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Karen M Abram

  • 5128 Citations
1989 …2024
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Research Interests

Comorbid psychiatric disorders, Trauma and loss, Mental health needs, substance use and risky behaviors of offenders, HIV/AIDS/STIs, Criminalization of mentally ill

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

… → 1988

Research interests

  • Alcohol and Drug Dependency
  • Health Disparities
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Health Service Utilization
  • Public Policy
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma

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Substance-Related Disorders Medicine & Life Sciences
Psychiatry Medicine & Life Sciences
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Mental Disorders Medicine & Life Sciences
Interviews Medicine & Life Sciences
Risk-Taking Medicine & Life Sciences
HIV Medicine & Life Sciences
Public Health Medicine & Life Sciences

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Grants 1999 2024

LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF INCARCERATION: A PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Abram, K. M., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.

Anonymous Foundation (VIII)

9/26/19 → 9/25/21

Project: Research project

longitudinal study
justice
imprisonment
weapon
substance abuse

Collateral Consequences of Parents Incarcerations for Their Adolescent Children: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Teplin, L. A., Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Petitclerc, A., Wakschlag, L. S. & Welty, L. J.

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

6/10/19 → 1/31/24

Project: Research project

Firearm Involvement Among Parents and Their Adolescent Children: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of At-Risk Youth

Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Jakubowski, J. A., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

9/1/18 → 8/31/23

Project: Research project

longitudinal study
parents
adolescent
violence
juvenile offender

Drug Abuse and Related Health Disparities: An Intergenerational Longitudinal Study of Offspring of Delinquent Youth (Northwestern Offspring Project)

Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Jakubowski, J. A., Petitclerc, A., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

9/1/18 → 5/31/23

Project: Research project

drug abuse
longitudinal study
parents
health
substance abuse

Synthesis of Trials to Prevent Suicide Risk Behavior in Sexual and Gender Minorities

Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H. & Mustanski, B.

National Institute of Mental Health

8/6/18 → 5/31/22

Project: Research project

Risk-Taking
Suicide
Sexual Minorities
Bullying
Preventive Health Services

Research Output 1989 2018

1 Citation (Scopus)

Social support networks among delinquent youth: An 8-year follow-up study

Zwecker, N. A., Harrison, A. J., Welty, L. J., Teplin, L. A. & Abram, K. M., Oct 3 2018, In : Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 57, 7, p. 459-480 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Social Support
social support
adulthood
social network
human being
6 Citations (Scopus)

Disparities in HIV/AIDS risk behaviors after youth leave detention: A 14-year longitudinal study

Abram, K. M., Stokes, M. L., Welty, L. J., Aaby, D. A. & Teplin, L. A., Feb 1 2017, In : Pediatrics. 139, 2, e20160360.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Risk-Taking
Longitudinal Studies
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV
Sexual Partners
8 Citations (Scopus)

Sex and racial/ethnic differences in positive outcomes in delinquent youth after detention a 12-year longitudinal study

Abram, K. M., Azores-Gococo, N. M., Emanuel, K. M., Aaby, D. A., Welt, L. J., Hershfield, J. A., Rosenbaum, M. S. & Teplin, L. A., Feb 1 2017, In : JAMA Pediatrics. 171, 2, p. 123-132 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Longitudinal Studies
Odds Ratio
African Americans
Parenting
Hispanic Americans
5 Citations (Scopus)

Trajectories of Substance Use Disorder in Youth After Detention: A 12-Year Longitudinal Study

Welty, L. J., Hershfield, J. A., Abram, K. M., Han, H., Byck, G. R. & Teplin, L. A., Feb 1 2017, In : Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 56, 2, p. 140-148 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

compound A 12
Substance-Related Disorders
Longitudinal Studies
Street Drugs
Interviews
27 Citations (Scopus)

Health disparities in drug- and alcohol-use disorders: A 12-year longitudinal study of youths after detention

Welty, L. J., Harrison, A. J., Abram, K. M., Olson, N. D., Aaby, D. A., McCoy, K. P., Washburn, J. J. & Teplin, L. A., May 2016, In : American journal of public health. 106, 5, p. 872-880 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

compound A 12
Substance-Related Disorders
Longitudinal Studies
Alcohols
Health