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Papers by Laura Dietz

Research paper thumbnail of The effects of in utero substance exposure on fetal reactivity

Infant Behavior and Development, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Social Skill in Self-Assertive Strategies of Toddlers With Depressed and Nondepressed Mothers

The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2005

The authors examined the effects of maternal depression on the skillfulness of toddlers&a... more The authors examined the effects of maternal depression on the skillfulness of toddlers' self-assertive strategies in interactions with their mother and with a female examiner. The participants were 110 mothers and their 26-month-old toddlers. Of these mothers, 57 had experienced an episode of clinical depression sometime since their child's birth, and 53 had had no history of depression. Toddlers exposed to maternal depression demonstrated significantly less social skill in their self-assertive strategies and more defiance when interacting with their mothers than did toddlers who were never exposed to maternal depression. The chronicity and severity of toddlers' exposure to maternal depression did not account for more pronounced differences in toddlers' skill in self-assertion toward mothers; however, toddlers exposed to more chronic courses of depression demonstrated less skill in their self-assertion toward the examiner. Toddlers who were exposed to maternal depression with a comorbid anxiety disorder did not exhibit less skill in their self-assertion toward mothers than did toddlers in either the depression-only or nondepressed groups. These findings suggest that exposure to maternal depression may interfere with toddlers' development of socially competent self-assertion strategies and may pose risks for future problems in the mother-toddler relationship.

Research paper thumbnail of Mother-Child Interactions in Depressed Children and Children at High Risk and Low Risk for Future Depression

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

Objective: To compare motherYchild interactions and parenting styles in families of children with... more Objective: To compare motherYchild interactions and parenting styles in families of children with major depressive disorder, youths at high risk for depression, and healthy controls. Method: Currently depressed (n = 43), high-risk (n = 28), and healthy control (n = 41) youths and their mothers engaged in a standardized videotaped problem-solving interaction.

Research paper thumbnail of Prediction of infant temperament from catecholamine and self‐report measures of maternal stress during pregnancy

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Social problem solving among depressed adolescents is enhanced by structured psychotherapies

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2014

To conduct an open-treatment trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcom... more To conduct an open-treatment trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcomes of using a family-based adaptation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents with a sample of preadolescents (ages 9-12) presenting for outpatient treatment for depression.

Research paper thumbnail of Expressed Emotion in Mothers of Currently Depressed, Remitted, High-Risk, and Low-Risk Youth: Links to Child Depression Status and Longitudinal Course

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 2009

This study examined expressed emotion in the families of children and adolescents who were (a) in... more This study examined expressed emotion in the families of children and adolescents who were (a) in a current episode of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), (b) in remission from a past episode of MDD, (c) at high familial risk for developing MDD, and (d) low-risk controls. Participants were 109 mother-child dyads (children ages 8-19). Expressed emotion was assessed using the Five Minute Speech Sample, and psychiatric follow-ups were conducted annually. Mothers of children with a current or remitted episode of MDD and at high risk for MDD were more likely to be rated high on criticism than mothers of controls. There were no differences in critical expressed emotion among mothers of children in the current, remitted, or high-risk for depression groups. Higher initial critical expressed emotion was associated with a greater likelihood of having a future onset of a depressive episode in high-risk and depressed participants. Diagnostic groups did not differ in Emotional Overinvolvement.

Research paper thumbnail of Maternal Depression, Paternal Psychopathology, and Toddlers' Behavior Problems

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 2009

This article examined the effects of maternal depression during the postpartum period (Time 1) on... more This article examined the effects of maternal depression during the postpartum period (Time 1) on the later behavior problems of toddlers (Time 3) and tested if this relationship was moderated by paternal psychopathology during toddlers' lives and=or or mediated by maternal parenting behavior observed during mother-child interaction (Time 2). Of the 101 mothers who participated in this longitudinal study with their toddlers, 51 had never experienced an episode of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and 50 had experienced an episode of MDD during the first 18 months of their toddlers' lives. Maternal depression at Time 1 was significantly associated with toddlers' externalizing and internalizing behavior problems only when paternal psychopathology was present. As predicted, maternal negativity at Time 2 was found to mediate the relationship between maternal depression at Time 1 and toddlers' externalizing behavior problems at Time 3.

Research paper thumbnail of Depressive Symptoms and Subclinical Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2011

Purpose-To examine the association between depressive symptoms and subclinical markers of cardiov... more Purpose-To examine the association between depressive symptoms and subclinical markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD), specifically arterial stiffness, as indexed by pulse wave velocity (PWV), and carotid artery intima thickening (IMT), in a sample of healthy adolescents, and to explore adolescent hostility as a potential moderator of depression on subclinical markers of CVD.

Research paper thumbnail of Family-based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents: an open-treatment trial

Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 2008

To conduct an open-treatment trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcom... more To conduct an open-treatment trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcomes of using a family-based adaptation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents with a sample of preadolescents (ages 9-12) presenting for outpatient treatment for depression.

Research paper thumbnail of Cortisol Response to Social Stress in Parentally Bereaved Youth

Biological Psychiatry, 2013

Background: Parental bereavement is associated with increased risk for psychiatric illness and fu... more Background: Parental bereavement is associated with increased risk for psychiatric illness and functional impairment in youth. Dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning may be one pathway through which bereaved children experience increased risk for poor outcomes. However, few studies have prospectively examined the association between parental bereavement and cortisol response while accounting for psychiatric disorders in both youth and their caregivers.

Research paper thumbnail of The effects of in utero substance exposure on fetal reactivity

Infant Behavior and Development, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of The effects of in utero substance exposure on fetal reactivity

Infant Behavior and Development, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Social Skill in Self-Assertive Strategies of Toddlers With Depressed and Nondepressed Mothers

The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2005

The authors examined the effects of maternal depression on the skillfulness of toddlers&a... more The authors examined the effects of maternal depression on the skillfulness of toddlers' self-assertive strategies in interactions with their mother and with a female examiner. The participants were 110 mothers and their 26-month-old toddlers. Of these mothers, 57 had experienced an episode of clinical depression sometime since their child's birth, and 53 had had no history of depression. Toddlers exposed to maternal depression demonstrated significantly less social skill in their self-assertive strategies and more defiance when interacting with their mothers than did toddlers who were never exposed to maternal depression. The chronicity and severity of toddlers' exposure to maternal depression did not account for more pronounced differences in toddlers' skill in self-assertion toward mothers; however, toddlers exposed to more chronic courses of depression demonstrated less skill in their self-assertion toward the examiner. Toddlers who were exposed to maternal depression with a comorbid anxiety disorder did not exhibit less skill in their self-assertion toward mothers than did toddlers in either the depression-only or nondepressed groups. These findings suggest that exposure to maternal depression may interfere with toddlers' development of socially competent self-assertion strategies and may pose risks for future problems in the mother-toddler relationship.

Research paper thumbnail of Mother-Child Interactions in Depressed Children and Children at High Risk and Low Risk for Future Depression

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

Objective: To compare motherYchild interactions and parenting styles in families of children with... more Objective: To compare motherYchild interactions and parenting styles in families of children with major depressive disorder, youths at high risk for depression, and healthy controls. Method: Currently depressed (n = 43), high-risk (n = 28), and healthy control (n = 41) youths and their mothers engaged in a standardized videotaped problem-solving interaction.

Research paper thumbnail of Prediction of infant temperament from catecholamine and self‐report measures of maternal stress during pregnancy

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Social problem solving among depressed adolescents is enhanced by structured psychotherapies

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2014

To conduct an open-treatment trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcom... more To conduct an open-treatment trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcomes of using a family-based adaptation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents with a sample of preadolescents (ages 9-12) presenting for outpatient treatment for depression.

Research paper thumbnail of Expressed Emotion in Mothers of Currently Depressed, Remitted, High-Risk, and Low-Risk Youth: Links to Child Depression Status and Longitudinal Course

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 2009

This study examined expressed emotion in the families of children and adolescents who were (a) in... more This study examined expressed emotion in the families of children and adolescents who were (a) in a current episode of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), (b) in remission from a past episode of MDD, (c) at high familial risk for developing MDD, and (d) low-risk controls. Participants were 109 mother-child dyads (children ages 8-19). Expressed emotion was assessed using the Five Minute Speech Sample, and psychiatric follow-ups were conducted annually. Mothers of children with a current or remitted episode of MDD and at high risk for MDD were more likely to be rated high on criticism than mothers of controls. There were no differences in critical expressed emotion among mothers of children in the current, remitted, or high-risk for depression groups. Higher initial critical expressed emotion was associated with a greater likelihood of having a future onset of a depressive episode in high-risk and depressed participants. Diagnostic groups did not differ in Emotional Overinvolvement.

Research paper thumbnail of Maternal Depression, Paternal Psychopathology, and Toddlers' Behavior Problems

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 2009

This article examined the effects of maternal depression during the postpartum period (Time 1) on... more This article examined the effects of maternal depression during the postpartum period (Time 1) on the later behavior problems of toddlers (Time 3) and tested if this relationship was moderated by paternal psychopathology during toddlers' lives and=or or mediated by maternal parenting behavior observed during mother-child interaction (Time 2). Of the 101 mothers who participated in this longitudinal study with their toddlers, 51 had never experienced an episode of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and 50 had experienced an episode of MDD during the first 18 months of their toddlers' lives. Maternal depression at Time 1 was significantly associated with toddlers' externalizing and internalizing behavior problems only when paternal psychopathology was present. As predicted, maternal negativity at Time 2 was found to mediate the relationship between maternal depression at Time 1 and toddlers' externalizing behavior problems at Time 3.

Research paper thumbnail of Depressive Symptoms and Subclinical Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2011

Purpose-To examine the association between depressive symptoms and subclinical markers of cardiov... more Purpose-To examine the association between depressive symptoms and subclinical markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD), specifically arterial stiffness, as indexed by pulse wave velocity (PWV), and carotid artery intima thickening (IMT), in a sample of healthy adolescents, and to explore adolescent hostility as a potential moderator of depression on subclinical markers of CVD.

Research paper thumbnail of Family-based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents: an open-treatment trial

Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 2008

To conduct an open-treatment trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcom... more To conduct an open-treatment trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcomes of using a family-based adaptation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents with a sample of preadolescents (ages 9-12) presenting for outpatient treatment for depression.

Research paper thumbnail of Cortisol Response to Social Stress in Parentally Bereaved Youth

Biological Psychiatry, 2013

Background: Parental bereavement is associated with increased risk for psychiatric illness and fu... more Background: Parental bereavement is associated with increased risk for psychiatric illness and functional impairment in youth. Dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning may be one pathway through which bereaved children experience increased risk for poor outcomes. However, few studies have prospectively examined the association between parental bereavement and cortisol response while accounting for psychiatric disorders in both youth and their caregivers.

Research paper thumbnail of The effects of in utero substance exposure on fetal reactivity

Infant Behavior and Development, 1996