatry ,Psychosocial - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Following the Boston Marathon attack, the extraordinary interagency manhunt and shelter-in-place made for a truly unprecedented experience for area families. Although research on Boston youth has found robust associations between manhunt-related experiences and post-attack functioning, such work does little to identify the specific needs of a particularly vulnerable population-i.e., children with a relative who participated in the manhunt. Understanding the adjustment of these youth is critical for informing clinical efforts. METHODS: Survey of Boston-area parents/caretakers (N = 460) reporting on their child's attack/manhunt-related experiences, as well as psychosocial functioning in the first six post-attack months; analyses compared youth with and without a relative in law enforcement or the armed services who participated in the manhunt. RESULTS: The proportion of youth with likely PTSD was 5.7 times higher among youth with relatives in the manhunt than among youth without. After accounting for child demographics, blast exposure, and children's own exposure to manhunt events (e.g., hearing/seeing gunfire/explosions, having officers enter/search home), having a relative in the manhunt significantly predicted child PTSD symptoms, emotional symptoms, and hyperactivity/inattention. Fear during the manhunt that a loved one could be hurt mediated relationships between having a relative in the manhunt and clinical outcomes; living within the zone of greatest manhunt activity did not moderate observed relationships. CONCLUSIONS: Children with relatives called upon to participate in the unprecedented interagency manhunt following the Boston Marathon attack carried a particularly heavy mental health burden. Continued research is needed to clarify the clinical needs of youth with relatives in high-risk occupations. Language: en
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- 2014
10. Examining the scope and patterns of deliberate self-injurious cutting content in popular social media
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Jonathan S. Comer, B A Alejandra Golik, M B A Elizabeth Miguel, Tommy Chou, Amanda L. Sanchez, B S Mariah DeSerisy, and Danielle Cornacchio
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050103 clinical psychology ,Data collection ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Internet privacy ,Sample (statistics) ,Suicide self harm ,Mental health ,Social relation ,030227 psychiatry ,Media consumption ,Social Networking ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Social media ,business ,Content (Freudian dream analysis) ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,Self-Injurious Behavior ,Social Media - Abstract
Background Social networking services (SNS) have rapidly become a central platform for adolescents’ social interactions and media consumption patterns. The present study examined a representative sample of publicly accessible content related to deliberate self-injurious cutting across three SNS platforms: Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. Methods Data collection simulated searches for publicly available deliberate self-injury content on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. Over a six-month period at randomly generated time points, data were obtained by searching “#cutting” on each SNS platform and collecting the first 10 posts generated. Independent evaluators coded posts for presence of the following: (a) graphic content, (b) negative self-evaluations, (c) references to mental health terms, (d) discouragement of deliberate self-injury, and (e) recovery-oriented resources. Differences across platforms were examined. Results Data collection yielded a sample of 1,155 public posts (770 of which were related to mental health). Roughly 60% of sampled posts depicted graphic content, almost half included negative self-evaluations, only 9.5% discouraged self-injury, and
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- 2016
11. Technological Considerations for the Delivery of Real-Time Child Telemental Healthcare
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Garret Spargo, Tommy Chou, Carolyn Turvey, Ashley Karr, and Jonathan S. Comer
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Mental Health Services ,050103 clinical psychology ,Service (systems architecture) ,Telemedicine ,Process management ,020205 medical informatics ,Adolescent ,Emerging technologies ,02 engineering and technology ,computer.software_genre ,Videoconferencing ,Health care ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Child ,Telemental health ,Scope (project management) ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Usability ,Original Articles ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Business ,computer - Abstract
In recent years, rapid advances in the sophistication and accessibility of new technologies for consumer use have been leveraged to meaningfully expand the scope of mental health services for youth. However, despite many potential benefits inherent in applying new technologies to improve the accessibility and quality of care, organizations and private providers looking to expand their services with telemental health (TMH) service options may find the broad range of software packages and hardware options daunting.We summarize key considerations for adopting a videoteleconferencing (VTC) system, and provide recommendations for institutions and providers planning to launch TMH services at varying levels.Although there is currently no single combination of VTC software and equipment that works best for every provider, certain factors such as cost, ease of use, and system functionality contribute to the setup that may serve as the "best fit" for practitioners' and clients' needs.Careful consideration of these system characteristics and their bearing on institutional functioning, quality of services, and client satisfaction and privacy prior to VTC installation can proactively reduce difficulties after TMH implementation.
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- 2015
12. Do cavies talk? The effect of anthropomorphic picture books on children's knowledge about animals
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Tommy Chou, Kadria Simons-Ghafari, Patricia A. Ganea, and Caitlin F. Canfield
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media_common.quotation_subject ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,Animal-assisted therapy ,Developmental psychology ,Pet therapy ,Reading (process) ,Animal welfare ,medicine ,preschoolers ,Psychology ,Original Research Article ,General Psychology ,media_common ,Communication ,learning ,Picture books ,picture books ,business.industry ,4. Education ,anthropomorphism ,Clothing ,humanities ,animals ,HUBzero ,Affect (linguistics) ,business - Abstract
Many books for young children present animals in fantastical and unrealistic ways, such as wearing clothes, talking and engaging in human-like activities. This research examined whether anthropomorphism in children's books affects children's learning and conceptions of animals, by specifically assessing the impact of depictions (a bird wearing clothes and reading a book) and language (bird described as talking and as having human intentions). In Study 1, 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children saw picture books featuring realistic drawings of a novel animal. Half of the children also heard factual, realistic language, while the other half heard anthropomorphized language. In Study 2, we replicated the first study using anthropomorphic illustrations of real animals. The results show that the language used to describe animals in books has an effect on children's tendency to attribute human-like traits to animals, and that anthropomorphic storybooks affect younger children's learning of novel facts about animals. These results indicate that anthropomorphized animals in books may not only lead to less learning but also influence children's conceptual knowledge of animals.
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- 2014
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