Karen Wells, Associate Professor and Director

Associate Professor and Director
Ph.D., University Health Service,
mailing address: 718 Rutherford St Durham, NC 27705
office: 718 Rutherford St
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research interests | publications

Representative Publications:   (More Publications)

  1. 2001 Publications (Karen Wells).
  2. Conners, C.K., Epstein, J.N., March, J.S., Angold, A., Wells, K.C., Klaric, J., Swanson, J.M., Abikoff, H.B., Arnold, L.E., Elliott, G.R. Greenhill, L.L., Hechtman, L., Hinshaw, S.P., Hoza, B., Jensen, P.S., Kraemer, H.C., Newcorn, J., Pelham, W.E., Severe, J.B., Vitiello, B., Wigal, T (2001). Multimodal treatment of ADHD (MTA): An alternative outcome analysis. Journal of American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 40, 159-167..
  3. Conners,C.K., (Ed), March,J.S. (Ed), Frances,A.(Ed), Wells,K.C.(Ed), & Ross,R. (Ed), (2001). Treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder:Expert consensus guidelines. Journal of Attention Disorders, 4, S-1-S-128..
  4. Wells KC, Egan J: Social learning and systems family therapy for childhood oppositional disorder. Comparative treatment outcome. Comprehensive Psychiatry 29: 138-146, 1988.
  5. Jensen, P.S., Hinshaw, S.P., Kraemer, H.C., Lenora, N., Newcorn, J.H., Abikoff, H.B., March, J.S., Arnold, L.E., Cantwell, D.P., Conners, C.K., Elliott, G.R., Greenhill, L.L., Hechtman,L., Hoza, B., Pelham, W.E., Severe, J.B., Swanson, J.M., Wells, K.C., Wigal, T., & Vitiello,B., (2001), ADHD comorbidity findings from the MTA study: Comparing comorbid subgroups. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, 147-158..
  6. Conners CK, Wells KC: Hyperkinetic Children: A Neuropsychosocial Approach. New York: Sage, 1986..
  7. Jensen, P.S., Hinshaw, S.P., Swanson, J.M., Greenhill, L.L., Conners, C.K., Arnold, L.E., Abikofff, H.B., Elliott, G., Hechtman, L., Hoza, B., March, J.S., Newcorn, J.H., Severe, J.B., Vitiello, B., Wells, K.C. & Wigal, T., (2001). Findings from the NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA): Implications and applications for primary care providers. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 22, 60-73..
  8. Wells KC, Griest DL, Forehand, R: The use of a self-control procedure to enhance temporal generality of a parent training program. Behaviour Research and Therapy 18: 347-353, 1980.
  9. Swanson, J.M., Kraemer, H.C., Hinshaw, S.P., Arnold, L.E., Conners, C.K., Abikoff, H.B., Clevenger, W. Davies, M., Elliott, G.R., Greenhill, L.L., Hechtman, L., Hoza, B., Jensen, P.S., March, J.S., Newcorn, JH., Owens, E.B., Pelham, W.E., Schiller, E. Severe, J., Simpson, S., Vitiello, B., Wells, K.C., Wigal,T, & Wu, M. (2001). Clinical relevance of the primary findings of the MTA: Success rates based on severity of ADHD and ODD symptoms at the end of treatment. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, 168-179..
  10. Wells,K.C., (2001). Comprehensive versus matched psychosocial treatment in the MTA study: Conceptual and empirical issues. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 30, 131-135..
  11. March JS, Wells KC, Conners CK: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Part II. Treatment strategies. Journal of Practical Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 2: 23-32, 1996..
  12. March JS, Wells KC, Conners CK Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Part I. Assessment and diagnosis. Journal of Practical Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 1: 219-228, 1995..
  13. Wells KC: Parent management training. In: Sholevar GP (ed), Conduct Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention. Washington: APPI Press, 1995..
  14. Conners CK, Wells KC, Erhardt D, March JS, Schulte A, Osborne S, Fiore C, Butcher T: Methodological issues in the study of multimodality therapies. In Greenhill L (ed), Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America: Disruptive disorders. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1994..
  15. Wells KC: Parent and family management training. In: Craighead LW, Craighead WE, Kazdin AE, Mahoney MJ (eds), Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions: An empirical approach to mental health problems. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1994..