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Overview

Gerald J. August is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology. Their scholarly work also spans applied psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

The main topics explored in their research include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, digital mental health interventions, mental health research topics, child abuse and trauma, family and disability support research, and mental health treatment and access.

Gerald J. August has contributed to several publications, including:

  • Integration of Behavioral Health Services and Adolescent Depression Screening in Primary Care, 2020, Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
  • Parent and Child Risk Profiles as Predictors of Response to a Conduct Problem Preventive Intervention, 2022, Prevention Science
  • Adolescent, parent, and provider attitudes toward a machine-learning based clinical decision support system for selecting treatment for youth depression, 2023, Research Square (Research Square)
  • Adolescent, parent, and provider attitudes toward a machine learning based clinical decision support system for selecting treatment for youth depression, 2024, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Timothy F. Piehler
  • Meredith Gunlicks-Stoessel
  • Yangchenchen Liu
  • Catherine Parkhill
  • Nicole Morrell

Publications by Gerald J. August have appeared in journals such as Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, Prevention Science, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, and Research Square (Research Square).

Best Publications

  • Randomized, controlled trial of oros methylphenidate once a day in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Mark L. Wolraich;Laurence L. Greenhill;William Pelham;James Swanson

  • Prevalence of ADHD and comorbid disorders among elementary school children screened for disruptive behavior.

    Gerald J. August;George M. Realmuto;Angus W. MacDonald;Sean M. Nugent

  • Comorbidity of ADHD and reading disability among clinic-referred children

    Gerald J. August;Barry D. Garfinkel

  • The incidence of cognitive disabilities in the siblings of autistic children.

    Gerald J. August;Mark A. Stewart;Luke Tsai

  • An integrated components preventive intervention for aggressive elementary school children: The Early Risers program.

    Gerald J. August;George M. Realmuto;Joel M. Hektner;Joel M. Hektner;Michael L. Bloomquist

  • Convergent and criterion-related validity of the behavior assessment system for children-parent rating scale

    Alysa Doyle;Rick Ostrander;Stacy Skare;Ross D. Crosby

  • A four-year follow-up of hyperactive boys with and without conduct disorder.

    Gerald J. August;Mark A. Stewart;Clarissa S. Holmes

  • Implication of sex differences in the familial transmission of infantile autism.

    Luke Tsai;Mark A. Stewart;Gerald August

  • Behavioral and cognitive subtypes of ADHD.

    Gerald J. August;Barry D. Garfinkel

  • Young Adult Gambling Behaviors and their Relationship with the Persistence of ADHD

    Jessie L. Breyer;Andria M. Botzet;Ken C. Winters;Randy D Stinchfield

  • ADHD Treatment With Once-Daily OROS Methylphenidate: Interim 12-Month Results From a Long-Term Open-Label Study

    Timothy Wilens;William Pelham;Mark Stein;C. Keith Conners

  • Family Income and Parenting: The Role of Parental Depression and Social Support

    Chih Yuan S. Lee;Jared R. Anderson;Jason L. Horowitz;Gerald J. August

  • Effects of a school-based cognitive-behavioral intervention for ADHD children.

    Michael L. Bloomquist;Gerald J. August;Rick Ostrander

  • Diagnosing attention deficit disorders with the behavioral assessment system for children and the child behavior checklist: Test and construct validity analyses using optimal discriminant classification trees

    Rick Ostrander;Kevin P. Weinfurt;Paul R. Yarnold;Paul R. Yarnold;Gerald J. August

  • Persistence and desistance of oppositional defiant disorder in a community sample of children with ADHD.

    Gerald J. August;George M. Realmuto;Tamara Joyce;Joel M. Hektner

  • Prospective Study of Adolescent Drug Use among Community Samples of ADHD and Non-ADHD Participants.

    Gerald J. August;Ken C. Winters;George M. Realmuto;Tamara Fahnhorst

  • Multimethod assessment of psychopathology among DSM-IV subtypes of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: self-, parent, and teacher reports.

    David S. Crystal;Rick Ostrander;Ru San Chen;Gerald J. August

  • Generative underlining strategies in prose recall.

    John P. Rickards;Gerald J. August

  • Clinical effect of buspirone in autistic children.

    George M. Realmuto;Gerald J. August;Barry D. Garfinkel

  • Processing of emotional information in children with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Elsa G. Shapiro;Steven J. Hughes;Gerald J. August;Michael L. Bloomquist

Frequent Co-Authors

George M. Realmuto
George M. Realmuto University of Minnesota
Susanne S. Lee
Susanne S. Lee University of Minnesota
Abigail H. Gewirtz
Abigail H. Gewirtz University of Minnesota
Ken C. Winters
Ken C. Winters Oregon Research Institute
Bonnie Klimes-Dougan
Bonnie Klimes-Dougan University of Minnesota
Naftali Raz
Naftali Raz Stony Brook University
Keith McBurnett
Keith McBurnett University of California, San Francisco
Ralph E. Tarter
Ralph E. Tarter University of Pittsburgh
Mark A. Stewart
Mark A. Stewart University of Iowa
Cheryl L. Perry
Cheryl L. Perry The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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