Karen Weihs, MD
Professor, Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
PO Box 245002
Building: Arizona Health Sciences Center (#201)
Room #: 7306D
Fax: (520) 626-6050
Selected Publications
Michael YL, Carlson NE, Chlebowski RT, Aickin M, Weihs KL, Ockene JK, Bowen DJ,
Ritenbaugh C: Influence of stressors on breast cancer incidence in the Women’s Health Initiative, Health Psychology, in press.
Ritenbaugh C: Influence of stressors on breast cancer incidence in the Women’s Health Initiative, Health Psychology, in press.
Weihs KL, Enright TM, Simmens S: Response to Coyne: Was it shown that close relationships predict breast cancer outcome? Psychosomatic Medicine, 70: 737-740, 2008.
Weihs KL, Enright T, Simmens S: Close relationships and emotional processing predict decreased mortality in women with breast cancer: Preliminary Evidence. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(1): 117–124, 2008.
Politi MC, Enright TM, & Weihs KL: The effects of age and emotional acceptance on distress among breast cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 15(1), 73-79. DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0098-6, 2007.
Sponsored Research Through MSRP
Torri Montgomery, (MSRP 2012): "Psychosocial Oncology- Expression of Emotion Related to Outcome of Breast Cancer Patients"
Leenda Osman, (MSRP 2020): "Preventive Intervention to Modify Depression Risk Targets after Breast Cancer Diagnosis"
NIH High School Student Research Program
Taylor Jaye Miranda, Flowing Wells High School, 2011
Degrees
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1979 (M.D.)
- York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981 (Internship, Family Medicine)
- Hunterdon Medical Center, 1982 (Residency, Family Medicine)
- University of Wisconsin, 1986-1989 (Residency, Psychiatry)
- University of Wisconsin, 1989-1991 (Residency, Child Psychiatry)
Awards
- Regional Trustee, The American Medical Student Association 1978
- Outstanding Educator Award- Department of Family Medicine, Brown University 1986
- Charter Fellow, American Assn. of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training 1990
- Scientist Development Award for Clinicians, National Institutes of Mental Health 1991-1996
- Best Poster, Conference on the (Non) Expression of Emotions in Health and Disease, Tilburg, Holland 1996
- Fellow, American Psychiatric Association 2003
- Fellow, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research 2004
- Comprehensive Member, Arizona Cancer Center 2004
- The Outstanding Clinical Care Award, American Psychosocial Oncology Society 2008
Research Interests
Psychosocial Oncology including biological mediators of psychosocial risk
Vulnerability to stress induced depression
Preventive Interventions for depression
Students will have the opportunity to participate in federally funded research projects to gain experience in research design, conduct, data analysis and publication