Clinical Interests
Coping and adjusting to a chronic medical illness for children/adolescents
Medical non-adherence in the pediatric population
Child and adolescent mood disorders
Externalizing disorders
Research Interests
Psychosocial stressors affecting medical non-adherence in children/adolescents with chronic medical problems
Quality of life in pediatric chronic illness
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Post-Doctoral Fellow - Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2005
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
Minneapolis, MN
Psychology Intern - Psychology Department
2004
Illinois Institute of Technology
Ph.D. - Institute of Psychology
2004
lllinois Institute of Technology
M.S. - Institute of Psychology
2002
Loyola University
B.S.
1998
Diabetes distress, emotional regulation, HbA1c in people with diabetes and A controlled pilot study of an emotion-focused behavioral therapy intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Coccaro EF, Drossos T, Kline D, Lazarus S, Joseph JJ, de Groot M. Diabetes distress, emotional regulation, HbA1c in people with diabetes and A controlled pilot study of an emotion-focused behavioral therapy intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes. Prim Care Diabetes. 2022 Mar 11.
PMID: 35288059
Targeting Coping to Improve Surgical Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Feasibility Study.
Stiles-Shields C, Osos S, Heilbrun A, Feldman ECH, Mak GZ, Skelly CL, Drossos T. Targeting Coping to Improve Surgical Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Feasibility Study. Front Psychol. 2021; 12:695435.
PMID: 34744860
Optimizing Recruitment of Black Adolescents into Behavioral Research: A Multi-Center Study.
Ellis DA, Rhind J, Carcone AI, Evans M, Weissberg-Benchell J, Buggs-Saxton C, Boucher-Berry C, Miller JL, Al Wazeer M, Drossos T, Dekelbab B. Optimizing Recruitment of Black Adolescents into Behavioral Research: A Multi-Center Study. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 07 20; 46(6):611-620.
PMID: 33570144
Evidence for Mental Health Contributions to Medical Care in Diabetes Management: Economic and Professional Considerations.
Heilbrun A, Drossos T. Evidence for Mental Health Contributions to Medical Care in Diabetes Management: Economic and Professional Considerations. Curr Diab Rep. 2020 11 28; 20(12):79.
PMID: 33247792
Emotional Regulation and Diabetes Distress in Adults With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.
Coccaro EF, Lazarus S, Joseph J, Wyne K, Drossos T, Phillipson L, de Groot M. Emotional Regulation and Diabetes Distress in Adults With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2021 01; 44(1):20-25.
PMID: 33444157
The impact of psychiatric comorbidities on patient-reported surgical outcomes in adults treated for the median arcuate ligament syndrome.
Skelly CL, Stiles-Shields C, Mak GZ, Speaker CR, Lorenz J, Anitescu M, Dickerson DM, Boyd H, O'Brien S, Drossos T. The impact of psychiatric comorbidities on patient-reported surgical outcomes in adults treated for the median arcuate ligament syndrome. J Vasc Surg. 2018 11; 68(5):1414-1421.
PMID: 30064840
Psychological Factors and Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Patients With Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome.
Stiles-Shields C, Skelly CL, Mak GZ, Speaker C, Boyd H, O'Brien S, Drossos T. Psychological Factors and Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Patients With Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Jun; 66(6):866-871.
PMID: 29373439
Pediatric Chronic Abdominal Pain and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Review and Psychosocial Comparison.
Mak GZ, Lucchetti AR, Drossos T, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC, Stiles-Shields C, Newman EA, Skelly CL. Pediatric Chronic Abdominal Pain and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Review and Psychosocial Comparison. Pediatr Ann. 2016 Jul 01; 45(7):e257-64.
PMID: 27403674
HbA1c levels as a function of emotional regulation and emotional intelligence in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Coccaro EF, Drossos T, Phillipson L. HbA1c levels as a function of emotional regulation and emotional intelligence in patients with type 2 diabetes. Prim Care Diabetes. 2016 10; 10(5):334-41.
PMID: 27344533
Median arcuate ligament syndrome in the pediatric population.
Mak GZ, Speaker C, Anderson K, Stiles-Shields C, Lorenz J, Drossos T, Liu DC, Skelly CL. Median arcuate ligament syndrome in the pediatric population. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Nov; 48(11):2261-70.
PMID: 24210197