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Overview

Kenneth R. Conner is affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center in the United States. Their academic work spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a primary focus on clinical psychology, epidemiology, social psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and general health professions. Their research concerns topics related to suicide and self-harm studies, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, mental health treatment and access, opioid use disorder treatment, behavioral health and interventions, homelessness and social issues, and emergency and acute care studies.

Recent publications by Kenneth R. Conner include:

  • The Toxicology Investigators Consortium 2020 Annual Report (2021, Journal of Medical Toxicology)
  • Introducing the Psychological Autopsy Methodology Checklist (2021, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior)
  • Pilot RCT of the Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP) adapted for rapid delivery during hospitalization to adult suicide attempt patients with substance use problems (2021, General Hospital Psychiatry)
  • Prospective study of association of characteristics of hotline psychological intervention in 778 high-risk callers with subsequent suicidal act (2020, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)
  • Brief, cognitive-behavioral intervention to promote treatment seeking in adults with severe alcohol use disorder: A randomized controlled trial (2023, Addiction)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Morica Hutchison
  • Aileen Aldalur
  • Tracy Stecker
  • Stephen A. Maisto
  • Benjamin P. Chapman

Kenneth R. Conner has contributed extensively to several publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • General Hospital Psychiatry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Rural Health
  • Substance Use & Misuse

Their research integrates clinical psychology and public health perspectives to explore interventions and outcomes in suicide prevention, substance use disorders, and related behavioral health challenges. The focus on psychological autopsy methodology, brief cognitive-behavioral interventions, and emergency care studies highlights their involvement in both academic and practical dimensions of mental health and public health research.

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of sleep disturbance and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

    Wilfred R. Pigeon;Martin Pinquart;Kenneth Conner

  • Association of alcohol and drug use disorders and completed suicide: an empirical review of cohort studies.

    Holly C. Wilcox;Kenneth R. Conner;Eric D. Caine

  • Meta-analysis of depression and substance use among individuals with alcohol use disorders.

    Kenneth R. Conner;Martin Pinquart;Stephanie A. Gamble

  • Psychological vulnerability to completed suicide: a review of empirical studies

    Kenneth R. Conner;Paul R. Duberstein;Yeates Conwell;Larry Seidlitz

  • A meta-analysis of acute use of alcohol and the risk of suicide attempt.

    Guilherme Borges;Courtney Bagge;Cheryl J. Cherpitel;Kenneth Conner

  • Suicide at 50 years of age and older: perceived physical illness, family discord and financial strain.

    P. R. Duberstein;Yeates Conwell;Kenneth R. Conner;S. Eberly

  • Poor social integration and suicide: fact or artifact? A case-control study.

    P. R. Duberstein;Yeates Conwell;Kenneth R. Conner;S. Eberly

  • Lifetime Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Asian Americans.

    Janice Ka Yan Cheng;Tonya L. Fancher;Milin Ratanasen;Kenneth R. Conner

  • Violence, Alcohol, and Completed Suicide: A Case-Control Study

    Kenneth R. Conner;Christopher Cox;Paul R. Duberstein;Lili Tian

  • Predisposing and precipitating factors for suicide among alcoholics: empirical review and conceptual integration.

    Kenneth R. Conner;Paul R. Duberstein

  • The association of irritability and impulsivity with suicidal ideation among 15- to 20-year-old males.

    Kenneth R. Conner;Sean Meldrum;William F. Wieczorek;Paul R. Duberstein

  • Treatment-Seeking Barriers for Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Who Screen Positive for PTSD

    Tracy Stecker;Brian Shiner;Bradley V. Watts;Meissa Jones

  • Suicide attempts among individuals with opiate dependence: The critical role of belonging

    Kenneth R. Conner;Peter C. Britton;Luke M. Sworts;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Social connections and suicidal thoughts and behavior.

    Sungeun You;Kimberly A. Van Orden;Kenneth R. Conner

  • Health status and suicide in the second half of life.

    Yeates Conwell;Paul R. Duberstein;Jameson K. Hirsch;Jameson K. Hirsch;Kenneth R. Conner

  • Reactive aggression and suicide: Theory and evidence

    Kenneth R. Conner;Paul R. Duberstein;Yeates Conwell;Eric D. Caine

  • Reasons for living, hopelessness, and suicide ideation among depressed adults 50 years or older.

    Peter C. Britton;Peter C. Britton;Paul R. Duberstein;Paul R. Duberstein;Kenneth R. Conner;Kenneth R. Conner;Marnin J. Heisel;Marnin J. Heisel;Marnin J. Heisel

  • Acute alcohol intoxication and suicide: a gender-stratified analysis of the National Violent Death Reporting System

    Mark S Kaplan;Bentson H McFarland;Nathalie Huguet;Kenneth Conner

  • Meta-analysis of depression and substance use and impairment among intravenous drug users (IDUs).

    Kenneth R. Conner;Martin Pinquart;Paul R. Duberstein

  • Low-planned suicides in China.

    Kenneth R. Conner;Michael R. Phillips;Sean Meldrum;Kerry L. Knox

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Duberstein
Paul R. Duberstein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jameson K. Hirsch
Jameson K. Hirsch East Tennessee State University
Stephen A. Maisto
Stephen A. Maisto Syracuse University
Marnin J. Heisel
Marnin J. Heisel University of Western Ontario
Wilfred R. Pigeon
Wilfred R. Pigeon University of Rochester Medical Center
Courtney L. Bagge
Courtney L. Bagge University of Michigan Medical School
Zach Walsh
Zach Walsh University of British Columbia
Annette L. Beautrais
Annette L. Beautrais University of Canterbury
David B. Goldston
David B. Goldston Duke University
Martin Pinquart
Martin Pinquart Philipp University of Marburg

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