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10635
World Ranking
2044
National Ranking
980

Overview

Lawrence S. Wissow is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with significant contributions spanning health professions. The main fields of study emphasized in their work include clinical psychology and general health professions, alongside notable activity in social psychology, speech and hearing, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's publication record includes frequent appearances in journals such as the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric Care Online, Academic Pediatrics, Psychiatric Services, and Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health. Their research topics tend to center on child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, child and adolescent health, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, family and disability support research, mental health treatment and access, community health and development, and infant development and preterm care.

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Lawrence S. Wissow include:

  • Scaling-up school mental health services in low resource public schools of rural Pakistan: the Theory of Change (ToC) approach, 2021, International Journal of Mental Health Systems
  • Policy Recommendations to Promote Integrated Mental Health Care for Children and Youth, 2020, Academic Pediatrics
  • Technology-Assisted Teachers' Training to Promote Socioemotional Well-Being of Children in Public Schools in Rural Pakistan, 2020, Psychiatric Services
  • Identifying pathways for large-scale implementation of a school-based mental health programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a theory-driven approach, 2020, Health Policy and Planning
  • Measuring functional disability in children with developmental disorders in low-resource settings: validation of Developmental Disorders-Children Disability Assessment Schedule (DD-CDAS) in rural Pakistan, 2020, Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Syed Usman Hamdani
  • Zille Huma
  • Atıf Rahman
  • Hadi Zarafshan
  • Rheanna Platt

Best Publications

  • Sexual orientation and risk of suicide attempts among a representative sample of youth.

    Robert Garofalo;R. Cameron Wolf;Lawrence S. Wissow;Elizabeth R. Woods

  • The impact of barriers and self-efficacy on self-care behaviors in type 2 diabetes

    Layla I. Aljasem;Mark Peyrot;Larry Wissow;Richard R. Rubin

  • Parents’ Discipline of Young Children: Results From the National Survey of Early Childhood Health

    Michael Regalado;Harvinder Sareen;Moira Inkelas;Lawrence S. Wissow

  • Use of an innovative video feedback technique to enhance communication skills training.

    Debra L Roter;Susan Larson;Harold Shinitzky;Robin Chernoff

  • Coding patient emotional cues and concerns in medical consultations: The Verona coding definitions of emotional sequences (VR-CoDES)

    Christa Zimmermann;Lidia Del Piccolo;Jozien Bensing;Svein Bergvik

  • Autonomy-related behaviors of patient companions and their effect on decision-making activity in geriatric primary care visits.

    Marla L. Clayman;Debra Roter;Lawrence S. Wissow;Karen Bandeen-Roche

  • Pediatrician Interview Style and Mothers' Disclosure of Psychosocial Issues

    L. S. Wissow;D. L. Roter;M. E. H. Wilson

  • Development of the Verona coding definitions of emotional sequences to code health providers' responses (VR-CoDES-P) to patient cues and concerns.

    Lidia Del Piccolo;Hanneke de Haes;Cathy Heaven;Jesse Jansen

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience and Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Common Denominator Issues for Children with Emotional, Mental, or Behavioral Problems.

    Christina Bethell;Narangerel Gombojav;Michele Solloway;Lawrence Wissow

  • Patient-Provider Communication during the Emergency Department Care of Children with Asthma

    Lawrence S. Wissow;Debra Roter;Debra Roter;Laurie J. Bauman;Laurie J. Bauman;Ellen Crain;Ellen Crain

  • Universal Mental Health Screening in Pediatric Primary Care: A Systematic Review

    Lawrence S. Wissow;Jonathan Brown;Kate E. Fothergill;Anne Gadomski

  • Ethnicity, income, and parenting contexts of physical punishment in a national sample of families with young children.

    Lawrence S. Wissow

  • Improving child and parent mental health in primary care: A cluster-randomized trial of communication skills training

    Lawrence Sagin Wissow;Anne Gadomski;Debra Roter;Susan Larson

  • Effectiveness of an antihistamine-decongestant combination for young children with the common cold: A randomized, controlled clinical trial

    Nancy Hutton;Modena Hoover Wilson;E. David Mellits;Rosemary Baumgardner

  • The influence of childhood maltreatment on adolescents' academic performance.

    Eric P. Slade;Lawrence S. Wissow

  • Discussion of Sensitive Health Topics with Youth During Primary Care Visits Relationship to Youth Perceptions of Care

    Jonathan D. Brown;Lawrence S. Wissow

  • Adolescent patients--healthy or hurting? Missed opportunities to screen for suicide risk in the primary care setting.

    Diane L. Frankenfield;Penelope M. Keyl;Andrea Gielen;Lawrence S. Wissow

  • Spanking in Early Childhood and Later Behavior Problems: A Prospective Study of Infants and Young Toddlers

    Eric P. Slade;Lawrence S. Wissow

  • Effectiveness of anticipatory guidance: Recent developments

    Catherine S. Nelson;Lawrence S. Wissow;Tina L. Cheng

  • In-Home Injury Prevention Practices for Infants and Toddlers: The Role of Parental Beliefs, Barriers, and Housing Quality

    Andrea Carlson Gielen;Modena E. H. Wilson;Ruth R. Faden;Larry Wissow

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Salmon
Peter Salmon University of Liverpool
Amy R. Knowlton
Amy R. Knowlton Johns Hopkins University
Atif Rahman
Atif Rahman University of Liverpool
Holly C. Wilcox
Holly C. Wilcox Johns Hopkins University
Crick Lund
Crick Lund University of Cape Town
Charlotte Hanlon
Charlotte Hanlon King's College London
Andrea Carlson Gielen
Andrea Carlson Gielen Johns Hopkins University
Brandon A. Kohrt
Brandon A. Kohrt George Washington University
Gerry Humphris
Gerry Humphris University of St Andrews
Abebaw Fekadu
Abebaw Fekadu Brighton and Sussex Medical School

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