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Site matters: winning the hearts and minds of patients in a cardiology clinicRachel A Annunziato
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Psychosomatics 49:386-91. 2008..In medical care settings, mental health symptoms of depression and distress are associated with poor medical outcomes, yet they are often underrecognized...- Tackling the spectrum of transition: what can be done in pediatric settings?Rachel A Annunziato
Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA
Pediatr Transplant 14:820-2. 2010..We present a compilation of manuscripts that describe, study, and offer solutions for these two related challenges as faced by pediatric transplant recipients... - A randomized trial examining differential meal replacement adherence in a weight loss maintenance program after one-year follow-upRachel A Annunziato
Fordham University, Department of Psychology, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
Eat Behav 10:176-83. 2009..Further research is necessary to determine if there are measures associated with successful MR use that can be detected at baseline and if MR adherence itself leads to changes in eating behavior... - Transitioning health care responsibility from caregivers to patient: a pilot study aiming to facilitate medication adherence during this processRachel A Annunziato
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Pediatr Transplant 12:309-15. 2008..A randomized, controlled study with a substantial number of enrolled patients is needed to establish the efficacy of this or other approaches... 
Examining the effects of maternal chronic illness on child well-being in single parent familiesRachel A Annunziato
Department of Psychiatry, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 28:386-91. 2007..Potential moderators of differences, including maternal distress, parenting variables (aggravation and warmth), functional impairment related to illness, and demographic characteristics were also tested...- A comparison of weight-control behaviors in African American and Caucasian womenRachel A Annunziato
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY 10029, USA
Ethn Dis 17:262-7. 2007.... - Adherence and medical outcomes in pediatric liver transplant recipients who transition to adult servicesRachel A Annunziato
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Pediatr Transplant 11:608-14. 2007..Larger, prospective investigations of the transition process are necessary before recommendations are made regarding interventions... - Taking action to lose weight: toward an understanding of individual differencesRachel A Annunziato
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1230, New York, NY 10029, USA
Eat Behav 8:185-94. 2007..Help-seeking for weight control in a community sample of overweight and obese individuals appears to be motivated by psychological aspects of obesity, rather than obesity's physical or medical burden... - Psychiatric symptom presentation in ethnically diverse cardiology patientsRachel A Annunziato
Fordham University, Department of Psychology 441 E Fordham Road, Dealy Hall, Room 336 Bronx, NY 10458, USA
Ethn Dis 19:271-5. 2009..The purpose of our study was to examine rates of depression and distress among different ethnic groups receiving care in an outpatient cardiology clinic... - The effect of training in reduced energy density eating and food self-monitoring accuracy on weight loss maintenanceMichael R Lowe
Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:2016-23. 2008..Failure to maintain weight losses in lifestyle change programs continues to be a major problem and warrants investigation of innovative approaches to weight control... - Brief report: Deficits in health care management skills among adolescent and young adult liver transplant recipients transitioning to adult care settingsRachel A Annunziato
Fordham University, Department of Psychology, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 36:155-9. 2011.... - Childhood abuse, nonadherence, and medical outcome in pediatric liver transplant recipientsEyal Shemesh
Department of Psychiatry, Recanati Miller Transplant Institute at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:1280-9. 2007..The study assessed the relationship between a history of child abuse, nonadherence to medications, and medical outcome in children who had a liver transplant... - Assessment of depression in medically ill children presenting to pediatric specialty clinicsEyal Shemesh
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NY 10029, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 44:1249-57. 2005..This approach has not been validated. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) in medically ill children who were referred for evaluation by their pediatricians... - A translational and systemic approach to transferring liver transplant recipients from pediatric to adult-oriented care settingsRachel A Annunziato
Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
Pediatr Transplant 14:823-9. 2010..This study describes one site's translational efforts to improve the transfer process for both the recipients and the clinicians, thus improving outcomes... - Prospective analysis of nonadherence in autoimmune hepatitis: a common problemNanda Kerkar
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hepatology, Recanati Miller Transplant Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 43:629-34. 2006.... - A randomized controlled trial of the safety and promise of cognitive-behavioral therapy using imaginal exposure in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder resulting from cardiovascular illnessEyal Shemesh
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics, Box 1198, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 72:168-74. 2011..We investigated the physical safety of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) utilizing imaginal exposure in patients who suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a life-threatening cardiovascular event... - Multiple types of dieting prospectively predict weight gain during the freshman year of collegeMichael R Lowe
Department of Psychology, Mail Stop 626, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Appetite 47:83-90. 2006..Overall the results indicate that specific subtypes of dieting predicts weight gain during the freshman year better than more global measures of restraint or overeating... - Assessment of posttraumatic stress symptoms in children who are medically ill and children presenting to a child trauma programEyal Shemesh
Department of Psychiatry, Box 1230, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1071:472-7. 2006..In conclusion, the U-PTSD-I performs better among general trauma versus medically ill patients. Intrusion symptoms should be focused on when assessing PTSD in medically ill children... - The Power of Food Scale. A new measure of the psychological influence of the food environmentMichael R Lowe
Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Appetite 53:114-8. 2009..The PFS may be useful as a measure of the hedonic impact of food environments replete with highly palatable foods... - Liver and combined lung and liver transplantation for cystic fibrosis: analysis of the UNOS databaseRonen Arnon
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY, USA
Pediatr Transplant 15:254-64. 2011..LT is a viable option for children and young adults with CF and end-stage liver disease. Outcome of LLT patients with CF was comparable to the outcome of patients with CF who underwent isolated LT... - Developmental and disease-related influences on self-management acquisition among pediatric liver transplant recipientsKristen Piering
Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
Pediatr Transplant 15:819-26. 2011..Future research is necessary to further untangle this relationship; yet, it seems as though longer time living with LT may make transition harder for families... - The psychosocial challenges of solid organ transplant recipients during childhoodRachel A Annunziato
Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
Pediatr Transplant 16:803-11. 2012..In the short-term, certainly intervening in any of these domains could lead to improved quality of life during childhood... - Parents and clinicians underestimate distress and depression in children who had a transplantEyal Shemesh
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
Pediatr Transplant 9:673-9. 2005..The child's report of his or her emotional symptoms should be directly sought post-transplant... 
Adherence to medical recommendations and transition to adult services in pediatric transplant recipientsEyal Shemesh
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics and The Kravis Children s Hospital, New York 10029, USA
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 15:288-92. 2010..It is therefore imperative that providers become familiar with the issues related to those major risks and ways to address them...- Child and parental reports of bullying in a consecutive sample of children with food allergyEyal Shemesh
Division of Behavioral and Developmental Health, Department of Pediatrics and Kravis Children s Hospital, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Box 1198, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
Pediatrics 131:e10-7. 2013..This study sought to quantify the extent, methods, and correlates of bullying in a cohort of food-allergic children... - What matters most to nursing home elders: quality of life in the nursing homeOrah R Burack
Research Institute on Aging, Jewish Home Lifecare, New York, NY 10025, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 13:48-53. 2012..The purpose of this study was to determine those components of nursing home QOL that are associated with elder satisfaction so as to provide direction in the culture change journey... - Psychosocial assessment prior to pediatric transplantation: a review and summary of key considerationsRachel A Annunziato
Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
Pediatr Transplant 14:565-74. 2010..Repeat assessments and utilizing the initial evaluation for outcome assessment should be considered. Finally, the evaluation offers a unique opportunity for better preparing patients and families for transplantation... - A comparison of weight control behaviors in African American and Caucasian womenRachel A Annunziato
Ethn Dis 17:418-9. 2007 - Patterns of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of childhood cancer survivorsMelissa A Alderfer
Division of Oncology, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4399, USA
J Fam Psychol 19:430-40. 2005..These clinically meaningful patterns reveal that a majority of families had at least one parent with moderate to severe PTS, which supports development of family-based interventions for this population...