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Overview

Spencer C. Evans is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, particularly focusing on clinical psychology and psychiatry related to youth. Their research primarily centers on child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, with additional work addressing child nutrition and feeding issues, bullying, victimization, aggression, personality disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and bipolar disorder treatment.

The scientist has published work in several key academic venues, reflecting the focus and scope of their research. These frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Frequent collaborations have been with other researchers in related fields. Notable co-authors include:

  • John R. Weisz
  • Ashley R. Karlovich
  • Jeffrey D. Burke
  • Geoffrey M. Reed
  • Shannon Shaughnessy

Key publications by Spencer C. Evans highlight their interest in irritability and diagnostic classification in youth mental health. Representative papers include:

  • "Is Irritability a Top Problem in Youth Mental Health Care? A Multi-informant, Multi-method Investigation," 2022, Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • "Diagnostic classification of irritability and oppositionality in youth: a global field study comparing ICD-11 with ICD-10 and DSM-5," 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Effects of standard and modular psychotherapies in the treatment of youth with severe irritability," 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Other notable papers relevant to this area, though authored by different lead researchers, include:

  • "An organization- and category-level comparison of diagnostic requirements for mental disorders in ICD-11 and DSM-5," 2021, World Psychiatry
  • "Irritability in Youths: A Critical Integrative Review," 2024, American Journal of Psychiatry

The subfields of study represented in their body of work encompass:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Social Psychology
  • Education
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Within these domains, Spencer C. Evans has produced a significant volume of publications, with the majority addressing clinical psychology topics linked to developmental and mental health issues in youth populations.

Best Publications

  • Vignette methodologies for studying clinicians’ decision-making: Validity, utility, and application in ICD-11 field studies ☆

    Spencer C. Evans;Michael C. Roberts;Jared W. Keeley;Jennifer B. Blossom

  • Psychologists' perspectives on the diagnostic classification of mental disorders: Results from the WHO-IUPsyS Global Survey.

    Spencer C. Evans;Geoffrey M. Reed;Michael C. Roberts;Patricia Esparza

  • Irritability in child and adolescent psychopathology: An integrative review for ICD-11

    Spencer C. Evans;Spencer C. Evans;Jeffrey D. Burke;Michael C. Roberts;Paula J. Fite

  • Developing a science of clinical utility in diagnostic classification systems field study strategies for ICD-11 mental and behavioral disorders.

    Jared W. Keeley;Geoffrey M. Reed;Michael C. Roberts;Spencer C. Evans

  • An organization- and category-level comparison of diagnostic requirements for mental disorders in ICD-11 and DSM-5.

    Michael B. First;Wolfgang Gaebel;Mario Maj;Dan J. Stein

  • Disorders specifically associated with stress: A case-controlled field study for ICD-11 mental and behavioural disorders

    Jared W. Keeley;Geoffrey M. Reed;Michael C. Roberts;Spencer C. Evans

  • The classification of feeding and eating disorders in the ICD-11: results of a field study comparing proposed ICD-11 guidelines with existing ICD-10 guidelines

    Angélica M. Claudino;Kathleen M. Pike;Phillipa Hay;Jared W. Keeley

  • An empirically based alternative to DSM-5's disruptive mood dysregulation disorder for ICD-11

    John E. Lochman;Spencer C. Evans;Jeffrey D. Burke;Michael C. Roberts

  • Mental Health Professionals’ Natural Taxonomies of Mental Disorders: Implications for the Clinical Utility of the ICD‐11 and the DSM‐5

    Geoffrey M. Reed;Michael C. Roberts;Jared Keeley;Catherine Hooppell

  • Is Irritability a Top Problem in Youth Mental Health Care? A Multi-informant, Multi-method Investigation

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  • The Role of Reactive Aggression in the Link Between Hyperactive–Impulsive Behaviors and Peer Rejection in Adolescents

    Spencer C. Evans;Paula J. Fite;Michelle L. Hendrickson;Sonia L. Rubens

  • Efficient monitoring of treatment response during youth psychotherapy: the Behavior and Feelings Survey

    John R. Weisz;Rachel A. Vaughn-Coaxum;Spencer C. Evans;Kristel Thomassin

  • WHO's Global Clinical Practice Network for mental health.

    Geoffrey M. Reed;Tahilia J. Rebello;Kathleen M. Pike;Maria Elena Medina-Mora

  • Sex/Gender Differences in Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Implications for Evidence-Based Assessment.

    Spencer C Evans;Andrea D Boan;Catherine Bradley;Laura A Carpenter

  • Further Evaluation of Associations Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms and Bullying-Victimization in Adolescence

    Paula J. Fite;Spencer C. Evans;John L. Cooley;Sonia L. Rubens

  • Searching the scientific literature: Implications for quantitative and qualitative reviews

    Yelena P. Wu;Brandon S. Aylward;Michael C. Roberts;Spencer C. Evans

  • Teacher-Reported Irritable and Defiant Dimensions of Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Social, Behavioral, and Academic Correlates

    Spencer C. Evans;Casey A. Pederson;Paula J. Fite;Jennifer B. Blossom

  • Self-Reported Time in Bed and Sleep Quality in Association with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in School-Age Youth

    Sonia Lynne Rubens;Spencer C. Evans;Stephen P. Becker;Paula J. Fite

  • Forms and Functions of Aggression in Early Childhood.

    Spencer C Evans;Andrew L Frazer;Jennifer B Blossom;Paula J Fite

  • "Are you gonna publish that?" Peer-reviewed publication outcomes of doctoral dissertations in psychology

    Spencer C. Evans;Christina M. Amaro;Robyn Herbert;Robyn Herbert;Jennifer B. Blossom;Jennifer B. Blossom

  • The Role of Peer Rejection in the Link between Reactive Aggression and Academic Performance

    Paula J. Fite;Michelle Hendrickson;Sonia L. Rubens;Joy Gabrielli

  • Parental psychological control and aggression in youth: Moderating effect of emotion dysregulation

    Jennifer B. Blossom;Paula J. Fite;Andrew L. Frazer;John L. Cooley

Frequent Co-Authors

Paula J. Fite
Paula J. Fite University of Kansas
Geoffrey M. Reed
Geoffrey M. Reed Columbia University
Michael C. Roberts
Michael C. Roberts University of Kansas
John R. Weisz
John R. Weisz Harvard University
Jeffrey D. Burke
Jeffrey D. Burke University of Connecticut
John E. Lochman
John E. Lochman University of Alabama
José Luis Ayuso-Mateos
José Luis Ayuso-Mateos Autonomous University of Madrid
Bruce F. Chorpita
Bruce F. Chorpita University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen P. Becker
Stephen P. Becker Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Amanda Jensen-Doss
Amanda Jensen-Doss University of Miami

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