Sunita Stewart, Ph.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Psychiatry

Biography

Sunita Stewart has been affiliated with UT Southwestern since 1984. She was Director of Psychological Services at Children’s Medical Center from 1984 to 1992, and returned to this position in September 2005.

Her areas of clinical specialty include cross-cultural psychopathology, prevention, parenting, and management of mood and adherence problems in adolescents with chronic illness.

Dr. Stewart is a Licensed Psychologist with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

License Information

TX License #22821; Expires 5/31/2026

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Education & Training

Undergraduate School - Reed College (1971-1975), Psychology
Graduate School - University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1975-1978), Clinical Psychology
Graduate School - University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1978-1981), Clinical Psychology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

APA, IACCP, AAAP

Honors & Awards

Fellow 2018, American Psychological Association, Division 52
Phi Beta Kappa 1975

Books & Publications

Books
- Organ transplantation in Cognitive aspects of chronic illness in children
  . Stewart, S.M., & Kennard, B.D (1999), New York, Guildford Press
- Pakistan: Culture, community and familial obligations in a Muslim society. in Family structure and function across cultures: Psychological variations
  Zaman, R., Stewart, S.M., & Zaman, T.R. (2006), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
- Instrument development for ethnic minority research. in Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology
  Stewart, S.M. (2006), New York, Sage Publications
- Methods in cross-cultural psychopathology in Handbook of research methods in abnormal and clinical psychology
  Stewart, S.M (2007), New York, Sage Publications.
- Cultural considerations and culture-specific disorders. in The Sage Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
  Stewart, S.M. (2017), Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications, Inc.
- Depression in childhood: Cultural factors. in The Sage Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology.
  Stewart, S.M. (2017), Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications, Inc.
- Depression in Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology.
  Stewart, S.M. (2013). (2013), New York, John Wiley & Sons
- Hong Kong: Transitions and return to the Motherland. in Family structure and function across cultures: Psychological variations.
  Lee, P.W.H., Stewart, S.M., & Chan, K. (2006), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
- Psychiatric disorders in the Chinese. in The Second Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology
  Stewart, S.M., Lee, P.W.H., & Tao R. (2010), Oxford University Press., Oxford University Press.
Publications
- Hopelessness and suicidal ideation among adolescents in two cultures.
  Stewart, S.M., Kennard, B.D., Lee, P.W.H., Mayes, T., Hughes, C.W., & Emslie, G. Journal of Child Psychology, Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 46 364-372.
- Methods in cross-cultural psychopathology
  Stewart, S.M Handbook of research methods in abnormal and clinical psychology., D. McKay (ed), in press
- Cognitions and depressive symptoms among minority adolescents.
  Kennard, B., Stewart, S.M., Hughes, J., Patel, P., & Emslie, G. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 12 578-591.
- Double trouble: Nonsuicidal self-injury and its relationship to suicidal ideation and number of past suicide attempts in clinical adolescents.
  Mbroh H, Zullo L, Westers N, Stone L, King J, Kennard B, Emslie G, Stewart S Journal of affective disorders 2018 Jun 238 579-585
- A Theory-Driven Investigation of the Association Between Emotion Dysregulation and Suicide Risk in a Clinical Adolescent Sample.
  Eaddy M, Zullo L, Horton SE, Hughes JL, Kennard B, Diederich A, Emslie GJ, Schuster L, Stewart SM Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2018 May
- Camp-based multi-component intervention for families of young children with type 1 diabetes: A pilot and feasibility study.
  Gupta OT, MacKenzie M, Burris A, Jenkins BB, Collins N, Shade M, Santa-Sosa E, Stewart SM, White PC Pediatric diabetes 2017 Dec
- Hope as a Predictor of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Following Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis.
  Germann JN, Leonard D, Heath CL, Stewart SM, Leavey PJ Journal of pediatric psychology 2017 Jul
- Adolescent insomnia, suicide risk, and the interpersonal theory of suicide.
  Zullo L, Horton S, Eaddy M, King J, Hughes J, Diederich A, Kennard B, Emslie G, Stewart S Psychiatry research 2017 Jul 257 242-248
- The Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide in Adolescents: A Preliminary Report of Changes Following Treatment.
  King JD, Horton SE, Hughes JL, Eaddy M, Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Stewart SM Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2017 Mar
- Development and Evaluation of a Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Hong Kong Community Social Service Agency Staff.
  Zhou Q, Stewart SM, Wan A, Leung CS, Lai AY, Lam TH, Chan SS Frontiers in public health 2017 5 15
- A community based intervention program to enhance neighborhood cohesion: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong.
  Shen C, Wan A, Kwok LT, Pang S, Wang X, Stewart SM, Lam TH, Chan SS PloS one 2017 12 8 e0182722
- A Community-Based Intervention Program to Enhance Family Communication and Family Well-being: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong.
  Shen C, Wan A, Kwok LT, Pang S, Wang X, Stewart SM, Lam TH, Chan SSC Frontiers in public health 2017 5 257
- An Evaluation of a Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Social Service Workers to Develop Community-Based Family Interventions.
  Lai AY, Stewart SM, Mui MW, Wan A, Yew C, Lam TH, Chan SS Frontiers in public health 2017 5 141
- Exploring Community Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Enhancing Family Well-being Project in Hong Kong: A Qualitative Study.
  Chu JTW, Chan SS, Stewart SM, Zhou Q, Leung CS, Wan A, Lam TH Frontiers in public health 2017 5 106
- Development and evaluation of a training workshop for lay health promoters to implement a community-based intervention program in a public low rent housing estate: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong.
  Lai AY, Stewart SM, Wan A, Fok H, Lai HYW, Lam TH, Chan SS PloS one 2017 12 8 e0183636
- Frequency and Methods of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Relation to Acquired Capability for Suicide Among Adolescents.
  Matney J, Westers NJ, Horton SE, King JD, Eaddy M, Emslie GJ, Kennard BD, Stewart SM Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research 2017 Jan
- The moderation effect of personality on healthcare utilization in Chinese people living with HIV.
  Yu NX, Mols F, Stewart SM, Zhang J AIDS care 2016 Oct 1-5
- Happy Family Kitchen: A Community-Based Research for Enhancing Family Communication and Well-Being in Hong Kong.
  Ho HC, Mui M, Wan A, Ng YL, Stewart SM, Yew C, Lam TH, Chan SS Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) 2016 Aug
- Approach to Children and Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria.
  Lopez X, Stewart S, Jacobson-Dickman E Pediatrics in review / American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 Mar 37 3 89-98
- Frequency of Exposure to and Engagement in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Inpatient Adolescents.
  Zhu L, Westers NJ, Horton SE, King JD, Diederich A, Stewart SM, Kennard BD Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research 2016 Mar
- Development and Two-Year Follow-Up Evaluation of a Training Workshop for the Large Preventive Positive Psychology Happy Family Kitchen Project in Hong Kong.
  Lai AY, Mui MW, Wan A, Stewart SM, Yew C, Lam TH, Chan SS PloS one 2016 11 1 e0147712
- Happy Family Kitchen II: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community-Based Family Intervention for Enhancing Family Communication and Well-being in Hong Kong.
  Ho HC, Mui M, Wan A, Ng YL, Stewart SM, Yew C, Lam TH, Chan SS Frontiers in psychology 2016 7 638
- Happy Family Kitchen II: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based positive psychology family intervention for subjective happiness and health-related quality of life in Hong Kong.
  Ho HC, Mui M, Wan A, Ng YL, Stewart SM, Yew C, Lam TH, Chan SS Trials 2016 17 367
- Preliminary Examination of the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Adolescent Clinical Sample.
  Horton SE, Hughes JL, King JD, Kennard BD, Westers NJ, Mayes TL, Stewart SM Journal of abnormal child psychology 2015 Dec
- Resilience and vulnerability: prolonged grief in the bereaved spouses of marital partners who died of AIDS.
  Yu NX, Chan CL, Zhang J, Stewart SM AIDS care 2015 Nov 1-4
- Normative data and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the abbreviated version (CD-RISC2) among the general population in Hong Kong.
  Ni MY, Li TK, Yu NX, Pang H, Chan BH, Leung GM, Stewart SM Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2015 Jul
- Structure and Validity of Family Harmony Scale: An Instrument for Measuring Harmony.
  Kavikondala S, Stewart SM, Ni MY, Chan BH, Lee PH, Li KK, McDowell I, Johnston JM, Chan SS, Lam TH, Lam WW, Fielding R, Leung GM Psychological assessment 2015 Jul
- Parental emotional management benefits family relationships: A randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong, China.
  Fabrizio CS, Lam TH, Hirschmann MR, Pang I, Yu NX, Wang X, Stewart SM Behaviour research and therapy 2015 Jun 71 115-124
- Hoping is Coping: A Guiding Theoretical Framework for Promoting Coping and Adjustment Following Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis.
  Germann JN, Leonard D, Stuenzi TJ, Pop RB, Stewart SM, Leavey PJ Journal of pediatric psychology 2015 Apr
- The Validity of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide in Adolescence: A Review.
  Stewart SM, Eaddy M, Horton SE, Hughes J, Kennard B Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2015 Apr 1-13
- Mediation of Short and Longer Term Effects of an Intervention Program to Enhance Resilience in Immigrants from Mainland China to Hong Kong.
  Yu NX, Lam TH, Liu IK, Stewart SM Frontiers in psychology 2015 6 1769
- Cohort Profile: FAMILY Cohort.
  Leung GM, Ni MY, Wong PT, Lee PH, Chan BH, Stewart SM, Schooling CM, Johnston JM, Lam WW, Chan SS, McDowell I, Pang H, Fielding R, Lam TH International journal of epidemiology 2015 Jan
- A Novel Behavioral Intervention in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Improves Glycemic Control: Preliminary Results From a Pilot Randomized Control Trial.
  Maranda L, Lau M, Stewart SM, Gupta OT The Diabetes educator 2015 Jan
- Enhancing the parent-child relationship: A Hong Kong community-based randomized controlled trial.
  Fabrizio CS, Stewart SM, Ip AK, Lam TH Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) 2014 Feb 28 1 42-53
- Television viewing time in Hong Kong adult population: associations with body mass index and obesity.
  Xie YJ, Stewart SM, Lam TH, Viswanath K, Chan SS PloS one 2014 9 1 e85440
- A pilot randomized controlled trial to decrease adaptation difficulties in chinese new immigrants to Hong Kong.
  Yu X, Stewart SM, Chui JP, Ho JL, Li AC, Lam TH Behavior therapy 2014 Jan 45 1 137-52
- A Brief Parenting Intervention to Enhance the Parent-Child Relationship in Hong Kong: Harmony@Home.
  Fabrizio CS, Lam TH, Hirschmann MR, Stewart SM Journal of child and family studies 2013 Jul 22 5 603-613
- Resilience and depressive symptoms in mainland Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong.
  Yu X, Stewart SM, Liu IK, Lam TH Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 2013 Jul
- Maternal depressive symptoms predict adolescent healthcare utilization and charges in youth with type 1 diabetes.
  Clayton, K.M., Stewart, S.M., Wiebe, D.J., McConnel, C.E., Hughes, C.W., and White, P.C. Health Psychology 2013
- Self-disclosure of serostatus by youth who are HIV-positive: A review
  Thoth, C., Tucker, C., Leahy, M., & Stewart, S.M. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9485-2
- The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for measuring depressive symptoms among the general population in Hong Kong.
  Yu, X, Tam, W.W.S., Wong, P.T.K., Lam, T.H., & Stewart, S.M. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2012 53 95-102
- Developing community-based preventive interventions in Hong Kong: a description of the first phase of the Family Project.
  Stewart, S. M., Fabrizio, C. S., Hirschmann, M. R., & Lam, T. H. BMC Public Health 2012 12 106. 93.
- Validating the Concord Index as a measure of family relationships in China
  Lee, P.H. , Stewart, S.M., Lun, V., Bond, M.H., Yu, X., & Lam, T.H. 2012 26 906-915
- Somatic items in the assessment of depressive symptoms in pediatric patients with diabetes.
  Stewart, S.M., Simmons, A., & White, P.C Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2011 34, 112-119
- Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF): A systematic review.
  Lee, P.H., MacFarlane, D.J., Lam, T.H., & Stewart, S.M. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8 115
- Body dissatisfaction, maternal appraisal, and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong adolescents.
  Fung, S.S.W., Stewart, S.M., Ho, S.Y., Wong, J.P.S., & Lam, T.H. International Journal of Psychology 2010 45 453-460
- Psychological variables impacting weight gain rapidity in adolescents hospitalized for eating disorders.
  Phillips, R., Stewart, S.M., Presnell, K., Simmons, A., Kennard, B.D., Liss, D., Setliff, S. European Eating Disorders Review 2010 18 376-384
- The association between adolescents' depressive symptoms, maternal negative affect and family relationships in Hong Kong: Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings.
  Leung, S. S.K., Stewart, S.M., Wong, J.P.S., Ho, D. S.Y., Fong, D.Y.T., & Lam, T.H. Journal of Family Psychology 2009 23 636-645.
- Lam, T.H., Lee, S.W., Fung, S., Ho, S.Y., Lee, P.W.H., & Stewart, S.M.
  Sociocultural influences on body dissatisfaction and dieting in Hong Kong girls. Eururopean Eating Disorders Review 2009 17 152-160
- Repeat suicide attempts in Hong Kong community adolescents
  Wong, J.P.S., Stewart, S.M., Claassen, C., Lee, P.W.H, Rao, U., & Lam, T.H Social Science and Medicine 2008 66 232-241
- Maternal depressive symptoms in pediatric major depressive disorder: Relationship to acute treatment outcome
  Kennard, B.D., Hughes, J.L., Stewart, S.M., Mayes, T., Nightingale-Teresi, J., Tao, R., Carmody, T., & Emslie, G.J Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008 47 548-55
- Factor structure of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale in Hong Kong adolescents.
  Lee, S.W., Stewart, S.M., Byrne, B., Wong, J.P.S., Ho, S.Y., Lee, P.W.H., & Lam, T.H. Journal of Personality Assessment 2008 90 1-11.
- Validation of the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale for use with Hong Kong adolescents.
  Lee, S.W., Stewart, S.M., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Lee, S., Ho, S.Y., Lee, P.W.H., Katzman, M.A., & Lam, T.H. International Journal of Eating Disorders 2007 40 569-574.
- Diabetes, depression and metabolic control in Latinas.
  Olvera, A.P., Stewart, S.M., Galindo, L., & Stephens, J. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 2007 13 225-231.
- Depressive symptoms predict hospitalization in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes
  Stewart, S.M., Rao, U., Emslie, G, Klein, D., & White, P. Pediatrics 2005 115 1315-1319
- A cross-cultural investigation of cognitions and depressive symptoms in adolescents.
  Stewart, S.M., Kennard, B.D., Lee, P.W.H., Hughes, C.W., Mayes, T., Emslie, G., & Lewinsohn, P. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 2004 113 248-257.

Research

Prevention
Pediatric Health Psychology
Cross Cultural Psychology
Adolescent Psychopathology