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Jeffrey Wilson, MD

Education

Medical School: New Jersey Medical School At UMDNJ

Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center

Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine

Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital

Certification

American Board of Psychiatry

Addiction Psychiatry

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

Bio

Dr. Jeffrey Wilson is triple board certified in psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry.

He has been working in Virginia since 2014 when he joined the department of psychiatry at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine as an associate professor.

He was medical director of the pediatric psychiatry inpatient unit at Carilion Roanoke Medical Center from 2014 to 2019. After that, he provided outpatient mental health services at New River Valley Community Services in southwestern Virginia from 2019 to 2022.

He is delighted to join the inpatient and outpatient psychiatry teams at CHKD and EVMS in providing modern, evidence-based psychiatric care to children and adolescents.

Additional Information

Interests/Specialties

  • ADHD and substance use disorders
  • Inpatient, residential and outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Learning and disruptive behavior disorders
  • Pediatric and family resilience
  • Pediatric trauma and related disorders
  • Prevention & treatment of adolescent substance abuse and delinquency
  • Prevention & treatment of child and adolescent suicidal, para-suicidal and self-injurious behavior

Honors and Awards

  • Career Development Award
    National Institute of Drug Abuse
    Parent-child Interactions During Addiction Treatment

  • Distinguished Fellow
    American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Ruane Scholar’s Award
    Columbia University
    Department of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

Publications

Investigative Papers in Refereed Journals (Print)

  • Wilson JJ, Levin FR, Donovan S, Nunes EV. Verbal predictors of attrition during adolescent substance abuse treatment. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 2006. 36(4):393-401
  • Wilson JJ, Nunes EV, Greenwald S, Weissman MM. Verbal deficits and disruptive behavior among children of opiate dependent parents. American Journal of the Addictions. 2004. 13(1):1-11
  • Wilson JJ, Rojas N, Carrion V & Steiner H. Criminal recidivism and substance abuse: A prospective study of delinquents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 2002 Apr 31(4):297-312
  • Wilson JJ, Pine DS, Cargan A, Goldstein RB, Nunes EV, Weissman MM. Neurological soft signs and disruptive behavior among children of opiate dependent parents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 2003 Fall 34(1):19-34
  • Wilson JJ, Williams S, Garner E & Steiner H. Personality traits in juvenile delinquents: associations with peer and family relations. Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry 2002. 16(1):32-45

Invited Papers

  • Wilson JJ. ADHD and substance use disorders: developmental aspects and the impact of stimulant treatment. American Journal of the Addictions. 2007; 16 Suppl 1:5-9
  • Wilson JJ, Levin FR. Attention Deficit and Early Onset Substance Use Disorders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2005. 15(5):751-763
  • Wilson JJ, Levin FR. Attention Deficit Disorder and Substance Abuse. Current Psychiatric Reports. 2001 3(6):497-506

Case Reports/Clinical Vignettes

  • Wilson JJ, Steiner H. Conduct problems, substance abuse and social anxiety: a developmental study of recovery and adaptation. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2002 7(2):235-247

Book Chapters

  • Wilson JJ, Adolescent substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. In: The Oxford Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse. Brown SA and Zucker Ra, 2016
  • Wilson JJ. Substance abuse during adolescence. In: Nunes EV, Selzer J, Levounis P, Davies C, editors. Substance dependence in co-occurring psychiatric disorders: best practices for diagnosis and treatment. Kingston NJ: Civic Research Institute. 2010
  • Wilson JJ, Janoff ME. Substance Use Disorders: Early Identification and Referral. In: McInerny T, Adam H M et al. Textbook of Pediatric Care. American Academy of Pediatrics. 200
  • Wilson JJ. Anxious Adolescent in the Emergency Room: Possible Abuse of Prescription Medications. In: Galanter CA, Jensen PS. 
    DSM-IV-TR Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Publishing. 200
  • Wilson JJ. The identification, prevention, and treatment of vulnerabilities among children of alcohol- or drug-dependent parents. In: Vostanis P, Editor. Mental health interventions and services for vulnerable children and young people. London, England: Jessica Kinsgsley Publishers. 200
  • Wilson JJ. Sociotherapies. In: Steiner H, editor. Handbook of Psychiatric Treatment of Children and Adolescents: Stanford University School of Medicine. Jossey-Bass. 2004
  • Wilson JJ, Brown L. HIV-Risk Behaviors among Children and Adolescents. In: Steiner H, editor. Handbook of Psychiatric Treatment of Children and Adolescents. Stanford CA: Jossey-Bass. 2004
  • Steiner H & Wilson JJ. Conduct Disorder, In: Hendren R ed., Disruptive Behavior Disorders, American Psychiatric Press. 1999

Research Abstracts

  • Wilson JJ, Ha R, Elswick K. Delay discounting as a predictor of LOS and other high risk behaviors during child psychiatric inpatient admission. Psychiatric Research Society 2018, Park City, U
  • Wilson JJ, Ha R, Wong-Okafor T, et. al Delay discounting predicts inpatient adolescent psychiatry treatment length of stay. Scientific Proceedings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 2017. New research presentation, Washington, D
  • Alsaraff O, Wilson JJ, Nunes EV. Gender differences in mother-child interactions and child behavior during maternal addiction treatment. Scientific Proceedings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 2016. New research presentation, New York, N
  • Wilson JJ, Ali R, Nunes EV. 90-day Prospective Study of the Effects of Maternal Substance Abuse Treatment on Mother-Child Interactions and Child Behavior. Scientific Proceedings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 2015. New research presentation, San Antonio T
  • Wilson JJ, Steiner H. Substance use disorders and psychopathology among incarcerated delinquents. Scientific proceedings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 2004. New research presentation, Washington, D
  • Freundlich C, Wilson JJ, Nunes EV. The effects of parental depression on emotional availability with opiate dependent parents and their children. Scientific proceedings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 2003. New research presentation, Miami F
  • Wilson JJ, Bhoopsingh T, Nunes EV. Emotional availability, parental addiction severity, and child behavior problems. Scientific Proceedings of the College of Problems of Drug Dependence; 2003. Bal Harbour, F
  • Wilson JJ, Campanaro A, Steiner H. Gender, ethnicity and substance use history among incarcerated youths. Scientific proceedings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 2003. New research presentation, Miami, FL

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