Publications (Books and Monographs):
Ryff, C. D., & Seltzer, M. M. (Eds.) (1996). The parental experience at midlife.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Janicki, M. P. (Eds.) (1994). Life course
perspectives on adulthood and old age. Washington, DC: American Association on
Mental Retardation.
Janicki, M. P., Krauss, M. W. & Seltzer, M. M. (Eds.) (1988). Community
residences for persons with developmental disabilities: Here to stay. Baltimore:
Paul H. Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M. & Krauss, M. W. (1987). Aging and mental retardation: Extending
the continuum. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.
Baker, B. L., Seltzer, G. B., & Seltzer, M. M. (1977). As close as possible:
Community residences for retarded adults. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co.
Publications (Journal Articles and Chapters):
Esbensen, A.J., Seltzer, J.M., & Krauss, M.W. (in press). Life course
perspectives in autism and mental retardation research: The case of family
caregiving. In J.A. Burack, R.M. Hodapp, R.M., & E. Zigler (Eds.) Handbook of
Mental Retardation and Development, second edition. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Shattuck, P.T., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Orsmond, G.I., Bolt, D., Kring,
S., Lounds, J., & Lord, C. (in press). Change in autism symptoms and maladaptive
behaviors in adolescents and adults with an autism spectrum disorder. Journal of
Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Esbensen, A.J., Seltzer, M.M., & Abbeduto, L. (in press). Family well-being in
Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome. In J. E. Roberts, R. Chapman, & S. Warren
(Eds.), Speech and language development and intervention in Down syndrome and
fragile X syndrome. Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
Lounds, J. J., & Seltzer, M. M. (in press). Family impact across the lifespan.
In S. L. Odom, R. H. Horner, M. Snell, & J. Blancher (Eds.), Handbook on
Developmental Disabilities. Guilford.
Esbensen, A. J., Seltzer, M. M., & Greenberg, J. S. (2006). Depressive symptoms
of adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability and its relation to
maternal well-being. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
3, 229-237.
Smith, M.J., Greenberg, J.S., & Seltzer, M.M. (2006). Siblings of adults with
schizophrenia: Expectations about future caregiving roles. American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry, 76.
Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., Hong, J., & Orsmond, G.I. (2006). Bidirectional
effects of expressed emotion and behavior problems and symptoms in adolescents
and adults with autism. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 111, 229-249.
Orsmond, G. I., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., & Krauss, M.W. (2006).
Mother-child relationship quality among adolescents and adults with autism.
American Journal of Mental Retardation, 111, 121-137.
Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., & Brewer, E. (2006). Caregivers to older adults.
In B. Berkman (ed.) Handbook of social sork in health and aging. (pp. 339-354).
New York: Oxford University Press.
Warren, S., Batshaw, M., Bennett, F., Hagerman, R., & Seltzer, M. (2005).
Biomedical research for primary and secondary prevention. In K.C. Lakin & A. P.
Turnbull (eds.) National goals and research for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (pp. 125-147). Washington, DC: AAMR.
Seltzer, M.M., Floyd, F.J., Greenberg, J.S., Lounds, J., Lindstrom, M., & Hong,
J. (2005). Life course impacts of mild intellectual deficits. American Journal
of Mental Retardation, 110, 451-468.
Esbensen, A.J., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., & Benson, B.A. (2005).
Psychometric evaluation of a self-report measure of depression for individuals
with mental retardation. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 110, 469-481.
Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Orsmond, G.I., & Lounds, J. (2005). Life course
studies of siblings of individuals with developmental disabilities. Mental
Retardation, 43, 354-359.
Li, L, & Seltzer, M.M. (2005). Relationship quality with parent, daughter role
salience, and self-esteem of daughter caregivers. Marriage and Family Review,
37, 63-82
Krauss, M.W., Seltzer, M.M., & Jacobson, H.T. (2005). Adults with autism living
at home or in non-family settings: Positive and negative aspects of residential
status. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 49, 111-124.
Seltzer, M.M., Shattuck, P., Abbeduto, L., & Greenberg, J.S. (2004). The
trajectory of development in adolescents and adults with autism. Mental
Retardation Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 10, 234-247.
Parish, S.L., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., & Floyd, F.J. (2004). Economic
implications of caregiving at midlife: Comparing parents of children with
developmental disabilities to other parents. Mental Retardation, 42 413-426.
Orsmond, G.I., Krauss, M.W., & Seltzer, M.M. (2004). Peer relationships and
social and recreational activities among adolescents and adults with autism.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34, 245-256.
Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Floyd, F.J., & Hong, J. (2004). Accommodative
coping and well-being of midlife parents of children with mental health problems
or developmental disabilities. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 74, 187-195.
Seltzer, M.M., Floyd, F.J., & Hindes, A.R. (2004). Research methods in
intellectual disabilities: The family context (pp. 237-260). In E. Emerson, C.
Hatton, T. Parmenter, & T. Thompson (Eds.). Handbook of methods for research and
evaluation in intellectual disabilities. NY: John Wiley.
Abbeduto, L., Seltzer, M.M., Shattuck, P., Krauss, M.W., Orsmond, G., & Murphy,
M.M. (2004). Psychological well-being and coping in mothers of youths with
autism, Down syndrome, or fragile X syndrome. American Journal of Mental
Retardation, 109, 237-254.
Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., Chou, R., & Hong, J. (2004). The
effect of quality of the relationship between mothers and adult children with
schizophrenia, autism, or Down syndrome on maternal well-being: The mediating
role of optimism. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74, 14-25.
Magaņa, S., Seltzer, M., & Krauss, W. (2004). The cultural context of
caregiving: Differences in depression between Puerto Rican and non-Latina White
mothers of adults with mental retardation. Mental Retardation 42, 1-11.
Seltzer, M.M., Abbeduto, L., Krauss, M.W., Greenberg, J., & Swe, A. (2004).
Comparison groups in autism family research: Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome,
and schizophrenia. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34, 41-48.
Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., Shattuck, P.T., Orsmond, G., Swe, A., & Lord, C.
(2003). The symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 33, 565-581.
Li, L.W. & Seltzer, M.M. (2003). Parent care, intergenerational relationship
quality, and mental health of adult daughters. Research on Aging, 25, 484-504.
Orsmond, G.I., Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., & Hong, J. (2003). Behavior problems
in adults with mental retardation and maternal well-being: Examination of the
direction of effects. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 108, 257-271.
Kim, H., Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., & Krauss, M.W. (2003). The role of
coping in maintaining the psychological well-being of mothers of adults with
mental retardation and mental illness. Journal of Intellectual Disablity
Research, 47, 313-327.
Ryff, C.D., Singer, B. H., & Seltzer, M.M. (2002). Pathways through challenge:
Implications for well-being and health. In L. Pulkkinen & A. Caspi (Eds.),
Pathways to successful development: Personality in the life course. Cambridge,
UK: Cambridge University Press.
Magaņa, S., Seltzer, M.M., & Krauss, M.W. (2002). Service utilization patterns
of adults with intellectual disabilities: A comparison of Puerto Rican and
non-Latino white families. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 37, 65-86.
Magana, S., Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., Rubert, M., & Szapocznik, J. (2002).
Well-being and family role strains among Cuban American and Puerto Rican mothers
of adults with mental retardation. Journal of Human Behavior and the Social
Environment, 5, 31-55.
Essex, E.L., Seltzer, M.M., & Krauss, M.W. (2001). Fathers as caregivers for
adult children with mental retardation. In B.J. Kramer & E.H. Thompson (Eds.),
Men as caregivers: Theory, research, and service implications. New York:
Springer.
Seltzer, M.M. & Krauss, M.W. (2001). Quality of life of adults with mental
retardation/developmental disabilities who live with family. Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 7, 105-114.
Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., Hong, J., Orsmond, G.I. (2001). Continuity or
discontinuity of family involvement following residential transitions of adults
with mental retardation. Mental Retardation, 39, 181-194.
Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Floyd, F.J., Pettee, Y., Hong, J. (2001). Life
course impacts of parenting a child with a disability. American Journal on
Mental Retardation, 106, 282-303.
Hong, J., Seltzer, M.M., & Krauss, M.W. (2001). Change in social support and
psychological well-being: A longitudinal study of aging mothers of adults with
mental retardation. Family Relations, 50,154-163.
Robison, D., Krauss, M.W., & Seltzer, M.M. (2001). Does parenting ever end?
Experiences of parents of adults with Down syndrome. In S. Pueschel (Ed.), A
parent's guide to Down syndrome: Toward a brighter future. Baltimore, MD Paul H.
Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., Orsmond, G. I., & Vestal, C. (2000). Families of
adolescents and adults with autism: Uncharted territory. In L. M. Glidden (Ed.),
International Review of Research on Mental Retardation, Vol. 23. San Diego:
Academic Press.
Orsmond, G.I., & Seltzer, M.M. (2000). Brothers and sisters of adults with
mental retardation: The gendered nature of the sibling relationship. American
Journal on Mental Retardation, 105, 486-508.
Seltzer, M. M. & Li, L. W. (2000). The dynamics of caregiving: Transitions
during a three-year prospective study. The Gerontologist, 40, 165-178.
Greenberg, J. S., Seltzer, M. M., & Judge, K. A. (2000). Another side of the
family=s experience: Learning and growing through the process of coping with
mental illness. The Journal of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill,11
8-10.
Essex, E.L., Seltzer, M.M., & Krauss, M.W. (1999). Differences in coping
effectiveness and well-being among aging mothers and fathers of adults with
mental retardation. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 104, 545-563.
Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., Orsmond, G.I., & Krauss, M.W. (1999). Siblings
of adults with mental illness or mental retardation: Influences on current
involvement and the expectations of future caregiving responsibility.
Psychiatric Services, 50, 1214-1219
Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1999). An unanticipated life: The impact of
lifelong caregiving. In H. Bersani (Ed.), Responding to the challenge:
International trends and current issues in developmental disabilities.
Brookline, MA: Brookline Books.
Li, L. W., Seltzer, M. M., & Greenberg, J. S. (1999). Change in depressive
symptoms among daughter caregivers: An 18-month longitudinal study. Psychology
and Aging, 14, 206-219.
Seltzer, M. M., & Greenberg, J. S. (1999). The caregiving context: The
intersection of social and individual influences in the experience of family
caregiving. In C. D. Ryff & J. Marshall (Eds.), The self and society in aging
process. New York: Springer.
Freedman, R. I., Griffiths, D., Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1999). Patterns
of respite use by aging parents of adults with mental retardation. Mental
Retardation, 37,93-103.
Krauss, M. W., Greenberg, J. S., & Seltzer, M. M. (1999). Aging in adults with
developmental disabilities and severe and persistent mental illness. In J. J.
Gallo, & J. Busby-Whitehead, P. V. Rabins, R. A. Silliman, & J. B. Murphy,
(Eds.), Reichel=s care of the elderly: Clinical aspects of aging (fifth
edition). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1998). Families of adults with Down syndrome.
In J. F. Miller, L. A. Leavitt, & M. Leddy (Eds.), Communication development in
young children with Down syndrome. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M. (1998). Service utilization patterns and organization of the
service delivery system for persons with mental retardation and other
developmental disabilities. In S. Allen & V. Mor (Eds.), Living in the community
with disability: A cross-group perspective. New York: Springer.
Seltzer, M. M., (1997). Later life parenting by older mothers of adults with
disabilities. In E. Bleckman (Ed.), Behavioral Medicine for women: A
comprehensive handbook. NY: Guildford Publications.
Seltzer, M. M. & Heller, T. (1997). Families and caregiving across the life
course: Research advances on the influence of context. Family Relations, 46,
321-323.
Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., Krauss, M. W., Gordon, R. M., & Judge, K.
(1997). Siblings of adults with mental retardation or mental illness: Effects on
lifestyle and psychological well-being. Family Relations, 46, 395-405.
Greenberg, J. S., Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Kim, H. (1997). The
differential effects of social support on the psychological well-being of aging
mothers of adults with mental illness or mental retardation. Family Relations,
46, 383-394.
Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1997). Life course perspectives on mental
retardation research: The case of family caregiving. In J. A. Burack, R. M.
Hodapp, & E. Zigler (Eds.), Handbook on mental retardation and development. NY:
Cambridge University Press.
Li, L. W., Seltzer, M. M., & Greenberg, J. S. (1997). Social support and
depressive symptoms: Differential patterns in wife and daughter caregivers.
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 52B, S200-S211.
reprinted in C. S. Aneshensel (Ed.) (2001). Theory-based data analysis for the
social sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA, Pine Forge Press.
Kling, K. C., Seltzer, M. M., & Ryff, C. D. (1997). Distinctive late life
challenges: Implications for coping and well-being. Psychology and Aging, 12,
288-295.
Essex, E. L., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1997). Residential transitions of
adults with mental retardation: Predictors of waiting list use and placement.
American Journal on Mental Retardation, 101, 613-629.
Freedman, R. I., Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1997). Aging parents=
residential plans for adult children with mental retardation. Mental
Retardation, 35, 114-123.
Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., Krauss, M. W., & Hong, J. (1997). Predictors
and outcomes of the end of co-resident caregiving in aging families of adults
with mental retardation or mental illness. Family Relations, 46, 13-22
reprinted in A. J. Walker, M. Manoogian-O Dell, L. McGraw, & D. White (Eds.)
(2001). Families in later life: Connections and transitions (pp. 212-217).
Thousand Oaks, CA, Pine Forge Press.
Gordon, R. M., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1997). The aftermath of
parental death: Changes in the context and quality of life. In R. L. Schalock
(Ed.), Quality of life: Its application to persons with disabilities.
Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.
Seltzer, M. M., & Li, L. W. (1996). The transitions of caregiving: Subjective
and objective definitions. The Gerontologist, 36, 614-626.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., Choi, S. C., Hong, J. (1996). Midlife and later
life parenting of adult children with mental retardation. In C. D. Ryff & M. M.
Seltzer (Eds.), The parental experience at midlife. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press.
Ryff, C. D., & Seltzer, M. M. (1996). The uncharted years of midlife parenting.
In C. D. Ryff & M. M. Seltzer (Eds.), The parental experience at midlife.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Seltzer, M. M., & Ryff, C. D. (1996). The parental experience in midlife: Past,
present, and future. In C.D. Ryff & M. M. Seltzer (Eds.), The parental
experience at midlife. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Krauss, M. W., Seltzer, M. M., Gordon, R., & Friedman, D.H. (1996). Binding
ties: The roles of adult siblings of persons with mental retardation. Mental
Retardation, 34, 83-93.
Hong, J., & Seltzer, M. M. (1995). The psychological consequences of multiple
roles: The nonnormative case. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 36,
386-398.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, MW., Walsh, P., Conliffe, C., Larson, B., Birkbeck, G.,
Hong, J., & Choi, S. C. (1995). Cross-national comparisons of aging mothers of
adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability
Research, 39, 408-418.
Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., & Krauss, M. W. (1995). A comparison of coping
strategies of aging mothers of adults with mental illness or mental retardation.
Psychology and Aging, 10, 64-75.
Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1995). Long-term caring: Family experience over
the life course. In D. Rosenthal & L. Nadel (Eds.), Down syndrome: Living and
learning in the community. New York: John Wiley.
Ryff, C. D., & Seltzer, M. M. (1995). Family relations and individual
development in adulthood and aging. In R. Blieszner & V. Bedford (Eds.),
Handbook on aging and the family. Westport, CT: Greenwood.
Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1994). Taking stock: Expected gains from a
lifespan perspective on mental retardation. In M. M. Seltzer, M. W. Krauss, & M.
P. Janicki (Eds). Life course perspectives on adulthood and aging. Washington,
DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.
Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1994). Aging parents with co-resident adult
children: The impact of lifelong caregiving. In M. M. Seltzer, M. W. Krauss, &
M. P. Janicki (Eds.), Life course perspectives on adulthood and old age.
Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.
Seltzer, M. M., & Ryff, C. D. (1994). Parenting across the lifespan: The
normative and nonnormative cases. In D. L. Featherman, R. Lerner, & M.
Perlmutter (Eds.), Life-span development and behavior (Vol. 12). Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
Seltzer, M. M., & Seltzer, G. B. (1993). Community care. Current Opinion in
Psychiatry, 6, 635-638.
Greenberg, J. S., Seltzer, M. M., & Greenley, J. R. (1993). Aging parents of
adults with disabilities: The gratifications and frustrations of later life
caregiving. The Gerontologist, 33, 542-550.
Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1993). Current well-being and future plans of
older caregiving mothers. Irish Journal of Psychology, 14, 47-64.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Tsunematsu, N. (1993). Adults with Down
syndrome and their aging mothers: Diagnostic group differences. American Journal
on Mental Retardation, 97, 464-508.
Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1993). Coping strategies among older mothers of
adults with retardation: A life span developmental perspective. In A. P.
Turnbull, J. M. Patterson, S. K. Behr, D. L. Murphy, J. G. Marquis, & M. J.
Blue-Banning (Eds.), Cognitive coping, families, and disability: Participatory
research in action. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1993). Adult sibling relationships of persons
with mental retardation. In Z. Stoneman & P. Berman (Eds.), Siblings of
individuals with mental retardation, physical disabilities, and chronic illness.
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M., and Seltzer, G. B. (1992). Aging in persons with developmental
disabilities. In F. J. Turner (Ed.), Mental health and the elderly. NY: The Free
Press.
Seltzer, M. M., Litchfield, L. C., Kapust, L. R., & Mayer, J. B. (1992).
Professional and family collaboration in case management: A hospital-based
replication of a community-based study. Social Work in Health Care, 17, 1-22.
Seltzer, M. M. (1992). Training families to be case managers. Generations, 16,
65-70.
Reprinted in E. F. Ansello & N. N. Eustis (Eds.) (1992), Aging and
disabilities: Seeking common ground. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Co.
Seltzer, M. M (1992). Family caregiving across the full life span. In L.
Rowitz (Ed.), Mental retardation in the year 2000. New York: Springer-Verlag.
Seltzer, M. M. (1992). Aging in persons with developmental disabilities. In J.
E. Birren, R. B. Sloane, & G. D. Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of mental health and
aging. New York: Academic Press.
Krauss, M. W., Seltzer, M. M., & Goodman, S. J. (1992). Social support networks
of adults with retardation who live at home. American Journal on Mental
Retardation, 96, 432-441.
Hoyert, D. L., & Seltzer, M. M. (1992). Factors related to the well-being and
life activities of family caregivers. Family Relations, 41, 74-81.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Heller, T. (1991). Family caregiving over the
life course. In M.P. Janicki, & M. M. Seltzer (Eds.), Aging and developmental
disabilities: Challenges for the 1990s. Washington, DC: Special Interest Group
on Aging, AAMR.
Seltzer, G. B., Begun, A., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1991). The impacts
of siblings on adults with mental retardation and their aging mothers. Family
Relations, 40, 310-317.
Seltzer, M. M. & Seltzer, G. B. (1991). Classification and social status. In J.L.
Matson & J. Mulick (Eds.), Handbook on mental retardation. Second edition.
London: Pergamon Press.
Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Nonexperimental and quasi experimental field research
methods. In J. L. Matson & J. Mulick (Eds.), Handbook on mental retardation (2nd
ed.). London: Pergamon Press.
Mayer, J. B., Kapust, L. R., Helfand, L., Heinlein, A. N., Seltzer, M. M.,
Litchfield, L. C., Levin, R. J., and Mulcahey, A. L. (1990). Empowering families
of the chronically ill: A partnership experience in a hospital setting. Social
Work in Health Care, 14, 73-90.
Seltzer, M. M. &. Krauss, M. W. (1989). Aging parents with mentally retarded
children: Family risk factors and sources of support. American Journal on Mental
Retardation, 94, 303-312.
Seltzer, M. M., Litchfield, L. C., Lowy, L., & Levin, R. J. (1989). Families as
case managers: A longitudinal study. Family Relations, 38, 332-336.
Erickson, M., Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1989). Perceptions of old age
among a sample of aging mentally retarded persons. Journal of Applied
Gerontology, 8, 251-260.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., Litchfield, L. C., & Modlish, N. J. K. (1989).
Utilization of aging network services by elderly persons with mental
retardation. The Gerontologist, 29, 234-238.
Seltzer, M. M. & Mayer, J. B. (1988). Families as case managers: A team approach
for serving the elderly. Generations, 12, 26-29.
Seltzer, M. M. (1988). Structure and patterns of service utilization by elderly
mentally retarded persons. Mental Retardation, 26, 181-185.
Janicki, M. P., Krauss, M. W. & Seltzer, M. M. (1988). Context, models, and
issues for community residences. In M. P. Janicki, M. W. Krauss, & M. M. Seltzer
(Eds.), Community residences for persons with developmental disabilities: Here
to stay. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Janicki, M. P., Krauss, M. W. & Seltzer, M. M. (1988). Agenda for service
policy, and research. In M.P. Janicki, M. W. Krauss, & M. M. Seltzer (Eds.),
Community residences for persons with developmental disabilities: Here to stay.
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M. & Seltzer, G. B. (1987). Community responses to community
residences for mentally retarded persons. In S. Landesman & P. Vietze (Eds.),
Living with mentally retarded people. Washington, DC: American Association on
Mental Retardation.
Seltzer, M. M., Ivry, J., & Litchfield, L. C. (1987). Family members as case
managers: Partnership between the formal and informal support networks. The
Gerontologist, 27, 722 728.
Reprinted in S. M. Rose (Ed.) (1992), Case management and social work practice
(pp. 229-242). New York: Longman.
Seltzer, M. M. & Bloksberg, L. M. (1987). Reply to Maluccio and Fein. Social
Work, 32, 548 549.
Seltzer, M. M. & Bloksberg, L. M. (1987). Permanancy planning and its effects on
foster children: A review of the literature. Social Work, 32, 65 68.
Seltzer, M. M. & Krauss, M. W. (1986). Reply to Holburn. American Journal of
Mental Deficiency, 91, 215 216.
Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1986). Comparison of elderly and adult mentally
retarded persons in community and institutional settings. American Journal of
Mental Deficiency, 91, 237 243.
Seltzer, M. M., Wayne, J., Litchfield, L. C., Strom, L. & Dickson, C. (1986).
Comparison of part time and full time MSW students: Why part time education can
work. Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 3, 5 11.
Janicki, M. P., Krauss, M. W., Cotten, P. D. & Seltzer, M. M. (1986). Respite
services and the older developmentally disabled adult. In C. Salisbury and J.
Intagliata (Eds.), Respite care: Support for developmentally disabled persons
and their families. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M. (1985). Informal supports for aging mentally retarded persons.
American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 90, 259 265.
Simmons, K. H., Ivry, J., & Seltzer, M. M. (1985). Agency family collaboration.
The Gerontologist, 25, 343 346.
Seltzer, M. M. & Seltzer, G. B. (1985). The elderly mentally retarded: A group
in need of service. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 8, 99 119.
Seltzer, M. M. (1985). Research aspects in aging and developmental disabilities.
In M. Janicki & H. Wisniewski (Eds.), Aging and developmental disabilities:
Issues & approaches. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M. (1985). Public attitudes toward community residential facilities
for mentally retarded persons. In R. H. Bruininks and K. C. Lakin (Eds.), Living
and learning in the least restrictive environment. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Seltzer, M. M. & Krauss, M. W. (1984). Family, community residence, and
institutional placements of a sample of mentally retarded children. American
Journal of Mental Deficiency, 89, 257 266.
Seltzer, M. M., Simmons, K., Litchfield, L. C., Ivry, J. (1984). Agency family
partnerships: Case management of services for the elderly. The Journal of
Gerontological Social Work, 7, 47 73.
Seltzer, M. M. & Krauss, M. W. (1984). Placement alternatives for mentally
retarded children and their families. In J. Blacher (Ed.), Severely handicapped
children and their families: Research in review. New York: Academic Press.
Seltzer, M. M. & Seltzer, G. B. (1984). Functional assessment of persons with
mental retardation. In C. V. Granger, and G. E. Gresham, (Eds.), Functional
assessment in rehabilitation medicine. Boston: Williams and Wilkins.
Seltzer M. M., (1984). Patterns of job satisfaction among mentally retarded
adults. Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 5, 147 159.
Seltzer, M. M. (1984). Correlates of community opposition to community
residences for mentally retarded persons. American Journal of Mental Deficiency,
89, 1 8.
Seltzer, M. M. & Litchfield, L. C. (1984). Community reaction to community
residences: A study of factors related to community response. In J. M. Berg
(Ed.), Perspectives and progress in mental retardation. Baltimore: University
Park Press.
Seltzer, M. M. (1983). Nonexperimental field research methods. In J. L. Matson,
and J. Mulick, (Eds.), Handbook of mental retardation. London: Pergamon Press.
Seltzer, M. M. & Seltzer, G. B. (1983). Classification and social status. In J.
L. Matson, and J. Mulick, (Eds.), Handbook of mental retardation. London:
Pergamon Press.
Seltzer, M. M., Seltzer, G. B., & Sherwood, C. C., (1983). The residential
environment and its relationship to client behavior. In K. T. Kernan, M. J.
Begab, and R. B. Edgerton (Eds.), Settings and the behavior and study retarded
persons. Baltimore: University Park Press.
Seltzer, M. M., Seltzer, G. B., & Sherwood, C. C. (1982). Comparison of
community adjustment of older vs. younger mentally retarded adults. American
Journal of Mental Deficiency, 87, 1, 9 13.
Seltzer, M. M., Sherwood, C. C., Seltzer, G. B., & Sherwood, S. (1981).
Community adaptation and the impact of deinstitutionalization. In R. H.
Bruininks, C. E. Meyers, B. B. Sigford, and K. C. Lakin (Eds.),
Deinstitutionalization and community adjustment of mentally retarded people.
AAMD Monograph No. 4, Washington, DC: American Association of Mental Deficiency.
Seltzer, M. M. (1981). Deinstitutionalization and vocational adjustment. In P.
Mittler, (Ed.), Frontiers of knowledge in mental retardation. Baltimore:
University Park Press.
Seltzer, M. M. & Seltzer, G. B. (1977). Community living: Accommodations and
vocations. In P. Mittler, (Ed.), Research to practice in mental retardation.
Baltimore: University Park Press.
Papers Presented at Conferences and Invited Lectures (1990 to present):
Gorsmond, G.I., Seltzer, M.M., & Krauss, M.W. (2005). Siblings of individuals
with autism: The impact of autism characteristics and behavior on siblings
during adulthood. Society for Research on Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Seltzer, M.M., Floyd, F., & Greenberg, J. (2003). An unanticipated life: The
impact of lifelong caregiving. Paper presented at the 111th annual meeting of
the American Psychological Association, Toronto, CA.
Greenberg, J., Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., & Hong, J. (2003). Understanding the
predictors of expressed emotion across different family caregiving contexts: The
case of schizophrenia and autism. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference
of the Society for Social Work Research, Washington, DC.
Seltzer, M.M. (2003). Unanticipated lives: The family as context and conduit.
Keynote paper presented at the 36th annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and
Theory in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Annapolis, MD
Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., Shattuck, P.T., Orsmond, G., Swe, A., & Lord, C.
(2002). The symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood.
Paper presented at the 35th annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory
in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, San Diego, CA.
Seltzer, M.M. (2001). An unanticipated life: The impact of lifelong caregiving.
Invited lecture at the Center for Research on Atypical Development and Learning,
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
Seltzer, M.M., Kistler, D., Hong, J., & Krauss, M.W. (2001). Stability and
change in adaptive and maladaptive behaviors and health status among adults with
Down syndrome and other types of mental retardation. Paper presented at the 34th
annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities, Charleston, SC.
Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Hong, J., & Floyd, F. (2001). Accommodative
coping and well-being of midlife parents of children with disabilities. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research,
Atlanta, GA.
Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., Chou, R.J.A., Hong, J., & Krauss, M.W. (2001).
The effect of quality of the relationship between aging parents and adults with
disabilities on parental well-being: The mediating role of optimism. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research,
Atlanta, GA.
Magana, S., Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W. (2001). A comparison of service
utilization patterns of aging families of Puerto Rican adults with mental
retardation versus non-Latino White families. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Atlanta, GA.
Seltzer, M.M. (2000). Parenting a child with disabilities: Life course
transitions and well-being. Paper presented at the Royal Society of Medicine,
Forum on Learning Disability. London, England.
Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Hong, J., & Floyd, F. (2000). Flexible goal
adjustment as a coping mechanism for midlife parents of children with
disabilities. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological
Society of American, Washington, DC.
Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., Chou, R.J.A., Hong, J., & Krauss, M.W. (2000).
Optimism as a mediator of the effects of the quality of the
caregiver/care-recipient relationship on well-being. Paper presented at the 53rd
Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
Li, L.W., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., & Chou, R.J.A. (2000). Variations in
the effects of optimism on daughter caregivers= mental health. Paper presented
at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington,
DC.
Krauss, M. W., Seltzer, M. M., Shattuck, P., Robison, D., & Makuch, R. (2000).
Therapeutic treatments and service utilization. Paper presented at the 11th
World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of
Intellectual Disability. Seattle, WA
Orsmond, G. I., Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., Hong, J., & Leavitt, L. (2000).
The symptoms of autism across the life course. Paper presented at the 11th World
Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of
Intellectual Disability. Seattle, WA
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., Orsmond, G., & Hong, J. (2000). Stress and
coping: Comparison of mothers of adults with autism versus mothers of adults
with Down syndrome. Paper presented at the 11th World Congress of the
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability.
Seattle, WA.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Shattuck, P. (2000). Residential arrangements
of adolescents and adults with autism. Paper presented at the 11th World
Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of
Intellectual Disability. Seattle, WA.
Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Floyd, F.J. (2000). Life course impacts of
parenting a child with a disability. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Academy on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC.
Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., & Hong, J. (1999). Maternal involvement with adults
with mental retardation following placement: Continuity or discontinuity of
lifelong caregiving? Paper presented at the 123rd annual conference of the
American Association on Mental Retardation, New Orleans, LA.
Essex, E.L., Seltzer, M.M., & Krauss, M.W. (1999). The role of aging fathers in
two-parent families of adults with mental retardation: Caregiving, well-being,
and spousal support. Paper presented at the 123rd annual conference of the
American Association on Mental Retardation, New Orleans, LA.
Orsmond, G.I. & Seltzer, M.M. (1999). The well-being of brothers and sisters of
adults with mental retardation: Coping with different sources of stress. Paper
presented at the 32nd annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Charleston, SC.
Greenberg, J. S., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1998). Aging families of
adults with mental retardation or mental illness: The impact of lifelong
caregiving. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of
Dual Diagnosis, Albuquerque, NM.
Pettee, Y., Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., and Floyd, F. (1998). Life-course
impacts of parenting an adult child with a disability. Paper presented at the
51st Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia,
PA.
Li, L., Seltzer, M. M., & Greenberg, J. S. (1998). Well-being of midlife women:
The impact of the quality of relationship with their aging parents. Paper
presented at the 51st Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of
America, Philadelphia, PA.
Greenberg, J. S., & Seltzer, M. M. (1998). The impact in midlife of having a
sibling with disabilities. Paper presented at the 51st Scientific Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.
Seltzer, M. M., and Krauss, M. W. (1998). An unanticipated life: The impact of
lifelong caregiving. Invited address at the 1998 Conference of the American
Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Greenberg, J. S. (1998). Aging families of
adults with mental retardation: The impact of lifelong caregiving. Paper
presented at the 1998 Meeting of the Academy on Mental Retardation, San Diego,
CA.
Seltzer, M. M. (1998). Aging parents of adults with mental retardation: The
impact of lifelong caregiving. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Colloquium on
Aging of the UW-Madison Institute on Aging.
Seltzer, MM, Floyd, FJ, Greenberg, JS, & Pettee, Y (1998). Parenting a child
with a disability: Life course trajectories. Poster presentation at the 31st
Annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities, Charleston, SC.
Seltzer, M. M., & Li, L. W. (1997). The dynamics of caregiving: Changes during a
three-year prospective study. Paper presented at the 50th Scientific Meeting of
the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.
Essex, E. L., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1997). Aging mothers and fathers
of adults with mental retardation: Patterns of coping and adaptation. Paper
presented at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological
Association, Chicago, IL.
Seltzer, M. M. (1997). The impact of lifelong caregiving. Paper presented at
University College--Dublin, Inter-Faculty Centre for the Study of Developmental
Disabilities, Dublin, Ireland.
Conyers, L. M., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1997). Vocational experiences
of adults with mental retardation. Paper presented at the 121st Annual Meeting
of the American Association of Mental Retardation, New York City.
Griffiths, D., Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1997). Who gets what? Service
utilization and need among adults with mental retardation living at home. Paper
presented at the 121st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Mental
Retardation, New York City.
Freedman, R. I., Griffiths, D. Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1997). Targeting
families in need: The use of respite services by families of adults with mental
retardation. Paper presented at the 121st Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Mental Retardation, New York City.
Seltzer, M. M., Hong, J., & Krauss, M. W. (1997). Behavior problems in adults
with mental retardation and maternal well-being. Paper presented at the 30th
Annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation,
Riverside, CA.
Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1996). Social policy issues for the 21st
century. Paper presented at the Next Leadership Symposium, President=s Committee
on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC.
Essex, E. L., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1996). Residential transitions of
adults with mental retardation: Predictors of waiting list use and placement.
Paper presented at the 10th World Congress of the International Association for
the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities, Helsinki, Finland.
Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1996). Aging families of adults with mental
retardation: Impacts of caregiving. Paper presented at the 10th World Congress
of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual
Disabilities, Helsinki, Finland.
Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., Krauss, M. W., Gordon, R. M., & Judge, K.
(1996). Siblings of adults with disabilities: Effects on lifestyle and on
psychological well-being. Invitational Roundtable on Research Advances in Later
Life Family Caregiving of Adults with Disabilities, Chicago, IL.
Greenberg, J. S., Seltzer, M. M., Kim, H., & Krauss, M. W. (1996). The
differential effects of social support on the well-being of aging mothers caring
for adult children with disabilities. Invitational Roundtable on Research
Advances in Later Life Family Caregiving of Adults with Disabilities, Chicago,
IL.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Gordon, R. M. (1996). The aftermath of parental
death: Changes in the context and quality of life. Paper presented at the 120th
Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Retardation, San Antonio,
TX.
Greenberg, J. S., Seltzer, M. M., and Kim, H. W. (1995). Differences in the
well-being of aging women: Mothers of adults with mental illness vs.
non-caregiving age peers. Paper presented at the 48th Scientific Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., Krauss, M. W., & Hong, J. (1995). Factors
predictive of the end of co-resident caregiving and changes in well-being in
aging mothers of adults with disabilities. Paper presented at the 48th Annual
Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
Freedman, R. I., Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1995). Future planning by
families of adults with mental retardation. Paper presented at the 119th Annual
Conference of the American Association on Mental Retardation, San Francisco, CA.
Gordon, R. M., Essex, E. A., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1995). Mothers=,
fathers=, and adult siblings= perceptions of family well-being. Paper presented
at the 119th Annual Conference of the American Association on Mental
Retardation, San Francisco, CA.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Hong, J. (1995). Marital quality and coping as
stress-buffering effects for aging mothers of adults with mental retardation.
Paper presented at the 28th Annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory
in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Gatlinburg, TN.
Seltzer, M. M., & Li, L. (1994). The transitions of caregiving: Subjective and
objective definitions. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.
Gordon, R. M., Krauss, M. W., & Seltzer, M. M. (1994). Aging mothers and adult
siblings of persons with mental retardation: Generational differences and future
plans. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society
of America, Atlanta, GA.
Essex, E. L., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1994). The end of caregiving:
Transitions of older mothers of adults with retardation. Paper presented at the
47th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.
Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1994). Changes in the well-being of family
members after later-life out-of-home placement of adults with mental
retardation. Paper presented at the 118th Annual Meeting of the American
Association on Mental Retardation, Boston, MA.
Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., & Krauss, M. W. (1994). A comparison of coping
strategies of aging mothers of adults with mental illness or mental retardation.
Paper presented at the 118th Annual Meeting of the American Association on
Mental Retardation, Boston, MA
Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1994). Later-life out-of-home placement:
Changes in the well-being of family members. Paper presented at the 27th Annual
Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities. Gatlinburg, TN.
Seltzer, M. M. (1993). Siblings of adults with retardation: Current and future
patterns of support. Paper presented at the 117th Annual Meeting of the American
Association on Mental Retardation. Washington, DC.
Essex, E. L., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1993). Aging fathers as
caregivers for adult children with developmental disabilities. Paper presented
at the NIA Symposium on "Men's Caregiving Roles in an Aging Society." Rockville,
MD.
Seltzer, M. M. (1993). Siblings of adults with retardation: Affective and
instrumental support. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Gatlinburg Conference
on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities,
Gatlinburg, TN.
Seltzer, M. M., Leavitt, L., Essex, E. L., Hoyert, D.L., & Kost, K. A. (1993).
Nonnormative parenting of children with retardation. Paper presented at the 1993
Winter Conference of the American Statistical Association, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., Choi, S. C., & Hong, J. (1992). Mid-life and
later life parenting of adult children with mental retardation. Paper presented
at the Workshop on Mid-Life Parenting, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL.
Seltzer, M. M. (1992). Later life patterns of stress and coping in families with
an adult child with mental retardation. Paper presented at the 9th Congress of
the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency,
Brisbane, Australia.
Seltzer, M. M. (1992). The well-being of aging parents of adults with mental
retardation. Paper presented at the 9th Congress of the International
Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency, Brisbane, Australia.
Seltzer, M. M. (1992). The influence of support on families across the life
course: Families of adult children. Paper presented at the 116th Annual Meeting
of the American Association on Mental Retardation, New Orleans, LA.
Seltzer, M. M. (1992). Depression in aging mothers of adults with mental
retardation. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Gatlinburg Conference on
Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities,
Gatlinburg, TN.
Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Age-related differences in the impact of lifelong
caregiving on middle aged and older mothers. Paper presented at the 44th Annual
Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Aging parents of adults with Down syndrome: Impacts of
lifelong caregiving. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mental
Retardation - The Way Ahead. Hong Kong.
Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Aging families with children with mental retardation:
Intergenerational family relationships. Paper presented at the Spring Colloquium
of the Institute on Aging and Adult Life, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Siblings of individuals with mental retardation in later
stages of life. Paper presented at the NICHD Conference on Research on Siblings
of Individuals with Mental Retardation, Physical Disabilities, and Chronic
Illness, Rockville, MD.
Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Families as caregivers: Age-related differences in family
characteristics and maternal well-being. Paper presented at the 24th Annual
Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities. Key Biscayne, FL.
Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Age-related differences in maternal well-being. Paper
presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental
Retardation. Crystal City, VA.
Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Aging and developmental disabilities: Unanswered
questions. Paper presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American
Association on Mental Retardation. Crystal City, VA.
Fenning, P., Seltzer, M. M., & Krauss, M. W. (1991). The utility of a short form
of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: 4th Edition in the intellectual
assessment of adults with mental retardation: Implications for practice and
research. Poster presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Mental Retardation. Crystal City, VA.
Mayer, J. B., & Seltzer, M. M. (1991). Family-centered community care for the
elderly. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Hospital
Social Work Directors, Dallas, TX.
Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., & Heller, T. (1990). Family caregiving over the
life course. Paper presented at the Boston Roundtable on Research Issues and
Applications in Aging and Developmental Disabilities, Boston, MA.
Seltzer, M. M. (1990). Continuing effects of etiology in adulthood: Down
syndrome vs. other diagnostic groups. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual
Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities, Brainerd, MN.
Hoyert, D. & Seltzer, M. M. (1990). Similarities and differences in families
with and without a child with developmental disabilities: A report from the
National Survey of Families and Households. Paper presented at the 114th Annual
Meeting of the American Association on Mental Retardation, Atlanta, GA.
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