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Psychology D-index 43 Citations 6,356 72 World Ranking 4310 National Ranking 2462

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Psychiatry

David K. Wellisch spends much of his time researching Clinical psychology, Psychosocial, Breast cancer, Developmental psychology and Psychometrics. His Clinical psychology research includes elements of Cancer and Psychological distress, Depression. His study in Psychosocial is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Breast surgery, Breast reconstruction, Intervention, Mastectomy and Pediatrics.

The concepts of his Breast cancer study are interwoven with issues in Social support, Psychological testing, Premorbidity and Psychiatry. David K. Wellisch interconnects Grief, Complicated grief, Feeling and El Niño in the investigation of issues within Developmental psychology. His Psychometrics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Visual analogue scale, Physical therapy and Organ transplantation, Transplantation.

His most cited work include:

  • Psychosocial Aspects of Mastectomy: II. The Man's Perspective (353 citations)
  • The psychological contribution of nipple addition in breast reconstruction. (216 citations)
  • Quality of Life of Couples Dealing with Cancer: Dyadic and Individual Adjustment among Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors and Their Spousal Caregivers (175 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Psychosocial, Clinical psychology, Breast cancer, Psychiatry and Internal medicine. The various areas that David K. Wellisch examines in his Psychosocial study include Mastectomy, Breast reconstruction, Family medicine, Developmental psychology and Social support. His Developmental psychology study which covers Feeling that intersects with El Niño.

His studies in Clinical psychology integrate themes in fields like Cancer and Quality of life. His Breast cancer study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Coping, Depressive symptoms, Disease and Anxiety. His research in Psychiatry focuses on subjects like Distress, which are connected to Prostate cancer.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Psychosocial (47.00%)
  • Clinical psychology (33.00%)
  • Breast cancer (23.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2020)?

  • Breast cancer (23.00%)
  • Clinical psychology (33.00%)
  • Anxiety (15.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

David K. Wellisch mainly investigates Breast cancer, Clinical psychology, Anxiety, Psychiatry and Psychological intervention. His research in Breast cancer intersects with topics in Coping and Depressive symptoms. His Clinical psychology research integrates issues from Psychotherapist, Disfigurement and Psycho-oncology.

His work carried out in the field of Anxiety brings together such families of science as Risk perception, Depression and Survival Status. He has researched Psychiatry in several fields, including Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and Distress. His Psychological intervention study combines topics in areas such as Psychosocial, Psychopathology and Dream.

Between 2009 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Diurnal cortisol in Complicated and Non-Complicated Grief: slope differences across the day (33 citations)
  • Post-traumatic disorder symptoms and blunted diurnal cortisol production in partners of prostate cancer patients (21 citations)
  • A Retrospective Study Predicting Psychological Vulnerability in Adult Daughters of Breast Cancer Patients (9 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Psychiatry

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Clinical psychology, Psychiatry, Grief, Anxiety and Breast cancer. The study incorporates disciplines such as Body mass index and Depression, Complicated grief in addition to Clinical psychology. His Psychiatry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Internal medicine, Hydrocortisone and Prostate cancer.

His Grief research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Affect, Retrospective cohort study and Cohort. His studies deal with areas such as Risk perception, Depressive symptomatology, Psychosocial, Gynecology and Obstetrics as well as Anxiety. He has included themes like Odds ratio and Survival Status in his Breast cancer study.

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Best Publications

Psychosocial Aspects of Mastectomy: II. The Man's Perspective

David K. Wellisch;Kay R. Jamison;Robert O. Pasnau.
American Journal of Psychiatry (1978)

543 Citations

Craving love? Enduring grief activates brain's reward center

Mary Frances O'Connor;David K. Wellisch;Annette L. Stanton;Annette L. Stanton;Naomi I. Eisenberger.
NeuroImage (2008)

361 Citations

The psychological contribution of nipple addition in breast reconstruction.

David Wellisch;Wendy Schain;R. Noone;John Little.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1987)

324 Citations

The Transplant Evaluation Rating Scale. A revision of the psychosocial levels system for evaluating organ transplant candidates.

Robert K. Twillman;Corinne Manetto;Corinne Manetto;David K. Wellisch;David K. Wellisch;Deane L. Wolcott;Deane L. Wolcott.
Psychosomatics (1993)

263 Citations

Quality of Life of Couples Dealing with Cancer: Dyadic and Individual Adjustment among Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors and Their Spousal Caregivers

Youngmee Kim;Deborah A. Kashy;David K. Wellisch;Rachel L. Spillers.
Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2008)

248 Citations

Psychosocial correlates of immediate versus delayed reconstruction of the breast.

David Wellisch;Wendy Schain;R. Noone;John Little.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1985)

236 Citations

Psychological adjustment of cancer caregivers with multiple roles.

Youngmee Kim;Frank Baker;Rachel L. Spillers;David K. Wellisch.
Psycho-oncology (2006)

218 Citations

Psychological functioning of daughters of breast cancer patients. Part I: Daughters and comparison subjects

David K. Wellisch;Ellen R. Gritz;Wendy Schain;He Jing Wang.
Psychosomatics (1991)

212 Citations

Psychological functioning of daughters of breast cancer patients. Part II: Characterizing the distressed daughter of the breast cancer patient.

David K. Wellisch;Ellen R. Gritz;Wendy Schain;He Jing Wang.
Psychosomatics (1992)

185 Citations

Impact of Breast Cancer on Asian American and Anglo American Women

Marjorie Kagawa-Singer;David K. Wellisch;Ramani Durvasula.
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry (1997)

182 Citations

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