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Christopher J. Recklitis

Christopher J. Recklitis

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Psychology

D-Index
44
Citations
8412
World Ranking
6946
National Ranking
3759

Overview

Christopher J. Recklitis is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and social sciences, with significant contributions to pediatrics, perinatology, child health, sociology, political science, oncology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and public health.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, family support in illness, cancer survivorship and care, sleep and related disorders, palliative care and end-of-life issues, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, as well as sleep and wakefulness research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Recklitis include Lydia Chevalier, Eric S. Zhou, Alexis L. Michaud, Sharon L. Bober, and Grace Chang.

The outlets in which Recklitis has regularly published include the Journal of Cancer Survivorship, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Psycho-Oncology, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, and Cancer.

Recent papers by Christopher J. Recklitis include:

  • Recommendations for the surveillance of mental health problems in childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: a report from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group, 2022, The Lancet Oncology
  • Internet-delivered insomnia intervention improves sleep and quality of life for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, 2020, Pediatric Blood & Cancer
  • Virtual visits as long-term follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors: Patient and provider satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Pediatric Blood & Cancer
  • Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) for identifying insomnia in young adult cancer survivors: comparison with a structured clinical diagnostic interview of the DSM-5 (SCID-5), 2021, Sleep Medicine
  • Long-Term Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes After Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Report, 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Best Publications

  • Health Status of Adult Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Melissa M. Hudson;Ann C. Mertens;Yutaka Yasui;Wendy Hobbie

  • Psychological Status in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Lonnie K. Zeltzer;Christopher Recklitis;David Buchbinder;Bradley Zebrack

  • Psychosocial Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Lonnie K. Zeltzer;Qian Lu;Wendy Leisenring;Jennie C.I. Tsao

  • Behavioral and Social Outcomes in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Kris Ann P. Schultz;Kirsten K. Ness;John Whitton;Christopher Recklitis

  • Psychological Distress in Long-term Survivors of Adult-Onset Cancer: Results From a National Survey

    Karen E. Hoffman;Ellen P. McCarthy;Christopher J. Recklitis;Andrea K. Ng

  • Psychological Symptoms, Social Outcomes, Socioeconomic Attainment, and Health Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Current State of the Literature.

    Tara M. Brinkman;Christopher J. Recklitis;Gisela Michel;Martha A. Grootenhuis

  • Factor structure of the brief symptom inventory--18 in adult survivors of childhood cancer: results from the childhood cancer survivor study.

    Christopher J. Recklitis;Susan K. Parsons;Mei-Chiung Shih;Ann Mertens

  • Suicide Ideation in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Christopher J. Recklitis;Lisa R. Diller;Xiansheng Li;Julie Najita

  • Caring for cancer survivors: a survey of primary care physicians.

    Sharon L. Bober;Christopher J. Recklitis;Eric G. Campbell;Elyse R. Park

  • Screening cancer patients' families with the distress thermometer (DT): a validation study

    Diana Zwahlen;Niels Hagenbuch;Margaret I. Carley;Christopher J. Recklitis

  • Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

    Christopher J. Recklitis;Rebecca A. Lockwood;Monica A. Rothwell;Lisa R. Diller

  • Longitudinal patterns of psychological distress in adult survivors of childhood cancer

    T M Brinkman;L Zhu;L K Zeltzer;C J Recklitis

  • Utility of Routine Psychological Screening in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Clinic

    Christopher Recklitis;Tara O’Leary;Lisa Diller

  • Reliability and validity of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Neurocognitive Questionnaire.

    Kevin R. Krull;Gerard Gioia;Kirsten K. Ness;Leah Ellenberg

  • Sexual Function in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report from Project REACH

    Sharon L. Bober;Eric S. Zhou;Bing Chen;Peter E. Manley

  • Provision of integrated psychosocial services for cancer survivors post-treatment

    Christopher J Recklitis;Karen L Syrjala

  • The effects of response bias on self-reported quality of life among childhood cancer survivors

    Tara E. O’Leary;Lisa Diller;Christopher J. Recklitis;Christopher J. Recklitis

  • Clinical and developmental perspectives on adolescent coping.

    Christopher J. Recklitis;Gil G. Noam

  • Parents' decision-making preferences in pediatric oncology: the relationship to health care involvement and complementary therapy use.

    Elizabeth M. Gagnon;Christopher J. Recklitis

  • Screening childhood cancer survivors with the brief symptom inventory-18: classification agreement with the symptom checklist-90-revised.

    Christopher J. Recklitis;Paola Rodriguez

  • Suicide ideation and associated mortality in adult survivors of childhood cancer

    Tara M. Brinkman;Nan Zhang;Christopher J. Recklitis;Cara Kimberg

  • Evaluation and treatment of insomnia in adult cancer survivorship programs

    Eric S. Zhou;Ann H. Partridge;Karen L. Syrjala;Alexis L. Michaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Wendy Leisenring
Wendy Leisenring Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Kevin R. Krull
Kevin R. Krull St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Donna Neuberg
Donna Neuberg Harvard University
Marilyn Stovall
Marilyn Stovall The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Melissa A. Alderfer
Melissa A. Alderfer Thomas Jefferson University
Judy Garber
Judy Garber Harvard University

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