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Peter S. Jensen

Peter S. Jensen

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Social Sciences and Humanities
USA
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
116
Citations
50282
World Ranking
310
National Ranking
196

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

Peter S. Jensen is affiliated with the REACH Institute in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health. Their work spans multiple subfields including Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research primarily centers on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), with notable investigations into child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development. Other key topics include schizophrenia research and treatment, mental health treatment and access, child and adolescent health, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, and bipolar disorder and treatment.

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include Lily Hechtman, Stephen P. Hinshaw, James M. Swanson, Brooke S. G. Molina, and L. Eugene Arnold. Their research outputs are published mainly in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UNC Libraries, Neuroscience Applied, American Journal of Psychiatry, and Translational Psychiatry.

Selected recent papers showcase the continuing focus on ADHD and related fields:

  • "Characteristics and Predictors of Fluctuating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the Multimodal Treatment of ADHD (MTA) Study," 2024, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  • "Variable Patterns of Remission From ADHD in the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD," 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Mutations in sphingolipid metabolism genes are associated with ADHD," 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Somatic mutations reveal clonal cell populations in atherosclerotic plaques," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Paths to postsecondary education enrollment among adolescents with and without childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A longitudinal analysis of symptom and academic trajectories," 2022, Child Development

Best Publications

  • The NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (DISC-2.3): Description, Acceptability, Prevalence Rates, and Performance in the MECA Study

    David Shaffer;Prudence Fisher;Mina K. Dulcan;Mark Davies

  • Coming to Terms With the Terms of Risk

    Helena Chmura Kraemer;Alan E. Kazdin;David R. Offord;Ronald C. Kessler

  • The MTA at 8 Years: Prospective Follow-up of Children Treated for Combined-Type ADHD in a Multisite Study

    Brooke S.G. Molina;Stephen P. Hinshaw;James M. Swanson;L. Eugene Arnold

  • DSM-IV field trials for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.

    Benjamin B. Lahey;Brooks Applegate;Keith McBurnett;Joseph Biederman

  • ADHD Comorbidity Findings From the MTA Study: Comparing Comorbid Subgroups

    Peter S. Jensen;Stephen P. Hinshaw;Helena C. Kraemer;Nilantha Lenora

  • Clinical relevance of the primary findings of the MTA: success rates based on severity of ADHD and ODD symptoms at the end of treatment.

    James M. Swanson;Helena C. Kraemer;Stephen P. Hinshaw;L. Eugene Arnold

  • Comorbidity in ADHD: Implications for Research, Practice, and DSM-V

    Peter S. Jensen;David Martin;Dennis P. Cantwell

  • 3-Year Follow-up of the NIMH MTA Study

    Peter S. Jensen;L. Eugene Arnold;James M. Swanson;Benedetto Vitiello

  • Findings from the NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA): Implications and applications for primary care providers.

    Peter Jensen;Stephen Hinshaw;James Swanson;Laurence Greenhill

  • Parent and Child contributions to diagnosis of Mental disorder : Are both informants always necessary?

    Peter S. Jensen;Maritza Rubio-Stipec;Glorisa Canino;Hector R. Bird

  • Remissions in Maternal Depression and Child Psychopathology: A STAR*D-Child Report

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  • What Is the Early Adulthood Outcome of Boys Who Bully or Are Bullied in Childhood? The Finnish “From a Boy to a Man” Study

    Andre Sourander;Peter Jensen;John A. Rönning;Solja Niemelä

  • National Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Medications by Children

    Mark Olfson;Steven C. Marcus;Myrna M. Weissman;Peter S. Jensen

  • Symptom profiles in children with ADHD: effects of comorbidity and gender

    Jeffrey H. Newcorn;Jeffrey M. Halperin;Peter S. Jensen;Howard B. Abikoff

  • Adverse Life Events and Resilience

    Quyen Q. Tiet;Hector R. Bird;Mark Davies;Christina Hoven

  • Observed classroom behavior of children with ADHD: relationship to gender and comorbidity.

    Howard B. Abikoff;Peter S. Jensen;L. L. Eugene Arnold;Betsy Hoza

  • Criterion Validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (DISC-2.3)

    Mary E. Schwab-Stone;David Shaffer;Mina K. Dulcan;Peter S. Jensen

  • Age and gender differences in oppositional behavior and conduct problems: a cross-sectional household study of middle childhood and adolescence.

    Benjamin B. Lahey;Mary Schwab-Stone;Sherryl H. Goodman;Irwin D. Waldman

  • Control of MAP kinase activation by the mitogen-induced threonine/tyrosine phosphatase PAC1.

    Yvona Ward;Shashi Gupta;Peter Jensen;Markus Wartmann

  • Effects of stimulant medication on growth rates across 3 years in the MTA follow-up

    James M. Swanson;Glen R. Elliott;Laurence L. Greenhill;Timothy Wigal

  • National trends in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

    Mark Olfson;Marc J. Gameroff;Steven C. Marcus;Peter S. Jensen

  • Evolution and Revolution in Child Psychiatry: ADHD as a Disorder of Adaptation

    Peter S. Jensen;David Mrazek;Penelope K. Knapp;Laurence Steinberg

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Swanson
James M. Swanson University of California, Irvine
Stephen P. Hinshaw
Stephen P. Hinshaw University of California, Berkeley
L. Eugene Arnold
L. Eugene Arnold The Ohio State University
Karen C. Wells
Karen C. Wells Duke University
Kimberly Hoagwood
Kimberly Hoagwood New York University
Betsy Hoza
Betsy Hoza University of Vermont
William E. Pelham
William E. Pelham Florida International University
Patrick M. Fisher
Patrick M. Fisher Copenhagen University Hospital
Claus Svarer
Claus Svarer Copenhagen University Hospital
John E. Richters
John E. Richters National Institutes of Health

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