2026 Michael W. O'Hara: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	77	1626	1458	966	846	203	29478

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Michael W. O'Hara is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research predominantly intersects the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Social Psychology. They also have contributions related to Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The main topics of Michael W. O'Hara's work include:

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Infant Development and Preterm Care
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
Pregnancy-related medical research
Child Abuse and Trauma

The scientist has published in several recurring academic venues, notably:

Archives of Women's Mental Health
Journal of Affective Disorders
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Journal of Psychiatric Research

Some of the recent research papers include:

"Depression and anxiety symptoms across pregnancy and the postpartum in low-income Black and Latina women," 2021, Archives of Women's Mental Health
"A model of risk for perinatal posttraumatic stress symptoms," 2020, Archives of Women's Mental Health
"Treating postpartum depression in rural veterans using internet delivered CBT: program evaluation of MomMoodBooster," 2020, Journal of Behavioral Medicine
"Randomized controlled trial of Sunnyside: Individual versus group-based online interventions to prevent postpartum depression," 2022, Journal of Affective Disorders
"How much is enough in brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? A randomized trial," 2020, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Frequent collaborators in Michael W. O'Hara's research include:

Rebecca L. Brock
Michelle L. Miller
Emily B.K. Thomas
Rebecca Grekin
Jennifer Duffecy

Michael W. O'Hara was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2000.

Best Publications

Rates and risk of postpartum depression—a meta-analysis

Michael W. O'hara;Annette M. Swain

4551
Citations
Postpartum depression: current status and future directions.

Michael W. O'Hara;Jennifer E. McCabe

2009
Citations
Perinatal mental illness: Definition, description and aetiology

Michael W. O'Hara;Katherine L. Wisner

1145
Citations
Efficacy of interpersonal psychotherapy for postpartum depression.

Michael W. O'Hara;Scott Stuart;Laura L. Gorman;Amy Wenzel

1063
Citations
Prospective study of postpartum depression: prevalence, course, and predictive factors.

Michael W. O'Hara;Danny J. Neunaber;Ellen M. Zekoski

1014
Citations
Social Support, Life Events, and Depression During Pregnancy and the Puerperium

Michael W. O'Hara

990
Citations
Controlled prospective study of postpartum mood disorders: comparison of childbearing and nonchildbearing women.

Michael W. O'Hara;Ellen M. Zekoski;Laurie H. Philipps;Ellen J. Wright

889
Citations
Development and validation of the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS).

David Watson;Michael W. O'Hara;Leonard J. Simms;Roman Kotov

877
Citations
Postpartum depression: what we know

Michael W. O'Hara

739
Citations
Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder: a meta-analysis.

Rebecca Grekin;Michael W. O'Hara

707
Citations
Controlled prospective study of postpartum mood disorders: psychological, environmental, and hormonal variables.

Michael W. O'Hara;Janet A. Schlechte;David A. Lewis;Michael W. Varner

699
Citations
Effective treatment for postpartum depression is not sufficient to improve the developing mother-child relationship.

David R. Forman;Michael W. O'hara;Scott Stuart;Laura L. Gorman

687
Citations
Prospective Study of Postpartum Blues: Biologic and Psychosocial Factors

Michael W. O'Hara;Janet A. Schlechte;David A. Lewis;Ellen J. Wright

590
Citations
Development and validation of new anxiety and bipolar symptom scales for an expanded version of the IDAS (the IDAS-II).

David Watson;Michael W. O’Hara;Kristin Naragon-Gainey;Erin Koffel

495
Citations
Depression and postoperative complications: an overview

Mohamed M. Ghoneim;Michael W. O’Hara

467
Citations
Predicting depressive symptomatology: cognitive-behavioral models and postpartum depression.

Michael W. O'Hara;Lynn P. Rehm;Susan B. Campbell

453
Citations
Postpartum depression. A role for social network and life stress variables.

Michael W. O'Hara;Lynn P. Rehm;Susan B. Campbell

404
Citations
Postpartum anxiety and depression: onset and comorbidity in a community sample.

Scott Stuart;Greg Couser;Kelly Schilder;Michael W. O'hara

376
Citations
The nature of postpartum depressive disorders.

Michael W. O'Hara

373
Citations
The prevalence of postpartum depression: the relative significance of three social status indices.

Lisa S. Segre;Michael W. O’Hara;Stephan Arndt;Scott Stuart

370
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott Stuart University of Iowa

Suzanne King McGill University

David P. Laplante Douglas Mental Health University Institute

David Watson University of Notre Dame

Alain Brunet McGill University

Lynn P. Rehm University of Houston

Patrick F. Sullivan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Camilo J. Ruggero University of North Texas

Marie-Paule Austin University of New South Wales

Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Amsterdam UMC

External Links

Personal website of Michael W. O'Hara

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