David Wellisch, Ph.D.
Titles
Director, Outpatient Psychological Testing
Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Adult Psychiatry
Member, JCCC Cancer Prevention & Control
JCCC Patients and Survivors Program Area
Contact Information
Email
dwellisc@mednet.ucla.edu Phone
Work Phone Number:
(800) 825-9989
Address
Work Address:
C8-847 NPICAMPUS - 175919
CA
UNITED STATES
Biography
Publications
A selected list of publications:
Thomas Kamala S, Bower Julienne E, Williamson Timothy J, Hoyt Michael A, Wellisch David, Stanton Annette L, Irwin Michael
Post-traumatic disorder symptoms and blunted diurnal cortisol
production in partners of prostate cancer patients
Psychoneuroendocrinology,
2012; 37(8):
1181-90.
O'Connor Mary-Frances, Wellisch David K, Stanton Annette L, Olmstead Richard, Irwin Michael R
Diurnal cortisol in Complicated and Non-Complicated Grief: slope
differences across the day
Psychoneuroendocrinology,
2012; 37(5):
725-8.
Wellisch David K, Cohen Marie M
The special case of complicated grief in women at high risk for breast
cancer
Palliative & supportive care,
2010; 8(1):
7-15.
O'Connor Mary-Frances, Irwin Michael R, Wellisch David K
When grief heats up: pro-inflammatory cytokines predict regional brain
activation
NeuroImage,
2009; 47(3):
891-6.
Kim Youngmee, Wellisch David K, Spillers Rachel L
Effects of psychological distress on quality of life of adult
daughters and their mothers with cancer
Psycho-oncology,
2008; 17(11):
1129-36.
Spillers Rachel L, Wellisch David K, Kim Youngmee, Matthews B Alex, Baker Frank
Family caregivers and guilt in the context of cancer care
Psychosomatics,
2008; 49(6):
511-9.
O'Connor Mary-Frances, Wellisch David K, Stanton Annette L, Eisenberger Naomi I, Irwin Michael R, Lieberman Matthew D
Craving love? Enduring grief activates brain's reward center
NeuroImage,
2008; 42(2):
969-72.
Kim Youngmee, Kashy Deborah A, Wellisch David K, Spillers Rachel L, Kaw Chiew Kwei, Smith Tenbroeck G
Quality of life of couples dealing with cancer: dyadic and individual
adjustment among breast and prostate cancer survivors and their
spousal caregivers
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine,
2008; 35(2):
230-8.
Kim Youngmee, Wellisch David K, Spillers Rachel L, Crammer Corinne
Psychological distress of female cancer caregivers: effects of type of
cancer and caregivers' spirituality
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer,
2007; 15(12):
1367-74.
Kim Youngmee, Loscalzo Matthew J, Wellisch David K, Spillers Rachel L
Gender differences in caregiving stress among caregivers of cancer
survivors
Psycho-oncology,
2006; 15(12):
1086-92.
Owen Jason E, Bonds Curley L, Wellisch David K
Psychiatric evaluations of heart transplant candidates: predicting
post-transplant hospitalizations, rejection episodes, and survival
Psychosomatics,
2006; 47(3):
213-22.
Kim Youngmee, Baker Frank, Spillers Rachel L, Wellisch David K
Psychological adjustment of cancer caregivers with multiple roles
Psycho-oncology,
2006; 15(9):
795-804.
Wellisch David K, Crater Brian, Wiley Frances M, Belin Thomas R, Weinstein Karen
Psychosocial impacts of a camping experience for children with cancer
and their siblings
Psycho-oncology,
2006; 15(1):
56-65.
Kagawa-Singer Marjorie, Wellisch David K
Breast cancer patients' perceptions of their husbands' support in a
cross-cultural context
Psycho-oncology,
2005; 12(1):
24-37.
Bugbee Mary E, Wellisch David K, Arnott Isobel M, Maxwell James R, Kirsch Daniel L, Sayre James W, Bassett Lawrence W
Breast core-needle biopsy: clinical trial of relaxation technique
versus medication versus no intervention for anxiety reduction
Radiology,
2005; 234(1):
73-8.
Lindberg Nangel M, Wellisch David K
Identification of traumatic stress reactions in women at increased
risk for breast cancer
Psychosomatics,
2005; 45(1):
7-16.
Wellisch David K, Kaleita Thomas A, Freeman Donald, Cloughesy Timothy, Goldman Jeffrey
Predicting major depression in brain tumor patients
Psycho-oncology,
2005; 11(3):
230-8.
Kaleita Thomas A, Wellisch David K, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ford Judith M, Freeman Donald, Belin Thomas R, Goldman Jeffrey
Prediction of neurocognitive outcome in adult brain tumor patients
Journal of neuro-oncology,
2005; 67(1-2):
245-53.
Maxwell James R., Bugbee Mary E., Wellisch David, Shalmon Anat, Sayre James, Bassett Lawrence W.
Imaging-Guided Core Needle Biopsy of the Breast: Study of
Psychological Outcomes
The breast journal,
2000; 6(1):
53-61.