Last updated May 2005
With the Age 30 interviews a few years behind us, we are still creating presentations and writing papers
based on the understanding we have gained from all of the study participants. At the same time, we are also
busy planning for our next phase of interviews for a study of participants' parenting experiences. We are
looking forward to catching up with the members of our study as we learn more about their growing families,
the newest generation of the
SLS group!
Below, please find some SLS highlights:
Project Papers and Presentations:
- On November 8, 2004 Julie Leis, SLS Senior Research Assistant, presented a paper, "Lingering Shadows of Psychopathology: Associations Between Childhood and Adolescent Onset of Psychiatric Disorder and Young Adult Functioning" on behalf of Dr. Jennifer Tanner, SLS Research Assistant Professor, at the American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting in Washington, DC. Her findings pointed to the need for continuing mental health service provision during their young adult years for those with earlier mental health problems.
- Dr. Helen Reinherz, SLS Project Director, also presented a paper that was later developed into an
article accepted for publication in the American Journal of Psychiatry, entitled "Adolescent Suicidal
Ideation as Predictive of Psychopathology, Suicidal Behavior, and Compromised Functioning at Age 30."
Authors are Helen Reinherz, Sc.D., Jennifer Tanner, Ph.D., Sasha Berger, B.A., William Beardslee, MD., and
Garrett Fitzmaurice, Sc.D. This paper builds on Dr. Reinherz's presentation at the APHA annual meeting, and
examines adult outcomes of adolescent suicidal ideation, ending with recommendations for early intervention
for adolescents expressing
suicidal thoughts. - Dr. Tanner presented another paper on young adulthood, entitled "Emerging Adulthood: An Era of Well-Being or Risk for Poor Mental Health?" at the 2nd Conference on Emerging Adulthood in Miami, FL. This paper identified the impact of patterns of mental health and psychiatric disorder on young adulthood outcomes (such as relationship and life satisfacation) at age 30.
Other Highlights:
- On October 15th, 2004, Dr. Jennifer Tanner, SLS Assistant Research Professor, and her husband,
Terrence, welcomed their first child, the youngest member of the SLS family: Miss Charlotte
Tanner-Morash. - Dr. Tanner's chapter entitled, "Emerging Adulthood: A critical period of lifespan human development," will be included in the upcoming book "Coming of Age in the 21st century: The Lives and Contexts of Emerging Adults," co-edited by Dr. Tanner and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., and published by APA books. The target publication date is Summer 2005.
