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Donald J. Slymen
Researcher at San Diego State University
Publications - 121
Citations - 8299
Donald J. Slymen is an academic researcher from San Diego State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Population. The author has an hindex of 50, co-authored 120 publications receiving 7834 citations. Previous affiliations of Donald J. Slymen include SDSU Research Foundation & University of Minnesota.
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New onset and persistent symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder self reported after deployment and combat exposures: prospective population based US military cohort study
Tyler C. Smith,Margaret A. K. Ryan,Deborah L. Wingard,Donald J. Slymen,James F. Sallis,Donna Kritz-Silverstein +5 more
TL;DR: The findings define the importance of post-traumatic stress disorder in this population and emphasise that specific combat exposures, rather than deployment itself, significantly affect the onset of symptoms ofPost-traumatic Stress disorder after deployment.
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Neighborhood built environment and income: examining multiple health outcomes.
James F. Sallis,Brian E. Saelens,Lawrence D. Frank,Terry L. Conway,Donald J. Slymen,Kelli L. Cain,James E. Chapman,Jacqueline Kerr +7 more
TL;DR: It was concluded that living in walkable neighborhoods was associated with more physical activity and lower overweight/obesity but not with other benefits, and lower- and higher-income groups benefited similarly from living in high-walkability neighborhoods.
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Contextual Predictors of Mental Health Service Use Among Children Open to Child Welfare
Michael S. Hurlburt,Laurel K. Leslie,John Landsverk,Richard P. Barth,Barbara J. Burns,Robert D. Gibbons,Donald J. Slymen,Jinjin Zhang +7 more
TL;DR: Out-of-home placement, age, and race/ethnicity were strong predictors of service use rates, even after controlling for Child Behavior Checklist scores, and increased coordination between local child welfare and mental health agencies was associated with stronger relationships between Child Behavior checklist scores and service use.
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Placement movement in out-of-home care: patterns and predictors
TL;DR: Analysis of placement patterns of a cohort of 430 children between the ages of 1–16 who entered out-of-home care in San Diego County between May 1990 and October 1991 identifies significant non-clinical and clinical predictors of these patterns.
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Children in foster care: factors influencing outpatient mental health service use.
Laurel K. Leslie,John Landsverk,Roxanne Ezzet-Lofstrom,Jeanne M. Tschann,Donald J. Slymen,Ann F. Garland +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a Poisson regression model was used to determine whether the following factors influenced outpatient mental health service use: age, race/ethnicity, gender, maltreatment history, placement pattern, and behavioral problems as measured by the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).