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D-Index
131
Citations
71556
World Ranking
165
National Ranking
103

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Joseph Zubin Award, Society for Research in Psychopathology
  • 1971 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1971 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Peter M. Lewinsohn was affiliated with the Oregon Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focused on psychology, with specific emphasis on experimental and cognitive psychology as well as clinical psychology.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Patterns, predictors, and outcome of the trajectories of depressive symptoms from adolescence to adulthood (2020, Depression and Anxiety)
  • Dyadic Interaction: Greater than the Sum of its Parts? (2020, UNC Libraries)

Frequent co-authors during their career were:

  • Cecilia A. Essau
  • Alejandro de la Torre-Luque
  • Paul Rohde
  • Ginger A. Moore
  • Christopher J. Powers

The main publication venues where they contributed included:

  • Depression and Anxiety
  • UNC Libraries

Lewinsohn's research covered several key topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Their research fields of study included:

  • Psychology

Subfields of study targeted by Lewinsohn encompassed:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Throughout their career, Lewinsohn received several distinctions, including the Joseph Zubin Award from the Society for Research in Psychopathology in 1991. They were also recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), both awarded in 1971.

Best Publications

  • Adolescent psychopathology: I. Prevalence and incidence of depression and other DSM-III-R disorders in high school students.

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Hyman Hops;Robert E. Roberts;John R. Seeley

  • A behavioral approach to depression.

    Peter M. Lewinsohn

  • Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) As a Screening Instrument for Depression Among Community-Residing Older Adults

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;John R. Seeley;Robert E. Roberts;Nicholas B. Allen

  • Major depressive disorder in older adolescents: prevalence, risk factors, and clinical implications

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Paul Rohde;John R. Seeley

  • Major Depression in Community Adolescents: Age at Onset, Episode Duration, and Time to Recurrence

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Gregory N. Clarke;John R. Seeley;Paul Rohde

  • Social competence and depression : The role of illusory self-perceptions

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Walter Mischel;William Chaplin;Russell Barton

  • Sex differences and adolescent depression.

    Betty Allgood-Merten;Peter M. Lewinsohn;Hyman Hops

  • Screening for adolescent depression: a comparison of depression scales

    Robert E. Roberts;Peter M. Lewinsohn;John R. Seeley

  • Bipolar disorders in a community sample of older adolescents : prevalence, phenomenology, comorbidity, and course

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Daniel N. Klein;John R. Seeley

  • Depression-Related Cognitions: Antecedent or Consequence?

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Julia L. Steinmetz;Douglas W. Larson;Judith Franklin

  • Targeted prevention of unipolar depressive disorder in an at-risk sample of high school adolescents: a randomized trial of a group cognitive intervention.

    Gregory N. Clarke;Wesley Hawkins;Mary Murphy;Lisa B. Sheeber

  • Gender Differences in Anxiety Disorders and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Ian H. Gotlib;Mark Lewinsohn;John R. Seeley

  • Cognitive-behavioral treatment for depressed adolescents*

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Gregory N. Clarke;Hyman Hops;Judy A. Andrews

  • Adolescent Suicidal Ideation and Attempts: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Implications

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Paul Rohde;John R. Seeley

  • Psychosocial risk factors for future adolescent suicide attempts

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Paul Rohde;John R. Seeley

  • Adolescent Psychopathology: II. Psychosocial Risk Factors for Depression

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Robert E. Roberts;John R. Seeley;Paul Rohde

  • Concept of social skill with special reference to the behavior of depressed persons.

    Julian M. Libet;Peter M. Lewinsohn

  • The origins and current status of behavioral activation treatments for depression.

    Sona Dimidjian;Manuel Barrera;Christopher Martell;Ricardo F. Muñoz

  • Natural course of adolescent major depressive disorder: I. Continuity into young adulthood.

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Paul Rohde;Daniel N. Klein;John R. Seeley

  • Symptoms versus a Diagnosis of Depression: Differences in Psychosocial Functioning.

    Ian H. Gotlib;Peter M. Lewinsohn;John R. Seeley

  • IS PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIMING OF PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT

    J. A. Graber;P. M. Lewinsohn;J. R. Seeley;J. Brooks-Gunn

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Seeley
John R. Seeley University of Oregon
Paul Rohde
Paul Rohde Oregon Research Institute
Daniel N. Klein
Daniel N. Klein Stony Brook University
Jeremy W. Pettit
Jeremy W. Pettit Florida International University
Thomas M. Olino
Thomas M. Olino Temple University
Hyman Hops
Hyman Hops Oregon Research Institute
Judy A. Andrews
Judy A. Andrews Oregon Research Institute
Ian H. Gotlib
Ian H. Gotlib Stanford University
Thomas E. Joiner
Thomas E. Joiner Florida State University
Susan C. Duncan
Susan C. Duncan Oregon Research Institute

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