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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Hector R. Bird is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with notable contributions across several subfields including clinical psychology, general health professions, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and education.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics related to child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, child abuse and trauma, homelessness and social issues, sleep and related disorders, resilience and mental health, and mental health treatment and access. These thematic interests are reflected in their recent publications and the frequent venues where their research is published.

Recent papers by Hector R. Bird include:

  • ADHD and risk for subsequent adverse childhood experiences: understanding the cycle of adversity, 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Association of Childhood Adversities With Suicide Ideation and Attempts in Puerto Rican Young Adults, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Childhood Adversity and Sleep Disturbances: Longitudinal Results in Puerto Rican Children, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Sociocultural Risk and Resilience in the Context of Adverse Childhood Experiences, 2023, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Childhood Adversity and Pubertal Development Among Puerto Rican Boys and Girls, 2020, Psychosomatic Medicine

Frequently co-authored scholars include Glorisa Canino, Cristiane S. Duarte, Margarita Alegría, Shakira F. Suglia, and Melanie M. Wall. These collaborators have contributed extensively alongside Bird, indicating ongoing research partnerships within their fields of study.

Their research is commonly published in journals such as the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Sleep Health, and Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, demonstrating a consistent presence in prominent outlets related to child psychology and psychiatric epidemiology.

Hector R. Bird has received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an award granted in 1958.

Best Publications

  • A Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)

    David Shaffer;Madelyn S. Gould;James Brasic;Paul Ambrosini

  • The NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (DISC-2.3): Description, Acceptability, Prevalence Rates, and Performance in the MECA Study

    David Shaffer;Prudence Fisher;Mina K. Dulcan;Mark Davies

  • Estimates of the prevalence of childhood maladjustment in a community survey in Puerto Rico. The use of combined measures.

    Hector R. Bird;Glorisa Canino;Maritza Rubio-Stipec;Madelyn S. Gould

  • The prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders in Puerto Rico.

    Glorisa J. Canino;Hector R. Bird;Patrick E. Shrout;Maritza Rubio-Stipec

  • The DSM-IV rates of child and adolescent disorders in Puerto Rico: prevalence, correlates, service use, and the effects of impairment.

    Glorisa Canino;Patrick E. Shrout;Maritza Rubio-Stipec;Hector R. Bird

  • Aggregating data from multiple informants in child psychiatry epidemiological research.

    Hector R. Bird;Madelyn S. Gould;Beatriz Staghezza

  • Parent and Child contributions to diagnosis of Mental disorder : Are both informants always necessary?

    Peter S. Jensen;Maritza Rubio-Stipec;Glorisa Canino;Hector R. Bird

  • Adverse Life Events and Resilience

    Quyen Q. Tiet;Hector R. Bird;Mark Davies;Christina Hoven

  • Testing the 8-syndrome structure of the child behavior checklist in 30 societies

    Masha Y Ivanova;Anca Dobrean;Manfred Dopfner;Nese Erol

  • Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies

    Leslie Rescorla;Thomas Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Levent Dumenci

  • Patterns of Diagnostic Comorbidity in a Community Sample of Children Aged 9 through 16 Years

    Hector R. Bird;Madelyn S. Gould;Beatriz M. Staghezza

  • Criterion Validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (DISC-2.3)

    Mary E. Schwab-Stone;David Shaffer;Mina K. Dulcan;Peter S. Jensen

  • Age and gender differences in oppositional behavior and conduct problems: a cross-sectional household study of middle childhood and adolescence.

    Benjamin B. Lahey;Mary Schwab-Stone;Sherryl H. Goodman;Irwin D. Waldman

  • Depressive and disruptive disorders and mental health service utilization in children and adolescents.

    Ping Wu;Christina W. Hoven;Hector R. Bird;Robert E. Moore

  • The Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS): Pilot findings on a measure of global impairment for children and adolescents.

    Hector R. Bird;David Shaffer;Prudence Fisher;Madelyn S. Gould

  • Further measures of the psychometric properties of the children's global assessment scale

    Hector R. Bird;Glorisa Canino;Maritza Rubio-Stipec;Julio C. Ribera

  • The generalizability of the Youth Self-Report syndrome structure in 23 societies.

    Masha Y. Ivanova;Thomas M. Achenbach;Leslie A. Rescorla;Levent Dumenci

  • Epidemiology of Childhood Disorders in a Cross–Cultural Context

    Hector R. Bird

  • Psychiatric Disorders Associated with Substance Use Among Children and Adolescents: Findings from the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study

    Denise B. Kandel;Jeffrey G. Johnson;Hector R. Bird;Glorisa Canino

  • Are Stimulants Overprescribed? Treatment of ADHD in Four U.S. Communities

    Peter S. Jensen;Lori Kettle;Margaret T. Roper;Michael T. Sloan

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristiane S. Duarte
Cristiane S. Duarte Columbia University
Patrick E. Shrout
Patrick E. Shrout New York University
Sherryl H. Goodman
Sherryl H. Goodman Emory University
Benjamin B. Lahey
Benjamin B. Lahey University of Chicago
Thomas M. Achenbach
Thomas M. Achenbach University of Vermont
Niels Bilenberg
Niels Bilenberg University of Southern Denmark
Leslie Rescorla
Leslie Rescorla Bryn Mawr College
Masha Y. Ivanova
Masha Y. Ivanova University of Vermont
Patrick W. L. Leung
Patrick W. L. Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Melanie M. Wall
Melanie M. Wall Columbia University

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