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Citation: Iroegbulem, V.,* Deming, B.,* Gray, C., Maximus, D., Shanker, V., Liu, J., Ekanayake, E., Pachas, G.N., Lynch, S., Turncliff, A., Whittaker, J., & Schuster, R.M. (2022 November 6-9). Evaluating a Novel Drug Education and Diversion Program: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice [Poster]. Poster presented at the annual meeting and expo of the American Public Health Association.
Citation: Gray CA, Iroegbulem V, Deming B, Butler R, Howell D, Pascale MP, Bodolay A, Potter K, Turncliff A, Lynch S, Whittaker J, Ward J, Maximus D, Pachas GN and Schuster RM (2023). A pragmatic clinical effectiveness trial of a novel alternative to punishment for school-based substance use infractions: study protocol for the iDECIDE curriculum. Front. Public Health 11:1203558. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1203558
Citation: Liu, J., Butler, R., Turncliff, A., Gray, C., Lynch, S., Whittaker, J., Iroegbulem, V., Howell, D., & Schuster, R. M. (2023). An urgent need for school-based diversion programs for adolescent substance use: a statewide survey of school personnel. Journal of Adolescent Health. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.04.00
Substance Use, Suicidal Thoughts, and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among High School Students
Adolescents who use substances have more psychiatric symptoms than peers who do not use. There are, however, conflicting findings on whether various substances have unique or nonspecific associations with co-occurring psychiatric symptoms. Similarly, dose dependence of these associations and presence of increased psychiatric symptoms among adolescents with infrequent use are debated. With increasing rates of adolescent mental health–related problems, particularly suicide, clarification on these issues is needed to inform screening, prevention and intervention, and policy. We examined associations between common substances and psychiatric symptoms among adolescents.
Citation: Tervo-Clemmens B, Gilman JM, Evins AE, et al. Substance Use, Suicidal Thoughts, and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among High School Students. JAMA Pediatr. Published online January 29, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.6263
Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, Third Edition
Citation: Forchelli G., Pollastri A., Schuster R.M., Gray C., Baldi O., Colvin M.K. School collaboration and consultation. In: Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, Third Edition. Amsterdam (Netherlands): Elsevier Academic Press. In Press.
Education/awareness programs were associated with significantly lower odds of suicidal ideation and behaviors and greater odds of improved suicide prevention competencies; gatekeeper training programs also improved competencies, though effects on suicidal outcomes were less clear. However, most studies were rated as having a high risk of bias, warranting cautious interpretation of findings.
Citation: Kiran, T., Angelakis, I., Panagioti, M., Irshad, S., Sattar, R., Hidayatullah, S., ... & Hodkinson, A. (2024). Controlled interventions to improve suicide prevention in educational settings: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Clinical psychology: science and practice, 31 (1), 85.