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5023
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2372

Overview

Laura P. Richardson is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the intersections of psychology and health professions, with a substantial volume of work emphasizing social and clinical psychology alongside reproductive medicine and speech and hearing subfields.

The scientist's scholarly output covers main topics such as LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, sexuality, behavior, and technology, reproductive health and technologies, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, gender, feminism, and media, child and adolescent health, and mobile health and mHealth applications.

Recent publications by Laura P. Richardson include:

  • Transgender Youths' Perspectives on Telehealth for Delivery of Gender-Affirming Care, 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Gender-Diverse Youth's Experiences and Satisfaction with Telemedicine for Gender-Affirming Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021, Transgender Health
  • Co-occurring Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents, 2023, PEDIATRICS
  • Estimating Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Populations in Health Systems and Survey Data, 2024, PEDIATRICS
  • Twenty-First Century Cures Act Final Rule and Adolescent Health Care: Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Program Experiences, 2021, Journal of Adolescent Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richardson include Gina M. Sequeira, Nicole F. Kahn, Dimitri Christakis, Kacie M. Kidd, and Wanda Pratt.

The most common venues for Laura P. Richardson's research publications are:

  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Transgender Health
  • PEDIATRICS
  • Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
  • LGBT Health

Their work is rooted in an interdisciplinary approach, integrating psychological perspectives with health profession insights, particularly in adolescence and pediatric contexts. The emphasis on gender-diverse youth and telehealth services reflects a focus on emerging health technologies and the evolving landscape of healthcare delivery in marginalized populations.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item for Detecting Major Depression Among Adolescents

    Laura P. Richardson;Elizabeth McCauley;Elizabeth McCauley;David C. Grossman;David C. Grossman;Carolyn A. McCarty

  • The relationship of asthma and anxiety disorders.

    Wayne J. Katon;Laura Richardson;Paula Lozano;Elizabeth McCauley

  • A longitudinal evaluation of adolescent depression and adult obesity.

    Laura P. Richardson;Robert Davis;Richie Poulton;Elizabeth McCauley

  • Evaluation of the PHQ-2 as a brief screen for detecting major depression among adolescents.

    Laura P. Richardson;Carol Rockhill;Joan E. Russo;David C. Grossman;David C. Grossman

  • The Prevalence of DSM-IV Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Youth with Asthma Compared with Controls

    Wayne Katon;Paula Lozano;Paula Lozano;Joan Russo;Elizabeth McCauley

  • Youth in Foster Care With Adult Mentors During Adolescence Have Improved Adult Outcomes

    Kym R. Ahrens;David Lane DuBois;Laura P. Richardson;Ming Yu Fan

  • Asthma symptom burden: relationship to asthma severity and anxiety and depression symptoms.

    Laura P. Richardson;Paula Lozano;Joan Russo;Elizabeth McCauley;Elizabeth McCauley

  • Collaborative Care for Adolescents With Depression in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Laura P. Richardson;Evette Ludman;Elizabeth McCauley;Jeff Lindenbaum

  • Qualitative exploration of relationships with important non-parental adults in the lives of youth in foster care

    Kym R. Ahrens;David Lane DuBois;Michelle Garrison;Renee Spencer

  • Common and Costly Hospitalizations for Pediatric Mental Health Disorders

    Naomi S. Bardach;Tumaini R. Coker;Tumaini R. Coker;Bonnie T. Zima;J. Michael Murphy

  • Prevalence of diagnosed depression in adolescents with history of concussion.

    Sara P.D. Chrisman;Sara P.D. Chrisman;Laura P. Richardson;Laura P. Richardson

  • Impact of anxiety and depression on functional impairment in adolescents with asthma.

    Elizabeth McCauley;Elizabeth McCauley;Wayne Katon;Joan Russo;Laura Richardson

  • The effect of comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders on health care utilization and costs among adolescents with asthma

    Laura P. Richardson;Joan E. Russo;Paula Lozano;Paula Lozano;Elizabeth McCauley;Elizabeth McCauley

  • Depressive symptoms in adolescence: the association with multiple health risk behaviors

    Wayne Katon;Laura Richardson;Laura Richardson;Laura Richardson;Joan Russo;Carolyn A. McCarty;Carolyn A. McCarty

  • Psychiatric Morbidity in Pediatric Critical Illness Survivors: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

    Dimitry S. Davydow;Laura P. Richardson;Douglas F. Zatzick;Wayne J. Katon

  • Associations between depressive symptoms and obesity during puberty

    Laura P. Richardson;Michelle M. Garrison;Mark Drangsholt;Lloyd Mancl

  • The Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Readmissions for Diabetes in Youth

    Michelle M. Garrison;Wayne J. Katon;Laura P. Richardson

  • Collaborative care for adolescent depression: a pilot study

    Laura Richardson;Elizabeth McCauley;Elizabeth McCauley;Wayne Katon

  • Association between childhood sexual abuse and transactional sex in youth aging out of foster care.

    Kym R. Ahrens;Wayne Katon;Carolyn McCarty;Laura P. Richardson

  • Quality of mental health care for youth with asthma and comorbid anxiety and depression.

    Wayne J. Katon;Laura Richardson;Joan Russo;Paula Lozano

  • Laboratory-diagnosed sexually transmitted infections in former foster youth compared with peers.

    Kym R. Ahrens;Laura P. Richardson;Mark E. Courtney;Carolyn McCarty

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn A. McCarty
Carolyn A. McCarty Seattle Children's Hospital
Elizabeth McCauley
Elizabeth McCauley University of Washington
Joan Russo
Joan Russo University of Washington
Aaron R. Lyon
Aaron R. Lyon University of Washington
Mark E. Courtney
Mark E. Courtney University of Chicago
Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan University of Southampton
Carol A. Ford
Carol A. Ford Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Charles E. Irwin
Charles E. Irwin University of California, San Francisco
Renée Spencer
Renée Spencer Boston University
Terrie E. Moffitt
Terrie E. Moffitt Duke University

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