Abstract

The proposed Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Career Development Award (K23) is a five-year plan to develop the candidate into an independent intervention scientist poised to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of applying new technologies to extend and enhance children's mental health care. Specific training goals for the 5-year period are to: (1) Gain advanced expertise in intervention science;(2) Develop a comprehensive understanding of service use patterns and barriers to care;(3) Examine new technologies that can improve access to mental health care;(4) Acquire an advanced understanding of biostatistics relevant to the analysis of clinical trial data;and (5) Train in the responsible and ethical conduct of research. During the award period, in addition to formal coursework, guided reading, and consultation with recognized experts, the PI will conduct mentored research designed to directly bridge these 5 training goals- specifically, developing and testing via randomized design the feasibility and acceptability of an Internet- delivered format of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (I-PCIT), which uses video-teleconferencing technology to provide remote PCIT directly to families in their homes. The data from this pilot research will be used to develop and support a subsequent application to evaluate the efficacy of I-PCIT in a large-scale randomized controlled trial.

Public Health Relevance

Establishing the feasibility of an Internet-based format for the delivery of evidence-based parent management is a critical step in the evaluation of new technologies and their potential for advancing children's mental health care. Drawing on teleconferencing technology, such a format affords real-time interactions for the provision of care traditionally delivered in person, regardless of a family's geographic proximity to a mental health facility. Moreover, drawing on technological innovation to deliver interventions directly to families in their natural settings may extend the ecological validity of treatments, as treatments are delivered in the very contexts in which child problems occur.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
Project #
5K23MH090247-03
Application #
8403415
Study Section
Interventions Committee for Disorders Involving Children and Their Families (ITVC)
Program Officer
Hill, Lauren D
Project Start
2011-04-01
Project End
2015-12-31
Budget Start
2013-01-01
Budget End
2013-12-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$162,106
Indirect Cost
$11,655

  Institution

Name
Boston University
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
049435266
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02215

  Publications

Bry, Laura Jane; Chou, Tommy; Miguel, Elizabeth et al. (2018) Consumer Smartphone Apps Marketed for Child and Adolescent Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis. Behav Ther 49:249-261
Poznanski, Bridget; Cornacchio, Danielle; Coxe, Stefany et al. (2018) The Link Between Anxiety Severity and Irritability Among Anxious Youth: Evaluating the Mediating Role of Sleep Problems. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 49:352-359
Feinberg, Leah; Kerns, Caroline; Pincus, Donna B et al. (2018) A Preliminary Examination of the Link Between Maternal Experiential Avoidance and Parental Accommodation in Anxious and Non-anxious Children. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 49:652-658
Carpenter, Aubrey L; Pincus, Donna B; Furr, Jami M et al. (2018) Working From Home: An Initial Pilot Examination of Videoconferencing-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Youth Delivered to the Home Setting. Behav Ther 49:917-930
Sanchez, Amanda L; Cornacchio, Danielle; Chou, Tommy et al. (2017) Development of a scale to evaluate young children's responses to uncertainty and low environmental structure. J Anxiety Disord 45:17-23
Cooper-Vince, Christine E; DeSerisy, Mariah; Cornacchio, Danielle et al. (2017) Parasympathetic reactivity and disruptive behavior problems in young children during interactions with their mothers and other adults: A preliminary investigation. Dev Psychobiol 59:543-550
Miguel, Elizabeth M; Chou, Tommy; Golik, Alejandra et al. (2017) Examining the scope and patterns of deliberate self-injurious cutting content in popular social media. Depress Anxiety 34:786-793
Doss, Brian D; Feinberg, Leah K; Rothman, Karen et al. (2017) Using technology to enhance and expand interventions for couples and families: Conceptual and methodological considerations. J Fam Psychol 31:983-993
Chou, Tommy; Carpenter, Aubrey L; Kerns, Caroline E et al. (2017) Disqualified qualifiers: evaluating the utility of the revised DSM-5 definition of potentially traumatic events among area youth following the Boston marathon bombing. Depress Anxiety 34:367-373
Carpenter, Aubrey L; Elkins, R Meredith; Kerns, Caroline et al. (2017) Event-Related Household Discussions Following the Boston Marathon Bombing and Associated Posttraumatic Stress Among Area Youth. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 46:331-342

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