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• Duarté-Vélez Y, Torres-Dávila P, Spirito A, Polanco N, Bernal G. Development of a treatment protocol for Puerto Rican adolescents with suicidal behaviors. Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.). 2016; 53 (1) : 45-56 . full text PubMed
• Duarté-Vélez, Yovanska, Torres-Dávila, Paloma, Spirito, Anthony, Polanco, Norka, Bernal, Guillermo. Development of a treatment protocol for Puerto Rican adolescents with suicidal behaviors. Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.). 2016; 53 (1) : 45-56 . full text
• Becker, Sara J., Midoun, Miriam M., Zeithaml, Valarie A., Clark, Melissa A., Spirito, Anthony. Dimensions of treatment quality most valued by adolescent substance users and their caregivers. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2016; 47 (2) : 120-129 . full text
• Seymour KE, Jones RN, Cushman GK, Galvan T, Puzia ME, Kim KL, Spirito A, Dickstein DP. Emotional face recognition in adolescent suicide attempters and adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2016; 25 (3) : 247-259 . full text PubMed
• Ranney ML, Patena JV, Nugent N, Spirito A, Boyer E, Zatzick D, Cunningham R. PTSD, cyberbullying and peer violence: prevalence and correlates among adolescent emergency department patients General Hospital Psychiatry. 2016; 39 : 32-38 . full text PubMed
• Yen S, Kuehn K, Melvin C, Weinstock LM, Andover MS, Selby EA, Solomon JB, Spirito A. Predicting Persistence of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Suicidal Adolescents Suicide & life-threatening behavior. 2016; 46 (1) : 13-22 . full text PubMed
• Frazier, Elisabeth A., Liu, Richard T., Massing-Schaffer, Maya, Hunt, Jeffrey, Wolff, Jennifer, Spirito, Anthony. Adolescent but Not Parent Report of Irritability Is Related to Suicidal Ideation in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents Archives of Suicide Research. 2015; 20 (2) : 280-289 . full text
• Kim, Kerri L., Cushman, Grace K., Weissman, Alexandra B., Puzia, Megan E., Wegbreit, Ezra, Tone, Erin B., Spirito, Anthony, Dickstein, Daniel P. Behavioral and emotional responses to interpersonal stress: A comparison of adolescents engaged in non-suicidal self-injury to adolescent suicide attempters Psychiatry research. 2015; 228 (3) : 899-906 . full text PubMed
• Hernandez L, Rodriguez AM, Spirito A. Brief Family-Based Intervention for Substance Abusing Adolescents Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2015; 24 (3) : 585-599 . full text PubMed
• Spirito, Anthony, Wolff, Jennifer C., Seaboyer, Lourah M., Hunt, Jeffrey, Esposito-Smythers, Christianne, Nugent, Nicole, Zlotnick, Caron, Miller, Ivan. Concurrent Treatment for Adolescent and Parent Depressed Mood and Suicidality: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Findings Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2015; 25 (2) : 131-139 . full text PubMed
• Spirito, Anthony, Hernandez, Lynn, Cancilliere, Mary Kathryn, Graves, Hannah, Barnett, Nancy. Improving Parenting and Parent-Adolescent Communication to Delay or Prevent the Onset of Alcohol and Drug Use in Young Adolescents with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Pilot Trial Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse. 2015; 24 (5) : 308-322 . full text
• Gomez J, Becker S, O'Brien K, Spirito A. Interactive Effect of Child Maltreatment and Substance Use on Depressed Mood Among Adolescents Presenting to Community-Based Substance Use Treatment. Community Ment Health J. 2015; 51 (7) : 833-40 . full text PubMed
• Liu RT, Jones RN, Spirito A. Is Adolescent Suicidal Ideation Continuous or Categorical? A Taxometric Analysis Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2015; 43 (8) : 1459-1466 . full text PubMed
• O'Brien KH, Hernandez L, Spirito A. Parental Monitoring Affects the Relationship Between Depressed Mood and Alcohol-Related Problems in Adolescents Substance Abuse. 2015; 36 (1) : 82-4 . full text PubMed
• Yen, Shirley, Kuehn, Kevin, Tezanos, Katherine, Weinstock, Lauren M., Solomon, Joel, Spirito, Anthony. Perceived Family and Peer Invalidation as Predictors of Adolescent Suicidal Behaviors and Self-Mutilation Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2015; 25 (2) : 124-130 . full text PubMed
• Becker, S. J., Spirito, A., Vanmali, R. Perceptions of 'Evidence-Based Practice among the consumers of adolescent substance use treatment Health Education Journal. 2015; 75 (3) : 358-369 . full text
• Kim KL, Galvan T, Puzia ME, Cushman GK, Seymour KE, Vanmali R, Jones RN, Spirito A, Dickstein DP. Psychiatric and Self-Injury Profiles of Adolescent Suicide Attempters versus Adolescents Engaged in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Suicide & life-threatening behavior. 2015; 45 (1) : 37-50 . full text PubMed
• Dickstein DP, Puzia ME, Cushman GK, Weissman AB, Wegbreit E, Kim KL, Nock MK, Spirito A. Self-injurious implicit attitudes among adolescent suicide attempters versus those engaged in nonsuicidal self-injury Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2015; 56 (10) : 1127-1136 . full text PubMed
• Hernandez, Lynn, Cancilliere, Mary Kathryn, Graves, Hannah, Chun, Thomas H., Lewander, William, Spirito, Anthony. Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents Treated in a Pediatric Emergency Department Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse. 2015; 25 (2) : 124-133 . full text
• Abar CC, Hernandez L, Rodriguez AM, Spirito A. Trajectories of Adolescent Alcohol Use in the Year Following a Brief Alcohol Intervention. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2015; 76 (5) : 710-20 . full text PubMed
• Hernandez L, Salas-Wright CP, Graves H, Cancilliere MK, Spirito A. A confirmatory approach to understanding the four-factor structure of the Adolescent Drinking Index: Evidence for a brief version Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2014; 47 (3) : 239-44 . full text PubMed
• Ranney ML, Choo EK, Cunningham RM, Spirito A, Thorsen M, Mello MJ, Morrow K. Acceptability, language, and structure of text message-based behavioral interventions for high-risk adolescent females: a qualitative study. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2014; 55 (1) : 33-40 . full text PubMed
• Becker, Sara J., Swenson, Rebecca R., Esposito-Smythers, Christianne, Cataldo, Andrea M., Spirito, Anthony. Barriers to seeking mental health services among adolescents in military families. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2014; 45 (6) : 504-513 . full text PubMed
• Rizzo CJ, Esposito-Smythers C, Swenson L, Hower HM, Wolff J, Spirito A. Dating violence victimization, dispositional aggression, and nonsuicidal self-injury among psychiatrically hospitalized male and female adolescents. Suicide & life-threatening behavior. 2014; 44 (3) : 338-51 . full text PubMed
• Cardemil EV, O'Donnell EH, Esposito-Smythers C, D'Eramo KS, Derrick BE, Spirito A, Grant KE, Lambert SF. Depressive symptoms in low-income, urban adolescents: cognitive and contextual factors. Journal of prevention & intervention in the community. 2014; 42 (3) : 183-95 . full text PubMed
• McManama O'Brien KH, Becker SJ, Spirito A, Simon V, Prinstein MJ. Differentiating adolescent suicide attempters from ideators: examining the interaction between depression severity and alcohol use. Suicide & life-threatening behavior. 2014; 44 (1) : 23-33 . full text PubMed
• Yen S, Fuller AK, Solomon J, Spirito A. Follow-up treatment utilization by hospitalized suicidal adolescents. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2014; 20 (5) : 353-62 . full text PubMed
• Liu RT, Case BG, Spirito A. Injection drug use is associated with suicide attempts but not ideation or plans in a sample of adolescents with depressive symptoms Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2014; 56 : 65-71 . full text PubMed
• Allwood MA, Esposito-Smythers C, Swenson LP, Spirito A. Negative cognitions as a moderator in the relationship between PTSD and substance use in a psychiatrically hospitalized adolescent sample. Journal of Traumatic Stress . 2014; 27 (2) : 208-16 . full text PubMed
• Wolff JC, Frazier EA, Esposito-Smythers C, Becker SJ, Burke TA, Cataldo A, Spirito A. Negative cognitive style and perceived social support mediate the relationship between aggression and NSSI in hospitalized adolescents. Journal of Adolescence. 2014; 37 (4) : 483-91 . full text PubMed
• Liu RT, Frazier EA, Cataldo AM, Simon VA, Spirito A, Prinstein MJ. Negative life events and non-suicidal self-injury in an adolescent inpatient sample. Archives of Suicide Research. 2014; 18 (3) : 251-8 . full text PubMed
• Gallagher M, Prinstein MJ, Simon V, Spirito A. Social anxiety symptoms and suicidal ideation in a clinical sample of early adolescents: examining loneliness and social support as longitudinal mediators. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2014; 42 (6) : 871-83 . full text PubMed
• Wolff, Jennifer, Esposito-Smythers, Christianne, Becker, Sara, Seaboyer, Lourah, Rizzo, Christie, Lichtenstein, David, Spirito, Anthony. Social-Cognitive Moderators of the Relationship between Peer Victimization and Suicidal Ideation among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. 2014; 23 (3) : 268-285 . full text PubMed
• Ranney ML, Choo EK, Spirito A, Mello MJ. Adolescents' preference for technology-based emergency department behavioral interventions: does it depend on risky behaviors? Pediatric Emergency Care. 2013; 29 (4) : 475-81 . full text PubMed
• Yen S, Gagnon K, Spirito A. Borderline personality disorder in suicidal adolescents. Personality and mental health. 2013; 7 (2) : 89-101 . full text PubMed
• Wolff J, Frazier EA, Esposito-Smythers C, Burke T, Sloan E, Spirito A. Cognitive and social factors associated with NSSI and suicide attempts in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2013; 41 (6) : 1005-13 . full text PubMed
• Linakis JG, Bromberg J, Baird J, Nirenberg TD, Chun TH, Mello MJ, Jackson KM, Spirito A. Feasibility and acceptability of a pediatric emergency department alcohol prevention intervention for young adolescents. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2013; 29 (11) : 1180-8 . full text PubMed
• Yen S, Weinstock LM, Andover MS, Sheets ES, Selby EA, Spirito A. Prospective predictors of adolescent suicidality: 6-month post-hospitalization follow-up. Psychological medicine. 2013; 43 (5) : 983-93 . full text PubMed
• Mansoor B, Rengasamy M, Hilton R, Porta G, He J, Spirito A, Emslie GJ, Mayes TL, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Shamseddeen W, Birmaher B, Ryan N, Brent D. The bidirectional relationship between body mass index and treatment outcome in adolescents with treatment-resistant depression. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2013; 23 (7) : 458-67 . full text PubMed
• Selby EA, Yen S, Spirito A. Time varying prediction of thoughts of death and suicidal ideation in adolescents: weekly ratings over 6-month follow-up. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53. 2013; 42 (4) : 481-95 . full text PubMed
• Lipschitz JM, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Spirito A. Adolescent and caregiver perception of family functioning: relation to suicide ideation and attempts. Psychiatry research. 2012; 200 (2-3) : 400-3 . full text PubMed
• McMakin DL, Olino TM, Porta G, Dietz LJ, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Ryan ND, Birmaher B, Shamseddeen W, Mayes T, Kennard B, Spirito A, Keller M, Lynch FL, Dickerson JF, Brent DA. Anhedonia predicts poorer recovery among youth with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment-resistant depression. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2012; 51 (4) : 404-11 . full text PubMed
• Maalouf FT, Porta G, Vitiello B, Emslie G, Mayes T, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Spirito A, Keller M, Birmaher B, Ryan N, Shamseddeen W, Iyengar S, Brent D. Do sub-syndromal manic symptoms influence outcome in treatment resistant depression in adolescents? A latent class analysis from the TORDIA study Journal of affective disorders. 2012; 138 (1-2) : 86-95 . full text PubMed
• McQuaid EL, Spirito A. Integrating research into clinical internship training bridging the science/practice gap in pediatric psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2012; 37 (2) : 149-57 . full text PubMed
• Nargiso JE, Becker SJ, Wolff JC, Uhl KM, Simon V, Spirito A, Prinstein MJ. Psychological, peer, and family influences on smoking among an adolescent psychiatric sample. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2012; 42 (3) : 310-8 . full text PubMed
• Becker SJ, Nargiso JE, Wolff JC, Uhl KM, Simon VA, Spirito A, Prinstein MJ. Temporal relationship between substance use and delinquent behavior among young psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2012; 43 (2) : 251-9 . full text PubMed
• Becker SJ, Spirito A, Hernandez L, Barnett NP, Eaton CA, Lewander W, Rohsenow DJ, Monti PM. Trajectories of adolescent alcohol use after brief treatment in an Emergency Department. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2012; 125 (1-2) : 103-9 . full text PubMed
• Jelalian E, Spirito A, Rasile D, Nobile C. Behavioral factors associated with self-reported injury in young adolescent males. International journal of adolescent medicine and health. 2011; 13 (2) : 155-68 . full text PubMed
• Chun TH, Spirito A, Rakowski W, D'Onofrio G, Woolard RH. Beliefs and practices of pediatric emergency physicians and nurses regarding counseling alcohol-using adolescents: can counseling practice be predicted? Pediatric Emergency Care. 2011; 27 (9) : 812-25 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Esposito-Smythers C, Wolff J, Uhl K. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression and suicidality. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2011; 20 (2) : 191-204 . full text PubMed
• Lynch FL, Dickerson JF, Clarke G, Vitiello B, Porta G, Wagner KD, Emslie G, Asarnow JR Jr, Keller MB, Birmaher B, Ryan ND, Kennard B, Mayes T, DeBar L, McCracken JT, Strober M, Suddath RL, Spirito A, Onorato M, Zelazny J, Iyengar S, Brent D. Incremental cost-effectiveness of combined therapy vs medication only for youth with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistant depression: treatment of SSRI-resistant depression in adolescents trial findings. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011; 68 (3) : 253-62 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Sindelar-Manning H, Colby SM, Barnett NP, Lewander W, Rohsenow DJ, Monti PM. Individual and family motivational interventions for alcohol-positive adolescents treated in an emergency department: results of a randomized clinical trial. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2011; 165 (3) : 269-74 . full text PubMed
• Vitiello B, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Keller MB, Birmaher B, Ryan ND, Kennard B, Mayes TL, DeBar L, Lynch F, Dickerson J, Strober M, Suddath R, McCracken JT, Spirito A, Onorato M, Zelazny J, Porta G, Iyengar S, Brent DA. Long-Term Outcome of Adolescent Depression Initially Resistant to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Treatment J. Clin. Psychiatry. 2011; 72 (03) : 388-396 . full text PubMed
• Esposito-Smythers C, Wolff J, Lemmon KM, Bodzy M, Swenson RR, Spirito A. Military youth and the deployment cycle: emotional health consequences and recommendations for intervention. Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43). 2011; 25 (4) : 497-507 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Simon V, Cancilliere MK, Stein R, Norcott C, Loranger K, Prinstein MJ. Outpatient psychotherapy practice with adolescents following psychiatric hospitalization for suicide ideation or a suicide attempt. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry. 2011; 16 (1) : 53-64 . full text PubMed
• Topor DR, Swenson LP, Liguori GM, Spirito A, Lowenhaupt EA, Hunt JI. Problematic video game use scale: initial psychometric properties with psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. J. Clin. Psychiatry. 2011; 72 (12) : 1611-5 . full text PubMed
• Asarnow JR, Porta G, Spirito A, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Vitiello B, Keller M, Birmaher B, McCracken J, Mayes T, Berk M, Brent DA. Suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury in the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents: findings from the TORDIA study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2011; 50 (8) : 772-81 . full text PubMed
• Esposito-Smythers C, Spirito A, Kahler CW, Hunt J, Monti P. Treatment of co-occurring substance abuse and suicidality among adolescents: a randomized trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2011; 79 (6) : 728-39 . full text PubMed
• Fairlie AM, Chun TH, Hernández L, Sindelar-Manning H, Eaton CA, Lewander W, Spirito A. Alcohol Use History Differentiates Adolescents Treated in the Emergency Department After an Alcohol-Related Incident Pediatric Emergency Care. 2010; 26 (6) : 417-23 . full text PubMed
• Lichtenstein DP, Spirito A, Zimmermann RP. Assessing and treating co-occurring disorders in adolescents: examining typical practice of community-based mental health and substance use treatment providers. Community Ment Health J. 2010; 46 (3) : 252-7 . full text PubMed
• Hernandez L, Eaton CA, Fairlie AM, Chun TH, Spirito A. Ethnic group differences in substance use, depression, peer relationships, and parenting among adolescents receiving brief alcohol counseling. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. 2010; 9 (1) : 14-27 . full text PubMed
• Epstein JA, Spirito A. Gender-specific risk factors for suicidality among high school students. Archives of Suicide Research. 2010; 14 (3) : 193-205 . full text PubMed
• Prinstein MJ, Heilbron N, Guerry JD, Franklin JC, Rancourt D, Simon V, Spirito A. Peer influence and nonsuicidal self injury: longitudinal results in community and clinically-referred adolescent samples. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2010; 38 (5) : 669-82 . full text PubMed
• Chun TH, Spirito A, Hernández L, Fairlie AM, Sindelar-Manning H, Eaton CA, Lewander WJ. The significance of marijuana use among alcohol-using adolescent emergency department patients. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2010; 17 (1) : 63-71 . full text PubMed
• Emslie GJ, Mayes T, Porta G, Vitiello B, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Spirito A, Birmaher B, Ryan N, Kennard B, DeBar L, McCracken J, Strober M, Onorato M, Zelazny J, Keller M, Iyengar S, Brent D. Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA): Week 24 Outcomes American Journal of Psychiatry. 2010; 167 (7) : 782-791 . full text PubMed
• Esposito-Smythers C, Spirito A, Rizzo C, McGeary JE, Knopik VS. Associations of the DRD2 TaqIA polymorphism with impulsivity and substance use: preliminary results from a clinical sample of adolescents. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 2009; 93 (3) : 306-12 . full text PubMed
• Garvey KA, Penn JV, Campbell AL, Esposito-Smythers C, Spirito A. Contracting for safety with patients: clinical practice and forensic implications. The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2009; 37 (3) : 363-70 . PubMed
• Kennard BD, Clarke GN, Weersing VR, Asarnow JR, Shamseddeen W, Porta G, Berk M, Hughes JL, Spirito A, Emslie GJ, Keller MB, Wagner KD, Brent DA. Effective components of TORDIA cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: preliminary findings. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2009; 77 (6) : 1033-41 . full text PubMed
• Larkin GL, Beautrais AL, Spirito A, Kirrane BM, Lippmann MJ, Milzman DP. Mental health and emergency medicine: a research agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2009; 16 (11) : 1110-9 . full text PubMed
• Brent DA, Emslie GJ, Clarke GN, Asarnow J, Spirito A, Ritz L, Vitiello B, Iyengar S, Birmaher B, Ryan ND, Zelazny J, Onorato M, Kennard B, Mayes TL, Debar LL, McCracken JT, Strober M, Suddath R, Leonard H, Porta G, Keller MB. Predictors of Spontaneous and Systematically Assessed Suicidal Adverse Events in the Treatment of SSRI-Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA) Study American Journal of Psychiatry. 2009; 166 (4) : 418-26 . full text PubMed
• Epstein JA, Spirito A. Risk factors for suicidality among a nationally representative sample of high school students. Suicide & life-threatening behavior. 2009; 39 (3) : 241-51 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Abebe KZ, Iyengar S, Brent D, Vitiello B, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow J, Emslie G, Keller M. Sources of site differences in the efficacy of a multisite clinical trial: the Treatment of SSRI-Resistant Depression in Adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2009; 77 (3) : 439-50 . full text PubMed
• Goldstein BI, Shamseddeen W, Spirito A, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Vitiello B, Ryan N, Birmaher B, Mayes T, Onorato M, Zelazny J, Brent DA. Substance use and the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2009; 48 (12) : 1182-92 . full text PubMed
• Asarnow JR, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Spirito A, Vitiello B, Iyengar S, Shamseddeen W, Ritz L, Mccracken J, Strober M, Suddath R, Leonard H, Porta G, Keller M, Brent D. Treatment of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistant depression in adolescents: predictors and moderators of treatment response. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2009; 48 (3) : 330-9 . full text PubMed
• Sindelar-Manning H, Lewander W, Chun T, Barnett N, Spirito A. Emergency department detection of adolescents with a history of alcohol abuse and alcohol problems. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2008; 24 (7) : 457-61 . full text PubMed
• Prinstein MJ, Nock MK, Simon V, Aikins JW, Cheah CS, Spirito A. Longitudinal trajectories and predictors of adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts following inpatient hospitalization. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2008; 76 (1) : 92-103 . full text PubMed
• Chun TH, Sindelar-Manning H, Eaton CA, Lewander WJ, Spirito A. Parental factors influence teen alcohol use after an emergency department visit. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2008; 24 (10) : 668-72 . full text PubMed
• Swenson LP, Spirito A, Dyl J, Kittler J, Hunt JI. Psychiatric correlates of nonsuicidal cutting behaviors in an adolescent inpatient sample. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2008; 39 (4) : 427-38 . full text PubMed
• Brent D, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Keller M, Vitiello B, Ritz L, Iyengar S, Abebe K, Birmaher B, Ryan N, Kennard B, Hughes C, DeBar L, McCracken J, Strober M, Suddath R, Spirito A, Leonard H, Melhem N, Porta G, Onorato M, Zelazny J. Switching to another SSRI or to venlafaxine with or without cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with SSRI-resistant depression: the TORDIA randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008; 299 (8) : 901-13 . full text PubMed
• McGeary JE, Esposito-Smythers C, Spirito A, Monti PM. Associations of the dopamine D4 receptor gene VNTR polymorphism with drug use in adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 2007; 86 (2) : 401-6 . full text PubMed
• Boergers J, Hart C, Owens JA, Streisand R, Spirito A. Child sleep disorders: associations with parental sleep duration and daytime sleepiness. Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43). 2007; 21 (1) : 88-94 . full text PubMed
• Monti PM, Barnett NP, Colby SM, Gwaltney CJ, Spirito A, Rohsenow DJ, Woolard R. Motivational interviewing versus feedback only in emergency care for young adult problem drinking. Addiction. 2007; 102 (8) : 1234-43 . full text PubMed
• Eltz M, Evans AS, Celio M, Dyl J, Hunt J, Armstrong L, Spirito A. Suicide probability scale and its utility with adolescent psychiatric patients. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2007; 38 (1) : 17-29 . full text PubMed
• Swenson LP, Esposito-Smythers C, Hunt JI, Hollander BL, Dyl J, Rizzo CJ, Steinley DL, Spirito A. Validation of the Children's Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes (ChIPS) with psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2007; 46 (11) : 1482-90 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Esposito-Smythers C. Attempted and completed suicide in adolescence. Annual review of clinical psychology. 2006; 2 : 237-66 . full text PubMed
• Esposito-Smythers C, Spirito A, Uth R, LaChance H. Cognitive behavioral treatment for suicidal alcohol abusing adolescents: development and pilot testing. Am J Addict. 2006; 15 Suppl 1 : 126-30 . full text PubMed
• Fairlie AM, Sindelar HA, Eaton CA, Spirito A. Utility of the AUDIT for screening adolescents for problematic alcohol use in the emergency department. International journal of adolescent medicine and health. 2006; 18 (1) : 115-22 . PubMed
• Colby SM, Monti PM, O'Leary Tevyaw T, Barnett NP, Spirito A, Rohsenow DJ, Riggs S, Lewander W. Brief motivational intervention for adolescent smokers in medical settings. Addictive behaviors. 2005; 30 (5) : 865-74 . full text PubMed
• Hunt JI, Dyl J, Armstrong L, Litvin E, Sheeran T, Spirito A. Frequency of manic symptoms and bipolar disorder in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents using the K-SADS Mania Rating Scale. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2005; 15 (6) : 918-30 . full text PubMed
• Donaldson D, Spirito A, Esposito-Smythers C. Treatment for adolescents following a suicide attempt: results of a pilot trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2005; 44 (2) : 113-20 . full text PubMed
• Esposito-Smythers C, Jobes DA, Lester D, Spirito A. A case study on adolescent suicide: Tim. Archives of Suicide Research. 2004; 8 (2) : 187-97 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Monti PM, Barnett NP, Colby SM, Sindelar H, Rohsenow DJ, Lewander W, Myers M. A randomized clinical trial of a brief motivational intervention for alcohol-positive adolescents treated in an emergency department. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2004; 145 (3) : 396-402 . full text PubMed
• Sindelar HA, Barnett NP, Spirito A. Adolescent alcohol use and injury. A summary and critical review of the literature. Minerva pediatrica. 2004; 56 (3) : 291-309 . PubMed
• Esposito-Smythers C, Spirito A. Adolescent substance use and suicidal behavior: a review with implications for treatment research. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2004; 28 (5 Suppl) : 77S-88S . full text PubMed
• Sindelar HA, Abrantes AM, Hart C, Lewander W, Spirito A. Motivational interviewing in pediatric practice. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care. 2004; 34 (9) : 322-39 . full text PubMed
• D'Eramo KS, Prinstein MJ, Freeman J, Grapentine WL, Spirito A. Psychiatric diagnoses and comorbidity in relation to suicidal behavior among psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2004; 35 (1) : 21-35 . full text PubMed
• Esposito C, Spirito A, Boergers J, Donaldson D. Affective, behavioral, and cognitive functioning in adolescents with multiple suicide attempts. Suicide & life-threatening behavior. 2003; 33 (4) : 389-99 . full text PubMed
• Barnett NP, Monti PM, Spirito A, Colby SM, Rohsenow DJ, Ruffolo L, Woolard R. Alcohol use and related harm among older adolescents treated in an emergency department: the importance of alcohol status and college status. J. Stud. Alcohol. 2003; 64 (3) : 342-9 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Valeri S, Boergers J, Donaldson D. Predictors of continued suicidal behavior in adolescents following a suicide attempt. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53. 2003; 32 (2) : 284-9 . full text PubMed
• Stanton C, Spirito A, Donaldson D, Boergers J. Risk-taking behavior and adolescent suicide attempts. Suicide & life-threatening behavior. 2003; 33 (1) : 74-9 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Brown RT, D'Angelo E, Delamater A, Rodrigue J, Siegel L. Society of pediatric psychology task force report: recommendations for the training of pediatric psychologists. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2003; 28 (2) : 85-98 . full text PubMed
• Penn JV, Esposito CL, Schaeffer LE, Fritz GK, Spirito A. Suicide attempts and self-mutilative behavior in a juvenile correctional facility. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2003; 42 (7) : 762-9 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Overholser J. The suicidal child: assessment and management of adolescents after a suicide attempt. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2003; 12 (4) : 649-65, vi . full text PubMed
• Nash JM, Collins BN, Loughlin SE, Solbrig M, Harvey R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Unger J, Miner C, Rukstalis M, Shenassa E, Dubé C, Spirito A. Training the transdisciplinary scientist: a general framework applied to tobacco use behavior. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2003; 5 Suppl 1 : S41-53 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Boergers J, Donaldson D, Bishop D, Lewander W. An intervention trial to improve adherence to community treatment by adolescents after a suicide attempt. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2002; 41 (4) : 435-42 . full text PubMed
• D'Amico EJ, Barnett NP, Monti PM, Colby SM, Spirito A, Rohsenow DJ. Does alcohol use mediate the association between alcohol evaluations and alcohol-related problems in adolescents? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 2002; 16 (2) : 157-60 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A. Group treatment plus usual care decreased the risk of deliberate self harm in adolescents who repeatedly harm themselves. Evidence-based mental health. 2002; 5 (2) : 55 . full text PubMed
• Perez-Smith A, Spirito A, Boergers J. Neighborhood predictors of hopelessness among adolescent suicide attempters: preliminary investigation. Suicide & life-threatening behavior. 2002; 32 (2) : 139-45 . full text PubMed
• Colby SM, Barnett NP, Eaton CA, Spirito A, Woolard R, Lewander W, Rohsenow DJ, Monti PM. Potential biases in case detection of alcohol involvement among adolescents in an emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2002; 18 (5) : 350-4 . full text PubMed
• Barnett NP, Lebeau-Craven R, O'Leary TA, Colby SM, Rohsenow DJ, Monti PM, Woolard R, Spirito A. Predictors of motivation to change after medical treatment for drinking-related events in adolescents. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 2002; 16 (2) : 106-12 . full text PubMed
• Stein LA, Colby SM, O'Leary TA, Monti PM, Rohsenow DJ, Spirito A, Riggs S, Barnett NP. Response distortion in adolescents who smoke: a pilot study. Journal of drug education. 2002; 32 (4) : 271-86 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Stanton C, Donaldson D, Boergers J. Treatment-as-usual for adolescent suicide attempters: implications for the choice of comparison groups in psychotherapy research. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53. 2002; 31 (1) : 41-7 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Barnett NP, Lewander W, Colby SM, Rohsenow DJ, Eaton CA, Monti PM. Risks associated with alcohol-positive status among adolescents in the emergency department: a matched case-control study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2001; 139 (5) : 694-9 . full text PubMed
• Guertin T, Lloyd-Richardson E, Spirito A, Donaldson D, Boergers J. Self-mutilative behavior in adolescents who attempt suicide by overdose. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2001; 40 (9) : 1062-9 . full text PubMed
• Jelalian E, Alday S, Spirito A, Rasile D, Nobile C. Adolescent motor vehicle crashes: the relationship between behavioral factors and self-reported injury. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2000; 27 (2) : 84-93 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Jelalian E, Rasile D, Rohrbeck C, Vinnick L. Adolescent risk taking and self-reported injuries associated with substance use. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2000; 26 (1) : 113-23 . full text PubMed
• Chung T, Colby SM, Barnett NP, Rohsenow DJ, Spirito A, Monti PM. Screening adolescents for problem drinking: performance of brief screens against DSM-IV alcohol diagnoses. J. Stud. Alcohol. 2000; 61 (4) : 579-87 . full text PubMed
• Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000; 23 (8) : 1043-51 . PubMed
• Monti PM, Colby SM, Barnett NP, Spirito A, Rohsenow DJ, Myers M, Woolard R, Lewander W. Brief intervention for harm reduction with alcohol-positive older adolescents in a hospital emergency department. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1999; 67 (6) : 989-94 . full text PubMed
• Colby SM, Monti PM, Barnett NP, Rohsenow DJ, Weissman K, Spirito A, Woolard RH, Lewander WJ. Brief motivational interviewing in a hospital setting for adolescent smoking: a preliminary study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1998; 66 (3) : 574-8 . full text PubMed
• Barnett NP, Spirito A, Colby SM, Vallee JA, Woolard R, Lewander W, Monti PM. Detection of alcohol use in adolescent patients in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 1998; 5 (6) : 607-12 . full text PubMed
• Boergers J, Spirito A, Donaldson D. Reasons for adolescent suicide attempts: associations with psychological functioning. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 1998; 37 (12) : 1287-93 . full text PubMed
• Owens J, Opipari L, Nobile C, Spirito A. Sleep and daytime behavior in children with obstructive sleep apnea and behavioral sleep disorders. PEDIATRICS. 1998; 102 (5) : 1178-84 . full text PubMed
• Zlotnick C, Donaldson D, Spirito A, Pearlstein T. Affect regulation and suicide attempts in adolescent inpatients. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 1997; 36 (6) : 793-8 . full text PubMed
• Owens J, Spirito A, Nobile C, Arrigan M. Incidence of parasomnias in children with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep. 1997; 20 (12) : 1193-6 . PubMed
• McQuaid EL, Spieth LE, Spirito A. The pediatric psychologist's role in differential diagnosis: vocal-cord dysfunction presenting as asthma. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 1997; 22 (5) : 739-48 . full text PubMed
• Fritz GK, Yeung A, Wamboldt MZ, Spirito A, McQuaid EL, Klein R, Seifer R. Conceptual and methodologic issues in quantifying perceptual accuracy in childhood asthma. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 1996; 21 (2) : 153-73 . full text PubMed
• Fritz GK, McQuaid EL, Spirito A, Klein RB. Symptom perception in pediatric asthma: relationship to functional morbidity and psychological factors. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 1996; 35 (8) : 1033-41 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A. Who's treating adolescent suicide attempters? Crisis. 1996; 17 (3) : 105-7 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Stark LJ, Gil KM, Tyc VL. Coping with everyday and disease-related stressors by chronically ill children and adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 1995; 34 (3) : 283-90 . full text PubMed
• Fritz G, Spirito A, Yeung A, Klein R, Freedman E. A pictorial visual analog scale for rating severity of childhood asthma episodes. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma. 1994; 31 (6) : 473-8 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Lewander WJ, Levy S, Kurkjian J, Fritz G. Emergency department assessment of adolescent suicide attempters: factors related to short-term follow-up outcome. Pediatric Emergency Care. 1994; 10 (1) : 6-12 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Bond A, Kurkjian J, Devost L, Bosworth T, Brown LK. Gender differences among adolescent suicide attempters. Crisis. 1993; 14 (4) : 178-84 . PubMed
• Spirito A, Plummer B, Gispert M, Levy S, Kurkjian J, Lewander W, Hagberg S, Devost L. Adolescent suicide attempts: outcomes at follow-up. The American journal of orthopsychiatry. 1992; 62 (3) : 464-8 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Overholser J, Hart K. Cognitive characteristics of adolescent suicide attempters. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 1991; 30 (4) : 604-8 . full text PubMed
• Stark LJ, Spirito A, Lewis AV, Hart KJ. Encopresis: behavioral parameters associated with children who fail medical management. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 1990; 20 (3) : 169-79 . full text PubMed
• Stark LJ, Owens-Stively J, Spirito A, Lewis A, Guevremont D. Group behavioral treatment of retentive encopresis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 1990; 15 (5) : 659-71 . full text PubMed
• Ruggiero L, Spirito A, Bond A, Coustan D, McGarvey S. Impact of social support and stress on compliance in women with gestational diabetes. Diabetes care. 1990; 13 (4) : 441-3 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Hart K, Overholser J, Halverson J. Social skills and depression in adolescent suicide attempters. Adolescence. 1990; 25 (99) : 543-52 . PubMed
• Stark LJ, Spirito A, Williams CA, Guevremont DC. Common problems and coping strategies. I: Findings with normal adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 1989; 17 (2) : 203-12 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Overholser J, Stark LJ. Common problems and coping strategies. II: Findings with adolescent suicide attempters. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 1989; 17 (2) : 213-21 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Faust D, Myers B, Bechtel D. Clinical utility of the MMPI in the evaluation of adolescent suicide attempters. Journal of Personality Assessment. 1988; 52 (2) : 204-11 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Stark LJ, Hart KJ, Fristad M. Overt behavior of adolescent suicide attempters hospitalized on a general pediatrics floor. Journal of adolescent health care : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 1988; 9 (6) : 491-4 . full text PubMed
• Brem AS, Brem FS, McGrath M, Spirito A. Psychosocial characteristics and coping skills in children maintained on chronic dialysis. Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany). 1988; 2 (4) : 460-5 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Williams CA, Stark LJ, Hart KJ. The Hopelessness Scale for Children: psychometric properties with normal and emotionally disturbed adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 1988; 16 (4) : 445-58 . full text PubMed
• Spirito A, Hewett K, Stark LJ. The application of behavior therapy in oncology. Advances in psychosomatic medicine. 1988; 18 : 66-81 . PubMed
• Spirito A, Russo DC, Masek BJ. Behavioral interventions and stress management training for hospitalized adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis. General Hospital Psychiatry. 1984; 6 (3) : 211-8 . full text PubMed
• Saylor CF, Finch AJ Jr, Spirito A, Bennett B. The children's depression inventory: a systematic evaluation of psychometric properties. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1984; 52 (6) : 955-67 . full text PubMed
• Finch AJ Jr, Spirito A, Garrison S, Marshall P. Developmental differences in Bender-Gestalt recall of children with learning and behavior problems. Perceptual and motor skills. 1983; 56 (1) : 87-90 . full text PubMed
• Finch AJ Jr, Spirito A, Brophy CJ. Reflection-impulsivity and WISC-R performance in behavior-problem children. The Journal of psychology. 1982; 111 (2d Half) : 217-21 . full text PubMed
• Finch AJ Jr, Spirito A, Kendall PC, Mikulka PJ. Multidimensionality of the Nowicki-Strickland locus of control scale for adults. Journal of Personality Assessment. 1981; 45 (2) : 151-4 . full text PubMed

scholarly work

research overview

research statement

funded research

education and training

• PhD. Virginia Commonwealth University 1981
• BA. Cornell University 1975

awards and honors

collaborator

• Becker, Sara Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
• Dickstein, Daniel Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
• Hernandez, Lynn Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research), Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
• Hunt, Jeffrey Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
• Jelalian, Elissa Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Pediatrics
• Jones, Rich Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Professor of Neurology
• Linakis, James Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics
• Liu, Richard Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
• Mello, Michael Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Medical Science, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice
• Nugent, Nicole Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research), Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Research)
• Ranney, Megan Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
• Stout, Robert Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
• Wolff, Jennifer Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
• Yen, Shirley Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

affiliations

credentials/licenses

• Certification. American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, clinical child and adolescent psychology 2003
• License. Rhode Island 1985 #274
• Licensed Psychologist. Massachusetts 1982-2002

appointment

• Affiliate Staff. Rhode Island Hospital 2001-Present
• Staff. Rhode Island Hospital, Academic Executive Committee of Child Psychiatry 1996-Present
• Director of Psychology. Rhode Island Hospital, Child Division 1996-2001
• Director of Psychology. Rhode Island Hospital 1989-1996
• Staff Psychologist. Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry 1982-1984
• Staff Psychologist. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Pediatric Oncology 1982-1984

postdoctoral/other training

• Postdoctoral Fellow. Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Medical Center, behavioral psychology. 1981-1982 Boston, MA