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  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Mary A. Fristad is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with substantial contributions in clinical psychology and psychiatry and mental health. The scientist's work also encompasses speech and hearing, general health professions, and pharmacology.

The main topics of their research include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, bipolar disorder and treatment, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cannabis and cannabinoid research, suicide and self-harm studies, and child and adolescent health.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Mary A. Fristad are:

  • "Evidence Base for Measurement-Based Care in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry," 2020, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
  • "Association of Cannabis Use With Self-harm and Mortality Risk Among Youths With Mood Disorders," 2021, JAMA Pediatrics
  • "A systematic review of interventions in the early course of bipolar disorder I or II: a report of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Taskforce on early intervention," 2023, International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
  • "Editorial: Mood Instability: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It," 2022, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "The stability and persistence of symptoms in childhood-onset ADHD," 2023, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Robert L. Findling
  • Eric A. Youngstrom
  • Boris Birmaher
  • Sarah McCue Horwitz
  • David Axelson

The scientist has published extensively in several key journals, notably:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • UNC Libraries
  • Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Mary A. Fristad was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Children's Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes (ChIPS)

    Elizabeth B. Weller;Ronald A. Weller;Mary A. Fristad;Marijo Teare Rooney

  • A systematic review of sensory processing interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders

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  • Childhood Bereavement: Psychopathology in the 2 Years Postparental Death.

    Julie Cerel;Mary A. Fristad;Joseph Verducci;Ronald A. Weller

  • Depression in recently bereaved prepubertal children.

    Ronald A. Weller;Elizabeth B. Weller;Mary A. Fristad;Jennifer M. Bowes

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents: Theory, Treatment Adaptations, and Empirical Outcomes

    Heather A. MacPherson;Jennifer S. Cheavens;Mary A. Fristad

  • Examining the proposed disruptive mood dysregulation disorder diagnosis in children in the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms Study.

    David Axelson;Robert L. Findling;Mary A. Fristad;Robert A. Kowatch

  • The International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force report on pediatric bipolar disorder: Knowledge to date and directions for future research.

    Benjamin I. Goldstein;Benjamin I. Goldstein;Boris Birmaher;Gabrielle A. Carlson;Melissa P. DelBello

  • The Mania Rating Scale: can it be used in children? A preliminary report.

    Mary A. Fristad;Elizabeth B. Weller;Ronald A. Weller

  • Suicide-bereaved children and adolescents: a controlled longitudinal examination.

    Julie Cerel;Mary A. Fristad;Elizabeth B. Weller;Ronald A. Weller

  • Bipolar disorder in children: misdiagnosis, underdiagnosis, and future directions.

    Elizabeth B. Weller;Ronald A. Weller;Mary A. Fristad

  • Impact of Multifamily Psychoeducational Psychotherapy in Treating Children Aged 8 to 12 Years With Mood Disorders

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  • Behavior disorders in extremely preterm/extremely low birth weight children in kindergarten.

    Megan N. Scott;H. Gerry Taylor;Mary A. Fristad;Nancy Klein

  • The Mania Rating Scale (MRS): Further Reliability and Validity Studies with Children

    Mary A. Fristad;Ronald A. Weller;Elizabeth B. Weller

  • Mania in prepubertal children: has it been underdiagnosed?

    Ronald A. Weller;Ronald A. Weller;Elizabeth B. Weller;Elizabeth B. Weller;Sheridan G. Tucker;Sheridan G. Tucker;Mary A. Fristad;Mary A. Fristad

  • Suicide-bereaved children and adolescents: II. Parental and family functioning.

    Julie Cerel;Mary A. Fristad;Elizabeth B. Weller;Ronald A. Weller

  • Family psychoeducation

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  • MULTI‐FAMILY PSYCHOEDUCATION GROUPS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH MOOD DISORDERS

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  • Characteristics of children with elevated symptoms of mania: the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Study

    Robert L. Findling;Eric A. Youngstrom;Mary A. Fristad;Boris Birmaher

  • Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

    Mary A. Fristad;Heather A. MacPherson

  • Multifamily psychoeducation groups (MFPG) for families of children with bipolar disorder

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  • Multi-Family Psychoeducation Groups For Childhood Mood Disorders: A Program Description And Preliminary Efficacy Data

    Mary A. Fristad;Stephen M. Gavazzi;Kitty W. Soldano

  • Factors influencing service utilization and mood symptom severity in children with mood disorders: effects of multifamily psychoeducation groups (MFPGs).

    Amy N. Mendenhall;Mary A. Fristad;Theresa J. Early

  • Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Study: Background, Design, and Initial Screening Results

    Sarah McCue Horwitz;Christine A. Demeter;Maria Elizabeth Pagano;Eric A. Youngstrom

  • Use and abuse of the Children's Depression Inventory.

    Mary A. Fristad;Bret L. Emery;Steven J. Beck

  • Study III: development and concurrent validity of the Children's Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes--parent version (P-ChIPS).

    Mary A. Fristad;Marijo Teare;Elizabeth B. Weller;Ronald A. Weller

Frequent Co-Authors

L. Eugene Arnold
L. Eugene Arnold The Ohio State University
Eric A. Youngstrom
Eric A. Youngstrom University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Boris Birmaher
Boris Birmaher University of Pittsburgh
Thomas W. Frazier
Thomas W. Frazier John Carroll University
Mary L. Phillips
Mary L. Phillips University of Pittsburgh
Cecile D. Ladouceur
Cecile D. Ladouceur University of Pittsburgh
Erika E. Forbes
Erika E. Forbes University of Pittsburgh
Booil Jo
Booil Jo Stanford University
Gabrielle A. Carlson
Gabrielle A. Carlson Stony Brook University
Tina R. Goldstein
Tina R. Goldstein University of Pittsburgh

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