Recent Publications
The following are publications are availiable for purchase through the National
Training Institute Website:
Little Heroes
Comic Book Series
Risk & Promise
Authors: Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, Linda D. Schwartz, PhD, Cheryl L. Pratt, PhD, Gwendolyn
J. Neuberger, MD
Nature of Nurture
Author: Ira J. Chasnoff, MD
Listening Heart DVD
``I am Concerned...'': A Brief Intervention for the Primary Prenatal Care Setting
Authors: Ira J. Chasnoff, MD and Richard F. McGourty, Phd
The following articles represent some of the publications by Children's
Research Triangle's staff:
Chasnoff IJ, Landress, HJ, Barrett,, ME. The Prevalence of Illicit-Drug or
Alcohol Use During Pregnancy and Discrepancies in Mandatory Reporting in
Pinellas County, Florida. N. Engl. J. Med. 322: 1202-1206, 1990. (
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Judith A. Ney, MD, Sharon L. Dooley, MD, Louis G. Keith, MD, Ira J. Chasnoff,
M.D., and Michael L. Socol, MD. The Prevalence of Substance Abuse in Patients
with Suspected Preterm Labor. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
St. Louis. Vol. 162, No. 6, pp. 1562-1567, June 1990
Chasnoff IJ. Methodologic Issues in the Study of Cocaine Use in Pregnancy. M.
Marlyne Kilbey, Ph.D. and Khursheed Asghar, Ph.D. (Eds.), Proceedings of the
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monograph 114, Rockville, MD., 55-66, 1991.
Larsen J., Horowitz RM., Chasnoff IJ. Medical Evidence in Cases of
Intrauterine Drug and Alcohol Exposure. Pepperdine Law Review, Vol 18 No. 2,
1991.
Chasnoff IJ, Drugs, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and the Neonate: Pay Now or Pay Later.
The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 266, No. 11, pp.
1567-1568, September 18, 1991.
Chasnoff IJ, Griffith DR, Freier C, and Murry J. Cocaine/polydrug Use in
Pregnancy: Two Year Followup. Pediatrics, Vol. 89, pp. 284-289, 1992.
Schneider JW and Chasnoff IJ. Motor Assessment of Cocaine/Polydrug Exposed
Infants at Age 4 Months. Neurotoxicology and Teratology Vol. 14, pp. 97-101,
1992.
Chasnoff IJ. Cocaine, Pregnancy and the Growing Child. Current Problems in
Pediatrics Vol. 22, No. 7, pp. 302-321, 1992.
Azuma SD, and Chasnoff IJ. Outcome of Children Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine
and Other Drugs: A Path Analysis of Three-Year Data. Pediatrics, Vol 92, pp.
396-402, 1993.
VanBremen JR and Chasnoff IJ. Policy Issues for Integrating Parenting
Interventions and Addiction Treatment for Women. Topics in Early Childhood
Special Education 14(12) 254-274, 1994.
Chasnoff, I.J.,Anson, A., Hatcher, R., Stenson, H., Iaukea, K., and Randolph,
L., Prenatal exposure to cocaine and other drugs: Outcome at four to six
years. In: Harvey, J.A. and Kosofsky, B.E., eds. Cocaine Effects On the
Developing Brain. New York, NY: Annals of the New York Academy of Science,
1998:314-328.
Chasnoff, I.J. Silent violence: Is prevention a moral obligation? Pediatrics.
1998,102:145-148.
Howell EM and Chasnoff IJ. Perinatal substance abuse treatment: Findings
from focus groups with clients and providers. Journal of Substance Abuse
Treatment. 1999,17: 139-148.
Chasnoff, I.J.,Anson, A., Hatcher, R., Stenson, H., Iaukea, K., and Randolph,
L., Prenatal exposure to cocaine and other drugs: Outcome at four to six
years. In: Harvey, J.A. and Kosofsky, B.E., eds. Cocaine Effects On the
Developing Brain. New York, NY: Annals of the New York Academy of Science,
1998:314-328.
Chasnoff IJ. Screening for substance use in pregnancy: A practical approach
for the primary care physician. American Journal of Obstet Gynecol. 2001;
184:752-8.
Chasnoff IJ, lead writer. Psychosocial Issues in Pregnancy: Guidelines for the
Obstetrician. American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002.
Farina L, Leifer M, Chasnoff IJ. Attachment and behavioural difficulties in
internationally adopted Russian orphans. Adoption and Fostering,
2004;28:38-48.
Chasnoff IJ, McGourty RF, Bailey GF, et al.
Commentary: Screening as a tool for engagement.
Journal of Perinatology, June 2005.
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Chasnoff IJ and McGourty RF. Screening as a Tool for Engagement. Journal of
Perinatology 26:261, 2006.
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