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62494
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
  • 1983 - Review of Research Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

John R. Weisz is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Psychology, with a particular focus on Clinical Psychology. Their research portfolio includes 232 publications primarily centered on child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, digital mental health interventions, and mental health treatment and access.

Their recent research contributions include the following papers:

  • Psychotherapy for Depression Across Different Age Groups: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antidepressants, psychotherapies, and their combination for acute treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis, 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Single-session digital intervention for adolescent depression, anxiety, and well-being: Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial with Kenyan adolescents., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  • Meta-analysis: Are Psychotherapies Less Effective for Black Youth in Communities With Higher Levels of Anti-Black Racism?, 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • The effects of psychological treatments of depression in children and adolescents on response, reliable change, and deterioration: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Katherine E. Venturo-Conerly (35 publications)
  • Tom L. Osborn (29 publications)
  • Akash R. Wasil (26 publications)
  • Olivia M. Fitzpatrick (21 publications)
  • Christine Wasanga (15 publications)

The principal publication venues where John R. Weisz's work appears are:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (13 publications)
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (10 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (8 publications)
  • Behavior Therapy (5 publications)
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development (4 publications)

Their subfields of study include Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Education.

The main topical areas addressed in their work cover:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

John R. Weisz's career includes recognition through awards such as the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science (2013), Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1989, and the Review of Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (1983).

Best Publications

  • Changing the world and changing the self: A two-process model of perceived control.

    Fred Rothbaum;John R. Weisz;Samuel S. Snyder

  • Examining the association between parenting and childhood anxiety: a meta-analysis.

    Bryce D. McLeod;Jeffrey J. Wood;John R. Weisz

  • Parental caregiving and child externalizing behavior in nonclinical samples: A meta-analysis.

    Fred Rothbaum;John R. Weisz

  • Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents

    Alan E. Kazdin;John R. Weisz

  • Standing out and standing in: The psychology of control in America and Japan.

    John R. Weisz;Fred M. Rothbaum;Thomas C. Blackburn

  • Effects of psychotherapy with children and adolescents revisited: a meta-analysis of treatment outcome studies.

    John R. Weisz;Bahr Weiss;Susan S. Han;Douglas A. Granger

  • Effects of psychotherapy for depression in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.

    John R. Weisz;Carolyn A. McCarty;Sylvia M. Valeri

  • Identifying and developing empirically supported child and adolescent treatments

    Alan E. Kazdin;John R. Weisz

  • How to feel better when it feels bad: Children's perspectives on coping with everyday stress

    Eve Brotman Band;John R. Weisz

  • Attachment and culture. Security in the United States and Japan.

    Fred Rothbaum;John Weisz;Martha Pott;Kazuo Miyake

  • Testing Standard and Modular Designs for Psychotherapy Treating Depression, Anxiety, and Conduct Problems in Youth: A Randomized Effectiveness Trial

    John R Weisz;Bruce F. Chorpita;Lawrence A. Palinkas;Sonia K. Schoenwald

  • Examining the association between parenting and childhood depression: a meta-analysis.

    Bryce D. McLeod;John R. Weisz;Jeffrey J. Wood

  • Effectiveness of psychotherapy with children and adolescents: a meta-analysis for clinicians

    John R. Weisz;Bahr Weiss;Mark D. Alicke;M. L. Klotz

  • Bridging the Gap Between Laboratory and Clinic in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

    John R. Weisz;Geri R. Donenberg;Susan S. Han;Bahr Weiss

  • Identifying and selecting the common elements of evidence based interventions: a distillation and matching model.

    Bruce F. Chorpita;Eric L. Daleiden;John R. Weisz

  • Promoting and Protecting Youth Mental Health Through Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment.

    John R. Weisz;Irwin N. Sandler;Joseph A. Durlak;Barry S. Anton

  • What five decades of research tells us about the effects of youth psychological therapy: A multilevel meta-analysis and implications for science and practice.

    John R. Weisz;Sofie Kuppens;Mei Yi Ng;Dikla Eckshtain

  • Evidence-based youth psychotherapies versus usual clinical care: A meta-analysis of direct comparisons.

    John R. Weisz;Amanda Jensen-Doss;Kristin M. Hawley

  • The Development of Close Relationships in Japan and the United States: Paths of Symbiotic Harmony and Generative Tension

    Fred Rothbaum;Martha Pott;Hiroshi Azuma;Kazuo Miyake

  • Perceived Personal Control and Academic Achievement

    Deborah J. Stipek;John R. Weisz

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce F. Chorpita
Bruce F. Chorpita University of California, Los Angeles
Bahr Weiss
Bahr Weiss Vanderbilt University
Jessica L. Schleider
Jessica L. Schleider Northwestern University
Michael A. Southam-Gerow
Michael A. Southam-Gerow Virginia Commonwealth University
Amanda Jensen-Doss
Amanda Jensen-Doss University of Miami
Philip C. Kendall
Philip C. Kendall Temple University
Carolyn A. McCarty
Carolyn A. McCarty Seattle Children's Hospital
Spencer C. Evans
Spencer C. Evans University of Miami
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Thomas M. Achenbach
Thomas M. Achenbach University of Vermont

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