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Katherine Anne Comtois

Katherine Anne Comtois

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Psychology

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39
Citations
13862
World Ranking
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National Ranking
4466

Overview

Katherine Anne Comtois is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a concentration in clinical psychology, social psychology, general health professions, emergency medicine, and applied psychology.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Comtois has contributed to academic journals that often publish their research, such as:

  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Archives of Suicide Research
  • JMIR Research Protocols
  • Military Behavioral Health

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Comtois include:

  • Effectiveness of Mental Health Apps for Distress During COVID-19 in US Unemployed and Essential Workers: Remote Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial, 2022, JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • Reducing short term suicide risk after hospitalization: A randomized controlled trial of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality, 2022, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Perceived Utility and Characterization of Personal Google Search Histories to Detect Data Patterns Proximal to a Suicide Attempt in Individuals Who Previously Attempted Suicide: Pilot Cohort Study, 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Martina Fruhbauerova
  • Amanda H. Kerbrat
  • Patricia A. Areán
  • Jennifer L. Shaw
  • Doyanne Darnell

Best Publications

  • Two-Year Randomized Controlled Trial and Follow-up of Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs Therapy by Experts for Suicidal Behaviors and Borderline Personality Disorder

    Marsha M. Linehan;Katherine Anne Comtois;Angela M. Murray;Milton Z. Brown

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and Drug-Dependence

    Marsha M. Linehan;Henry Schmidt;Linda A. Dimeff;J. Christopher Craft

  • Reasons for suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury in women with borderline personality disorder.

    Milton Z. Brown;Katherine Anne Comtois;Marsha M. Linehan

  • Dialectical behavior therapy versus comprehensive validation therapy plus 12-step for the treatment of opioid dependent women meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder.

    Marsha M Linehan;Linda A Dimeff;Sarah K Reynolds;Katherine Anne Comtois

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for High Suicide Risk in Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial and Component Analysis

    Marsha M. Linehan;Kathryn E. Korslund;Melanie S. Harned;Robert J. Gallop

  • Suicide Attempt Self-Injury Interview (SASII): Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Scale to Assess Suicide Attempts and Intentional Self-Injury

    Marsha M. Linehan;Katherine Anne Comtois;Milton Z. Brown;Heidi L. Heard

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy Is Effective for the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior: A Meta-Analysis

    Christopher R. DeCou;Katherine Anne Comtois;Sara J. Landes

  • Can Postdischarge Follow-Up Contacts Prevent Suicide and Suicidal Behavior? A Review of the Evidence

    David D. Luxton;Jennifer D. June;Katherine Anne Comtois

  • Development and validation of adolescent-perceived microsystem scales: Social support, daily hassles, and involvement

    Edward Seidman;LaRue Allen;J. Lawrence Aber;Christina Mitchell

  • Shame as a prospective predictor of self-inflicted injury in borderline personality disorder: A multi-modal analysis

    Milton Z. Brown;Marsha M. Linehan;Kathryn Anne Comtois;Angela Murray

  • Collaborative assessment and management of suicidality (CAMS): feasibility trial for next-day appointment services.

    Katherine Anne Comtois;Katherine Anne Comtois;David A. Jobes;Stephen S. O'Connor;David C. Atkins

  • Treating co-occurring Axis I disorders in recurrently suicidal women with borderline personality disorder: a 2-year randomized trial of dialectical behavior therapy versus community treatment by experts

    Melanie S. Harned;Alexander L. Chapman;Elizabeth T. Dexter-Mazza;Angela Murray

  • The impact of experiential avoidance on the reduction of depression in treatment for borderline personality disorder

    Matthias Berking;Andrada Neacsiu;Katherine Anne Comtois;Marsha Marie Linehan

  • Assessing and Managing Risk With Suicidal Individuals

    Marsha M. Linehan;Katherine A. Comtois;Erin F. Ward-Ciesielski

  • Psychosocial treatments of suicidal behaviors: a practice-friendly review.

    Katherine Anne Comtois;Marsha M. Linehan

  • The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Instrument Review Project: A methodology to promote rigorous evaluation

    Cara C Lewis;Cara C Lewis;Cameo F Stanick;Ruben G Martinez;Ruben G Martinez;Bryan J Weiner

  • Effect of Augmenting Standard Care for Military Personnel With Brief Caring Text Messages for Suicide Prevention: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Katherine Anne Comtois;Amanda H. Kerbrat;Christopher R. DeCou;David C. Atkins

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality versus Enhanced Care as Usual With Suicidal Soldiers.

    David A. Jobes;Katherine Anne Comtois;Peter M. Gutierrez;Lisa A. Brenner

  • Effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy in a community mental health center.

    Katherine Anne Comtois;Lynn Elwood;Laura C. Holdcraft;Wayne R. Smith

  • Dialectical behavior therapy as a precursor to PTSD treatment for suicidal and/or self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder.

    Melanie S. Harned;Safia C. Jackson;Katherine A. Comtois;Marsha M. Linehan

  • Risky assessments: participant suicidality and distress associated with research assessments in a treatment study of suicidal behavior

    Sarah K. Reynolds;Noam Lindenboim;Katherine Anne Comtois;Angela Murray

Frequent Co-Authors

Marsha M. Linehan
Marsha M. Linehan University of Washington
David C. Atkins
David C. Atkins University of Washington
Joan Russo
Joan Russo University of Washington
Peter M. Gutierrez
Peter M. Gutierrez Florida State University
Debra Srebnik
Debra Srebnik University of Washington
David A. Jobes
David A. Jobes Catholic University of America
Melanie S. Harned
Melanie S. Harned University of Washington
Shannon Dorsey
Shannon Dorsey University of Washington
Lisa A. Brenner
Lisa A. Brenner University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Tracy L. Simpson
Tracy L. Simpson University of Washington

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