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Peter Joseph Duquette

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
2608 Erwin Rd., Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705
2608 Erwin Rd., Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications


Ratings of parenting stress in mild to moderate chronic kidney disease in children: a pilot investigation.

Journal Article Pediatr Nephrol · December 2026 BACKGROUND: Parental stress in pediatric chronic illness is well known; however, there is a dearth of literature describing parental stress in pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD). This pilot study evaluated parenting stress in mild to moderate pediatric ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Misconceptions About Traumatic Brain Injury: A Survey of Endorsements by North Carolina School Psychologists and Impact of a State-Wide Training Program

Journal Article Psychology in the Schools · November 1, 2025 This study surveyed school psychologists' misconceptions about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their perceived competency working with students affected by TBI. A state-wide curriculum devoted to TBI also was examined with respect to its impact on the rat ... Full text Cite

A study protocol for risk stratification in children with concussion (RSiCC): Theoretical framework, design, and methods.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2024 Research shows that one in five children will experience a concussion by age 16. Compared to adults, children experience longer and more severe postconcussive symptoms (PCS), with severity and duration varying considerably among children and complicating m ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Differential Attention Functioning in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease.

Journal Article Front Hum Neurosci · 2022 OBJECTIVE: To compare specific attention functions for school-age children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to those of a typically developing control group. METHODS: A cross-sectional study examined attention dimensions for children and adolescents with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Preseason Cerebrovascular Function in Adolescent Athletes.

Journal Article Ann Biomed Eng · October 2021 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sport participation, concussion history, and age of first exposure to football on preseason cerebrovascular function in adolescent athletes. Athletes (n = 53, age = 15.8 ± 1.2 years) were examined ... Full text Link to item Cite

Repetitive Head Impact Exposure and Cerebrovascular Function in Adolescent Athletes.

Journal Article J Neurotrauma · April 1, 2021 The purpose of this study was to determine how subconcussive head impact exposure in high school collision sport student-athletes influenced cerebrovascular function. Transcranial Doppler was used to assess pre- to post-season changes in: (1) resting middl ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Early Development of Infants with Turner Syndrome.

Journal Article J Dev Behav Pediatr · August 2020 OBJECTIVE: To examine the early cognitive, temperament, and adaptive functioning of infants and toddlers with Turner syndrome (TS). METHODS: Cognitive abilities were measured using the Mullen Scales of Early Learning at 1 year of age for 31 girls with TS a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Social-behavioural functioning in paediatric chronic kidney disease.

Journal Article Child Care Health Dev · November 2009 Background The social-behavioural functioning of children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not well studied and not fully understood, with available studies reflecting a mixed set of findings. The primary purpose of this paper is to com ... Full text Link to item Cite

Neurodevelopmental Status and Adaptive Behaviors in Preschool Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

Journal Article The Journal of Special Education · May 2009 This study examines the early neurodevelopmental function of infants and preschool children who have chronic kidney disease (CKD). Fifteen patients with CKD are compared to a healthy control group using the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) a ... Full text Cite

The central nervous system in childhood chronic kidney disease.

Journal Article Pediatr Nephrol · October 2007 Neurodevelopmental deficits in pediatric and adult survivors of childhood onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been documented for many years. This paper reviews the available literature on central nervous system involvement incurred in childhood CKD. T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Brief report: intellectual and academic functioning in pediatric chronic kidney disease.

Journal Article J Pediatr Psychol · September 2007 OBJECTIVE: Examine the intellectual and academic functioning in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, children with CKD (n = 30) were compared to matched controls (n = 41) on measures of intelligence, achievem ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical predictors of neurocognitive deficits in children with chronic kidney disease.

Journal Article Pediatr Nephrol · April 2007 The purpose of the study was to explore associations between neurocognitive function and chronic kidney disease (CKD)-related clinical characteristics. Twenty-nine children, ages 7 to 19 years, with an estimated creatinine clearance (eCrCl) of 4-89 ml/min ... Full text Link to item Cite

Memory and executive functions in pediatric chronic kidney disease.

Journal Article Child Neuropsychol · December 2006 This study examined the memory and executive functioning of children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The sample included 20 children and adolescents with CKD ranging in age from 7.50 to 19.04 years (M = 13.41, SD = 3.20). Intellectual fu ... Full text Link to item Cite

The nervous system and chronic kidney disease in children.

Journal Article Pediatr Nephrol · August 2004 This paper provides a review of the literature on the nervous system involvement incurred by children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a particular focus on neuropsychological functioning. In addition to an historical overview of ear ... Full text Link to item Cite