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Substance Use is a Robust Predictor of Adolescent Recidivism by Stoolmiller, Mike, Blechman, Elaine A.

“…How well does substance use predict adolescent recidivism? When the Cox proportional hazards model was applied to officially recorded first rearrest of 505…”
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Mentoring special youth populations by Britner, Preston A., Balcazar, Fabricio E., Blechman, Elaine A., Blinn-Pike, Lynn, Larose, Simon

“…Whereas mentoring programs are well received as support services, very little empirical research has been conducted to assess the effectiveness of these…”
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Strategic Value of an Unbound, Interoperable PHR Platform for Rights–Managed Care Coordination by Blechman, Elaine A., Raich, Peter, Raghupathi, Wullianallur, Blass, Stephen

“…Health care reform requires an information-system paradigm shift. We present an innovative implementation involving an unbound, interoperable PHR platform that…”
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Tobacco and alcohol use as an explanation for the association between externalizing behavior and illicit drug use among delinquent adolescents by Helstrom, Amy, Bryan, Angela, Hutchison, Kent E, Riggs, Paula D, Blechman, Elaine A

“…The prevalence and persistence of adolescent substance use and abuse is a national health issue, and substance use among adolescents is frequently comorbid…”
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Aggression and Fire: Antisocial Behavior in Firesetting and Nonfiresetting Juvenile Offenders by Stickle, Timothy R, Blechman, Elaine A

“…This study examined the association between firesetting and antisocial behavior in 219 juvenile offenders. The study showed, through a series of a priori model…”
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Can mentoring or skill training reduce recidivism? Observational study with propensity analysis by Blechman, E A, Maurice, A, Buecker, B, Helberg, C

“…We compared juvenile offenders' recidivism following nonrandom assignment to juvenile diversion (JD, n = 137), JD plus skill training (ST, n = 55), or JD plus…”
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Prosocial family therapy: A manualized preventive intervention for juvenile offenders by Blechman, Elaine A, Vryan, Kevin D

“…This manual for Prosocial Family Therapy (PFT) describes a practical method of multisystemic care for juvenile offenders based on our theories about risk and…”
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Coping, competence, and aggression prevention: Part 2. Universal school-based prevention by Blechman, Elaine A.

“…Coping—competence theory yields a structural model of the development of persistent aggression in which current challenge encounters determine future life…”
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Prosocial coping and substance use during pregnancy by Blechman, Elaine A., Lowell, Elizabeth S., Garrett, Jennifer

“…In structured interviews of pregnant inner-city residents, 38 substance users reported more current liking of drugs and polysubstance use, disengagement…”
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Restorative Justice and the Prosocial Communities Solution by BLECHMAN, ELAINE A., HILE, MATTHEW G., FISHMAN, DANIEL B.

“…Balanced and restorative justice argues for greater accountability, competency, and public safety through community care of juvenile offenders. Toward these…”
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Are Children with One Parent at Psychological Risk? A Methodological Review by Blechman, Elaine A.

“…Is the child reared by one parent at risk for psychological maladjustment? Four decades of research have not provided conclusive information. Design errors…”
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Prosocial coping by youth exposed to violence by Blechman, Elaine A., Dumas, Jean E., Prinz, Ronald J.

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Interoperability standards enabling cross-border patient summary exchange by Chronaki, Catherine, Estelrich, Ana, Cangioli, Giorgio, Melgara, Marcello, Kalra, Dipak, Gonzaga, Zabrina, Garber, Larry, Blechman, Elaine, Ferguson, Jamie, Kay, Stephen

“…In an increasingly mobile world, many citizens and professionals are frequent travellers. Access during unplanned care to their patient summary, their most…”
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Effective Family Problem Solving by Blechman, Elaine A., McEnroe, Michael J.

“…Effective family problem solving was studied in 97 families of elementary-school-aged children, with 2 definite-solution tasks-tower building (TWB) and 20…”
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Family problem solving versus home notes as early intervention with high-risk children by Blechman, Elaine A, Taylor, Cynthia J, Schrader, Sandra M

“…Assigned 69 2nd-6th graders, identified as inconsistent because of extreme variability over baseline in math class work, to a home-note, family…”
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Short-term stability of aggression, peer rejection, and depressive symptoms in middle childhood by DUMAS, J. E, NEESE, D. E, PRINZ, R. J, BLECHMAN, E. A

“…This study investigated the short-term stability of teacher-rated aggression, peer-rated rejection, and peer-rated depressive symptoms in 478 elementary school…”
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A new way to teach contracting: The Family Contract Game by Blechman, Elaine A

“…The Family Contract Game is a programmed board game which guides family members through the basic steps in interpersonal problem solving. In 15 minutes a…”
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The Family Contract Game by Blechman, Elaine A.

“…A programmed board game, called Family Contract, guides family members through basic steps in interpersonal problem solving. Family members can, in 15 minutes,…”
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Childhood Competence and Depression by Blechman, Elaine A, McEnroe, Michael J, Carella, Elaine T, Audette, David P

“…Behavioral formulations of adult depression assert that depression results from inadequate reinforcement and excessive punishment attributable to either…”
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How well does number of parents explain unique variance in self-reported drug use? by Blechman, Elaine A, Berberian, Rosalie M, Thompson, W. Douglas

“…Data from an anonymous survey of 3,690 adolescents were used to assess how much of the unique variance in adolescents' self-reported drug use was accounted for…”
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