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Gary Ross Maslow

Gary Ross Maslow

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
gary.maslow@duke.edu
Box 3675, Durham, NC 27710
4020 N Roxboro St, Box 3675, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Innovative Approaches to Addressing Pediatric Mental Health: Digital Technologies in Pediatric Primary Care.

Journal Article Pediatric clinics of North America · December 2024 Digital technologies can be used at multiple levels to support the mental health care of children including (1) health system/health care provider level; (2) patient-provider interface; (3) patient-facing consumer applications; and (4) new technology, incl ... Full text Cite

Telehealth Utilization Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries in North Carolina with Behavioral Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal Article J Racial Ethn Health Disparities · October 2024 OBJECTIVE: We examined factors associated with telehealth utilization during COVID-19 among adult Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health conditions. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING: NC Medicaid 2019-2021 beneficiary and claims data. STUDY DESIGN: Thi ... Full text Link to item Cite

A conditional multi-label model to improve prediction of a rare outcome: An illustration predicting autism diagnosis.

Journal Article J Biomed Inform · September 2024 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a novel approach using routinely collected electronic health records (EHRs) data to improve the prediction of a rare event. We illustrated this using an example of improving early prediction of an autism diagnosis, gi ... Full text Link to item Cite

What Explains Inequalities in Telehealth Utilization Among North Carolina Medicaid Beneficiaries?

Journal Article Telemed J E Health · August 2024 Background: Increased availability of telehealth can improve access to health care. However, there is evidence of persistent disparities in telehealth usage, as well as among people from minoritized racial and ethnic groups and rural residents. The objecti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Behavioral Health Trends Among Perinatal North Carolina Medicaid Beneficiaries.

Journal Article N C Med J · August 2024 Untreated behavioral health conditions among the perinatal population are associated with high mortality and morbidity. We examined trends of behavioral health conditions and treatment received by perinatal Medicaid beneficiaries and described the characte ... Full text Link to item Cite

Seasonality of Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits, School, and COVID-19.

Journal Article Pediatr Emerg Care · December 1, 2022 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore how the academic calendar, and by extension school-year stressors, contributes to the seasonality of pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits. METHODS: The authors reviewed all pediatric ment ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Use of North Carolina Medicaid Collaborative Care Billing Codes After Statewide Approval for Reimbursement.

Journal Article Psychiatr Serv · December 1, 2022 Effective October 2018, North Carolina Medicaid approved reimbursement for collaborative care model (CoCM) billing codes. From October 2018 through December 2019, only 915 of the estimated two million eligible Medicaid beneficiaries had at least one CoCM c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychotropic Prescription Receipt Among Pediatric Patients Enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid.

Journal Article Psychiatr Serv · December 1, 2022 OBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to examine racial-ethnic differences in filled psychotropic prescriptions among a pediatric Medicaid population. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients ages 0-21 with at least one North Carolina Medicaid cla ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical Application of a Peer Coaching Intervention to Enhance Self-Management for Adolescents and Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Journal Article Clin Pract Pediatr Psychol · December 2022 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to characterize the current evidence base related to peer support interventions for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and to describe a peer support program to enhance self-m ... Full text Link to item Cite

Transition from pediatric to adult care in type 1 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal analysis of age at transfer and gap in care.

Journal Article BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care · November 2022 INTRODUCTION: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at risk of suboptimal glycemic control and high acute care utilization. Little is known about the optimal age to transfer people with T1D to adult care, or time gap between co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Inequities in Receipt of the North Carolina Medicaid Waiver Among Individuals with Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Journal Article J Dev Behav Pediatr · September 1, 2022 OBJECTIVE: We examined characteristics associated with receiving the North Carolina Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs) and its association with emergency department (ED) utilization. METHOD: Thr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parent-to-parent peer support for children and youth with special health care needs: Preliminary evaluation of a family partner program in a healthcare system.

Journal Article J Pediatr Nurs · 2022 PURPOSE: Children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) have complex care and coordination needs that are often managed by parents or primary caregivers. This study describes a parent-to-parent peer support pilot program for parents of CYSHCN i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Educational classifications of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability among school-aged children in North Carolina: Associations with race, rurality, and resource availability.

Journal Article Autism Res · May 2021 Disparities exist in the recognition of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States. This study examined whether rurality, race/ethnicity, and low resource availability are associated wit ... Full text Link to item Cite

Positive youth development approach to support life skills of young people with chronic conditions

Chapter · January 28, 2021 Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a theoretically founded, developmental framework that is strengths-based, incorporates ecological assets, and has been effective in supporting at-risk youth. A growing number of adolescents and young adults (AYA) with ch ... Full text Cite

Brief Report: Classifying Rates of Students with Autism and Intellectual Disability in North Carolina: Roles of Race and Economic Disadvantage.

Journal Article J Autism Dev Disord · January 2021 We examined special education classifications among students aged 3-21 in North Carolina public schools, highlighting autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). Results revealed variability by county in ASD and ID prevalence, and in c ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Characterization of Severe and Extreme Behavioral Problems in Patients With Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

Journal Article Pediatr Neurol · October 2020 BACKGROUND: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood often manifests severe or extreme behavioral problems, the nature of which remains to be fully characterized. METHODS: We analyzed 39 consecutive patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood for occurren ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identifying Individuals With Intellectual Disability Within a Population Study.

Journal Article Nurs Res · 2020 BACKGROUND: Much remains unknown about the longitudinal health and well-being of individuals with intellectual disability (ID); thus, new methods to identify those with ID within nationally representative population studies are critical for harnessing thes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lost in transition: resident and fellow training and experience caring for young adults with chronic conditions in a large United States' academic medical center.

Journal Article Med Educ Online · December 2019 BACKGROUND: The transition from pediatric to adult healthcare is a vulnerable time for adolescents and young adults (AYA), especially those with chronic conditions. Successful transition requires communication and coordination amongst providers, patients, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Where Did They Go? Tracking Young Adult Follow-up During the Transition From Pediatric to Adult-Oriented Care.

Journal Article Clin Pediatr (Phila) · October 2019 Continuity of care during health care transition is critical. We sought to evaluate electronic medical record clinic attendance data to examine this outcome. We identified 1623 patients (ages 18-27 years) with 1 of 6 childhood-onset chronic conditions and ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feeling and body investigators (FBI): ARFID division-An acceptance-based interoceptive exposure treatment for children with ARFID.

Journal Article Int J Eat Disord · April 2019 OBJECTIVE: Individuals with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) experience impairing health consequences from insufficient nutritional variety and/or quantity. Early medical conditions and/or somatic symptoms such as abdominal pain may lead s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Transition to adult care in sickle cell disease: A longitudinal study of clinical characteristics and disease severity.

Journal Article Pediatr Blood Cancer · January 2019 BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic blood disorder in which mortality has increased for adolescents and young adults (AYA). PROCEDURE: A longitudinal analysis of medical records was conducted to describe the clinical course among AYAs (ages ... Full text Link to item Cite

Health Care Transition for Adolescent and Young Adults with Intellectual Disability: Views from the Parents.

Journal Article J Pediatr Nurs · 2019 PURPOSE: This study explored the health care transition (HCT) experiences of parents of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with intellectual disability (ID), 18-33 years of age, including barriers and facilitators to the AYA's transition to adulthood with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Pediatrics · June 2018 CONTEXT: Nonpharmacologic treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) encompass a range of care approaches from structured behavioral interventions to complementary medicines. OBJECTIVES: To assess the comparative effectiveness of nonpha ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Medical Transition from Pediatric to Adult-Oriented Care: Considerations for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists.

Journal Article Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am · January 2018 More adolescents and young adults are surviving previously fatal childhood illness and need support to transition from pediatric care to adult-oriented care. There are many barriers, but guidelines and tools assist providers with emphasis on gradually addr ... Full text Link to item Cite

S.M.A.R.T. Transitions: A Program Evaluation.

Journal Article J Pediatr Health Care · 2018 INTRODUCTION: Various programs have been proposed to facilitate more successful transitions from pediatric to adult care for children with special health care needs. Few have been evaluated for their effectiveness. The purpose of this project was to system ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acceptance-based interoceptive exposure for young children with functional abdominal pain.

Journal Article Behav Res Ther · October 2017 UNLABELLED: Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is a common childhood somatic complaint that contributes to impairment in daily functioning (e.g., school absences) and increases risk for chronic pain and psychiatric illness. Cognitive behavioral treatments for ... Full text Link to item Cite

Preliminary Outcomes from an Integrated Pediatric Mental Health Outpatient Clinic.

Journal Article Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am · October 2017 An estimated 1 in 5 children in the United States meet criteria for a diagnosable mental disorder, yet fewer than 20% receive mental health services. Unmet need for psychiatric treatment may contribute to patterns of increasing use of the emergency departm ... Full text Link to item Cite

Healthy Minds-Healthy Kids: Integrating Care.

Journal Article Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · October 2017 Full text Cite

Receipt of Recommended Adolescent Vaccines Among Youth With Special Health Care Needs.

Journal Article Clin Pediatr (Phila) · May 2017 We examined vaccination coverage among youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) using data from parents of adolescents (11-17 years) who responded to a statewide survey in 2010-2012 (n = 2156). Using a validated screening tool, we identified 29% of ado ... Full text Link to item Cite

Resident Dyads Providing Transition Care to Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Illnesses and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.

Journal Article J Grad Med Educ · April 2017 BACKGROUND: Youth with special health care needs often experience difficulty transitioning from pediatric to adult care. These difficulties may derive in part from lack of physician training in transition care and the challenges health care providers exper ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association of Transition Readiness to Intentional Self-Regulation and Hopeful Future Expectations in Youth With Illness.

Journal Article Acad Pediatr · 2017 BACKGROUND: Little is known about how transition readiness relates to other developmental skills of adolescence in youth with chronic illness. Better understanding of how transition readiness relates to these other developmental skills could lead to a broa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Peer support of complex health behaviors in prevention and disease management with special reference to diabetes: systematic reviews.

Journal Article Clin Diabetes Endocrinol · 2017 OBJECTIVES: Examine Peer Support (PS) for complex, sustained health behaviors in prevention or disease management with emphasis on diabetes prevention and management. DATA SOURCES AND ELIGIBILITY: PS was defined as emotional, motivational and practical ass ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of Positive Youth Development for Youth With Chronic Conditions With Healthy Peers.

Journal Article J Adolesc Health · December 2016 PURPOSE: Adolescents with childhood-onset chronic condition (COCC) are at increased risk for physical and psychological problems. Despite being at greater risk and having to deal with traumatic experiences and uncertainty, most adolescents with COCC do wel ... Full text Link to item Cite

Systematic review of character development and childhood chronic illness.

Journal Article World J Clin Pediatr · May 8, 2016 AIM: To review empirical evidence on character development among youth with chronic illnesses. METHODS: A systematic literature review was conducted using PubMed and PSYCHINFO from inception until November 2013 to find quantitative studies that measured ch ... Full text Link to item Cite

Seize the Day to Implement Depression Guidelines.

Journal Article Ann Intern Med · March 1, 2016 Full text Link to item Cite

International and Interdisciplinary Identification of Health Care Transition Outcomes.

Journal Article JAMA Pediatr · March 2016 IMPORTANCE: There is a lack of agreement on what constitutes successful outcomes for the process of health care transition (HCT) among adolescent and young adults with special health care needs. OBJECTIVE: To present HCT outcomes identified by a Delphi pro ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Adolescent and Young Adult with Cancer: A Developmental Life Course Perspective.

Journal Article Semin Oncol Nurs · August 2015 OBJECTIVES: Using a Life Course Health Development framework, this article summarizes what is known about the impact of cancer and its treatment on the biopsychosocial world of the adolescent and young adult. DATA SOURCES: Published peer reviewed literatur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Systematic Review of the Impact of Transition Interventions for Adolescents With Chronic Illness on Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare.

Journal Article J Pediatr Nurs · 2015 Transfer from pediatric to adult care is a critical component of a high-quality transition experience for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with chronic illness. To examine the current evidence regarding the effect of transition interventions on care tran ... Full text Link to item Cite

Character development pilot evaluation of two studies

Journal Article Journal of Youth Development · 2015 Link to item Cite

Sex differences in adult outcomes by changes in weight status from adolescence to adulthood: results from Add Health.

Journal Article Acad Pediatr · 2014 OBJECTIVE: Changes in weight status from adolescence to adulthood may be associated with varying social, vocational, economic, and educational outcomes, which may differ by sex. We studied whether there are differences in adult outcomes by sex for differen ... Full text Link to item Cite

College freshmen with chronic illness: A comparison with healthy first-year students

Journal Article Journal of College Student Development · January 1, 2014 Full text Cite

Systematic review of positive youth development programs for adolescents with chronic illness.

Journal Article Pediatrics · May 2013 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework has been successfully used to support at-risk youth. However, its effectiveness in fostering positive outcomes for adolescents with chronic illness has not been established. We perfor ... Full text Link to item Cite

An evaluation of a positive youth development program for adolescents with chronic illness.

Journal Article J Adolesc Health · February 2013 PURPOSE: Youth with chronic illness often struggle transitioning to adulthood and adult medical care. This article examines the outcomes of a group mentoring program called The Adolescent Leadership Council (TALC) that brings together high school participa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Protective connections and educational attainment among young adults with childhood-onset chronic illness.

Journal Article J Sch Health · August 2012 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Youth with childhood-onset chronic illness (COCI) are at risk of poor educational attainment. Specific protective factors that promote college graduation in this population have not been studied previously. In this study, we examine the role pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Growing up with a chronic illness: social success, educational/vocational distress.

Journal Article J Adolesc Health · August 2011 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: We compared adult educational, vocational, and social outcomes among young adults with and without childhood-onset chronic illness in a nationally representative U.S. sample. METHODS: We used data from Wave IV (2008) of the National Longitudina ... Full text Link to item Cite

SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF OBESITY IN ADULTHOOD

Conference JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE · May 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Young adult outcomes of children growing up with chronic illness: an analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

Journal Article Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · March 2011 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To examine young adult outcomes in a nationally representative US cohort of young adults growing up with a chronic illness. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of nationally representative data from wave III (in 2001) of the National Longitudinal Study o ... Full text Link to item Cite

GLOBAL SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PEER SUPPORT FOR COMPLEX HEALTH BEHAVIOR

Conference INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · August 1, 2010 Link to item Cite

GLOBAL SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PEER SUPPORT FOR COMPLEX HEALTH BEHAVIOR

Conference INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · August 1, 2010 Link to item Cite

Summer camps for children with burn injuries: a literature review.

Journal Article J Burn Care Res · 2010 The first summer camps for children with burn injuries started over 25 years ago, and as of 2008, there were 60 camps worldwide. This review examines the literature on summer pediatric burn camps. The authors describe common characteristics of burn camp st ... Full text Link to item Cite