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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Cheryl A. King is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and medicine, with a substantial portion of their work concentrated in clinical psychology. They engage extensively in studies related to public health, environmental and occupational health, social psychology, health, and applied psychology.

The core topics of their research include suicide and self-harm studies, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, mental health treatment and access, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, gun ownership and violence research, digital mental health interventions, and substance abuse treatment and outcomes.

Their recent publications reflect these themes and include:

  • Variation in Suicide Risk among Subgroups of Sexual and Gender Minority College Students, 2020, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • Sociodemographic differences in barriers to mental health care among college students at elevated suicide risk, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Prospective Development and Validation of the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Evidence-Based Interventions for Youth Suicide Risk, 2020, Current Psychiatry Reports
  • Telepsychotherapy with youth at clinical high risk for psychosis: Clinical issues and best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Cheryl A. King works with co-authors such as Ewa K. Czyz, Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, David A. Brent, Adam G. Horwitz, and Kai Zheng.

Their work commonly appears in publication venues including Psychological Medicine, UNC Libraries, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Journal of Affective Disorders, and JAMA Network Open.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), an honor awarded in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Acculturative stress, depression, and suicidal ideation among immigrant and second-generation Latino adolescents.

    Joseph D. Hovey;Cheryl A. King

  • Prevalence of Depression by Race/Ethnicity: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

    Stephanie A. Riolo;Tuan Anh Nguyen;John F. Greden;Cheryl A. King

  • Remissions in maternal depression and child psychopathology: A STAR*D-child report

    Myrna M. Weissman;Daniel J. Pilowsky;Priya J. Wickramaratne;Ardesheer Talati

  • Social and interpersonal factors relating to adolescent suicidality: a review of the literature

    Cheryl A. King;Christopher R. Merchant

  • Self-Reported Barriers to Professional Help Seeking among College Students at Elevated Risk for Suicide.

    Ewa K. Czyz;Adam G. Horwitz;Daniel Eisenberg;Anne Kramer

  • Specific coping behaviors in relation to adolescent depression and suicidal ideation.

    Adam G. Horwitz;Ryan M. Hill;Cheryl A. King

  • Parental Facilitation of Adolescent Mental Health Service Utilization: A Conceptual and Empirical Review

    Deirdre E. Logan;Cheryl A. King

  • Suicidal adolescents' social support from family and peers: gender-specific associations with psychopathology.

    David C. R. Kerr;Lesli J. Preuss;Cheryl A. King

  • Connectedness to family, school, peers, and community in socially vulnerable adolescents

    Cynthia Ewell Foster;Adam Horwitz;Alvin Thomas;Kiel Opperman

  • Narcissistic Features in Young Adolescents: Relations to Aggression and Internalizing Symptoms

    Jason J. Washburn;Susan D. McMahon;Cheryl A. King;Mark A. Reinecke

  • Children of Depressed Mothers 1 Year After the Initiation of Maternal Treatment: Findings From the STAR*D-Child Study

    Daniel J. Pilowsky;Priya Wickramaratne;Ardesheer Talati;Min Tang

  • Predicting Future Suicide Attempts Among Adolescent and Emerging Adult Psychiatric Emergency Patients

    Adam G. Horwitz;Ewa K. Czyz;Cheryl A. King

  • Children of currently depressed mothers: a STAR*D ancillary study

    Daniel J. Pilowsky;Priya J. Wickramaratne;A. John Rush;Carroll W. Hughes

  • Children of Depressed Mothers 1 Year After Remission of Maternal Depression: Findings From the STAR*D-Child Study

    Priya Wickramaratne;Marc J. Gameroff;Daniel J. Pilowsky;Carroll W. Hughes

  • Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale: predictive validity with adolescent psychiatric emergency patients

    Polly Y. Gipson;Prachi Agarwala;Kiel J. Opperman;Adam Horwitz

  • The Youth-Nominated Support Team-Version II for Suicidal Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial

    Cheryl A. King;Nicole Klaus;Alexander Kramer;Sanjeev Venkataraman

  • Suicidality among acculturating Mexican Americans: current knowledge and directions for research

    Joseph D. Hovey;Cheryl A. King

  • Youth-nominated support team for suicidal adolescents (version 1): A randomized controlled trial

    Cheryl A. King;Alexander Kramer;Lesli Preuss;David C. R. Kerr

  • Suicidal adolescents after hospitalization: parent and family impacts on treatment follow-through

    Cheryl A. King;Joseph D. Hovey;Elena Brand;Robert Wilson

  • Online suicide risk screening and intervention with college students: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

    Cheryl A. King;Daniel Eisenberg;Kai Zheng;Ewa Czyz

Frequent Co-Authors

Myrna M. Weissman
Myrna M. Weissman Columbia University
Priya Wickramaratne
Priya Wickramaratne Columbia University
Judy Garber
Judy Garber Harvard University
David C. R. Kerr
David C. R. Kerr Oregon State University
Carroll W. Hughes
Carroll W. Hughes The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Maureen A. Walton
Maureen A. Walton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joseph D. Hovey
Joseph D. Hovey The University of Texas at Austin
William Coryell
William Coryell University of Iowa
Mohammad Ghaziuddin
Mohammad Ghaziuddin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brenda W. Gillespie
Brenda W. Gillespie University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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