Brian K. Ahmedani, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2010 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 
Area:
Social Work, Epidemiology, Mental Health

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2020 Mak J, Shires DA, Zhang Q, Prieto LR, Ahmedani BK, Kattari L, Becerra-Culqui TA, Bradlyn A, Flanders WD, Getahun D, Giammattei SV, Hunkeler EM, Lash TL, Nash R, Quinn VP, et al. Suicide Attempts Among a Cohort of Transgender and Gender Diverse People. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. PMID 32798005 DOI: 10.1016/J.Amepre.2020.03.026  0.309
2020 Merced K, Imel ZE, Baldwin SA, Fischer H, Yoon T, Stewart C, Simon G, Ahmedani B, Beck A, Daida Y, Hubley S, Rossom R, Waitzfelder B, Zeber JE, Coleman KJ. Provider Contributions to Disparities in Mental Health Care. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.). appips201800500. PMID 32340593 DOI: 10.1176/Appi.Ps.201800500  0.379
2020 Boudreau DM, Lapham G, Johnson EA, Bobb JF, Matthews AG, McCormack J, Liu D, Campbell CI, Rossom RC, Binswanger IA, Yarborough BJ, Arnsten JH, Cunningham CO, Glass JE, Murphy MT, ... ... Ahmedani B, et al. Documented opioid use disorder and its treatment in primary care patients across six U.S. health systems. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 112: 41-48. PMID 32220410 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsat.2020.02.001  0.329
2020 Lynch FL, Peterson EL, Lu CY, Hu Y, Rossom RC, Waitzfelder BE, Owen-Smith AA, Hubley S, Prabhakar D, Keoki Williams L, Beck A, Simon GE, Ahmedani BK. Substance use disorders and risk of suicide in a general US population: a case control study. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 15: 14. PMID 32085800 DOI: 10.1186/S13722-020-0181-1  0.375
2020 Cook JM, Zeber JE, Simiola V, Rossom R, Scherrer JF, Owen-Smith AA, Ahmedani BK, Zolfaghari K, Copeland LA. Comparisons Between Patients Diagnosed with PTSD in Primary Care Versus Mental Health Care in Five Large Civilian Health Care Systems. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. PMID 32048114 DOI: 10.1007/S10880-020-09706-8  0.357
2020 Owen-Smith A, Stewart C, Sesay MM, Strasser SM, Yarborough BJ, Ahmedani B, Miller-Matero LR, Waring SC, Haller IV, Waitzfelder BE, Sterling SA, Campbell CI, Hechter RC, Zeber JE, Copeland LA, et al. Chronic pain diagnoses and opioid dispensings among insured individuals with serious mental illness. Bmc Psychiatry. 20: 40. PMID 32005200 DOI: 10.1186/S12888-020-2456-1  0.31
2019 Lapidos A, Abraham KM, Jagusch J, Garlick J, Walters H, Kim HM, Vega E, Damschroder L, Forman J, Ahmedani B, King C, Pfeiffer PN. Peer mentorship to reduce suicide attempts among high-risk adults (PREVAIL): Rationale and design of a randomized controlled effectiveness-implementation trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 105850. PMID 31525489 DOI: 10.1016/J.Cct.2019.105850  0.332
2019 Ahmedani BK, Westphal J, Autio K, Elsiss F, Peterson EL, Beck A, Waitzfelder BE, Rossom RC, Owen-Smith AA, Lynch F, Lu CY, Frank C, Prabhakar D, Braciszewski JM, Miller-Matero LR, et al. Variation in patterns of health care before suicide: A population case-control study. Preventive Medicine. 105796. PMID 31400374 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ypmed.2019.105796  0.35
2019 Jager-Hyman S, Benjamin Wolk C, Ahmedani BK, Zeber JE, Fein JA, Brown GK, Byeon YV, Listerud H, Gregor CA, Lieberman A, Beidas RS. Perspectives from firearm stakeholders on firearm safety promotion in pediatric primary care as a suicide prevention strategy: a qualitative study. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 42: 691-701. PMID 31367934 DOI: 10.1007/S10865-019-00074-9  0.357
2019 Yeh HH, Westphal J, Hu Y, Peterson EL, Williams LK, Prabhakar D, Frank C, Autio K, Elsiss F, Simon GE, Beck A, Lynch FL, Rossom RC, Lu CY, Owen-Smith AA, ... ... Ahmedani BK, et al. Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions and Risk of Suicide Mortality. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.). appips201800346. PMID 31185853 DOI: 10.1176/Appi.Ps.201800346  0.363
2019 Hechter RC, Horberg MA, Weisner C, Campbell CI, Contreras R, Chen LH, Jo H Yarborough B, Lapham GT, Haller IV, Ahmedani BK, Binswanger IA, Kline-Simon AH, Satre DD. Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures of alcohol and drug treatment initiation and engagement among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and patients without an HIV diagnosis. Substance Abuse. 1-9. PMID 30908174 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1580239  0.302
2019 Coffey CE, Ahmedani BK, Coffey MJ. Challenges in Research on Suicide Prevention. Jama. 321: 1105. PMID 30874750 DOI: 10.1001/Jama.2018.21951  0.302
2019 Kline-Simon AH, Stumbo SP, Campbell CI, Binswanger IA, Weisner C, Haller IV, Hechter RC, Ahmedani BK, Lapham GT, Loree AM, Sterling SA, Yarborough BJH. Patient characteristics associated with treatment initiation and engagement among individuals diagnosed with alcohol and other drug use disorders in emergency department and primary care settings. Substance Abuse. 1-7. PMID 30702983 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1547812  0.338
2019 Loree AM, Yeh HH, Satre DD, Kline-Simon AH, Jo H Yarborough B, Haller IV, Campbell CI, Lapham GT, Hechter RC, Binswanger IA, Weisner C, Ahmedani BK. Psychiatric comorbidity and Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures of alcohol and other drug treatment initiation and engagement across 7 health care systems. Substance Abuse. 1-7. PMID 30681938 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1545727  0.377
2019 Campbell CI, Weisner C, Binswanger IA, Lapham GT, Ahmedani BK, Yarborough BJH, Haller IV, Altschuler A, Hechter RC, Loree AM, Kline-Simon AH. Predictors of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) treatment initiation and engagement among patients with opioid use disorder across 7 health systems. Substance Abuse. 1-7. PMID 30676931 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1545729  0.344
2019 Weisner C, Campbell CI, Altschuler A, Yarborough BJH, Lapham GT, Binswanger IA, Hechter RC, Ahmedani BK, Haller IV, Sterling SA, McCarty D, Satre DD, Kline-Simon AH. Factors associated with Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) alcohol and other drug measure performance in 2014-2015. Substance Abuse. 1-11. PMID 30676915 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1545728  0.313
2019 Binswanger IA, Carroll NM, Ahmedani BK, Campbell CI, Haller IV, Hechter RC, McNeely J, Yarborough BJH, Kline-Simon AH, Satre DD, Weisner C, Lapham GT. The association between medical comorbidity and Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures of treatment initiation and engagement for alcohol and other drug use disorders. Substance Abuse. 1-10. PMID 30676892 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1545726  0.316
2019 Lapham G, Campbell CI, Yarborough BJH, Hechter RC, Ahmedani BK, Haller I, Kline-Simon AH, Satre DD, Loree AM, Weisner C, Binswanger IA. The prevalence of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) initiation and engagement in treatment among patients with cannabis use disorders in 7 US health systems. Substance Abuse. 1-10. PMID 30657438 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1544964  0.35
2018 Simon GE, Yarborough BJ, Rossom RC, Lawrence JM, Lynch FL, Waitzfelder BE, Ahmedani BK, Shortreed SM. Self-Reported Suicidal Ideation as a Predictor of Suicidal Behavior Among Outpatients With Diagnoses of Psychotic Disorders. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.). appips201800381. PMID 30526341 DOI: 10.1176/Appi.Ps.201800381  0.343
2018 Pfeiffer PN, King C, Ilgen M, Ganoczy D, Clive R, Garlick J, Abraham K, Kim HM, Vega E, Ahmedani B, Valenstein M. Development and pilot study of a suicide prevention intervention delivered by peer support specialists. Psychological Services. PMID 30382743 DOI: 10.1037/Ser0000257  0.349
2018 Dallo FJ, Prabhakar D, Ruterbusch J, Schwartz K, Peterson EL, Liu B, Ahmedani BK. Screening and follow-up for depression among Arab Americans. Depression and Anxiety. PMID 30099819 DOI: 10.1002/Da.22817  0.305
2018 Cheng P, Luik AI, Fellman-Couture C, Peterson E, Joseph CLM, Tallent G, Tran KM, Ahmedani BK, Roehrs T, Roth T, Drake CL. Efficacy of digital CBT for insomnia to reduce depression across demographic groups: a randomized trial. Psychological Medicine. 1-10. PMID 29792241 DOI: 10.1017/S0033291718001113  0.327
2018 Simon GE, Johnson E, Lawrence JM, Rossom RC, Ahmedani B, Lynch FL, Beck A, Waitzfelder B, Ziebell R, Penfold RB, Shortreed SM. Predicting Suicide Attempts and Suicide Deaths Following Outpatient Visits Using Electronic Health Records. The American Journal of Psychiatry. appiajp201817101167. PMID 29792051 DOI: 10.1176/Appi.Ajp.2018.17101167  0.341
2018 Coleman KJ, Johnson E, Ahmedani BK, Beck A, Rossom RC, Shortreed SM, Simon GE. Predicting Suicide Attempts for Racial and Ethnic Groups of Patients During Routine Clinical Care. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. PMID 29574965 DOI: 10.1111/Sltb.12454  0.398
2018 Scherrer JF, Salas J, Sullivan MD, Ahmedani BK, Copeland LA, Bucholz KK, Burroughs T, Schneider FD, Lustman PJ. Impact of adherence to antidepressants on long-term prescription opioid use cessation. The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science. 212: 103-111. PMID 29436331 DOI: 10.1192/Bjp.2017.25  0.308
2018 Waitzfelder B, Stewart C, Coleman KJ, Rossom R, Ahmedani BK, Beck A, Zeber JE, Daida YG, Trinacty C, Hubley S, Simon GE. Treatment Initiation for New Episodes of Depression in Primary Care Settings. Journal of General Internal Medicine. PMID 29423624 DOI: 10.1007/S11606-017-4297-2  0.337
2018 Rossom RC, Simon GE, Coleman KJ, Beck A, Oliver M, Stewart C, Ahmedani B. Are wishes for death or suicidal ideation symptoms of depression in older adults? Aging & Mental Health. 1-7. PMID 29338321 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1423032  0.317
2017 Zeber JE, Coleman KJ, Fischer H, Yoon TK, Ahmedani BK, Beck A, Hubley S, Imel ZE, Rossom RC, Shortreed SM, Stewart C, Waitzfelder BE, Simon GE. The impact of race and ethnicity on rates of return to psychotherapy for depression. Depression and Anxiety. PMID 29095538 DOI: 10.1002/Da.22696  0.309
2017 Salas J, Scherrer JF, Ahmedani BK, Copeland LA, Bucholz KK, Sullivan MD, Burroughs T, Schneider FD, Lustman PJ. Gender and the Association between Long-Term Prescription Opioid Use and New Onset Depression. The Journal of Pain : Official Journal of the American Pain Society. PMID 29030323 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jpain.2017.09.004  0.327
2017 Prabhakar D, Peterson EL, Hu Y, Rossom RC, Lynch FL, Lu CY, Waitzfelder BE, Owen-Smith AA, Williams LK, Beck A, Simon GE, Ahmedani BK. Dermatologic Conditions and Risk of Suicide: A Case-Control Study. Psychosomatics. PMID 28890116 DOI: 10.1016/J.Psym.2017.08.001  0.328
2017 Boggs JM, Simon GE, Ahmedani BK, Peterson E, Hubley S, Beck A. The Association of Firearm Suicide With Mental Illness, Substance Use Conditions, and Previous Suicide Attempts. Annals of Internal Medicine. PMID 28672343 DOI: 10.7326/L17-0111  0.347
2017 Wolk CB, Jager-Hyman S, Marcus SC, Ahmedani BK, Zeber JE, Fein JA, Brown GK, Lieberman A, Beidas RS. Developing implementation strategies for firearm safety promotion in paediatric primary care for suicide prevention in two large US health systems: a study protocol for a mixed-methods implementation study. Bmj Open. 7: e014407. PMID 28647722 DOI: 10.1136/Bmjopen-2016-014407  0.327
2017 Ahmedani BK, Peterson EL, Hu Y, Rossom RC, Lynch F, Lu CY, Waitzfelder BE, Owen-Smith AA, Hubley S, Prabhakar D, Williams LK, Zeld N, Mutter E, Beck A, Tolsma D, et al. Major Physical Health Conditions and Risk of Suicide. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. PMID 28619532 DOI: 10.1016/J.Amepre.2017.04.001  0.377
2017 Rossom RC, Coleman KJ, Ahmedani BK, Beck A, Johnson E, Oliver M, Simon GE. Suicidal ideation reported on the PHQ9 and risk of suicidal behavior across age groups. Journal of Affective Disorders. 215: 77-84. PMID 28319695 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jad.2017.03.037  0.336
2017 Salas J, Scherrer JF, Schneider FD, Sullivan MD, Bucholz KK, Burroughs T, Copeland LA, Ahmedani BK, Lustman PJ. New-onset depression following stable, slow, and rapid rate of prescription opioid dose escalation. Pain. 158: 306-312. PMID 28092649 DOI: 10.1097/J.Pain.0000000000000763  0.312
2017 Cheng P, Fellman-Couture C, Ahmedani B, Tallent G, Arnedt J, Roehrs T, Roth T, Drake C. 1086 CBT-I FOR MENOPAUSE RELATED INSOMNIA ALSO REDUCES DEPRESSION SEVERITY Sleep. 40: A405-A405. DOI: 10.1093/Sleepj/Zsx050.1085  0.302
2016 Scherrer JF, Salas J, Schneider FD, Bucholz KK, Sullivan MD, Copeland LA, Ahmedani BK, Burroughs T, Lustman PJ. Characteristics of new depression diagnoses in patients with and without prior chronic opioid use. Journal of Affective Disorders. 210: 125-129. PMID 28033519 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jad.2016.12.027  0.314
2016 Henein F, Prabhakar D, Peterson EL, Williams LK, Ahmedani BK. A Prospective Study of Antidepressant Adherence and Suicidal Ideation Among Adults. The Primary Care Companion For Cns Disorders. 18. PMID 27907275 DOI: 10.4088/Pcc.16L01935  0.366
2016 Ahmedani BK, Belville-Robertson T, Hirsch A, Jurayj A. An Online Mental Health and Wellness Intervention Supplementing Standard Care of Depression and Anxiety. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 30: 666-670. PMID 27888957 DOI: 10.1016/J.Apnu.2016.03.003  0.349
2016 Scherrer JF, Salas J, Sullivan MD, Schneider FD, Bucholz KK, Burroughs T, Copeland L, Ahmedani B, Lustman PJ. The Influence of Prescription Opioid Use Duration and Dose on Development of Treatment Resistant Depression. Preventive Medicine. PMID 27497660 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ypmed.2016.08.003  0.309
2016 Rossom RC, Shortreed S, Coleman KJ, Beck A, Waitzfelder BE, Stewart C, Ahmedani BK, Zeber JE, Simon GE. ANTIDEPRESSANT ADHERENCE ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS AND HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. Depression and Anxiety. PMID 27320786 DOI: 10.17294/2330-0698.1374  0.328
2016 Coleman KJ, Stewart C, Waitzfelder BE, Zeber JE, Morales LS, Ahmed AT, Ahmedani BK, Beck A, Copeland LA, Cummings JR, Hunkeler EM, Lindberg NM, Lynch F, Lu CY, Owen-Smith AA, et al. Racial-Ethnic Differences in Psychiatric Diagnoses and Treatment Across 11 Health Care Systems in the Mental Health Research Network. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.). appips201500217. PMID 27079987 DOI: 10.1176/Appi.Ps.201500217  0.357
2016 Scherrer JF, Salas J, Copeland LA, Stock EM, Ahmedani BK, Sullivan MD, Burroughs T, Schneider FD, Bucholz KK, Lustman PJ. Prescription Opioid Duration, Dose, and Increased Risk of Depression in 3 Large Patient Populations. Annals of Family Medicine. 14: 54-62. PMID 26755784 DOI: 10.1370/Afm.1885  0.314
2015 Ahmedani BK, Stewart C, Simon GE, Lynch F, Lu CY, Waitzfelder BE, Solberg LI, Owen-Smith AA, Beck A, Copeland LA, Hunkeler EM, Rossom RC, Williams K. Racial/Ethnic differences in health care visits made before suicide attempt across the United States. Medical Care. 53: 430-5. PMID 25872151 DOI: 10.1097/Mlr.0000000000000335  0.37
2015 Coffey MJ, Coffey CE, Ahmedani BK. Suicide in a health maintenance organization population. Jama Psychiatry. 72: 294-6. PMID 25607598 DOI: 10.1001/Jamapsychiatry.2014.2440  0.325
2015 Ahmedani BK, Crotty N, Abdulhak MM, Ondersma SJ. Pilot feasibility study of a brief, tailored mobile health intervention for depression among patients with chronic pain. Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.). 41: 25-32. PMID 24313728 DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2013.867827  0.349
2014 Ahmedani BK, Vannoy S. National pathways for suicide prevention and health services research. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 47: S222-8. PMID 25145743 DOI: 10.1016/J.Amepre.2014.05.038  0.347
2014 Lu CY, Zhang F, Lakoma MD, Madden JM, Rusinak D, Penfold RB, Simon G, Ahmedani BK, Clarke G, Hunkeler EM, Waitzfelder B, Owen-Smith A, Raebel MA, Rossom R, Coleman KJ, et al. Changes in antidepressant use by young people and suicidal behavior after FDA warnings and media coverage: quasi-experimental study. Bmj (Clinical Research Ed.). 348: g3596. PMID 24942789 DOI: 10.1136/Bmj.G3596  0.348
2014 Simon GE, Stewart C, Beck A, Ahmedani BK, Coleman KJ, Whitebird RR, Lynch F, Owen-Smith AA, Waitzfelder BE, Soumerai SB, Hunkeler EM. National prevalence of receipt of antidepressant prescriptions by persons without a psychiatric diagnosis. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.). 65: 944-6. PMID 24788368 DOI: 10.1176/Appi.Ps.201300371  0.318
2014 Sun F, Stock EM, Copeland LA, Zeber JE, Ahmedani BK, Morissette SB. Polypharmacy with antipsychotic drugs in patients with schizophrenia: trends in multiple health care systems. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : Ajhp : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 71: 728-38. PMID 24733136 DOI: 10.2146/Ajhp130471  0.315
2014 Ahmedani BK, Simon GE, Stewart C, Beck A, Waitzfelder BE, Rossom R, Lynch F, Owen-Smith A, Hunkeler EM, Whiteside U, Operskalski BH, Coffey MJ, Solberg LI. Health care contacts in the year before suicide death. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 29: 870-7. PMID 24567199 DOI: 10.1007/S11606-014-2767-3  0.366
2014 Rahm AK, Boggs J, Martin C, Beck A, Pearson M, Backer T, Ahmedani B. PS2-47: Systematic Stakeholder Assessment to Determine Facilitators of and Barriers to SBIRT Implementation in Multiple Integrated Health Systems Clinical Medicine & Research. 12: 105-105. DOI: 10.3121/Cmr.2014.1250.Ps2-47  0.336
2013 Penfold RB, Stewart C, Hunkeler EM, Madden JM, Cummings JR, Owen-Smith AA, Rossom RC, Lu CY, Lynch FL, Waitzfelder BE, Coleman KJ, Coleman KA, Ahmedani BK, Beck AL, Zeber JE, et al. Use of antipsychotic medications in pediatric populations: what do the data say? Current Psychiatry Reports. 15: 426. PMID 24258527 DOI: 10.1007/S11920-013-0426-8  0.338
2013 Coffey CE, Coffey MJ, Ahmedani BK. An update on perfect depression care. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.). 64: 396. PMID 23543176 DOI: 10.1176/Appi.Ps.640422  0.304
2013 Ahmedani BK, Kubiak SP, Kessler RC, de Graaf R, Alonso J, Bruffaerts R, Zarkov Z, Viana MC, Huang YQ, Hu C, Posada-Villa JA, Lepine JP, Angermeyer MC, de Girolamo G, Karam AN, et al. Embarrassment when illness strikes a close relative: a World Mental Health Survey Consortium Multi-Site Study. Psychological Medicine. 43: 2191-202. PMID 23298443 DOI: 10.1017/S003329171200298X  0.61
2013 Ahmedani B, Simon G, Stewart C, Beck A, Waitzfelder B, Lynch F, Owen-Smith A, Rossom R, Whiteside U, Coffey MJ, Solberg L. PS1-30: Examining Health Service Utilization in the Year Prior to Suicide Death Clinical Medicine & Research. 11: 168-168. DOI: 10.3121/Cmr.2013.1176.Ps1-30  0.384
2013 Boggs J, Rahm AK, Martin C, Beck A, Price D, Backer T, Gunter M, Ahmedani B, Dearing J. PS1-18: Feasibility of Implementing Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Within Multiple Health Settings Clinical Medicine & Research. 11: 167-167. DOI: 10.3121/Cmr.2013.1176.Ps1-18  0.349
2012 Ahmedani BK, Perron B, Ilgen M, Abdon A, Vaughn M, Epperson M. Suicide thoughts and attempts and psychiatric treatment utilization: Informing prevention strategies Psychiatric Services. 63: 186-189. PMID 22302340 DOI: 10.1176/Appi.Ps.201100159  0.344
2011 Kubiak SP, Ahmedani BK, Rios-Bedoya CF, Anthony JC. Stigmatizing Clients with Mental Health Conditions: An Assessment of Social Work Student Attitudes. Social Work in Mental Health. 9: 253-271. PMID 21779152 DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2010.540516  0.614
2011 Ahmedani BK, Kubiak SP, Rios-Bedoya CF, Mickus M, Anthony JC. Willingness to treat drug dependence and depression: comparisons of future health professionals. Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation. 2011: 43-51. PMID 21731413 DOI: 10.2147/Sar.S14747  0.634
2011 Stewart C, Simon G, Miroshnik I, Ahmedani B, Lakoma M, Larkin D, Niedenfuer K, Whitebird R, Nyirenda C, Beck A, Adams M, Davis R, Schmidt M, Ahmed A, Gul J, et al. C-B1-01: Psychotherapeutic Prescription Patterns Across Health Plans in the Mental Health Research Network Clinical Medicine & Research. 9: 183-183. DOI: 10.3121/Cmr.2011.1020.C-B1-01  0.353
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