Elaine A. Blechman, Ph.D.

PUBLICATIONS

A. REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. Blechman, E.A., Nakamura, C.Y. (1971). Mothers' test anxiety and task selection and children's performance with mother or a stranger. Child Development, 42, 1109-1118.
2. Blechman, E.A. (1974a). The family contract game: A tool to teach interpersonal problem solving. Family Coordinator, 269-281.
3. Blechman, E.A. (1974b). A new way to teach contracting: The family contract game. Psychotherapy, 11, 294.
4. Blechman, E.A., Olson, D.H.L., & Hellman, I.D. (1976). Stimulus control over family problem-solving behavior. Behavior Therapy, 7, 687-692.
Reprinted. In M.D. Stein, & J.K. Davis (Eds.) (1982). Therapies for adolescents. San Francisco: Jossey/Bass.
5. Blechman, E.A., Olson, D.H.L., Schornagel, C.Y., Halsdorf, M.J., & Turner, A.J. (1976). The family contract game: Technique and case study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 449-455.
6. Nickerson, M., Light, R., Blechman, E.A., & Gandelman, B. (1976). Three measures of problem solving behavior: A procedural manual. JSAS Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, Winter Issue (Ms 1190).
7. Blechman, E.A., & Dannemiller, E. (1976). Effects on performance of perceived control over noxious noise. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 601-607.
8. Blechman, E.A., Berberian, R.M., Thompson, W.D. (1977). How well does number of parents explain unique variance in self-reported drug use? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 45, 1182-3.
9. Blechman, E.A. (1977). Objectives and procedures believed necessary for the success of a contractual approach to family intervention. Behavior Therapy, 8, 275-277.
10. Blechman, E.A. (1978). Behavior intervention with families, optimism, and the federal government. The Behavior Therapist, 1, 17.
11. Blechman, E.A. (1979a). Short- and long-term results of positive home-based treatment of childhood chronic constipation and encopresis. Child Behavior Therapy, 1, 237-247. Reprinted. In C.E. Schaefer, H.L. Millman, & G.F. Levine (Eds.) (1979). Therapies for psychosomatic disorders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Reprinted. In C.E. Schaefer, H.L. Millman, S. Sichel, & J. Riegelhaupt-Zwilling (Eds.) (1986). Advances in Therapies for Children. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 12. Hargis, K.R., & Blechman, E.A. (1979). Social class and training of parents as behavior change agents. Child Behavior Therapy, 1, 69-74.
13. Blechman, E.A. (1979b). Child knows best? (Review of M.G. Shure, & G. Spivack. Problem solving techniques in childrearing. New York: Jossey/Bass, 1978). Contemporary Psychology, 24, 69.
14. Blechman, E.A. (1979c). Marital therapy and child management training. American Journal of Family Therapy, 7, 79-80. Reprinted. In, A.S. Gurman (Ed.) (1981). Questions and answers in the practice of family therapy. Edited by . New York: Brunner/Mazel.
15. Blechman, E.A. (1980a). Family problem-solving training. American Journal of Family Therapy, 8, 3-22.
16. Blechman, E.A. (1980b). Ecological sources of dysfunction in women: Issues and implications for clinical behavior therapy. Clinical Behavior Therapy Review, 2, 1-16. Reprinted in C.M. Franks (Ed.) (1984). New Developments in Behavior Therapy: From Research to Clinical Application. New York: The Haworth Press
17. Blechman, E.A. (1981a). Toward comprehensive behavioral family intervention: An algorithm for matching families and interventions. Behavior Modification, 5, 221-236.
18. Blechman, E.A., Kotanchik, N.L., & Taylor, C.J. (1981). Families and schools together: Early behavioral intervention with high-risk students. Behavior Therapy, 12, 308-319.
19. Blechman, E.A., Budd, K.S., Christopherson, E.R., Syzkula, S., Wahler, R., Embry, L.H., Kogan, K., O'Leary, K.D., & Riner, L.S. (1981). Engagement in behavioral family therapy. Behavior Therapy, 12, 461-472.
20. Blechman, E.A., Taylor, C.J., & Schrader, S.M. (1981). Family problem solving vs. home notes as early intervention with high-risk children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49, 919-926. Reprinted in Schaefer, C.E. & Briesmeister, J. (1984). Family therapy techniques for problem behaviors of children and youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Reprinted in Miller, B. & Olson, D.H. (1983). Vol. II of Family Studies Review Yearbook. University of Minnesota.
21. Blechman, E.A., & Rabin, C. (1982). Concepts and methods of explicit marital negotiation training with the marriage contract game. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 10, 47-55.
22. Blechman, E.A. (1982a). Are children with one parent at psychological risk?: A methodological review. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 44, 179-195.
23. Blechman, E.A. (1982b). Conventional wisdom about familial contributions to substance abuse. American Journal of Drug Alcohol Abuse, 9, 35-53.
24. Blechman, E.A. (1984a). Behavioral Medicine and Women's Health Issues. Behavioral Medicine Update, 5, 7-10.
25. Rabin, C., Blechman, E.A., & Milton, M.C. (1984). A multiple baseline study of the Marriage Contract Game's effects on problem solving and affective behavior. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 6(2), 45-60.
26. Rabin, C., Blechman, E.A., Kahn, D., & Carel, C. (1985). Refocusing from child to marital problems using the Marriage Contract Game. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 11, 75-85.
27. Blechman, E.A., Tinsley, B., Carella, E.T., McEnroe, M.J. (1985). Childhood competence and behavior problems. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 94, 70-77.
28. Blechman, E.A., & McEnroe, M.J. (1985). Effective family problem solving. Child Development, 56, 429-437.
29. Blechman, E.A., McEnroe, M.J., Carella, E.T., & Audette, D.P. (1986). Childhood competence and depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 95, 223-227.
30. Blechman, E.A. & Ruff, M.H. (1986). Caesar's Wife. [Review of S. Murgatroyd & Woolfe, R. Helping families in distress: An introduction to family focused helping. London: Harper, 1985.] Contemporary Psychology, 31, 701.
31. Blechman, E.A. & Ruff, M.H. (1986). [Review of Kendall & Braswell's Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Impulsive Children]. Child & Family Therapy, 8, 76-77
32. Resick, P.A., Calhoun, K., Rothblum, E.D., Dartnall, N., & Blechman, E.A. (1986). Sex bias in behavioral journals. The Behavior Therapist, 2, 27-29.
33. Ruff, M.H. & Blechman, E.A. (1987). The treatment of women in family therapy. [A review of Ault-Riche (Ed.), Women & Family Therapy]. Contemporary Psychology, 32, 7, 673.
34. Blechman, E.A. & Tryon, A.S. (1989). [Review of M. Herbert. Behavioural treatment of children with problems: A practice manual.] Contemporary Psychology, 34, 600.
35.Carr, R. & Blechman, E.A. (1990). [Review of M. Hersen, R.M. Eisler, & P.M. Miller, (Eds.) Progress in Behavior Modification, Vol. 22]. Contemporary Psychology.
36. Blechman, E.A. (1990a). The knowledge base of family therapy. [Review of B. Carter & M. McGoldrick, (Eds.) (1988). The changing family life cycle: A framework for family therapy. Second Edition. New York: Gardner Press.] Contemporary Psychology.
37.Tarnowski, K.J., & Blechman, E.A. (1991). Introduction to the special section: Disadvantaged children and families. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. 20,(4), 338-339.
38. Blechman, E.A. (1992). Mentors for high-risk minority youth: From effective communication to bicultural competence. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. 21,(2), 160-169.
39. Blechman, E.A., & Culhane, S.E. (1993) Early Adolescence and the Development of Aggression, Depression, Coping, and Competence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 13, 4, 361-382.
40. Blechman, E.A. (1993). Temper Tantrums. 1994 Medical and Health Annual (pp. 477-482). Chicago: Encyclopedia Brittanica.
41. Dumas, J.E., Blechman, E.A., Prinz, R.J. (1994). Aggressive children and effective communication. Aggressive Behavior, 20, 347-359.
42. Prinz, R. J., Blechman, E. A., Dumas, J. E. (1994). An evaluation of peer coping skills training for childhood aggression. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 23, 193-203.
43. Blechman, E. A., Dumas, J. E., & Prinz, R. J. (1994). Prosocial coping by youth exposed to violence. Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy, 4, 205-227.
44. Blechman, E.A., Prinz, R.J., & Dumas, J.E. (1995). Coping, Competence, and Aggression Prevention: Part 1. Developmental Model. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 4, 211-232.
45. Blechman, E.A. (1996). Coping, Competence, and Aggression Prevention: Part 2. Universal, School-Based Prevention. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 5, 19-35.
46. Dumas, J.E., Neese, D.E., Prinz, R.J., & Blechman, E.A. (1996). Short-term stability of aggression, peer rejection, and depressive symptoms in middle childhood. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 24, 105-119.
47. Blechman, E.A. (1996). [Review of C. Webster-Stratton & M. Herbert's Troubled families, problem children--Working with parents: A collaborative process.] The Behavior Therapist, 19, 42-43.
48. Blechman, E.A. (1997). Invited article: About prosocial coping therapy. The Family Psychologist, 12.
49. Blechman, E.A, Lowell, L., & Garrett, J. (1999). Prosocial coping and substance use during pregnancy. Addictive Behaviors, 24, 99-109.
50. Blechman, E.A., & Vryan, K. (2000). Prosocial Family Therapy: A manualized preventive intervention for juvenile offenders. Aggression and Violent Behavior: A review journal, 5 (4), 343-378.
51. Blechman, E.A. (2000). Women's Health. In Kazdin, A.E. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology. Washington, DC: APA.
52. Blechman, E.A. (2000). Resilience. In Kazdin, A.E. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology. Washington, DC: APA.
53. Dumas, J. E., Rollock, D., Prinz, R. J., Hops, H., & Blechman, E. A. (1999). Cultural sensitivity: Problems and solutions in applied and preventive intervention. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 8, 175-196.
54. Blechman, E.A., Maurice, A., Buecker, B. & Helberg, C. (2000). Can Mentoring or Skill Training Reduce Recidivism? Observational Study with Propensity Analysis. Prevention Science 1(3), 139-155.
55. Blechman, E.A., Hile, M.G., Cohen, W., & Fishman, D.B. (In press). Restorative Justice and the Prosocial communities solution. Youth & Society.

B. BOOKS, NOT EDITED

1. Blechman, E.A. (1985). Solving child behavior problems: At home and at school. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
1a. Blechman, E.A. (1985). Como resolver problemas de comportamiento en la escuela y en casa. Barcelona, Spain: Eidiciones CEAC.
2. Blechman, E.A. (Under contract for 2/99). Prosocial family therapy for juvenile offenders: A practitioner's guidebook. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
3. Blechman, E.A. (Under contract for 9/99). Schools and Families Together: Cost-Effective Interventions for High-Risk Youth. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
4. Blechman, E.A., Fishman, C.A., & Fishman, D.B. (Under Contract for 2/01). Building a prosocial community: School-based prevention of youth violence, suicide, and substance abuse. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

C. EDITED BOOKS

1. Blechman, E.A. (Ed.) (1984b). Behavior modification with women. New York: Guilford Press.
2. Blechman, E.A., & Brownell, K. (Eds.) (1988). Handbook of behavioral medicine for women. First Edition. New York: Pergamon Press.
2a. Blechman, E.A., & Brownell, K. (Eds.) (1992). Medicina conductual de la mujer. Barcelona, Spain: Martinez Roca.
3. Blechman, E.A. (Ed.) (1990b). Emotions and the family: For better or for worse. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum. 3a. Japanese translation. Published 1998.
4. Hetherington, E.M. & Blechman, E.A. (Eds.) (1996) Stress, coping, and resiliency in children and families. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
5. Blechman, E.A., & Brownell, K. (Eds.) (1998) Behavioral medicine for women: A comprehensive handbook. New York: Guilford.

D. BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Freitag, C., Blechman, E.A., & Berck, P. (1973). College students as companion aides to newly released psychiatric patients. In G. Specter & C. Claiborne, (Eds.), Crisis intervention: A topical series in community clinical psychology, Vol. 2. New York: Behavior Publications.
2. Blechman, E.A., & Manning, M. (1976). A reward-cost analysis of the single parent family. In E.J. Mash, L.A. Hamerlynck, & L.C. Handy (Eds.), Behavior modification and families. I. Theory and research (pp. 61-90). New York: Brunner/Mazel.
3. Blechman, E.A., & Olson, D.H.L. (1976). The family contract game: Description and effectiveness. In D.H.L. Olson (Ed.), Treating Relationships (pp. 269-277). Iowa: Graphic Publishing. Reprinted in E.T. Nickerson & K.S. O'Laughlin (Eds.), (1982). Helping through action: Action-oriented therapies. Amherst, Mass.: Human Resources Development Press. Reprinted in Corfman, E. (1979). Games that help solve life problems. Research of E.A. Blechman. In E. Corfman (Ed.), Families today--A research sampler on families and children (pp. 897-927). NIMH Science Monograph 1, DHEW Publication). (ADM) 79-815. Washington, D.C.: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office.
4. Blechman, E.A. (1980c). Behavior therapies. In A. Brodsky & R. Hare-Mustin (Eds.), Women and psychotherapy (pp. 217-244). New York: The Guilford Press.
5. Blechman, E.A. (1981b). Competence, depression and behavior modification with women. In M. Hersen, R.M. Eisler & P.M. Miller (Eds.). Progress in behavior modification, Vol. 12 (pp. 227-263). New York: Academic Press.
6. Blechman, E.A. (1984c). Competent parents, competent children: Behavioral objectives of parent training. In R.F. Dangel and R.A. Polster (Eds.), Behavioral parent training: Issues in research and practice (pp. 34-63). New York: Guilford Press.
7. Blechman, E.A. (1984d). Women's behavior in a man's world: Sex differences in competence. In E.A. Blechman (Ed.) Behavior modification with women (pp. 3-33). New York: Guilford Press.
8. Blechman, E.A. Rabin, C., & McEnroe, M.J. (1986). Family communication with board- and computer-games. In C.E. Schaefer & S. Reid (Eds.), Game Play: Therapeutic Uses of Childhood Games (pp. 129-145). New York: Wiley.
9. Blechman, E.A., & Clay, C.J. (1986). The scientific and ethical treatment of premenstrual complaints. In B.F. Carter & B.E. Ginzberg (Eds.) Premenstrual Distress: Ethical and Legal Implications in a Biomedical Perspective. New York: Plenum.
10. Blechman, E.A., Clay, C., Kipke, M., & Bickel, W. (1988). Premenstrual experience. In E.A. Blechman & K.D. Brownell (Eds.), Handbook of Behavioral Medicine for Women (pp. 439-450). New Jersey: Pergamon.
11. Blechman, E.A. & Brownell, K.D. (1988). Competence and physical hardiness. In E.A. Blechman & K.D. Brownell (Eds.), Handbook of Behavioral Medicine for Women (pp. 439-450). New York: Pergamon Press.
12. Blechman, E.A., Tryon, A.S., McEnroe, M.J., &, Ruff, M.H. (1989). Behavioral approaches to psychological assessment: A comprehensive strategy for the measurement of family interaction. In M.M. Katz, & S. Wetzler (Eds.), Contemporary approaches to psychological assessment. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
13. Blechman, E.A., Tryon, A.S., Ruff, M.H., & McEnroe, M.J. (1989). Family skills training and childhood depression. In C.E. Shaefer (Ed.), Handbook of parent training: Parents as co-therapists for children's behavior problems. New York: Wiley.
14. Sigel, I.E. & Blechman, E.A. (1990). Reflections: A conceptual analysis and synthesis. In G.R. Patterson (Ed.), Advances in Family Research, I. New York: Erlbaum.
15. Blechman, E.A. (1990c). A new look at emotions and the family: A model of effective family communication. In Blechman, E.A. (Ed.) Emotions and the family: For better or for worse, pp. 201-224. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.
16. Blechman, E.A. (1991a). Effective Communication: Enabling the Multi-Problem Family to Change. In P. Cowan & M. Hetherington (Eds.), Advances in family research, II. Family transitions. New York: Erlbaum.
17. Blechman, E.A. (1991b). Mentors for high-risk children: Toward bicultural competence. In Wiener, S. (Ed.), Urban Institute Monograph on Mentoring. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
18. Blechman, E.A, Wills, T.A., & Adler, V. (1992). Process measures in intervention for drug-abusing women: From coping to competence. In Kilbey, M.M., & Asghar, K. (Eds.) Methodological issues in epidemiological, prevention, and treatment research on drug-exposed women and their children, pp. 314-343. Research Monograph 117. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
19. Dumas, J.E., Blechman, E.A., & Prinz, R.J. (1992). Helping families with aggressive children and adolescents change. In R.D. Peters, R.J. McMahon, & V.L. Quinsey (Eds), Aggression and violence throughout the lifespan. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
20. Blechman, E.A., & Delamater, A.M. (1992). Family communication and type 1 diabetes: A window on the social environment of chronically ill children. In R.E. Cole & D. Reiss (Eds), How families cope with chronic illness. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
21. Wills, T.A., Blechman, E.A., & McNamara, G. (1996). Family support, coping, and competence. In E.M. Hetherington & E.A. Blechman (Eds.) Stress, coping, and resiliency in children and families, pp. 107-134. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
22. Blechman, E.A. (1998). Parent training in moral context: Prosocial Family Therapy. In Schaefer, C. (Ed.), Handbook of Parent Training, pp. 508-548. New York: Wiley.
23. Blechman, E.A. (1998). Section Editors' Overview, Section 2. Stress and Coping. In E.A. Blechman & K.D. Brownell, (Eds.) Behavioral medicine for women: A comprehensive handbook (pp. 95-102). New York: Guilford.
24. Helstrom, A, & Blechman, E.A. (1998). Parenting. In E.A. Blechman & K.D. Brownell, (Eds.) Behavioral medicine for women: A comprehensive handbook (pp. 70-74). New York: Guilford.
25. Blechman, E.A., Brownell, K.D., & Helstrom, A. (1998). What we know about women's health. In E.A. Blechman & K.D. Brownell, (Eds.) Behavioral medicine for women: A comprehensive handbook (pp. 854-856. New York: Guilford.

E. TECHNICAL MANUALS, UNPUBLISHED

1. Blechman, E.A. & McEnroe, M.J. (1987). FIT: Family Interaction Tasks. Technical Manual. Behavior Therapy Program, Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NY.
2. Blechman, E.A., Bass, C., & Newman, D. (1987). BLOSSOM: Blechman On-Site Skill Observation Measure. Technical Manual. Behavior Therapy Program, Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
3. Blechman, E.A., McEnroe, M.J., Ruff, M.H., & Kipke, M. (1987). CSIMPA (Computer Simulation of Parenting Skills). Unpublished Ms. Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
4. Blechman, E.A. & McEnroe, M.J. (1987). CMCG (Computer Marriage Contract Game). c ASIP Inc.
5. Dumas, J.E. & Blechman, E.A. (1990). INTERACT/BLISS: A computer coding system to assess small group communication. Unpublished ms., University of Montreal.
6. Blechman, E.A., Dumas, J.E., Prinz, R.J. & Culhane, S.E. (1993) Multicontextual Preventive Intervention for High-Risk Youth Manual. Unpublished ms, University of Colorado, Boulder.
7. Blechman, E.A., Lowell, L., Dumas, J.E., & Prinz, R.J. (1993). Coding manual for the Communication Effectiveness Scale (CES): Information exchange in dyads. Unpublished ms, University of Colorado, Boulder.
8. Blechman, E.A., & French, D. (1994). Coding manual for the Communication Effectiveness Scale (CES): Information exchange, behavior management, and problem solving during self-disclosure and small-group interaction. Unpublished ms, University of Colorado, Boulder.
9. Blechman, E.A. (1996). Prosocial coping skills for youth offenders and their families: A practitioner guidebook. Unpublished ms, University of Colorado, Boulder.
10. Culhane, S.E., & Blechman, E.A. (1997). Prosocial Coping Style Inventory. Unpublished rating scale. PAL Center, University of Colorado at Boulder.

F. UNPUBLISHED MSS.

1. Blechman, E.A. & McEnroe, M.J. (1987). How couples write contracts for emotionally hot and cool problems. Unpublished ms., Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
2. Blechman, E.A., Carr, R., Chanler, A., & Saenger, P. (1989). Family communication and metabolic control among Type 1 diabetic youth. Unpublished ms., Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
3. McEnroe, M.J., & Blechman, E.A. (1988). Communication, depression, and marital satisfaction. Unpublished ms., Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
4. Blechman, E.A., & Culhane, S.E. (1992). Communication skills training for pregnant drug abusers. Unpublished ms., University of Colorado at Boulder.
5. Culhane, S.E., & Blechman, E.A. (1994). Depressive, aggressive, and prosocial coping styles: A case for the comorbidity of adult depression and aggression. Unpublished ms., University of Colorado at Boulder.
6. Blechman, E.A., Kamensky, M., MacLean, J., French, D., Helstrom, A., Laundenslager, M.L., & Porges, S.W. (1997). Emotional communication varies with gender and context. Unpublished ms., U. of Colorado-Boulder. Revision submitted to Psychology of Women Quarterly, 9/5/98.
7. Blechman, E.A., Helstrom, A., Hall, K., & Coffey, C. (1996). Prosocial family therapy for high-risk youth: Data-driven clinical decision making.