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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Matthew K. Nock is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a research focus within the field of psychology, specifically clinical psychology. Their published works encompass significant contributions in various related subfields including social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and applied psychology.

The scientist's work centers on topics such as suicide and self-harm studies, mental health treatment and access, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and broader mental health research topics. Additional research areas include psychosomatic disorders and their treatments, digital mental health interventions, and studies involving anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes.

Recent notable papers by Matthew K. Nock include:

  • "Mental health and clinical psychological science in the time of COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities, and a call to action." (2020, American Psychologist)
  • "Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Revised: Development, reliability, and validity." (2020, Psychological Assessment)
  • "Non-suicidal self-injury among first-year college students and its association with mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative." (2021, Psychological Medicine)
  • "Advancing the Understanding of Suicide: The Need for Formal Theory and Rigorous Descriptive Research." (2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences)
  • "Prediction of Suicide Attempts Using Clinician Assessment, Patient Self-report, and Electronic Health Records." (2022, JAMA Network Open)

Frequent coauthors in Matthew K. Nock's body of work consist of:

  • Evan M. Kleiman
  • Ronald C. Kessler
  • Alexander J. Millner
  • Mitchell J. Prinstein
  • Kate H. Bentley

The main publication venues contributing to the dissemination of this research include:

  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • UNC Libraries
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Behavior Therapy

Matthew K. Nock was recognized as a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 2011, an award reflecting a noteworthy milestone in their career.

Best Publications

  • Single Case Experimental Designs: Strategies for Studying Behavior Change

    David Harrison Barlow;Matthew Nock;Michel Hersen

  • Risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A meta-analysis of 50 years of research.

    Joseph C. Franklin;Jessica D. Ribeiro;Kathryn R. Fox;Kate H. Bentley

  • Suicide and Suicidal Behavior

    Matthew K. Nock;Guilherme Borges;Guilherme Borges;Evelyn J. Bromet;Christine B. Cha

  • Cross-National Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation, Plans, and Attempts

    Matthew K. Nock;Guilherme Borges;Evelyn J. Bromet;Jordi Alonso

  • WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project: Prevalence and distribution of mental disorders.

    Randy P. Auerbach;Philippe Mortier;Ronny Bruffaerts;Jordi Alonso

  • Non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents: diagnostic correlates and relation to suicide attempts.

    Matthew K. Nock;Thomas E. Joiner;Kathryn H. Gordon;Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson

  • A functional approach to the assessment of self-mutilative behavior.

    Matthew K. Nock;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Prevalence, Correlates, and Treatment of Lifetime Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement

    Matthew K. Nock;Jennifer Greif Green;Irving Hwang;Katie A. McLaughlin

  • Mental disorders among college students in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

    R. P. Auerbach;J. Alonso;W. G. Axinn;P. Cuijpers

  • Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview: development, reliability, and validity in an adolescent sample.

    Matthew K. Nock;Elizabeth B. Holmberg;Valerie I. Photos;Bethany D. Michel

  • Trends in Suicide Ideation, Plans, Gestures, and Attempts in the United States, 1990–1992 to 2001–2003

    RC Kessler;P Berglund;G Borges;M Nock

  • Mental disorders, comorbidity and suicidal behavior: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey replication.

    Matthew K. Nock;Irving Hwang;Nancy A. Sampson;Ronald C. Kessler

  • Why Do People Hurt Themselves? New Insights Into the Nature and Functions of Self-Injury

    Matthew K. Nock

  • The psychology of suicidal behaviour

    Rory C O'Connor;Matthew K Nock

  • Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors as risk factors for future suicide ideation, attempts, and death: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

    J. D. Ribeiro;J. C. Franklin;Kathryn Rebecca Fox;K. H. Bentley

  • Contextual features and behavioral functions of self-mutilation among adolescents.

    Matthew K. Nock;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Mental health problems in college freshmen: Prevalence and academic functioning.

    Ronny Bruffaerts;Philippe Mortier;Glenn Kiekens;Randy P. Auerbach

  • Cross-national analysis of the associations among mental disorders and suicidal behavior: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Matthew K. Nock;Irving Hwang;Nancy Sampson;Ronald C. Kessler

  • Delineating mechanisms of change in child and adolescent therapy: methodological issues and research recommendations.

    Alan E. Kazdin;Matthew K. Nock

  • Revealing the form and function of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: A real-time ecological assessment study among adolescents and young adults

    Matthew K. Nock;Mitchell J. Prinstein;Sonya K. Sterba

  • Twelve-Month Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Guilherme Borges;Matthew K. Nock;Josep Maria Haro Abad;Irving Hwang

Frequent Co-Authors

Murray B. Stein
Murray B. Stein University of California, San Diego
Robert J. Ursano
Robert J. Ursano Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Randy P. Auerbach
Randy P. Auerbach Columbia University
Evan M. Kleiman
Evan M. Kleiman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jennifer Greif Green
Jennifer Greif Green Boston University
Alexander J. Millner
Alexander J. Millner Harvard University
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Mitchell J. Prinstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joseph C. Franklin
Joseph C. Franklin Florida State University
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Thomas E. Joiner
Thomas E. Joiner Florida State University

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