Papers
Note: Some papers are lab-published work while others are affiliated with the lab.
2025
Provider Perspectives on Implementing an Enhanced Digital Screening for Adolescent Depression and Suicidality: A Qualitative Study
Citation: Coren MA, Lindhiem O, Angus AR, Toevs EK, Radovic A. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Apr 10;9:e67624. doi: 10.2196/67624.
Provider Perspectives on the Use of Mental Health Apps, and the BritePath App in Particular, With Adolescents at Risk for Suicidal Behavior: Qualitative Study
Citation: Lynch F, Cavese J, Fulton L, Vuckovic N, Brent D. JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Feb 26;12:e64867. doi: 10.2196/64867.
A Calibrated Sensitivity Analysis for Weighted Causal Decompositions
Citation: Shen AA, Visoki E, Barzilay R, Pimentel SD. Stat Med. 2025 Feb 28;44(5):e70010. doi: 10.1002/sim.70010.
2024
Framework for Ranking Machine Learning Predictions of Limited, Multimodal, and Longitudinal Behavioral Passive Sensing Data: Combining User-Agnostic and Personalized Modeling
Citation: Mullick T, Shaaban S, Radovic A, Doryab A. JMIR AI. 2024 May 20;3:e47805. doi: 10.2196/47805.
Probing the Digital Exposome: Associations of Social Media Use Patterns With Youth Mental Health
Citation: Pagliaccio D, Tran KT, Visoki E, DiDomenico GE, Auerbach RP, Barzilay R. NPP Digit Psychiatry Neurosci. 2024;2:5. doi: 10.1038/s44277-024-00006-9. Epub 2024 Apr 23.
Adolescent, Parent, and Provider Perceptions of a Predictive Algorithm to Identify Adolescent Suicide Risk in Primary Care
Citation: Davis M, Dysart GC, Doupnik SK, Hamm ME, Schwartz KTG, George-Milford B, Ryan ND, Melhem NM, Stepp SD, Brent DA, Young JF. Acad Pediatr. 2024 May–Jun;24(4):645–653. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.12.015. Epub 2024 Jan 6.
Risk for Suicide Attempts Assessed Using the Patient Health Questionnaire–9 Modified for Teens
Citation: Tsui F, Ruiz VM, Ryan ND, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(10):e2438144. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38144.
Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2824544
Gender Nonconformity, Minority Stress, and Psychological Distress Among Sexual Minority Adolescents
Citation: Thoma BC, Biernesser CL, Win E. LGBT Health. 2024 Oct 28. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0059. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39463380.
2023
Risk for Suicidal Behavior After Psychiatric Hospitalization Among Sexual and Gender Minority Patients
Citation: Thoma BC, Hone E, Roig A, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep;6(9):e2333060. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33060.
Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809118
Suicide Prevention in Pediatric Health Care Settings
Citation: Esposito J, Davis M, Boyd RC. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Dec;70(6):1115–1124. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.008. Epub 2023 Aug 3.
Editorial: Prevention’s Power: Depression Incidence Halved 15 Years After Participation in the Family Bereavement Program
Citation: Brent DA, Melhem NM. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Nov;62(11):1191–1193. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.03.025. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
The Ethics of Risk Prediction for Psychosis and Suicide Attempt in Youth Mental Health
Citation: Smith WR, Appelbaum PS, Lebowitz MS, Gülöksüz S, Calkins ME, Kohler CG, Gur RE, Barzilay R. J Pediatr. 2023 Dec;263:113583. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113583. Epub 2023 Jun 21.
An Intensive Outpatient Program for Suicidal College Students
Citation: Salk RH, Moses-Kolko EL, Chugani CD, Mastruserio S, Wentroble E, Blackburn V, Poling K, Sakolsky D, Brent D, Goldstein TR. J Am Coll Health. 2023 Jan;71(1):24–29. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1879814. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
The Case for Universal Screening for Suicidal Risk in Adolescents
Citation: Bridge JA, Birmaher B, Brent DA. Pediatrics. 2023 Jun 1;151(6):e2022061093. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-061093.
Evaluating the Feasibility of a Multiplayer Role-Playing Game as a Behavioral Health Intervention in Adolescent Patients With Chronic Physical or Mental Conditions: Protocol for a Cohort Study
Citation: Babichenko D, Radovic A, Patel R, Hester A, Powell K, Eggers N, Happe D. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Jun 27;12:e43987. doi: 10.2196/43987.
Middle School Students’ Experiences with Cyberbullying and Perspectives Toward Prevention and Bystander Intervention in Schools
Citation: Biernesser C, Ohmer M, Nelson L, Mann E, Farzan R, Schwanke B, Radovic A. J Sch Violence. 2023;1-14. doi:10.1080/15388220.2023.2186417.
Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15388220.2023.2186417
Measurement-Based Care for Suicidal Youth: Outcomes and Recommendations From the Services for Teens At Risk (STAR) Center
Citation: Victor SE, Salk RH, Porta G, Hamilton E, Bero K, Poling K, Brent DA, Goldstein TR. PLoS One. 2023 Apr 6;18(4):e0284073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284073.
An Exposure-Based Video Game (Dr. Zoo) to Reduce Needle Phobia in Children Aged 3 to 6 Years: Development and Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Citation: Healy P, Lu C, Silk JS, Lindhiem O, Harper R, Viswanathan A, Babichenko D. JMIR Serious Games. 2023;11:e42025. doi: 10.2196/42025.
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10306472/
Development and Codesign of Flourish: A Digital Suicide Prevention Intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth Who Have Experienced Online Victimization
Citation: Biernesser C, Win E, Escobar-Viera C, Farzan R, Rose M, Goldstein T. Internet Interventions. 2023;34:100663. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2023.100663.
2022
Responding to the Opioid Crisis in North America and Beyond: Recommendations of the Stanford-Lancet Commission
Citation: Humphreys K, Shover CL, Andrews CM, et al. Lancet. 2022 Feb 5;399(10324):555–604. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02252-2. Epub 2022 Feb 2.
A Protocol for Applying Health Equity-Informed Implementation Science Models and Frameworks to Adapt a Sleep Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
Citation: Williamson AA, Soehner AM, Boyd RC, et al. Front Public Health. 2022 Oct 12;10:971754. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.971754.
Development of an Ecological Momentary Assessment of the Impact of Social Media Use Among Suicidal Adolescents
Citation: Biernesser C, Bear T, Brent D, Mair C, Zelazny J, Trauth J. Arch Suicide Res. 2022 Oct–Dec;26(4):1847–1861. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2021.1943581. Epub 2021 Jul 2.
Predicting Depression in Adolescents Using Mobile and Wearable Sensors: Multimodal Machine Learning-Based Exploratory Study
Citation: Mullick T, Radovic A, Shaaban S, Doryab A. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Jun 24;6(6):e35807. doi: 10.2196/35807.
A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Sleep Difficulties and Suicidality in Youth to Inform an Integrative Developmental Model and Future Directions
Citation: Goldstein TR, Franzen PL. Curr Sleep Med Rep. 2022 Mar;8(1):1–19. doi: 10.1007/s40675-022-00222-9.
Support Over Social Media Among Socially Isolated Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Rural U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities for Intervention Research
Citation: Karim S, Choukas-Bradley S, Radovic A, Roberts SR, Maheux AJ, Escobar-Viera CG. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 24;19(23):15611. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315611.
Adolescent Depression Screening in Primary Care: Who Is Screened and Who Is at Risk?
Citation: Davis M, Jones JD, So A, Benton TD, Boyd RC, Melhem N, Ryan ND, Brent DA, Young JF. J Affect Disord. 2022 Feb 15;299:318–325. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.022. Epub 2021 Dec 12. PMID: 34910961.
Exploring Technology-Based Alternatives for Combating Social Isolation: Online Interviews With Rural Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Citation: Escobar-Viera CG, Choukas-Bradley S, Sidani J, Maheux A, Roberts S, Rollman BL. Submitted to Journal of Adolescence.
Support-Seeking Over Social Media Among Rural SGM Youth: Opportunities for Intervention Research
Citation: Karim S, Radovic A, Choukas-Bradley S, Maheux A, Roberts S, Escobar-Viera CG. Submitted to Journal of LGBT Youth.
2021
The Elusive Phenotype of Preadolescent Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: Can Neuroimaging Deliver on Its Promise?
Citation: Auerbach RP, Chase HW, Brent DA. Am J Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 1;178(4):285–287. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.21010022.
Extending Our Virtual Reach: Pediatricians and Mental Health Providers Bridging the Chasm to Mental Health Care for Adolescents and Transition-Age Youth During COVID-19
Citation: Gotkiewicz D, Goldstein TR. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2021 Sep;60(9-10):389–391. doi: 10.1177/00099228211034644. Epub 2021 Jul 22.
Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning of Electronic Health Records for Prediction of First-Time Suicide Attempts
Citation: Tsui FR, Shi L, Ruiz V, Ryan ND, Biernesser C, Iyengar S, Walsh CG, Brent DA. JAMIA Open. 2021 Mar 17;4(1):ooab011. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooab011.
Perceived Facilitators of and Barriers to Implementation of a Decision Support Tool for Adolescent Depression and Suicidality Screening: Focus Group and Interview Study
Citation: Radovic A, Anderson N, Hamm M, George-Milford B, Fascetti C, Engster S, Lindhiem O. JMIR Ment Health. 2021 Sep 15;8(9):e26035. doi: 10.2196/26035.
Automated Monitoring of Suicidal Adolescents’ Digital Media Use: Qualitative Study Exploring Acceptability Within Clinical Care
Citation: Biernesser C, Zelazny J, Brent D, Bear T, Mair C, Trauth J. JMIR Ment Health. 2021 Sep 15;8(9):e26031. doi: 10.2196/26031.
Acceptability, Engagement, and Effects of a Mobile Digital Intervention to Support Mental Health for Young Adults Transitioning to College: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Citation: Suffoletto B, Goldstein T, Gotkiewicz D, Gotkiewicz E, George B, Brent D. JMIR Form Res. 2021 Oct 14;5(10):e32271. doi: 10.2196/32271.
A Text Message Intervention for Adolescents With Depression and Their Parents or Caregivers to Overcome Cognitive Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Initiation: Focus Groups and Pilot Trial
Citation: Suffoletto B, Goldstein TR, Brent DA. JMIR Form Res. 2021 Nov 9;5(11):e30580. doi: 10.2196/30580.
Centering Lived Experience in Developing Digital Interventions for Suicide and Self-Injurious Behaviors: User-Centered Design Approach
Citation: Kruzan KP, Meyerhoff J, Biernesser C, Goldstein T, Reddy M, Mohr DC. JMIR Ment Health. 2021 Dec 24;8(12):e31367. doi: 10.2196/31367.
Classifying Social Determinants of Health From Unstructured Electronic Health Records Using Deep Learning–Based Natural Language Processing
Citation: Han S, Zhang RF, Shi L, Liu H, Tseng A, Quan W, Ryan N, Brent D, Tsui FR. J Biomed Inform. 2021; in press.
Sleep Health Disparities: Promising Target for Preventing Suicide in Black Youth?
Citation: Goldstein TR, Jonassaint CR, Williamson AA, Franzen PL. J Psychiatry Brain Sci. 2021; in press.
Stakeholder Perspectives on Digital Behavioral Health Applications Targeting Adolescent Depression and Suicidality: Policymaker, Provider, and Community Insights
Citation: Radovic AR, Kirk-Johnson A, Coren M, George-Milford B, Kolko D. Under review at Implementation Research and Practice.
Adolescent Perspectives on How an Adjunctive Mobile App for Social Anxiety Treatment Impacts Treatment Engagement in Telehealth Group Therapy
Citation: Lu C, Silk JS. Accepted at Social Sciences.
2020
Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Suicidality: A US Population-Based Study
Citation: Janiri D, Doucet GE, Pompili M, Sani G, Luna B, Brent DA, Frangou S. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Apr;7(4):317–326. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30049-3.
Regulators, Payors, and the Impact of Measurement-Based Care on Value-Based Care in Psychiatry
Citation: Axelson A, Brent D. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2020 Oct;29(4):743–754. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2020.05.001.
Effects of Primary Care Provider Characteristics on Changes in Behavioral Health Delivery During a Collaborative Care Trial
Citation: McGuier EA, Kolko DJ, Ramsook KA, Huh AS, Berkout OV, Campo JV. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr;20(3):399–404. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.11.008.
Digital Approaches to Remote Pediatric Health Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Existing Evidence and a Call for Further Research
Citation: Badawy SM, Radovic A. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2020 Jun 25;3(1):e20049. doi: 10.2196/20049.
Social Media Use and Monitoring for Adolescents With Depression and Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study of Parent and Child Perspectives
Citation: Biernesser C, Montano G, Miller E, Radovic A. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2020 Dec 8;3(2):e21644. doi: 10.2196/21644.
Brief Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care: A Follow-Up
Citation: Brent DA, Porta G, Rozenman MS, Gonzalez A, Schwartz KTG, Lynch FL, Dickerson JF, Iyengar S, Weersing VR. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020 Jul;59(7):856–867. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.06.009.
Affective Dynamics Across Internalizing and Externalizing Dimensions of Psychopathology
Citation: Scott LN, Victor SE, Kaufman EA, Beeney JE, Byrd AL, Vine V, Pilkonis PA, Stepp SD. Clin Psychol Sci. 2020 May;8(3):412–427. doi: 10.1177/2167702619898802.
Social Media Use and Deliberate Self-Harm Among Youth: A Systematized Narrative Review
Citation: Biernesser C, Sewall CJR, Brent D, Bear T, Mair C, Trauth J. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2020 Sep;116:105054. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105054.
Phonotype: A New Taxonomy for mHealth Research
Citation: Rollman BL, Brent DA. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jun;35(6):1881–1883. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05407-7. Epub 2019 Nov 8.
Bridging Gaps in Follow-Up Appointments After Hospitalization and Youth Suicide: Mental Health Care Disparities Matter
Citation: Brent DA, Goldstein TR, Benton TD. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e2013100. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.13100.
Commentary: Reducing Adolescent Suicide: A Global Imperative – A Reflection on Glenn et al. (2020)
Citation: Brent DA. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2020 Mar;61(3):309–311. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13174.
2018
The Child and Adolescent Services Assessment: Interrater Reliability and Predictors of Rater Disagreement
Citation: Schwartz KTG, Bowling AA, Dickerson JF, Lynch FL, Brent DA, Porta G, Iyengar S, Weersing VR. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2018 Nov;45(6):944–957. doi: 10.1007/s10488-018-0876-8.