- Overview
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I am a psychologist and clinical researcher with the Complex Pain Service at BC Children’s Hospital. My broad clinical and research interests are: 1) understanding psychosocial factors that impact the development of youth with chronic pain and other complex medical conditions, 2) measuring the efficacy of psychological interventions for youth with chronic pain, and 3) enhancing the effectiveness of individual and group psychological interventions for youth with chronic pain.
- Publications
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The mental health profiles of pediatric organ transplant recipients
Pediatric Transplantation
Penner, E.K. and Walker, H. and Moon, E. and Slavec, J. and Hind, T. and Blydt-Hansen, T.D.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14151
2022Self-reported physical activity and lack of association with health-related quality of life in a pediatric solid-organ transplant population
Pediatric Transplantation
Lui, S. and Hind, T. and Moon, E. and de Souza, A. and Broad, K. and Fairbairn, J. and Schreiber, R. and Armstrong, K. and Blydt-Hansen, T.D.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14093
2021Post-traumatic stress as a determinant of quality of life in pediatric solid-organ transplant recipients
Pediatric Transplantation
Hind, T. and Lui, S. and Moon, E. and Broad, K. and Lang, S. and Schreiber, R.A. and Armstrong, K. and Blydt-Hansen, T.D.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14005
2021A Comparison of Maternal versus Paternal Nonverbal Behavior During Child Pain
Pain Practice
Schinkel, M.G. and Chambers, C.T. and Caes, L. and Moon, E.C.
DOI: 10.1111/papr.12415
2017Case study: A case-series evaluation of a behavioral sleep intervention for three children with autism and primary insomnia
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Moon, E.C. and Corkum, P. and Smith, I.M.
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq057
2011"He says, she says": A comparison of fathers' and mothers' verbal behavior during child cold pressor pain
Journal of Pain
Moon, E.C. and Chambers, C.T. and McGrath, P.J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2011.06.004
2011Behavioral interventions for sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders: Current findings and future directions
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Vriend, J.L. and Corkum, P.V. and Moon, E.C. and Smith, I.M.
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr044
2011Childhood learning history origins of adult pain anxiety
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
Watt, M.C. and Stewart, S.H. and Moon, E. and Terry, L.L.
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.24.3.198
2010Specificity of childhood learning experiences in relation to anxiety sensitivity and illness/injury sensitivity: Implications for health anxiety and pain
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
Watt, M.C. and O{'}Connor, R.M. and Stewart, S.H. and Moon, E.C. and Terry, L.
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.22.2.128
2008Sex differences in parent and child pain ratings during an experimental child pain task
Pain Research and Management
Moon, E.C. and Chambers, C.T. and Larochette, A.-C. and Hayton, K. and Craig, K.D. and McGrath, P.J.
DOI: 10.1155/2008/457861
2008Technology in pediatric pain management
Bringing Pain Relief to Children: Treatment Approaches
McGrath, P.J. and Watters, C. and Moon, E.
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-125-3_7
2006Heritability of individual depressive symptoms
Journal of Affective Disorders
Jang, K.L. and Livesley, W.J. and Taylor, S. and Stein, M.B. and Moon, E.C.
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00108-3
2004 - Research
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The Comfort Ability Program
The Comfort Ability Program (CAP) is a manualized evidence-based cognitive-behavioural treatment program for teens with chronic pain and their parents. The program was founded at Boston Children’s Hospital and is now licensed at over 25 partner sites. With the support of PainCare 360, CAP will soon be adopted at BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) and made available to teens with chronic pain across the hospital. CAP adoption will include collaborative multi-site research on clinical outcomes of the program. Patients and their parents will complete a battery of psychological measures. This data will be used to explore patient satisfaction and the efficiency and effectiveness of the CAP program at BCCH.Complex Pain Service Clinical Data Registry
The BCCH Complex Pain Service (CPS) currently collects patient biopsychosocial information via paper-pencil questionnaires at time of intake. This project aims to digitize this process and create a database that can be used to track patient clinical outcomes over time for quality improvement and clinical research purposes. Psychosocial measures will include mood, anxiety, social connections and quality of life. Data summaries will be made available to CPS clinicians before patient visits, in order to enhance clinical care. Collaboration with a national pediatric chronic pain registry is also planned.
Congratulations CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant recipients
Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators and their teams who were awarded $5 million in funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Spring 2024 Project Grant competition.
