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Mary M. McKay is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within health and psychology, focusing particularly on medicine, psychology, and health professions. They have produced numerous publications related to both general and clinical health areas.

The main fields of their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Health Professions

Within these fields, their subfields of study cover:

  • General Health Professions
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Safety Research
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Mary M. McKay's research topics are diverse, with key focuses on:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Their scientific output has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Global Social Welfare
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Mary M. McKay often collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Fred M. Ssewamala
  • Ozge Sensoy Bahar
  • Proscovia Nabunya
  • Flavia Namuwonge
  • Torsten B. Neilands

Recent notable publications by Mary M. McKay feature studies around HIV, mental health, and public health policies, such as:

  • The long-term effects of a family based economic empowerment intervention (Suubi+Adherence) on suppression of HIV viral loads among adolescents living with HIV in southern Uganda: Findings from 5-year cluster randomized trial, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Mental health problems and service gaps experienced by pregnant adolescents and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review, 2022, EClinicalMedicine
  • Factors Associated With HIV Disclosure and HIV-Related Stigma Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Southwestern Uganda, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Mental Distress and Human Rights Violations During COVID-19: A Rapid Review of the Evidence Informing Rights, Mental Health Needs, and Public Policy Around Vulnerable Populations, 2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy and Practice Implementation, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Engaging families in child mental health services.

    Mary M. McKay;William M. Bannon

  • Engaging Families into Child Mental Health Treatment: Updates and Special Considerations

    Geetha Gopalan;Leah Goldstein;Kathryn Klingenstein;Carolyn Sicher

  • Inner-city African American parental involvement in children's schooling: racial socialization and social support from the parent community.

    Mary McKernan McKay;Marc S. Atkins;Tracie Hawkins;Catherine Brown

  • Psychosocial challenges and protective influences for socio-emotional coping of HIV+ adolescents in South Africa: a qualitative investigation

    I Petersen;A Bhana;N Myeza;S Alicea

  • Inner-city child mental health service use: the real question is why youth and families do not use services.

    Myla E. Harrison;Mary M. McKay;William M. Bannon

  • The VUKA family program: Piloting a family-based psychosocial intervention to promote health and mental health among HIV infected early adolescents in South Africa

    Arvin Bhana;Claude Ann Mellins;Inge Petersen;Stacey Alicea

  • Sexual violence and youth in South Africa: the need for community-based prevention interventions.

    I. Petersen;Arvinkumar Bhana;Mary McKay

  • Rates and Types of Psychiatric Disorders in Perinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Youth and Seroreverters

    Claude Ann Mellins;Elizabeth Brackis-Cott;Cheng-Shiun Leu;Katherine S. Elkington

  • School-based mental health services for children living in high poverty urban communities.

    Marc S. Atkins;Stacy L. Frazier;Dina Birman;Jaleel Abdul Adil

  • Building protective factors to offset sexually risky behaviors among black youths: a randomized control trial.

    Carl C. Bell;Arvin Bhana;Inge Petersen;Mary M. McKay

  • Integrating Evidence-Based Engagement Interventions Into "Real World" Child Mental Health Settings

    Mary M. McKay;Richard Hibbert;Kimberly Hoagwood;James Rodriguez

  • Engagement in Mental Health Treatment Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review

    Hyun Soo Kim;Michelle R. Munson;Mary M. McKay

  • Gender and the effects of an economic empowerment program on attitudes toward sexual risk-taking among AIDS-orphaned adolescent youth in Uganda.

    Fred M. Ssewamala;Leyla Ismayilova;Mary McKay;Elizabeth Sperber

  • Family-level impact of the CHAMP Family Program: a community collaborative effort to support urban families and reduce youth HIV risk exposure.

    Mary McKernan McKay;Kelly Taber Chasse;Roberta Paikoff;La Dora McKinney

  • Engaging foster parents in treatment: a randomized trial of supplementing trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy with evidence-based engagement strategies.

    Shannon Dorsey;Michael D. Pullmann;Lucy Berliner;Elizabeth Koschmann

  • Prevalence and change in psychiatric disorders among perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-exposed youth

    Claude A. Mellins;Katherine S. Elkington;Cheng-Shiun Leu;E. Karina Santamaria

  • Understanding urban child mental health service use: Two studies of child, family, and environmental correlates

    Mary M. McKay;James Pennington;Cynthia J. Lynn;Kathleen McCadam

  • Suspensions and detentions in an urban, low-income school: punishment or reward?

    Marc S. Atkins;Mary M. McKay;Stacy L. Frazier;Lara J. Jakobsons

  • Seeking help a second time: parents'/caregivers' characterizations of previous experiences with mental health services for their children and perceptions of barriers to future use.

    Dara Kerkorian;Mary Mckay;William M. Bannon

  • Preventing serious antisocial behavior in inner-city children: An empirically based family intervention program.

    Patrick H. Tolan;Mary McKernan McKay

  • Multiple-Family Groups for Urban Children With Conduct Difficulties and Their Families

    Mary M. McKay;Myla E. Harrison;Jude Gonzales;Lisa Kim

  • Understanding inner city child mental health need and trauma exposure: implications for preparing urban service providers.

    Mary M. McKay;Cynthia J. Lynn;William M. Bannon

Frequent Co-Authors

Arvin Bhana
Arvin Bhana University of KwaZulu-Natal
Inge Petersen
Inge Petersen University of KwaZulu-Natal
Claude A. Mellins
Claude A. Mellins Columbia University
Anil Chacko
Anil Chacko New York University
Marc S. Atkins
Marc S. Atkins University of Illinois at Chicago
Patrick H. Tolan
Patrick H. Tolan University of Virginia
Curtis Dolezal
Curtis Dolezal Columbia University
Kimberly Hoagwood
Kimberly Hoagwood New York University
Dina Birman
Dina Birman University of Miami
Deborah S. Hasin
Deborah S. Hasin Columbia University

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