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Problem-solving education to prevent depression among low-income mothers of preterm infants: a randomized controlled pilot trialMichael Silverstein
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Womens Ment Health 14:317-24. 2011..19 symptomatic episodes over the 6 months of follow-up, compared to 0.52 among PSE mothers. PSE appears feasible and may be a promising strategy to prevent depression among mothers of preterm infants...
The relationship between maternal depression, in-home violence and use of physical punishment: what is the role of child behaviour?M Silverstein
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Arch Dis Child 94:138-43. 2009..The combined impact of maternal depression and in-home violence, and how their relationship with physical punishment varies with child behaviour are unknown...- "You get what you get": unexpected findings about low-income parents' negative experiences with community resourcesMichael Silverstein
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Maternity Building, 4th Floor, 91 E Concord St, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatrics 122:e1141-8. 2008..However, studies evaluating the effectiveness of such resources have not been accompanied by rigorous explorations of the perceptions or experiences of those who use them... 
Maternal depression and violence exposure: double jeopardy for child school functioningMichael Silverstein
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Pediatrics 118:e792-800. 2006..The goal was to determine how violence exposure affects the relationship between maternal depression, cognitive ability, and child behavior...- Pediatrician practices regarding referral to early intervention services: is an established diagnosis important?Michael Silverstein
Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
Ambul Pediatr 6:105-9. 2006.... - Functional interpretations of sadness, stress and demoralization among an urban population of low-income mothersMichael Silverstein
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Maternity Building, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Matern Child Health J 14:245-53. 2010..We sought to understand how low-income urban mothers explain feelings of sadness, stress or demoralization in the context of their life experiences... - Receipt of special education services following elementary school grade retentionMichael Silverstein
Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, 88 E Newton St, Vose Hall 3, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:547-53. 2009..To estimate the proportion of children who receive an Individualized Education Program (IEP) following grade retention in elementary school... - Effect of a clinic-based referral system to head start: a randomized controlled trialMichael Silverstein
Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass 02118, USA
JAMA 292:968-71. 2004..Early childhood development programs such as Head Start have proven benefits for impoverished children. However, few physicians assist families with enrollment... - Maternal depression, perceptions of children's social aptitude and reported activity restriction among former very low birthweight infantsMichael Silverstein
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Dis Child 95:521-5. 2010.... - Child versus adult research: the gap in high-quality study designCarolina Martinez-Castaldi
Division of General Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, 88 E Newton St, Vose 3, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatrics 122:52-7. 2008..The objective of this study was to determine whether there were differences in study design and purpose between published child- and adult-focused clinical research... - Pediatric interventions to support reading aloud: how good is the evidence?Robert Needlman
Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 25:352-63. 2004..This article provides a systematic, critical review of the literature, focusing on theoretical assumptions, issues of study design and measurement, and directions for future research... - Potential impact of trauma on the ability to prevent depression among low-income mothersMichael Silverstein
Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA michael
Depress Anxiety 28:478-84. 2011..Violent trauma is common in urban communities. We explored the hypothesis that past trauma could moderate the effect of a cognitive behavioral intervention designed to prevent depression among urban, low-income mothers... - Revisiting the social history for child healthChén Kenyon
Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatrics 120:e734-8. 2007 - Health care utilization and expenditures associated with child care attendance: a nationally representative sampleMichael Silverstein
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Pediatrics 111:e371-5. 2003..The objective of this study was to determine the patterns of health care utilization and costs associated with attendance at different types of child care, among a nationally representative sample of preschool-aged children... - Meeting the challenges of an aging workforceMichael Silverstein
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA
Am J Ind Med 51:269-80. 2008..S. workers 55 and older. In some ways these workers will be our most skilled and productive employees but in others the most vulnerable... - Ergonomics and regulatory politics: the Washington State caseMichael Silverstein
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Washington 98105 6099, USA
Am J Ind Med 50:391-401. 2007..In 2003, the ergonomics rule was repealed by a margin of 53.5-46.5 in a statewide voter initiative... - Pediatricians' reported practices regarding developmental screening: do guidelines work? Do they help?Nina Sand
Neurodevelopmental Center, Akron Children s Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
Pediatrics 116:174-9. 2005..It is unknown, however, what proportion of pediatricians follow this recommendation and whether such a practice is associated with improved identification of children with developmental difficulties... - Come one, come all, come noneMichael Silverstein
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:317-8. 2005 - Pediatricians' reported practices regarding early education and Head Start referralMichael Silverstein
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
Pediatrics 111:1351-7. 2003..Early learning programs have proven benefits for impoverished children; Head Start is the most widespread of such programs. The current involvement of pediatricians in the Head Start enrollment process is unknown... - An English-language clinic-based literacy program is effective for a multilingual populationMichael Silverstein
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Pediatrics 109:E76-6. 2002..To assess the effectiveness of a clinic-based pediatric literacy intervention on a multilingual population...
Research Grants
- Maternal Depression and Early Head StartMichael Silverstein; Fiscal Year: 2007..Information and experience gained from this project will be used to design a longitudinal randomized controlled trial to study the effect of this system on both mothers' depressive symptoms and their children's developmental outcomes. ..
- Preventing Maternal Depression in Head StartMichael Silverstein; Fiscal Year: 2010..Through an innovative, accessible, and scalable community-based intervention model, we aim to improve mental health outcomes for both at risk mothers and their children. ..