Traci Brooks
Cambridge Health Alliance
12 Papers
Traci Brooks is an academic researcher from Cambridge Health Alliance. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 11 publications. Previous affiliations of Traci Brooks include Harvard University & Boston Children's Hospital.
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Papers
Association of adolescent risk behaviors with mental health symptoms in high school students.
TL;DR: Female gender had greater than threefold increased odds of reporting depression/stress and other associations, with some gender differences, include older age, physical fights, non-use of birth control, lack of a healthy diet, and use of tobacco.
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Adolescent substance use screening in primary care: Validity of computer self-administered versus clinician-administered screening
Sion Kim Harris,John R. Knight,Shari Van Hook,Lon Sherritt,Traci Brooks,John Kulig,Christina A Nordt,Richard Saitz +7 more
TL;DR: Substance use screening by computer self-entry is a valid and time-efficient alternative to clinician-administered screening.
Screening and Brief Advice to Reduce Adolescents’ Risk of Riding With Substance-Using Drivers
John R. Knight,John R. Knight,Ladislav Csémy,Lon Sherritt,Lon Sherritt,Olga Starostova,Olga Starostova,Shari Van Hook,Shari Van Hook,Janine Bacic,Caroline Finlay,Jessica Tauber,Traci Brooks,Robert Kossack,John Kulig,Judith S. Shaw,Sion Kim Harris,Sion Kim Harris +17 more
TL;DR: Screening and pediatrician brief advice shows promise for reducing adolescents' risk of riding with substance-using drivers.
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An update on contraception for adolescents.
Traci Brooks,Lydia A. Shrier +1 more
TL;DR: Almost one million American adolescents become pregnant each year and awareness of up-to-date contraceptive methods allows clinicians to appropriately counsel male and female adolescents, preferably prior to the onset of sexual activity.
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Trauma-Informed Care for Hospitalized Adolescents
Allison Fialkowski,Katherine A. Shaffer,Maya Ball-Burack,Traci Brooks,Nhi-Ha Trinh,Jennifer Potter,Katherine R. Peeler +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors use three case studies of hospitalized adolescents to illustrate the application of trauma-informed principles of care with this unique population and demonstrate that exposure to trauma accelerates during the adolescence, and due to increased behavioral and psychiatric vulnerability during this developmental period, traumatic events during this time are more likely to cause a lasting impact.