Publications
Promoting child and adolescent mental health in low and middle income countries." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 49.3 (2008): 313-34.
" Prolactin, Oxytocin, and the development of paternal behavior across the first six months of fatherhood." Horm Behav. 58.3 (2010): 513-8.
"Programs for parents of infants and toddlers: recent evidence from randomized trials." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 48.3-4 (2007): 355-91.
"The programming of individual differences in defensive responses and reproductive strategies in the rat through variations in maternal care." Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 29.4-5 (2005): 843-65.
"The Problem-Solving Workshop: A Social-Psychological Contribution to the Resolution of International Conflicts." Journal of Peace Research. 13 (1976): 79-90.
"The problem of institutionalization of young children and its consequences for efforts to build peaceful societies." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rima Salah. The MIT Press, 2014. 145-160.
The private sector and the prevention of violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean. New York, NY: UNICEF, UN Special Representative on to the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, 2018.
Primary prevention of parent-child conflict and abuse in Iranian mothers: a randomized-controlled trial." Child Abuse Negl. 34.3 (2010): 206-13.
"Primary prevention in mental health for Head Start classrooms: Partial replication with teachers as intervenors." Behavioral Disorders. 28.2 (2003).
"Primary parental preoccupation: circuits, genes, and the crucial role of the environment." J Neural Transm (Vienna). 111 (2004): 753-71.
"Primary health care and early childhood development." Lancet. 378 (2011): e16.
"Primarily Peaceful: Nurturing Peace in the Primary Grades." Early Childhood Educ J. 32 (2005): 321-328.
"Prevention of child maltreatment in high-risk rural families: A randomized clinical trial with child welfare outcomes." Children and Youth Services Review. 33.8 (2011): 1435-1444.
"Preventing violence: Evaluation outcomes of parenting programs. World Health Organization, 2013.
Preventing conduct problems and improving school readiness: evaluation of the Incredible Years Teacher and Child Training Programs in high-risk schools." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 49.5 (2008): 471-88.
"Prevalence of mental disorders among children exposed to war: a systematic review of 7,920 children." Med Confl Surviv. 25.1 (2009): 4-19.
"Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures. Syracuse University Press, 1996.
Prenatal Risk Factors and the Etiology of ADHD-Review of Existing Evidence." Current psychiatry reports. 19 (2017): 1.
"Prenatal Maternal Smoking and Increased Risk for Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 55 (2016): 784-91.
"Prenatal maternal infection, neurodevelopment and adult schizophrenia: a systematic review of population-based studies." Psychological medicine. 43 (2013): 239-57.
"Prenatal exposure to maternal depression, neonatal methylation of human glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) and infant cortisol stress responses." Epigenetics. 3.2 (2008): 97-106.
"Prenatal attachment: using measurement invariance to test the validity of comparisons across eight culturally diverse countriesAbstract." Archives of Women's Mental Health (2021).
"Prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses: recent findings." Future Child. 9.1 (1999): 44-65, 190-1.
"Prejudice: Its Social Psychology. Wiley, 2011.
Predicting the social consequences of orphanhood in South Africa." Afr J AIDS Res. 2.1 (2003): 39-55.
"Practitioner review: Engaging fathers--recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 55.11 (2014): 1187-212.
"Practitioner review: Engaging fathers--recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence." Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 55 (2014): 1187-212.
"Practitioner Review: Engaging fathers – recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 55.11 (2014): 1187-1212.
"The power of media in peacebuilding." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rima Salah. Vol. 15. The MIT Press, 2014. 339-360.
Poverty, social support, and parental behavior." Child Dev. 65.2 Spec No (1994): 394-403.
"Post-traumatic stress symptoms among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone: follow-up study." Br J Psychiatry. 203 (2013): 196-202.
"Postinfancy growth, schooling, and cognitive achievement: Young Lives." Am J Clin Nutr. 98 (2013): 1555-63.
"‘Post-crisis masculinities’ in Sierra Leone: revisiting masculinity theory." Gender, Place & Culture. 28.6 (2021): 786-805.
"Population-based provider engagement in delivery of evidence-based parenting interventions: challenges and solutions." J Prim Prev. 31.4 (2010): 223-34.
"Population-Based Prevention of Child Maltreatment: The US Triple P System Population Trial." Prev Sci. 10 (2009): 1-12.
"Population Quantity, Quality and Mobility." Towards a Better Global Economy: Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st Century. Ed. J.R. Behrman. OUP Oxford, 2014.
The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology). W. W. Norton, 2011.
Political violence, social integration, and youth functioning: Palestinian youth from the Intifada." J Community Psychol. 29 (2001): 259-280.
"Political violence, social integration, and youth functioning: Palestinian youth from the Intifada." Journal of Community Psychology. 29.3 (2001): 259-280.
"Political Violence and Child Adjustment: Longitudinal Tests of Sectarian Antisocial Behavior, Family Conflict and Insecurity as Explanatory Pathways." Child Development. 83 (2012): 461-468.
"Policy Briefing Note: Taking Action on the Safety, Well-being, and Development of Children in Conflict/Post Conflict Countries. Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2023.
Policy Briefing Note: Early Childhood Development and Its Promise for Peace. Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2023.
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on children. New York City: United Nations, 2020.
Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health. New York City: United Nations, 2020.
Podcast Children at Heart | Protecting children's rights during a lockdown. South Africa: UNICEF , 2020.
Podcast Children at Heart | Parenting under lockdown. South Africa: UNICEF, 2020.
Podcast Children at Heart | Mental health, children & COVID-19. South Africa: UNICEF, 2020.
Podcast Children at Heart | Caring for every child in a time of COVID-19. South Africa: UNICEF, 2020.
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