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| Cynthia LarkbySummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with conduct disorder in adolescence: findings from a birth cohortCynthia A Larkby
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2593, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 50:262-71. 2011..To evaluate the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and the rate of conduct disorder in exposed compared with unexposed adolescents...
Pubertal timing and early sexual intercourse in the offspring of teenage mothersNatacha M De Genna
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Program in Epidemiology, Suite 138, Webster Hall, 4415 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Youth Adolesc 40:1315-28. 2011..Early maturation was associated with early sex in daughters, and may be one pathway for the inter-generational transfer of risk for teenage pregnancy among daughters of teenage mothers...
Pregnancies, abortions, and births among women with and without borderline personality disorderNatacha M De Genna
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Program in Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Womens Health Issues 22:e371-7. 2012....
Long-term effects of prenatal cigarette smoke exposure on behavior dysregulation among 14-year-old offspring of teenage mothersMarie D Cornelius
Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, WPIC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Matern Child Health J 16:694-705. 2012..These results are consistent with previous findings in this cohort when offspring were 6 and 10 years old, demonstrating that the effects of prenatal cigarette smoke exposure can be identified early and persist into adolescence...
Effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on growth: a longitudinal analysisGale A Richardson
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatrics 120:e1017-27. 2007..We investigated the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on offspring growth from 1 through 10 years of age by using a repeated-measures growth-curve model...
Body size and intelligence in 6-year-olds: are offspring of teenage mothers at risk?Marie D Cornelius
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Matern Child Health J 13:847-56. 2009..Our objective was to examine differences in size and intelligence between two cohorts of offspring born to adolescent (n = 357) and adult mothers (n = 668) who attended the same prenatal clinic...
Trait anxiety in pregnant women predicts offspring birth outcomesShahla M Hosseini
Departments of Physical Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 23:557-66. 2009..Women who report chronic, severe trait anxiety are at the highest risk of having shorter gestations and delivering smaller babies...
Alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use among pregnant teenagers: 6-year follow-up of offspring growth effectsMarie D Cornelius
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O Hara Building, PA 15213, USA
Neurotoxicol Teratol 24:703-10. 2002....
Early and adverse experiences with sex and alcohol are associated with adolescent drinking before and during pregnancyNatacha M De Genna
University of Pittsburgh and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic WPIC, Program in Epidemiology, Suite 138, 4415 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Addict Behav 32:2799-810. 2007..Implications for the health of adolescent mothers and their offspring are discussed...
Sexual abuse, sexual orientation, and obesity in womenHelen A Smith
University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:1525-32. 2010....
Research Grants
- CHILDHOOD ABUSE AS A PREDICTOR OF ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL USECynthia Larkby; Fiscal Year: 2004..At ages 10 and 14 substance use by the children is measured. At age 14 child abuse in the mother and the child is assessed. These measures will be repeated at age 16. ..
- CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE, AND PTSD IN EARLY SUBSTANCE USECynthia Larkby; Fiscal Year: 2009..Thus, this cohort provides a unique opportunity to investigate critical questions about the relation between childhood maltreatment and substance abuse. ..
