Karen Wells

9.2k citations

56 papers · 4.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Clinical Psychology top 0.5%
Psychiatry and Mental health top 0.5%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 5%
Social Psychology top 2%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 2%

Co-authors: Benedetto Vitiello John S. March Joanne B. Severe John F. Curry Susan G. Silva Steven McNulty John A. Fairbank Barbara J. Burns
Topics: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (18 papers)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (17 papers)Mental Health and Patient Involvement (7 papers)
Cited by: Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Developmental and Educational Psychology
Journals: JAMA Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews American Journal of Psychiatry
Partner nations: United States Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Karen Wells

53 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Fluoxetine, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Their Combination for Adolescents With Depression

2004 1.2k citations John S. March, Susan G. Silva et al. JAMA profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Let’s Talk About Voices: randomised controlled crossover study of a resource to support mental health workers in supporting voice-hearers 2025 ·BJPsych Open ·Anne Honey,Justin Newton Scanlan,(unknown),(unknown),Karen Wells,Glenda Jessup,Nicola Hancock	0
2	Co‐design and evaluation of a multidisciplinary teaching resource on mental health recovery involving people with lived experience 2023 ·Australian Occupational Therapy Journal ·(unknown),Lynette Mackenzie,Niels Buus,Timothy F. Chen,Katherine Gill,(unknown),Debra Hamilton,Nicola Hancock,Andrea McCloughen,Margaret Nicholson,(unknown),Jo River,Justin Newton Scanlan,Carl R. Schneider,(unknown),Karen Wells	9
3	How do Mental Health Services Foster Hope? Experience of People Accessing Services 2023 ·Community Mental Health Journal ·Anne Honey,Nicola Hancock,Rebecca Barton,(unknown),John Gilroy,Helen Glover,Monique Hines,(unknown),Karen Wells	4
4	Volatilomics of raspberry fruit germplasm by combining chromatographic and direct-injection mass spectrometric techniques 2023 ·Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences ·Brian Farneti,Iuliia Khomenko,(unknown),Karen Wells,Emanuela Betta,Eugenio Aprea,L. Giongo,Franco Biasioli	7
5	Design of ideal vibrational signals for stinkbug male attraction through vibrotaxis experiments 2021 ·Pest Management Science ·Valentina Caorsi,Daniele Cornara,Karen Wells,(unknown),Alice Berardo,(unknown),(unknown),Nicola M. Pugno,Marco Tasin,Lara Maistrello,Valerio Mazzoni	9
6	How Do People Perceive and Adapt to Any Consequences of Electro Convulsive Therapy on Their Daily Lives? 2021 ·Community Mental Health Journal ·Karen Wells,Nicola Hancock,Anne Honey	6
7	The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates 2021 ·International Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy ·(unknown),Karen Gardner,Karen Wells	15
8	Igniting and Maintaining Hope: The Voices of People Living with Mental Illness 2020 ·Community Mental Health Journal ·(unknown),Nicola Hancock,Anne Honey,Karen Wells,Justin Newton Scanlan	11
9	Decision making and support available to individuals considering and undertaking electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): a qualitative, consumer-led study 2018 ·BMC Psychiatry ·Karen Wells,Justin Newton Scanlan,(unknown),(unknown),Nicola Hancock,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Andrew W. Jones,(unknown),Megan Still,Graeme Halliday	16
10	Childhood in global perspective, 2nd edition 2014 ·BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London) ·Karen Wells	0
11	Evaluation of underlying mechanisms in the link between childhood ADHD symptoms and risk for early initiation of substance use. 2014 ·Psychology of Addictive Behaviors ·Michael L. Vitulano,Paula J. Fite,Derek R. Hopko,John E. Lochman,Karen Wells,Irfan M. Asif	15
12	Developmental processes in peer problems of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in The Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD: Developmental cascades and vicious cycles 2010 ·Development and Psychopathology ·Dianna Murray‐Close,Betsy Hoza,Stephen P. Hinshaw,L. Eugene Arnold,James M. Swanson,Peter S. Jensen,Lily Hechtman,Karen Wells	100
13	Dissemination of the Coping Power program: Importance of intensity of counselor training. 2009 ·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology ·John E. Lochman,Caroline L. Boxmeyer,Nicole P. Powell,Lixin Qu,Karen Wells,Michael Windle	102
14	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP): Treatment Model, Feasibility, and Acceptability 2009 ·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Bárbara Stanley,Gregory K. Brown,David A. Brent,Karen Wells,(unknown),John F. Curry,Betsy D. Kennard,Ann E. Wagner,Mary Cwik,Anat Brunstein Klomek,Tina R. Goldstein,Benedetto Vitiello,Shannon Barnett,Stephanie S. Daniel,Jennifer L. Hughes	284
15	A clinical review of outcomes of the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA) 2008 ·Current Psychiatry Reports ·Desiree W. Murray,L. Eugene Arnold,(unknown),Karen Wells,Karen E. A. Burns,Peter S. Jensen,Lily Hechtman,Natalya Paykina,(unknown),(unknown)	58
16	The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) 2007 ·Archives of General Psychiatry ·John S. March,Susan G. Silva,(unknown),John F. Curry,Karen Wells,John A. Fairbank,Barbara J. Burns,Marisa Elena Domino,Steven McNulty,Benedetto Vitiello,Joanne B. Severe	401
17	Functioning and Quality of Life in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) 2006 ·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Benedetto Vitiello,Paul Rohde,Susan G. Silva,Karen Wells,Charles D. Casat,Bruce Waslick,Anne D. Simons,Mark A. Reinecke,Elizabeth B. Weller,Christopher J. Kratochvil,John T. Walkup,Sanjeev Pathak,Michele Robins,John S. March	82
18	Fluoxetine, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Their Combination for Adolescents With Depressionbreakdown → 2004 ·JAMA ·John S. March,Susan G. Silva,(unknown),John F. Curry,Karen Wells,John A. Fairbank,Barbara J. Burns,Marisa Elena Domino,Steven McNulty,Benedetto Vitiello,Joanne B. Severe,(unknown)	1187
19	The Services for Children and Adolescents–Parent Interview: Development and Performance Characteristics 2004 ·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Peter S. Jensen,Kimberly Hoagwood,Margaret Roper,L. Eugene Arnold,(unknown),Maura Crowe,Brooke S. G. Molina,Lily Hechtman,Stephen P. Hinshaw,Betsy Hoza,Jeffrey H. Newcorn,James M. Swanson,Karen Wells	97
20	Medication Treatment Strategies in the MTA Study: Relevance to Clinicians and Researchers 1996 ·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·(unknown),Howard Abikoff,L. Eugene Arnold,Dennis P. Cantwell,C. Keith Conners,Glen R. Elliott,Lily Hechtman,Stephen P. Hinshaw,Betsy Hoza,Peter S. Jensen,John S. March,Jeffrey H. Newcorn,William E. Pelham,Joanne B. Severe,James M. Swanson,B. Vitiello,Karen Wells	216

About Karen Wells

Karen Wells is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology, having authored 56 papers that have together received 4.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (18 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (17 papers) and Mental Health and Patient Involvement (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Psychiatry and Mental health (2.0k citations), Clinical Psychology (2.7k citations) and Developmental and Educational Psychology (483 citations). Karen Wells has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Benedetto Vitiello, John S. March, Joanne B. Severe, John F. Curry, Susan G. Silva, Steven McNulty, John A. Fairbank, Barbara J. Burns, Marisa Elena Domino and Lily Hechtman. Their work appears in journals such as JAMA, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Journal of Psychiatry.

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