Recent Articles

* These scientific articles are from CDC authors and CDC grantees. It includes publications from 2005 to present.

Translation of an evidence-based social skills intervention for children with prenatal alcohol exposure in a community mental health setting
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; January 2012;36(1):141-152
O’Connor MJ, Laugeson EA, Mogil C, Lowe E, Welch-Torres K, Keil V, Paley B
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Low to moderate alcohol intake during pregnancy and risk of psychomotor deficits
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; 2011; doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01657.x
Bay B, Støvring H, Wimberley T, Denny CH, Mortensen EL, Eriksen HL, Kesmodel US  
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Motivational interviewing + feedback intervention to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancy risk among college binge drinkers: determinants and patterns of response
Journal of Behavioral Medicine; 2011; doi: 10.1007/s10865-010-9308-2 Ceperich SD & Ingersoll KS
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Medical expenditures of children in the United States with fetal alcohol syndrome
Neurotoxicology and Teratology; 2010; doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.10.008 Amendah DD, Grosse SD, Bertrand J
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Training needs of healthcare providers related to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention core competencies for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology; 2010; 17(3); e405-417 Brems C, Boschma-Wynn R, Dewane SL, Edwards AE, Robinson RV
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Neurodevelopmental Functioning in Children with FAS, pFAS, and ARND
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics; April 2010; 31(3):192-201
Chasnoff IJ, Wells AM, Telford E, Schmidt C, Messer G
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Knowledge, Opinions, and Practice Patterns of Obstetrician-Gynecologists Regarding their Patients' Use of Alcohol
Journal of Addiction Medicine; June 2010; 4(2):114-121
Anderson BL, Dang EP, Floyd RL, Sokol R, Mahoney J, Schulkin J
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Concurrent Alcohol Use or Heavier Use of Alcohol and Cigarette Smoking Among Women of Childbearing Age with Accessible Health Care
Prevention Science; June 2010; 11:197-206
Tsai J, Floyd RL, Green PP, Denny CH, Coles CD, Sokol RJ
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A Dual-Focus Motivational Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice; May 2010; 17(2):203-212
Velasquez MM, Ingersoll KS, Sobell MB, Floyd RL, Sobell LC, von Sternberg K
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Impact of a Social Skills Intervention on the Hostile Attributions of Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; February 2010; 34(2):231-241
Keil V, Paley B, Frankel F, O'Connor MJ
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Predictors of Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies Among Women in an Urban and a Rural Area of South Africa
Social Science & Media; February 2010; 70(4):534-542
Morojele NK, London L, Olorunju SA, Matjila MJ, Davids AS, Rendall-Mkosi KM
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Intervention for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Treatment Approaches and Case Management
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews; 2009; 15(3):258-267 Paley B, O'Connor MJ
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"Family Matters:" Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Family
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews; 2009;15:235-249
Olson HC, Oti R, Gelo J, Beck S
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Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews; September 2009; 15(3):193-199
Floyd RL, Weber MK, Denny CH, O'Connor MJ
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Interventions for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs): Overview of Findings for Five Innovative Research Projects
Research in Developmental Disabilities; Sept-Oct 2009; 30(5):986-1006
Bertrand J on behalf of the Interventions for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Research Consortium
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Alcohol Use Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age - United States, 1991-2005
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; May 22, 2009; 58 (19); 529-532 CDC
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Competency-Based Curriculum Development Guide for Medical and Allied Health Education and Practice
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; April 2009
FASD Regional Training Centers Curriculum Development Team
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Integrating Case Topics in Medical School Curriculum to Enhance Multiple Skill Learning: Using Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders as an Exemplary Case
Academic Psychiatry; March-April 2009; 33(2):143-148
Paley B, O'Connor MJ, Baillie SJ, Guiton G, Stuber M
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Reducing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: A Report of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect
Barry KL, Caetano R, Chang G, DeJoseph MC, Miller LA, O'Connor MJ, Olson HC, Floyd RL, Weber MK, DeStefano F, Dolina S, Leeks K, National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; March 2009.
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A Call to Action: Advancing Essential Services and Research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - A Report of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect
Olson HC, Ohlemiller MM, O'Connor MJ, Brown CW, Morris CA, Damus K, National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect; March 2009.
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Alcohol Use and Serious Psychological Distress Among Women of Childbearing Age
Addictive Behaviors; February 2009; 34(2):146-153
Tsai J, Floyd RL, O'Connor MJ, Velasquez MM
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The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Exposures
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; December 2008; 199(6):S333-S339
Floyd RL, Jack BW, Cefalo R, Atrash H, Mahoney J, Herron A, Husten C, Sokol RJ
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Risk Drinking and Contraception Effectiveness Among College Women
Psychology & Health; November 2008; 23(8):965-981
Ingersoll KS, Ceperich SD, Nettleman MD, Johnson BA
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Using Community-Based Narrowcasting Campaigns
Health Promotion Practice; January 2008; 9(1):93-103
Glik D, Prelip M, Myerson A, Eilers K
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Related Knowledge Assessment and Comparison in New Jersey Health Professional Groups
Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology; Winter 2008; 15(1):e57-65
Brimacombe M, Nayeem A, Adubato S, Zimmerman-Bier B
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder Pilot Media Intervention in New Jersey
Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology; Winter 2008; 15(1):e124-31
Awopetu O, Brimacombe M, Cohen D
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Educating Health Professionals about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
American Journal of Health Education; Nov-Dec 2007; 38(6):364-373
FASD Regional Training Centers Consortium
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Patterns and Average Volume of Alcohol Use among Women of Childbearing Age
Maternal and Child Health Journal; September 2007; 11(5):437-45
Tsai J, Floyd RL, Green PP, Boyle CA
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Socio-Cognitive Habilitation Using the Math Interactive Learning Experience Program for Alcohol-Affected Children
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; August 2007; 31(8):1425-1434
Kable JA, Coles CD, Taddeo E
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Tracking Binge Drinking among U.S. Childbearing-Age Women
Preventive Medicine; April 2007; 44(4):298-302
Tsai J, Floyd RL, Bertrand J
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Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: A Randomized Controlled Trial
American Journal of Preventive Medicine; January 2007; 32(1):1-10
Floyd RL, Sobell M, Velasquez MM, Ingersoll K, Nettleman M, Sobell L, Mullen PD, Ceperich S, von Sternberg K, Bolton B, Johnson K, Skarpness B, Nagaraja J
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Adaptation of the Children's Friendship Training Program for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Child & Family Behavior Therapy; 2007; 29:57-69
Laugeson EA, Paley B, Schonfeld A, Frankel F, Carpenter EM, O'Connor M
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Knowledge and Attitudes about FAS, FASD, and Alcohol Use During Pregnancy by Occupational Therapists in the Midwest
Journal of Allied Health; 2007; 36(3):e203-220
Rudeen PK, Cook K, Mengel MB, Wedding D, Braddock S, Ohlemiller M
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Psychologists' Knowledge and Attitudes about FAS, FASD, and Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
Professional Psychology: Research & Practice; 2007; 38(2):208-213
Wedding D, Kohout J, Mengel MB, Ohlemiller M, Ulione M, Cook K, Rudeen K, Braddock S
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Stimulants, Neuroleptics, and Children's Friendship Training for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology; December 2006;16(6):777-789
Frankel F, Paley B, Marquardt R, O'Connor M
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Executive Functioning Predicts Social Skills Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Child Neuropsychology; December 2006;12(6):439-452
Schonfeld AM, Paley B, Frankel F, O'Connor MJ
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Predictors of Stress in Parents of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics; October 2006; 27(5):396-404
Paley B, O'Connor MJ, Frankel F, Marquardt R
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Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine; Sept-Oct 2006; 19(5):494-505
Mengel MB, Searight HR, Cook K
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Prevalence of Risk Factors for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes During Pregnancy and the Preconception Period-United States, 2002-2004
Maternal and Child Health Journal; September 2006; 10:S101-106
Anderson JE, Ebrahim S, Floyd RL, Atrash H
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Pediatricians' Knowledge, Training, and Experience in the Care of Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Pediatrics; September 2006; 118(3):e657-e668
Gahagan S, Sharpe TT, Brimacombe M, Fry-Johnson Y, Levine R, Mengel M, O'Connor M, Paley B, Adubato S, Brenneman G
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A Controlled Social Skills Training for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; August 2006; 74(4):639-648
O'Connor MJ, Frankel F, Paley B, Schonfeld AM, Carpenter E, Laugeson EA, Marquardt R
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Reducing Adverse Outcomes for Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Clinical Plan of Action
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; August 2006; 30(8):1271-1275
Floyd RL, O'Connor MJ, Bertrand J, Sokol R
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The Epidemiology of Drinking Among Women of Childbearing Age
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; June 2006; 30(6):1023-1030
Caetano R, Ramisetty-Mikler S, Floyd RL, McGrath C
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Midwest Family Physicians' Knowledge and Attitudes about FAS, FASD, and Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
Journal of FAS International; May 2006; 4:e7
Mengel MB, Ulione M, Cook K, Rudeen K, Braddock S, Ohlemiller M
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The Relationship of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Postnatal Environment to Child Depressing Symptoms
Journal of Pediatric Psychology; Jan-Feb 2006; 31(1):50-64
O'Connor MJ, Paley B
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Alcohol Consumption Among Low-Income Pregnant Latinas
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; November 2005; 29(11):2022-2028
Chambers CD, Hughes S, Meltzer SB, Wahlgren D, Kassem N, Larson S, Riley EP, Hovell MF
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Recognition and Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Obstetrics and Gynecology; November 2005; 106(5):1059-1064
Floyd RL, O'Connor MJ, Sokol RJ, Bertrand J, Cordero JF
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Reducing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Risk in College Women: Initial Outcomes of a Clinical Trial of a Motivational Intervention
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment; October 2005; 29:173-180
Ingersoll KS, Ceperich SD, Nettleman MD, Karanda K, Brocksen S, Johnson BA
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Guidelines for Identifying and Referring Persons with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; October 28, 2005; 54(RR11); 1-10
Bertrand J, Floyd RL, Weber MK
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Increasing FASD Knowledge by a Targeted Media Campaign: Outcome Determined by Message Frequency
Journal of FAS International; August 2005; 3(e13):1-14
Mengel MB, Ulione M, Wedding D, Jones ET, Shurn D
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention in South Africa and Other Low-Resource Countries
American Journal of Public Health; July 2005; 95(7):1099-1101
Rosenthal J, Christianson A, Cordero J
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Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters: Quantitative Biomarkers for Maternal Alcohol Consumption
The Journal of Pediatrics; June 2005; 146:824-830
Bearer CF, Santiago LM, O'Riordan MA, Buck K, Lee S, Singer LT

Biomarkers in Paediatric Research and Practice 
Archives of Disease in Childhood; June 2005; 90:594-600
Lanphear B, Bearer CF
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Comprehensive Approaches to the Screening, Diagnosis and Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in New Jersey
Journal of FAS International; January 2005; 3:e4
Brimacombe M, Adubato S, Cohen D, Wilson A, Lamendola M
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Biomarkers of Alcohol Use in Pregnancy 
Alcohol Research & Health; 2005; 1:38-43
Bearer CF, Stoler JM, Cook JD, Carpenter SJ
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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Child Externalizing Behavior, and Maternal Stress 
Parenting Science and Practice; 2005; 3(1):29-56
Paley B, O’Connor MJ, Kogan N, Findlay R
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Weaving in Important Curricular Topics: Using Fetal Alcohol Syndrome as an Integrating Theme in Medical Education 
Medical Education; 2005; 39:505
Baillie S, Paley B, Guiton G, O’Connor M, Stuber M
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Additional Articles

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