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McLean D Pollock

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
2812 Erwin Road, Suite 403, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications


MyKidneyCoach, Patient Activation, and Clinical Outcomes in Diverse Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Control Pilot Trial.

Journal Article Transplant Direct · April 2023 UNLABELLED: Kidney transplant (KT) recipients who are not actively engaged in their care and lack self-management skills have poor transplant outcomes, which are disproportionately observed among Black KT recipients. This pilot study aimed to determine whe ... 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

Review and Evaluation of mHealth Apps in Solid Organ Transplantation: Past, Present, and Future.

Journal Article Transplant Direct · March 2022 UNLABELLED: With the rapid and widespread expansion of smartphone availability and usage, mobile health (mHealth) has become a viable multipurpose treatment medium for the US healthcare system. METHODS: The purpose of this review is to identify posttranspl ... 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

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

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

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

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

Research With Children Exposed to Partner Violence: Perspectives of Service-Mandated, CPS- and Court-Involved Survivors on Research With Their Children.

Journal Article J Interpers Violence · October 2017 Rapidly growing numbers of female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) who are the primary caregivers for their children are being mandated to services by child protective services (CPS) and/or the court system. Research is needed to better underst ... 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

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

The effectiveness of mental health interventions for adult female survivors of sexual assault: A systematic review

Journal Article Aggression and Violent Behavior · November 1, 2015 Objective: Sexual assault is a common global problem and is associated with poor mental health. Given the high prevalence of sexual assault, it is important to understand which interventions may help survivors. This systematic review examines the effective ... Full text Cite

Effects of a Rural Family Drug Treatment Court Collaborative on Child Welfare Outcomes: Comparison Using Propensity Score Analysis.

Journal Article Child Welfare · 2015 Previous studies that have examined the impact of family drug treatment courts (FDTCs) on child welfare outcomes have produced mixed results. This study evaluates the impact of a rural, FDTC collaborative on child welfare outcomes using propensity score an ... Link to item Cite