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Overview

Karin A. Mack is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a notable focus on clinical psychology and public health, environmental and occupational health, complemented by interests in health, social psychology, and general health professions.

Their work covers several main topics, which include:

  • Suicide and self-harm studies
  • Gun ownership and violence research
  • Injury epidemiology and prevention
  • Opioid use disorder treatment
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder research
  • Grief, bereavement, and mental health
  • Migration, health and trauma

Karin A. Mack has contributed to multiple publications, frequently publishing in journals such as:

  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • MMWR Supplements
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • JMIR Mental Health
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Their recent papers include:

  • Notes from the Field: Recent Changes in Suicide Rates, by Race and Ethnicity and Age Group - United States, 2021 (2023), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Changes in Suicide Rates - United States, 2019 and 2020 (2022), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Changes in Suicide Rates - United States, 2018-2019 (2021), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021 (2023), published in MMWR Supplements
  • Disparities in School Connectedness, Unstable Housing, Experiences of Violence, Mental Health, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Transgender and Cisgender High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023 (2024), published in MMWR Supplements

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Deborah M. Stone
  • Judith R. Qualters
  • Christopher M. Jones
  • Robin Lee
  • Wojciech Kaczkowski

Best Publications

  • Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers - United States, 1999-2008

    Leonard J. Paulozzi;Christopher M. Jones;Karin A. Mack;Rose A. Rudd

  • Trends in Opioid Analgesic–Prescribing Rates by Specialty, U.S., 2007–2012

    Benjamin Levy;Leonard Paulozzi;Karin A. Mack;Christopher M. Jones

  • Pharmaceutical Overdose Deaths, United States, 2010

    Christopher M. Jones;Karin A. Mack;Leonard J. Paulozzi

  • Reliability and validity of measures from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

    David E. Nelson;Deborah Holtzman;Julie Bolen;Carol A. Stanwyck

  • Illicit Drug Use, Illicit Drug Use Disorders, and Drug Overdose Deaths in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas-United States.

    Karin A. Mack;Christopher M. Jones;Michael F. Ballesteros

  • Gender differences in seeking care for falls in the aged Medicare population.

    Judy A. Stevens;Michael F. Ballesteros;Karin A. Mack;Rose A. Rudd

  • Vital Signs: Variation Among States in Prescribing of Opioid Pain Relievers and Benzodiazepines - United States, 2012

    Leonard J. Paulozzi;Karin A. Mack;Jason Michael Hockenberry

  • Self-Reported Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Persons Aged ≥ 65 Years–United States, 2006 ☆

    Judy A. Stevens;Karin A. Mack;Leonard J. Paulozzi;Michael F. Ballesteros

  • Walking trends among U.S. adults: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1987-2000.

    Mary Ellen Simpson;Mary Serdula;Deborah A. Galuska;Cathleen Gillespie

  • AIDS and older Americans at the end of the Twentieth Century.

    Karin A Mack;Marcia G Ory

  • Sources of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers by Frequency of Past-Year Nonmedical Use: United States, 2008-2011

    Christopher M. Jones;Leonard J. Paulozzi;Karin A. Mack

  • Age and structural lag : society's failure to provide meaningful opportunities in work, family, and leisure

    Matilda White Riley;Robert Louis Kahn;Anne Foner;Karin A. Mack

  • Changes in Suicide Rates - United States, 2019 and 2020.

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  • A population-based survey of chronic pain and its treatment with prescription drugs.

    Robin L. Toblin;Karin A. Mack;Ghazala Perveen;Leonard J. Paulozzi

  • Trends in prescriptions for oxycodone and other commonly used opioids in the United States, 2000–2010

    Kristen Kenan;Karin Ann Mack;Leonard Paulozzi

  • Alcohol involvement in opioid pain reliever and benzodiazepine drug abuse-related emergency department visits and drug-related deaths - United States, 2010.

    Christopher M. Jones;Leonard J. Paulozzi;Karin A. Mack

  • State-specific prevalence of selected chronic disease-related characteristics--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001.

    Indu B Ahluwalia;Karin A Mack;Wilmon Murphy;Ali H Mokdad

  • Decline in drug overdose deaths after state policy changes - Florida, 2010-2012.

    Hal Johnson;Leonard J. Paulozzi;Christina Porucznik;Karin A. Mack

  • Drug Overdose Deaths Among Women Aged 30-64 Years - United States, 1999-2017

    Jacob P. VanHouten;Rose A. Rudd;Michael F. Ballesteros;Karin A. Mack

  • Translation of an Effective Tai Chi Intervention Into a Community-Based Falls-Prevention Program

    Fuzhong Li;Peter Harmer;Russell E. Glasgow;Karin A. Mack

  • Slipping and tripping: fall injuries in adults associated with rugs and carpets.

    Tony Rosen;Karin Ann Mack;Rita Noonan

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael F. Ballesteros
Michael F. Ballesteros Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David A. Sleet
David A. Sleet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lindy Clemson
Lindy Clemson University of Sydney
Christopher L. Ringwalt
Christopher L. Ringwalt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marcia G. Ory
Marcia G. Ory Texas A&M University
Rebecca Mitchell
Rebecca Mitchell Macquarie University
Robert L. Kahn
Robert L. Kahn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lynda A. Anderson
Lynda A. Anderson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas R. Simon
Thomas R. Simon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Douglas J. Wiebe
Douglas J. Wiebe University of Pennsylvania

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