KEITH SLIFER

Summary

Affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Distraction, exposure therapy, counterconditioning, and topical anesthetic for acute pain management during needle sticks in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
    Keith J Slifer
    The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 50:688-97. 2011
  2. ncbi Behavioral training for increasing preschool children's adherence with positive airway pressure: a preliminary study
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Behav Sleep Med 5:147-75. 2007
  3. ncbi Social acceptance and facial behavior in children with oral clefts
    Keith J Slifer
    Pediatric Psychology, Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Cleft Palate Craniofac J 43:226-36. 2006
  4. ncbi Behavior management for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Dev Disabil Res Rev 15:144-51. 2009
  5. ncbi Social interaction patterns of children and adolescents with and without oral clefts during a videotaped analogue social encounter
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute KKI, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine JHUSM, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Cleft Palate Craniofac J 41:175-84. 2004
  6. ncbi Assessment of facial emotion encoding and decoding skills in children with and without oral clefts
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioural Psychology, The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Craniomaxillofac Surg 31:304-15. 2003
  7. ncbi Using counterconditioning to treat behavioural distress during subcutaneous injections in a paediatric rehabilitation patient
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Brain Inj 16:901-16. 2002
  8. ncbi Operant-contingency-based preparation of children for functional magnetic resonance imaging
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Appl Behav Anal 35:191-4. 2002
  9. ncbi Improving pediatric compliance with positive airway pressure therapy: the impact of behavioral intervention
    Kristine L Koontz
    The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
    Sleep 26:1010-5. 2003
  10. ncbi Interdisciplinary behavioral intervention for life-threatening obesity in an adolescent with Prader-Willi syndrome - a case report
    Natalie Vona Messersmith
    Pediatric Psychology Clinic and Consultation Service, Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 29:129-34. 2008

Research Grants

  1. BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC ACUTE PAIN
    KEITH SLIFER; Fiscal Year: 1999
  2. BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC ACUTE PAIN
    KEITH SLIFER; Fiscal Year: 2000
  3. BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC ACUTE PAIN
    KEITH SLIFER; Fiscal Year: 2004

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Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Distraction, exposure therapy, counterconditioning, and topical anesthetic for acute pain management during needle sticks in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
    Keith J Slifer
    The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 50:688-97. 2011
    ..Results support the effectiveness of behavior therapy for promoting cooperation in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities during needle sticks...
  2. ncbi Behavioral training for increasing preschool children's adherence with positive airway pressure: a preliminary study
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Behav Sleep Med 5:147-75. 2007
    ..For the 3 children with home follow-up data, the parents maintained benefits. The results are discussed in relation to behavior principles, child health, and common barriers to PAP adherence...
  3. ncbi Social acceptance and facial behavior in children with oral clefts
    Keith J Slifer
    Pediatric Psychology, Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Cleft Palate Craniofac J 43:226-36. 2006
    ..To examine and compare social acceptance, social behavior, and facial movements of children with and without oral clefts in an experimental setting...
  4. ncbi Behavior management for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Dev Disabil Res Rev 15:144-51. 2009
    ..However, there will continue to be an important role for single subject experimental design for studying the results of individualized interventions and obtaining pilot data to guide subsequent randomized controlled trails...
  5. ncbi Social interaction patterns of children and adolescents with and without oral clefts during a videotaped analogue social encounter
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute KKI, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine JHUSM, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Cleft Palate Craniofac J 41:175-84. 2004
    ..To examine the social interaction patterns of children with and without oral clefts...
  6. ncbi Assessment of facial emotion encoding and decoding skills in children with and without oral clefts
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioural Psychology, The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Craniomaxillofac Surg 31:304-15. 2003
    ..Investigated the facial emotion decoding and encoding skills and perceived social acceptance in children with and without oral clefts...
  7. ncbi Using counterconditioning to treat behavioural distress during subcutaneous injections in a paediatric rehabilitation patient
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Brain Inj 16:901-16. 2002
    ..Heart rate data provided physiological evidence of counterconditioning. The results are discussed in relation to the application of conditioning and counterconditioning theory in the paediatric rehabilitation setting...
  8. ncbi Operant-contingency-based preparation of children for functional magnetic resonance imaging
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Appl Behav Anal 35:191-4. 2002
    ..Results show that behavior analysis techniques can improve child cooperation during fMRI procedures...
  9. ncbi Improving pediatric compliance with positive airway pressure therapy: the impact of behavioral intervention
    Kristine L Koontz
    The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
    Sleep 26:1010-5. 2003
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  10. ncbi Interdisciplinary behavioral intervention for life-threatening obesity in an adolescent with Prader-Willi syndrome - a case report
    Natalie Vona Messersmith
    Pediatric Psychology Clinic and Consultation Service, Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 29:129-34. 2008
    ..To demonstrate interdisciplinary behavioral rehabilitation for life-threatening obesity in an adolescent female with Prader-Willi syndrome...
  11. ncbi Behavioral intervention to increase compliance with electroencephalographic procedures in children with developmental disabilities
    Keith J Slifer
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Epilepsy Behav 13:189-95. 2008
    ..Results indicated that behavioral training is successful in promoting EEG compliance without restraint, anesthesia, or sedation...
  12. ncbi Children with seizures exhibit preferences for foods compatible with the ketogenic diet
    Adrianna Amari
    Department of Behavioral Psychology, The Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Epilepsy Behav 11:98-104. 2007
    ..Research into the underlying metabolic basis for this preference and possible related neurophysiological mechanisms in seizure etiology and treatment is warranted...
  13. ncbi Behavioural treatment of non-compliance in adolescents with newly acquired spinal cord injuries
    Jo Anne Gorski
    The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Maryland, USA
    Pediatr Rehabil 8:187-98. 2005
    ..To demonstrate the efficacy of using differential reinforcement to treat non-compliance in adolescents with spinal cord injury...
  14. ncbi Teaching children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autistic disorder (AD) how to swallow pills
    Melissa H Beck
    Kennedy Krieger Institute and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 44:515-26. 2005
    ..Six of the 8 children maintained treatment gains over time. Interventions used to succeed with these children are presented along with methods to reduce conditioned behavioral distress...
  15. ncbi Behavioral training for pill-swallowing difficulties in young children with autistic disorder
    Jaswinder K Ghuman
    Johns Hopkins University Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 14:601-11. 2004
    ..This pilot study describes our experience in teaching pill-swallowing skills to 4 children with AD who also had comorbid symptoms associated with ADHD...
  16. ncbi Distraction for children of different ages who undergo repeated needle sticks
    Lynnda M Dahlquist
    University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 19:22-34. 2002
    ..Follow-up data were available for one of the successfully treated children. His improvements were maintained for both intramuscular injections and portacatheter accesses over 16 weeks without therapist involvement...

Research Grants5

  1. BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC ACUTE PAIN
    KEITH SLIFER; Fiscal Year: 1999
    ..The results may lead to better matching of interventions to children for greater treatment economy. ..
  2. BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC ACUTE PAIN
    KEITH SLIFER; Fiscal Year: 2000
    ..The results may lead to better matching of interventions to children for greater treatment economy. ..
  3. BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC ACUTE PAIN
    KEITH SLIFER; Fiscal Year: 2004
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