Research Topics
| John KnightSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
Research Grants
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Alcohol policy enforcement and changes in student drinking rates in a statewide public college system: a follow-up studySion K Harris
Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 5:18. 2010....
Outcomes of a monitoring program for physicians with mental and behavioral health problemsJohn R Knight
Harvard Medical School, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Psychiatr Pract 13:25-32. 2007..The objective of this study was to determine the outcomes of the PHS monitoring programs for SUDs and MBH problems, compare their overall success rates, and identify correlates of success...- Alcohol use and religiousness/spirituality among adolescentsJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics and the Division on Addictions at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
South Med J 100:349-55. 2007..The objective of this study was to determine the association between adolescents' use of alcohol and specific aspects of religiousness and spirituality... - On forgivenessJohn R Knight
Harvard Medical School and the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
South Med J 100:420-1. 2007 - A 35-year-old physician with opioid dependenceJohn R Knight
Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA
JAMA 292:1351-7. 2004 - Prevalence of positive substance abuse screen results among adolescent primary care patientsJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:1035-41. 2007..To measure the prevalence of positive substance use screen results among adolescent primary care patients and to estimate the prevalence of substance-related problems and disorders... - Adolescents' preference for substance abuse screening in primary care practiceJohn R Knight
Departmernt of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Subst Abus 28:107-17. 2007..To assess adolescents' preferences for substance abuse screening in primary medical care settings... 
The role of parental consent in adolescent substance use researchNeal L Rojas
Center for Adolescent Substance Use Research, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Adolesc Health 42:192-7. 2008..The objective of our study was to assess the effects of requiring parental consent upon study participation and self-reported substance-related problems among 14-18-year-olds...- A review of Internet-based home drug-testing products for parentsSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatrics 113:720-6. 2004..To review home drug-testing products and the Internet-based recommendations intended for parents... - Parental alcohol screening in pediatric practicesCeleste R Wilson
Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 122:e1022-9. 2008..The objective of this study was to assess parents' preferences regarding screening and intervention for parental alcohol use during pediatric office visits for their children... - Training high school counselors on the use of motivational interviewing to screen for substance abusePamela J Burke
Boston College Connell School of Nursing, MA, USA
Subst Abus 26:31-4. 2005..Interdisciplinary faculty implemented a project to enhance school personnel's knowledge and skills in screening and motivational interviewing for substance abuse in two Boston high schools... - Adolescent substance abuse around the world: an international perspectiveAreej Hassan
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Adolesc Med State Art Rev 20:915-29, ix. 2009.... - The "Six T's": barriers to screening teens for substance abuse in primary careShari Van Hook
Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:456-61. 2007..To identify barriers to adolescent substance abuse screening in primary care... - Buprenorphine replacement therapy for adolescents with opioid dependence: early experience from a children's hospital-based outpatient treatment programSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:477-82. 2007..We describe the experiences of several adolescent patients who received treatment from an outpatient adolescent substance abuse program that operates within a children's hospital, with an emphasis on issues of adolescent development... - Screening adolescents for substance use-related high-risk sexual behaviorsSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:473-7. 2009.... - Primary care follow-up plans for adolescents with substance use problemsAreej Hassan
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 124:144-50. 2009..The objective of this study was to determine recommendations by PCPs and assess the relationship between their diagnostic impressions of substance use severity and plans for intervention... - Reliability and validity of the brief multidimensional measure of religiousness/spirituality among adolescentsSion Kim Harris
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
J Relig Health 47:438-57. 2008..It has established psychometric properties among adults, but little is known about its appropriateness for use with adolescents... - Drug testing of adolescents in ambulatory medicine: physician practices and knowledgeSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:146-50. 2006.... - Teaching paediatric residents about learning disorders: use of standardised case discussion versus multimedia computer tutorialCarolyn Frazer Bridgemohan
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Med Educ 39:797-806. 2005.... - Motivational interviewing for adolescent substance use: a pilot studyJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 37:167-9. 2005..Recruitment and retention were more challenging than anticipated. A substantial number of completers reduced their use of substances and risk of driving after drinking during the 3-month follow-up period... - Validity of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test among adolescent clinic patientsJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:607-14. 2002..To determine the accuracy of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test... - Alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college studentsJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Stud Alcohol 63:263-70. 2002..To estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students, and to identify characteristics associated with these diagnoses... - Monitoring physician drug problems: attitudes of participantsJohn R Knight
Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, and Center for Adoloscent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Addict Dis 21:27-36. 2002..47), type of contract (p = .39), source of referral (p = .75-.05), or board involvement (p = .24). Participants' reactions to the PHS program were influenced more by positive clinical outcome than other factors... - Validity of brief alcohol screening tests among adolescents: a comparison of the AUDIT, POSIT, CAGE, and CRAFFTJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Addictions, Harvard Medical School and Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital, Boston 02115, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:67-73. 2003.... - Substance use problems and associated psychiatric symptoms among adolescents in primary careLydia A Shrier
Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 111:e699-705. 2003..The objective of this study was to determine the association between level of substance use and psychiatric symptoms among adolescents in a primary care setting... - Heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement in a statewide public college systemJohn R Knight
Department of Medicine, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Stud Alcohol 64:696-703. 2003..To assess the association between heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement following the institution of a new system-wide alcohol policy at Massachusetts public colleges and universities... - Test-retest reliability of adolescents' self-report of substance useSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:1236-41. 2004..The objective of this study was to determine the 1-week test-retest reliability of the CRAFFT screening test and of the timeline follow-back (TLFB) calendar method for measuring alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use... - A new, experiential curriculum in child advocacy for pediatric residentsEmily J Roth
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Ambul Pediatr 4:418-23. 2004..To design, implement, and evaluate an experiential child advocacy curriculum for pediatric residents... - Are clinical impressions of adolescent substance use accurate?Celeste R Wilson
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatrics 114:e536-40. 2004..To compare providers' impressions of adolescents' level of substance use with diagnostic classifications from a structured diagnostic interview... - Drug testing of adolescents in general medical clinics, in school and at home: physician attitudes and practicesSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 38:336-42. 2006..Few clinical practice guidelines have been published on urine drug testing of adolescents, and it is not known when physicians recommend this procedure or how they manage positive results... - Office-based intervention for adolescent substance abuseSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatr Clin North Am 49:329-43. 2002..Motivational interviewing is an effective means of enhancing success in counseling. When a referral is necessary, motivational interviewing can be used to maximize adherence... - Body modification and substance use in adolescents: is there a link?Traci L Brooks
Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Adolesc Health 32:44-9. 2003..To describe the characteristics of body modification among adolescents and to determine whether adolescents who engage in body modification are more likely to screen positive for alcohol and other drug problems than those who do not... - Results of random drug testing in an adolescent substance abuse programSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatrics 119:e843-8. 2007..The objective of this study was to estimate from a random urine drug-testing program for adolescents the proportion of drug tests that are susceptible to interpretation errors... - Adolescent cigarette smoking and mental health symptomsGrace Chang
Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Adolesc Health 36:517-22. 2005.... - Prescription drug misuse: a growing national problemJonathan A Hertz
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Adolesc Med Clin 17:751-69; abstract xiii. 2006.... - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adolescents: a review of the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical implicationsMark L Wolraich
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Pediatrics 115:1734-46. 2005..The article also indicates that research is needed to identify the unique adolescent characteristics of ADHD and effective psychosocial and pharmacologic treatments... - Nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. college students: prevalence and correlates from a national surveySean Esteban McCabe
University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center, 2025 Traverwood Dr, Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 2194, United States
Addict Behav 30:789-805. 2005..This study examined the prevalence rates and correlates of nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics among U.S. college students in terms of student and college characteristics... - Non-medical use of prescription stimulants among US college students: prevalence and correlates from a national surveySean Esteban McCabe
University of Michigan, Substance Abuse Research Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Addiction 100:96-106. 2005..To examine the prevalence rates and correlates of non-medical use of prescription stimulants (Ritalin, Dexedrine or Adderall) among US college students in terms of student and college characteristics... - Testing for drugs of abuse in children and adolescents: addendum--testing in schools and at homeJohn R Knight
Pediatrics 119:627-30. 2007..The American Academy of Pediatrics also believes that more adolescent-specific substance abuse treatment resources are needed to ensure that testing leads to early rehabilitation rather than to punitive measures only... - The role of schools in combating illicit substance abuseCynthia J Mears
Pediatrics 120:1379-84. 2007..For the purposes of this statement, alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants are not addressed... - The national debate on drug testing in schoolsJohn R Knight
J Adolesc Health 41:419-20. 2007
Research Grants
- Screening and Brief Advice to Reduce Teen Substance UseJohn Knight; Fiscal Year: 2007..An effective brief intervention could be widely implemented in primary care practices that serve adolescents, and would be of enormous public health significance across the U.S. ..
- Academic Career Award in Adolescent Alcohol AbuseJohn Knight; Fiscal Year: 2007..Dr. Knight's background in teaching and training, and established relationships with national organizations, will help ensure the widest possible dissemination of his research findings. ..
- Medical Office Intervention for Adolescent Drug UseJohn Knight; Fiscal Year: 2007..An effective brief intervention for drug abuse could be widely implemented in settings where adolescents receive routine healthcare, and would be of enormous public health significance across the U.S. ..
- Screening and Brief Advice to Reduce Teen Substance UseJohn Knight; Fiscal Year: 2005....
- IDENTIFYING ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL USE IN THE MEDICAL OFFICEJohn Knight; Fiscal Year: 2001..The results of this study will ultimately lead to the development and testing of a physician's guide to helping adolescent patients with alcohol/drug problems. ..