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| Wendi CrossSummaryAffiliation: University of Rochester Country: USA Publications
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On research considerationsWendi Cross
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Int J Group Psychother 55:455-63. 2005
Does a brief suicide prevention gatekeeper training program enhance observed skills?Wendi Cross
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Crisis 31:149-59. 2010..Gatekeeper training programs for community members have demonstrated positive changes in knowledge and attitudes about suicide. Changes in gatekeeper skills have not been well established...
Predicting dissemination of a disaster mental health "Train-the-Trainer" programWendi Cross
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 4:339-43. 2010..Conclusions: The TTT model was moderately successful in disseminating DMH training. Intervention at the organizational and individual level, as well as training modifications, may increase cost-effective dissemination of DMH training...
Proximate outcomes of gatekeeper training for suicide prevention in the workplaceWendi Cross
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 37:659-70. 2007..Participants in this workplace gatekeeper training reported sharing new knowledge and skills with family, friends, and coworkers...
Does practice make perfect? A randomized control trial of behavioral rehearsal on suicide prevention gatekeeper skillsWendi F Cross
Department of Psychiatry, Box PSYCH, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Prim Prev 32:195-211. 2011..Both conditions, however, showed decrements at follow-up. Strategies to strengthen and maintain gatekeeper skills over time are discussed...
Training and motivational factors as predictors of job satisfaction and anticipated job retention among implementers of a school-based prevention programWendi Cross
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA
J Prim Prev 27:195-215. 2006..Contrary to expectations, job satisfaction was unrelated to anticipated job retention...
Emotional triggers and psychopathology associated with suicidal ideation in urban children with elevated aggressive-disruptive behaviorPeter A Wyman
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
J Abnorm Child Psychol 37:917-28. 2009..Universal and indicated interventions for children to strengthen emotional self-regulation and behavioral control are recommended to complement the current emphasis on suicide prevention among adolescents...
Randomized trial of a gatekeeper program for suicide prevention: 1-year impact on secondary school staffPeter A Wyman
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 76:104-15. 2008..Skill training for staff serving as "natural gatekeepers" plus interventions that modify students' help-seeking behaviors are recommended to supplement universal gatekeeper training...
Intervention to strengthen emotional self-regulation in children with emerging mental health problems: proximal impact on school behaviorPeter A Wyman
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
J Abnorm Child Psychol 38:707-20. 2010..Children receiving the intervention had a 46% mean decrease in disciplinary referrals and a 43% decrease in suspensions during the 4-month intervention period. Limitations and future directions to promote skill transfer are discussed...
Association of family stress with natural killer cell activity and the frequency of illnesses in childrenPeter A Wyman
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:228-34. 2007..To examine prospective associations between chronic stress in the parent-child and family systems and subsequent rates of illnesses and the activity of natural killer (NK) cells in children...
Modeling Count Outcomes from HIV Risk Reduction Interventions: A Comparison of Competing Statistical Models for Count ResponsesYinglin Xia
Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Box 630, University of Rochester, 265 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
AIDS Res Treat 2012:593569. 2012..The in-depth look at these common issues arising from studies involving behavioral outcomes will promote sound statistical analyses and facilitate research in this and other related areas...
The associations between psychosocial stress and the frequency of illness, and innate and adaptive immune function in childrenMary T Caserta
Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Brain Behav Immun 22:933-40. 2008....
The role of behavior observation in measurement systems for randomized prevention trialsJames Snyder
Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, Box 34, Wichita, Kansas 67260 0034, USA
Prev Sci 7:43-56. 2006..It is also argued that behavior observation has advantages in the measurement of short-term change (Element 4) engendered by intervention, including sensitivity to behavior change and blinding to intervention status...
Evaluation of gatekeeper training for suicide prevention in veteransMonica M Matthieu
Washington University in St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Center for Mental Health Services Research, St Louis, MO 63130, USA
Arch Suicide Res 12:148-54. 2008..96 vs. 0.42) and self efficacy (0.89 vs. 0.41). Gatekeeper training for suicide prevention shows promise for increasing the capacity of VA staff to work with at risk veterans...
Research Grants
- Building Knowledge and Skills in Prevention ImplementersWendi Cross; Fiscal Year: 2007....
