Mental health conditions among school-aged children: geographic and sociodemographic patterns in prevalence and treatmentReem M Ghandour
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 33:42-54. 2012
..To explore geographic differences in diagnosed emotional and behavioral mental health conditions and receipt of treatment...
Prevalence of parent-reported diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder among children in the US, 2007Michael D Kogan
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA
Pediatrics 124:1395-403. 2009
..The reported increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attendant health and family impact make monitoring of ASD prevalence a public health priority...
Underinsurance among children in the United StatesMichael D Kogan
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
N Engl J Med 363:841-51. 2010
..Recent interest in policy regarding children's health insurance has focused on expanding coverage. Less attention has been devoted to the question of whether insurance sufficiently meets children's needs...
The medical home: health care access and impact for children and youth in the United StatesBonnie B Strickland
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
Pediatrics 127:604-11. 2011
..We describe here the characteristics of children with medical homes and the relationship between presence of a medical home and selected health care outcomes by using new data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)...
The medical home as a mediator of the relation between mental health symptoms and family burden among children with special health care needsReem M Ghandour
Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA
Acad Pediatr 11:161-9. 2011
..This study explores the role of medical home as a mediator of the relationship between emotional and behavioral difficulties among CSHCN and financial- and employment-related burden experienced by their families...
Impact of neighborhood social conditions and household socioeconomic status on behavioral problems among US childrenGopal K Singh
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U S Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Matern Child Health J 16:S158-69. 2012
..9 times higher odds of SBP than their more advantaged counterparts. Improvements in neighborhood conditions and household SES may both help to reduce childhood behavioral problems...
Prevalence and correlates of internalizing mental health symptoms among CSHCNReem M Ghandour
DRPH, MPA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Office of Data and Program Development, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18 41, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Pediatrics 125:e269-77. 2010
..Internalizing symptoms include feeling anxious and depressed...
Geographic disparities in access to the medical home among US CSHCNGopal K Singh
US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18 41, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Pediatrics 124:S352-60. 2009
..In this study we examined geographic disparities in medical home access among US children with special health care needs (CSHCN) aged 0 to 17 years...
Headache, stomachache, backache, and morning fatigue among adolescent girls in the United States: associations with behavioral, sociodemographic, and environmental factorsReem M Ghandour
Office of Women s Health, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:797-803. 2004
..Data on the prevalence and co-occurrence of multiple somatic symptoms among US adolescent females as they are influenced by sociodemographic, behavioral, and environmental factors is limited...