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| Laura RichardsonSummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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The effect of comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders on health care utilization and costs among adolescents with asthmaLaura P Richardson
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 354920, Seattle, WA 98115, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:398-406. 2008..To assess whether youth with asthma and comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders have higher health care utilization and costs than youth with asthma alone...
A longitudinal evaluation of adolescent depression and adult obesityLaura P Richardson
Child Health Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle 98115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:739-45. 2003..Prior studies have had conflicting results regarding the relationship between adolescent depression and adult obesity...
Depression in Medicaid-covered youth: differences by race and ethnicityLaura P Richardson
Child Health Institute, Seattle, WA 98115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:984-9. 2003..Racial disparities have previously been noted in antidepressant use among Medicaid-covered youth...
Quality of care for medicaid-covered youth treated with antidepressant therapyLaura P Richardson
Child Health Institute and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 61:475-80. 2004..Although antidepressant use has increased in pediatric populations, few studies have addressed the quality of follow-up care or duration of treatment for depressed youth...
Pediatric primary care providers and adolescent depression: a qualitative study of barriers to treatment and the effect of the black box warningLaura P Richardson
Department of Pediatrics, Child Health Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:433-9. 2007....
Asthma symptom burden: relationship to asthma severity and anxiety and depression symptomsLaura P Richardson
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA
Pediatrics 118:1042-51. 2006..The purpose of this work was to examine the relationship between youth-reported asthma symptoms, presence of anxiety or depressive disorders, and objective measures of asthma severity among a population-based sample of youth with asthma...
Associations between depressive symptoms and obesity during pubertyLaura P Richardson
Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98160, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:313-20. 2006..Adolescent depression has been shown to be associated with later development of obesity. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between depressive symptoms and obesity with progressive pubertal development...
Quality of mental health care for youth with asthma and comorbid anxiety and depressionWayne J Katon
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 6560, USA
Med Care 44:1064-72. 2006....
The prevalence of DSM-IV anxiety and depressive disorders in youth with asthma compared with controlsWayne Katon
Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 6560, USA
J Adolesc Health 41:455-63. 2007....
Anxiety and depressive disorders are associated with smoking in adolescents with asthmaTerry Bush
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101 1448, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:425-32. 2007....
Impact of anxiety and depression on functional impairment in adolescents with asthmaElizabeth McCauley
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:214-22. 2007..This study aimed to assess the association of anxiety and depression with psychosocial and asthma-related functional impairment in a large-population-based sample of adolescents with asthma...
Adolescents with suicidal ideation: health care use and functioningCarolyn A McCarty
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98145, USA
Acad Pediatr 11:422-6. 2011....
Anxiety and depression screening for youth in a primary care populationWayne Katon
Departments of Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 6560, USA
Ambul Pediatr 8:182-8. 2008..This study tested the psychometric properties of 2 brief mental health screening questionnaires, the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire, short form, (MFQ-SF) and Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), in a large sample of youth...
The relationship of asthma and anxiety disordersWayne J Katon
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 6560, USA
Psychosom Med 66:349-55. 2004..Theoretical ideas regarding the relatively high comorbidity rates are presented along with a model describing putative interactions between anxiety disorders and asthma...
Depressive symptoms in adolescence: the association with multiple health risk behaviorsWayne Katon
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 32:233-9. 2010....
Factors associated with detection and receipt of treatment for youth with depression and anxiety disordersLaura P Richardson
Departments of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
Acad Pediatr 10:36-40. 2010..The purpose of this study was to examine the rate of recognition and management among an insured population and the factors associated with evidence of detection among youth...
Fluoride varnish use in primary care: what do providers think?Charlotte Lewis
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Pediatrics 115:e69-76. 2005..The objective of this study was to perform an in-depth case study of fluoride varnish diffusion in 12 pediatric, family medicine, and nurse practitioner offices that underwent fluoride varnish training...
Laboratory-diagnosed sexually transmitted infections in former foster youth compared with peersKym R Ahrens
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington Seattle Children s Hospital, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Pediatrics 126:e97-e103. 2010..The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between having resided in foster care and risk for sexually transmitted infection (STI) during young adulthood...
Collaborative care for adolescent depression: a pilot studyLaura Richardson
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98115, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 31:36-45. 2009....
Measurement matters in the association between early adolescent depressive symptoms and body mass indexIsaac C Rhew
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Box 357236, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:458-66. 2008....
Evaluation of the PHQ-2 as a brief screen for detecting major depression among adolescentsLaura P Richardson
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pediatrics 125:e1097-103. 2010..To examine the validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2), a 2-item depression-screening scale, among adolescents...
Psychiatric morbidity in pediatric critical illness survivors: a comprehensive review of the literatureDimitry S Davydow
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:377-85. 2010..To review the prevalence of psychiatric syndromes in pediatric critical illness survivors as well as to summarize data on vulnerabilities and pediatric intensive care unit exposures that may increase risk of developing these syndromes...
Identifying high-risk asthma with utilization data: a revised HEDIS definitionAntonia V Bennett
Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Box 357660, Seattle, WA 98195 7660, USA
Am J Manag Care 14:450-6. 2008..To develop a definition of high-risk asthma that more precisely identifies patients needing case management than the 2006 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) definition...
Mental illness hospitalizations of youth in Washington StateMichelle M Garrison
Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 4920, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:781-5. 2004..To determine if mental health hospitalizations have increased among youth...
The impact of psychiatric comorbidities on readmissions for diabetes in youthMichelle M Garrison
Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Box 354920, Seattle Washington 98195 4920, USA
Diabetes Care 28:2150-4. 2005..Comorbid psychiatric disorders have been associated with poorer disease outcomes in diabetic youth. Less is known, however, about the relationship between psychiatric disorders and repeat hospitalizations for youth with diabetes...
Agreement between parents and children regarding anxiety and depression diagnoses in children with asthmaCarol M Rockhill
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:897-904. 2007..Children without behavioral problems and with less severe anxiety and depression were recognized significantly less often by their parents...
Youth in foster care with adult mentors during adolescence have improved adult outcomesKym R Ahrens
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Box 354920, Seattle, WA 98195 4920, USA
Pediatrics 121:e246-52. 2008..The goal of this study was to determine whether youth in foster care with natural mentors during adolescence have improved young adult outcomes...
What are adolescents showing the world about their health risk behaviors on MySpace?Megan A Moreno
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
MedGenMed 9:9. 2007..Little data are available about what types of health risk behaviors adolescents display on MySpace profiles. There are potential risks and intervention opportunities associated with posting such information on a public Web site...
Childhood and adolescent depression: the role of primary care providers in diagnosis and treatmentLaura P Richardson
Adolescent Medicine Section, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 35:6-24. 2005
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and risk factors in an incarcerated juvenile population: a pilot studyKaren F Murray
Hepatobiliary Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98105 0371, USA
Pediatrics 111:153-7. 2003..The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of HCV and high-risk behaviors in a population of incarcerated youths...
Actigraphic sleep and daytime naps in adolescent girls with chronic musculoskeletal painShao Yu Tsai
Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 33:307-11. 2008..A descriptive pilot study to examine sleep and daytime naps in adolescent girls with chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain...
Surveying adolescents enrolled in a regional health care delivery organization: mail and phone follow-up--what works at what cost?Julie Richards
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 23:534-41. 2010..To describe the differential completion rates and cost of sequential methods for a survey of adolescents enrolled in a regional health care delivery organization...
Research Grants
- Improve Primary Care Management of Adolescent DepressionLaura Richardson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Adolescent Collaborative Care Treatment for DepressionLaura P Richardson; Fiscal Year: 2010..Most adolescents visit a primary care doctor at least once a year: improving the detection and treatment of depression in this setting could markedly improve depression outcomes in teenagers and decrease risk of suicide. ..
