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Kenneth D. Gadow is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental Health. They also work in the areas of Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work covers multiple topics related to youth and adolescent health and development. Key areas of study include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Gadow has contributed to research published in several venues, notably:

  • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • AIDS Care
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • UNC Libraries
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Notable recent publications include:

  • Editorial Statement About JCCAP's 2023 Special Issue on Informant Discrepancies in Youth Mental Health Assessments: Observations, Guidelines, and Future Directions Grounded in 60 Years of Research, 2023, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • The Importance of Parent-Teacher Informant Discrepancy in Characterizing Autistic Youth: A Replication Latent Profile Analysis, 2022, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • Prevalence and risk factors for youth suicidality among perinatally infected youths living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda: the CHAKA study, 2020, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Substance use among HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda: rates and association with potential risks and outcome factors, 2020, AIDS Care
  • Physical and psychiatric comorbidities among patients with severe mental illness as seen in Uganda, 2022, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Frequent collaborators in Gadow's research include:

  • Richard Mpango
  • Vikram Patel
  • Eugene Kinyanda
  • Wilber Ssembajjwe
  • Godfrey Zari Rukundo

Best Publications

  • Parent-rated anxiety symptoms in children with pervasive developmental disorders: frequency and association with core autism symptoms and cognitive functioning.

    Denis G. Sukhodolsky;Lawrence Scahill;Kenneth D. Gadow;L. Eugene Arnold

  • Comparison of DSM-IV symptoms in elementary school-age children with PDD versus clinic and community samples

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Carla J. Devincent;John Pomeroy;Allen Azizian

  • Exploring the Nature and Function of Anxiety in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Jeffrey J. Wood;Kenneth D. Gadow

  • Psychiatric symptoms in preschool children with PDD and clinic and comparison samples.

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Carla J. DeVincent;John Pomeroy;Allen Azizian

  • Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pediatric Epilepsy Patients

    Alan B. Ettinger;Deborah M. Weisbrot;Edith E. Nolan;Kenneth D. Gadow

  • The presentation of anxiety in children with pervasive developmental disorders.

    Deborah M. Weisbrot;Kenneth D. Gadow;Carla J. DeVincent;John Pomeroy

  • Teacher reports of DSM-IV ADHD, ODD, and CD symptoms in schoolchildren.

    Edith E. Nolan;Kenneth D. Gadow;Joyce Sprafkin

  • ADHD symptom subtypes in children with pervasive developmental disorder.

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Carla J. DeVincent;John Pomeroy

  • Further evidence of reliability and validity of the Child Symptom Inventory-4: parent checklist in clinically referred boys.

    Joyce Sprafkin;Kenneth D. Gadow;Helen Salisbury;Jayne Schneider

  • Long-term methylphenidate therapy in children with comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and chronic multiple tic disorder.

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Jeffrey Sverd;Joyce Sprafkin;Edith E. Nolan

  • Comparison of Fecal Microbiota in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Neurotypical Siblings in the Simons Simplex Collection

    Joshua S. Son;Ling J. Zheng;Leahana M. Rowehl;Xinyu Tian

  • DSM-IV Symptoms in Community and Clinic Preschool Children

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Joyce Sprafkin;Edith E. Nolan

  • Exploring the manifestations of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Victoria Hallett;Victoria Hallett;Luc Lecavalier;Denis G. Sukhodolsky;Noreen Cipriano

  • Efficacy of Methylphenidate for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children With Tic Disorder

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Jeffrey Sverd;Joyce Sprafkin;Edith E. Nolan

  • Comparison of ADHD symptom subtypes as source-specific syndromes.

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Deborah A.G. Drabick;Jan Loney;Joyce Sprafkin

  • A DSM-IV-referenced, adolescent self-report rating scale.

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Joyce Sprafkin;Gabrielle A. Carlson;Jayne Schneider

  • Differences between preschool children with ODD, ADHD, and ODD+ADHD symptoms

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Edith E. Nolan

  • Co‐occurrence of conduct disorder and depression in a clinic‐based sample of boys with ADHD

    Deborah A.G. Drabick;Kenneth D. Gadow;Joyce Sprafkin

  • Comparison of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom subtypes in Ukrainian schoolchildren.

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Edith E. Nolan;Leighann Litcher;Gabrielle A. Carlson

  • A DSM-IV-referenced screening instrument for preschool children: the Early Childhood Inventory-4.

    Joyce Sprafkin;Robert J. Volpe;Kenneth D. Gadow;Edith E. Nolan

  • Psychosocial Aspects Of Drug Treatment For Hyperactivity

    Kenneth D. Gadow;Jan Loney

Frequent Co-Authors

Joyce Sprafkin
Joyce Sprafkin Stony Brook University
Michael G. Aman
Michael G. Aman The Ohio State University
Deborah A. G. Drabick
Deborah A. G. Drabick Temple University
L. Eugene Arnold
L. Eugene Arnold The Ohio State University
Luc Lecavalier
Luc Lecavalier The Ohio State University
Eric Butter
Eric Butter Nationwide Children's Hospital
Jan Loney
Jan Loney University of Iowa
David J. Kolko
David J. Kolko University of Pittsburgh
Matthew D. Lerner
Matthew D. Lerner Stony Brook University
Robert J. Volpe
Robert J. Volpe Northeastern University

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