Comer, Jonathan
- Professor, Psychology , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
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2021Psychometric Evaluation of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale for Children (IUSC): Findings From Clinical and Community Samples in Iran. ASSESSMENT.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1073191121998769 Web of Science: 000626246100001
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2021What's in a name? Comparing alternative conceptualizations of posttraumatic stress disorder among preadolescent children following the Boston Marathon bombing and manhunt. ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2021.1894330 Web of Science: 000625830600001
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2021Regulating digital therapeutics for mental health: Opportunities, challenges, and the essential role of psychologists. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12286 Web of Science: 000623659600001
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2020Predicting BMI in Young Children with Developmental Delay and Externalizing Problems: Links with Caregiver Depressive Symptoms and Acculturation. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY. 45:1084-1092.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa074 Web of Science: 000593092800012
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2020A randomized-controlled examination of the effect of cognitive reappraisal instruction on maternal accommodation of child anxiety symptoms. JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS. 74.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102260 Web of Science: 000571727500010
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2020Leveraging Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Telehealth Capacities to Address the Unique Needs of Young Children During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis. PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY. 12:S82-S84.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/tra0000863 Web of Science: 000548599700030
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2020"My Kids Are My Priority": Mothers' Decisions to Evacuate for Hurricane Irma and Evacuation Intentions for Future Hurricanes. JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0192513X20933931 Web of Science: 000542287000001
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2020Internet-Delivered Parent Training for Preschoolers with Conduct Problems: Do Callous-Unemotional Traits Moderate Efficacy and Engagement?. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00660-5 Web of Science: 000539869100001
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2020Functional connectivity of the anterior insula associated with intolerance of uncertainty in youth. COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 20:493-502.Full Text via DOI: 10.3758/s13415-020-00780-x Web of Science: 000517707400001
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2020Advances in the Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment of Pediatric Irritability. BEHAVIOR THERAPY. 51:207-210.Web of Science: 000519665000001
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2020School-Based Accommodations and Supports for Anxious Youth: Benchmarking Reported Practices Against Expert Perspectives. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1723601 Web of Science: 000515009500001
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2020Multimedia Field Test: Can Users Strike Out OCD With the NOCD App?. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE. 27:93-99.Web of Science: 000519149000010
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2019The Effects of Youth Anxiety Treatment on School Impairment: Differential Outcomes Across CBT, Sertraline, and their Combination. CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 50:940-949.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10578-019-00896-3 Web of Science: 000492273500006
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2019A Psychometric Evaluation of the Distress Intolerance Index for Youth. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT. 41:447-455.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10862-018-9711-5 Web of Science: 000482476000010
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2019Intensive Group Behavioral Treatment (IGBT) for Children With Selective Mutism: A Preliminary Randomized Clinical Trial. JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 87:720-733.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000422 Web of Science: 000474730300005
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2019High-End Specificity of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Problems Scale of the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5-5 in a Sample of Young Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders. CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 50:222-229.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10578-018-0834-4 Web of Science: 000462450900005
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2019Before the Storm: Stressors Associated with the Hurricane Irma Evacuation Process for Families. DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS. 13:63-73.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2019.9 Web of Science: 000460656000012
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2019Evidence Base Update on the Treatment of Early Childhood Anxiety and Related Problems. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY. 48.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2018.1534208 Web of Science: 000459315600001
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2018A Latent Profile Analysis of Co-occurring Youth Posttraumatic Stress and Conduct Problems Following Community Trauma. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES. 27.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10826-018-1205-2 Web of Science: 000446423000019
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2018Working From Home: An Initial Pilot Examination of Videoconferencing-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Youth Delivered to the Home Setting. BEHAVIOR THERAPY. 49.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2018.01.007 Web of Science: 000448632300007
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2018A Preliminary Examination of the Link Between Maternal Experiential Avoidance and Parental Accommodation in Anxious and Non-anxious Children. CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 49.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10578-018-0781-0 Web of Science: 000436421100013
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2018Factor structure of the intolerance of uncertainty scale for children. JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS. 53:100-107.
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2018The Link Between Anxiety Severity and Irritability Among Anxious Youth: Evaluating the Mediating Role of Sleep Problems. CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 49:352-359.
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2018The association between adolescent cannabis use and anxiety: A parallel process analysis. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 78:107-113.
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2017American Telemedicine Association Practice Guidelines for Telemental Health with Children and Adolescents. TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH. 23:779-804.
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2017Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents. SCIENCE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY. 257-288.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803457-6.00011-8 Web of Science: 000416154900012
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2017Conduct Problems Among Boston-Area Youth Following the 2013 Marathon Bombing: The Moderating Role of Prior Violent Crime Exposure. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY. 46:343-352.
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2017Delivering Parent-Teen Therapy for ADHD through Videoconferencing: a Preliminary Investigation. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT. 39:467-485.
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2017Development of a scale to evaluate young children's responses to uncertainty and low environmental structure. JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS. 45:17-23.
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2017Disqualified qualifiers: evaluating the utility of the revised DSM-5 definition of potentially traumatic events among area youth following the Boston marathon bombing. DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. 34:367-373.
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2017Event-Related Household Discussions Following the Boston Marathon Bombing and Associated Posttraumatic Stress Among Area Youth. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY. 46:331-342.
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2017Internet-Delivered, Family-Based Treatment for Early-Onset OCD: A Pilot Randomized Trial. JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 85:178-186.
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2017Maternal emotion regulation during child distress, child anxiety accommodation, and links between maternal and child anxiety. JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS. 50:52-59.
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2017Parasympathetic reactivity and disruptive behavior problems in young children during interactions with their mothers and other adults: A preliminary investigation. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 59:543-550.
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2017Remotely Delivering Real-Time Parent Training to the Home: An Initial Randomized Trial of Internet-Delivered Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (I-PCIT). JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 85:909-917.
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2017Scalable Options for Extended Skill Building Following Didactic Training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Youth: A Pilot Randomized Trial. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY. 46:401-410.
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2017School Functioning and Use of School-Based Accommodations by Treatment-Seeking Anxious Children. JOURNAL OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS. 25:220-232.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1063426616664328 Web of Science: 000416176200003
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2017The Relationship Between Worry and Dimensions of Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents. BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY. 45:124-138.
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2017Using Technology to Enhance and Expand Interventions for Couples and Families: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations. JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY. 31:983-993.
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2016Teachers' Reports of Outreach to School-Based Providers of Mental Health Services following the 2013 Boston Marathon Attack. CHILDREN & SCHOOLS. 38.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/cs/cdw035 Web of Science: 000386967000005
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2016Evaluating the Intergenerational Link Between Maternal and Child Intolerance of Uncertainty: A Preliminary Cross-Sectional Examination. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH. 40:532-539.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10608-016-9757-1 Web of Science: 000380089600008
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2016Irritability and Severity of Anxious Symptomatology Among Youth With Anxiety Disorders. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 55:54-61.
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2016Moderators of intensive cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescent panic disorder: the roles offear and avoidance. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH. 21:30-36.
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2016Technological Considerations for the Delivery of Real-Time Child Telemental Healthcare. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 26:192-197.
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2016The Case for Telemental Health for Improving the Accessibility and Quality of Children's Mental Health Services. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 26:186-191.
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2016The effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth anxiety on sleep problems. JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS. 37:78-88.
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2016Using Synchronous Videoconferencing to Deliver Family-Based Mental Healthcare. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 26:229-234.
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2015Anxiety sensitivity and sleep-related problems in anxious youth. JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS. 32:66-72.
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2015CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVISED DSM-5 DEFINITION OF AGORAPHOBIA IN TREATMENT-SEEKING ANXIOUS YOUTH. DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. 32:502-508.
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2015Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Psychological Treatments: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 83:994-998.
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2015Introduction to the Special Series: Applying New Technologies to Extend the Scope and Accessibility of Mental Health Care. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE. 22:253-257.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2015.04.002 Web of Science: 000356908100001
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2015Parental Involvement in Intensive Treatment for Adolescent Panic Disorder and Its Impact on Depression. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES. 24:3306-3317.
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2015Pediatric Food Allergies and Psychosocial Functioning: Examining the Potential Moderating Roles of Maternal Distress and Overprotection. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY. 40:1065-1074.
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2015Rationale and Considerations for the Internet-Based Delivery of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE. 22:302-316.
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2015School- and Classroom-Based Supports for Children Following the 2013 Boston Marathon Attack and Manhunt. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH. 7:81-91.
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2014A Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of a Parent-Report Measure of Child Emotional Awareness and Expression in a Sample of Anxious Youth. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH. 38:349-357.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10608-014-9596-x Web of Science: 000335657900010
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2014A Psychometric Evaluation of the Panic Disorder Severity Scale for Children and Adolescents. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. 26:609-618.
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2014ADJUSTMENT AMONG CHILDREN WITH RELATIVES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE MANHUNT FOLLOWING THE BOSTON MARATHON ATTACK. DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. 31:542-550.
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2014Adjustment Among Area Youth After the Boston Marathon Bombing and Subsequent Manhunt. PEDIATRICS. 134:7-14.
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2014Caregiver distress, shared traumatic exposure, and child adjustment among area youth following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 167:50-55.
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2014Extending Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Early Childhood Internalizing Problems: New Advances for an Overlooked Population. CLINICAL CHILD AND FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW. 17:340-356.
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2014Family Involvement in the Psychological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis. JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY. 28:287-298.
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2014Inattention symptoms and the diagnosis of comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among youth with generalized anxiety disorder. JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS. 28:754-760.
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2014Internet-Delivered, Family-Based Treatment for Early-Onset OCD: A Preliminary Case Series. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY. 43:74-87.
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2014Managing Maladaptive Mood and Arousal. EVIDENCE-BASED CBT FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: A COMPETENCIES-BASED APPROACH. 225-246.Web of Science: 000354821000016
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2014Parental accommodation of child anxiety and related symptoms: Range, impact, and correlates. JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS. 28:765-773.
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2014Paternal autonomy restriction, neighborhood safety, and child anxiety trajectory in community youth. JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 35:265-272.
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2014Social Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Biological, Developmental, and Social Considerations. SOCIAL ANXIETY: CLINICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES, 3RD EDITION. 253-309.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394427-6.00010-8 Web of Science: 000340832300011
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Book Chapter
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2010Social Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Biological, Developmental, and Social Considerations. 223-270.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375096-9.00009-2
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2010Cognitive–behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders: Model and current issues. 204-215.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511777578.020
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Editorial Material
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2019Ensuring wearable devices don't wear out their welcome: Cautions for the mental health care road ahead. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12297 Web of Science: 000486220300005
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2018What are we even trying to implement? Considering the relative merits of promoting evidence-based protocols, principles, practices, or policies. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12269 Web of Science: 000453048600008
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2017Examining the scope and patterns of deliberate self-injurious cutting content in popular social media. DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. 786-793.
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2017Overcoming Traditional Barriers Only to Encounter New Ones: Doses of Caution and Direction as Technology-Enhanced Treatments Begin to "Go Live". CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 241-244.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12196 Web of Science: 000409300300002
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2016Commentary: Key Issues, Concluding Thoughts, and Future Directions for the Study of Trauma and Child Health. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY. 149-158.
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2016Future Directions in the Use of Telemental Health to Improve the Accessibility and Quality of Children's Mental Health Services. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 296-300.
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2016Trauma and Child Health: An Introduction to the Special Issue. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY. 1-4.
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Meeting Abstract
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2018Neural Correlates of Intolerance of Uncertainty in Youth. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.02.382 Web of Science: 000432466300360
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Review
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2021Socioeconomic status and child psychopathology in the United States: A meta-analysis of population-based studies. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101933 Web of Science: 000612545000011
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2019Combat Experience and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Military-Serving Parents: a Meta-Analytic Examination of Associated Offspring and Family Outcomes. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10802-018-0427-5 Web of Science: 000455541700011
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2018Consumer Smartphone Apps Marketed for Child and Adolescent Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis. BEHAVIOR THERAPY. 249-261.PMID: 29530263 Web of Science: 000429632800008
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2018The Effectiveness of School-Based Mental Health Services for Elementary-Aged Children: A Meta-Analysis. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 153-165.
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2017Multimedia Field Test: Evaluating the Creative Ambitions of SuperBetter and Its Quest to Gamify Mental Health. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2016.10.002 Web of Science: 000393729100010
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2016Children's Mental Health in the Context of Terrorist Attacks, Ongoing Threats, and Possibilities of Future Terrorism. CURRENT PSYCHIATRY REPORTS.
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Research
principal investigator on
- Improving Satisfaction, Engagement and Clinical Outcomes Among Traditionally Underserved Children Through Cultural Formulation awarded by National Institute of Mental Health 2018 - 2020
- Harnessing Technology to Extend the Reach of Supported Care for Families Affected by Early Child Social Anxiety awarded by Andrew Kukes Foundation Social Anxiety 2016 - 2019
- Evaluating Innovative Treatment Formats for Difficult-to-Treat Child Populations awarded by National Institute of Mental Health 2017 - 2018
- Evaluating the Feasibility of Internet-Delivered Parent-Child Interaction Therapy awarded by National Institute of Mental Health 2013 - 2016
- Anxiety in children with callous unemotional traits: The role of emotional processing in behavior awarded by American Psychological Foundation 2014 - 2016
co-principal investigator on
- Internet Treatment for Behavior Problems in Preschoolers with Developmental Delay awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 2015 - 2020
- RAPID: Leveraging the ABCD Study to Examine the Effects of Hurricane Irma Exposure: The Disaster and Youth, Neural and Affective Maturation in Context (DYNAMIC) Study awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2019
Teaching
teaching activities
- CLP6943-U26: Advanced Clinical Practicum Fall Term 2019
- CLP6943-U26: Advanced Clinical Practicum Spring Term 2019
- PSY4916-U26: Independent Research in Psychology Fall Term 2019
- PSY4916-U26: Independent Research in Psychology Spring Term 2019
- PSY4941-U26: Experiential Learning/Internship in Psychology Fall Term 2019
- PSY4941-U26: Experiential Learning/Internship in Psychology Spring Term 2019
- PSY5918-U26: Supervised Research Fall Term 2019
Contact
full name
- Jonathan Comer
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publication subject areas
- Developmental Biology
- Education & Educational Research
- Family Studies
- Health Care Sciences & Services
- Neurosciences & Neurology
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Work
- Substance Abuse