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Paul S. Links

Paul S. Links

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Psychology

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56
Citations
13058
World Ranking
4189
National Ranking
278

Overview

Paul S. Links is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology. Their research activity primarily focuses on clinical psychology and encompasses a range of related subfields including philosophy, psychiatry and mental health, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

Their work spans several interconnected thematic areas, notably:

  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Paul S. Links has authored multiple papers published between 2020 and 2023. Significant recent publications include:

  • The Impact of Infectious Disease-Related Public Health Emergencies on Suicide, Suicidal Behavior, and Suicidal Thoughts (2020, Crisis)
  • Treatment selection in borderline personality disorder between dialectical behavior therapy and psychodynamic psychiatric management (2020, Psychological Medicine)
  • "I thought that I had to be alive to repay my parents": Filial piety as a risk and protective factor for suicidal behavior in a qualitative study of Chinese women (2021, Transcultural Psychiatry)
  • Segmenting or Summing the Parts? A Scoping Review of Male Suicide Research in Canada (2021, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
  • Subgroups of borderline personality disorder: A latent class analysis (2023, Psychiatry Research)

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry and Innovation in Aging have been frequent venues for Links' published work, along with journals like Crisis, Psychological Medicine, and Transcultural Psychiatry.

Collaborations are a notable aspect of this scientist's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Simon Hatcher
  • Marnin J. Heisel
  • Mark Sinyor
  • Philippe Boursiquot
  • Nicole E. Edgar

Their research bridges clinical psychology with broader mental health concerns, evidenced by an emphasis on suicide prevention, borderline personality disorder treatment approaches, and the psychosocial factors influencing mental health outcomes across different populations.

Best Publications

  • Ontario Child Health Study: II. Six-Month Prevalence of Disorder and Rates of Service Utilization

    David R. Offord;Michael H. Boyle;Peter Szatmari;Naomi I. Rae-Grant

  • A randomized trial of dialectical behavior therapy versus general psychiatric management for borderline personality disorder.

    Shelley F. McMain;Paul S. Links;William H. Gnam;Tim Guimond

  • Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide

    John G. Gunderson;Paul S. Links

  • Ontario Child Health Study. I. Methodology.

    Michael H. Boyle;David R. Offord;Hank G. Hofmann;Gary P. Catlin

  • Outcome, Prognosis, and Risk in a Longitudinal Follow-up Study

    David R. Offord;Michael H. Boyle;Yvonne A. Racine;Jan E. Fleming

  • Borderline personality disorder and childhood trauma: evidence for a causal relationship.

    Jeffrey S. Ball;Paul S. Links

  • Impulsivity: core aspect of borderline personality disorder.

    P S Links;R Heslegrave;R van Reekum

  • Dysfunctional Attitudes and 5-HT2 Receptors During Depression and Self-Harm

    Jeffrey H. Meyer;Shelley McMain;Sidney H. Kennedy;Lorne Korman

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy Compared With General Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder: Clinical Outcomes and Functioning Over a 2-Year Follow-Up

    Shelley F. McMain;Tim Guimond;David L. Streiner;Robert J. Cardish

  • Psychiatric disorders after traumatic brain injury

    R. Van Reekum;I. Bolago;M. A. J. Finlayson;S. Garner

  • Predicting substance use in late adolescence: results from the Ontario Child Health Study follow-up.

    Boyle Mh;Offord Dr;Racine Ya;Szatmari P

  • Estimating the prevalence of borderline personality disorder in psychiatric outpatients using a two-phase procedure

    Marilyn I. Korzekwa;Paul F. Dell;Paul S. Links;Lehana Thabane;Lehana Thabane

  • Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Canadian Study:

    Paul S. Links;Meir Steiner;David R. Offord;Alan Eppel

  • The Impact of Infectious Disease-Related Public Health Emergencies on Suicide, Suicidal Behavior, and Suicidal Thoughts

    Tiago C Zortea;Connor T A Brenna;Mary Joyce;Heather McClelland

  • The iowa personality disorder screen : Development and preliminary validation of a brief screening interview

    Douglas R. Langbehn;Bruce M. Pfohl;Sarah Reynolds;Lee Anna Clark

  • Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder

    John G. Gunderson;Paul S. Links

  • Meta-analyses of mood stabilizers, antidepressants and antipsychotics in the treatment of borderline personality disorder: effectiveness for depression and anger symptoms.

    Deanna Mercer;Alan B Douglass;Paul S Links

  • Affective instability and suicidal ideation and behavior in patients with borderline personality disorder.

    Paul S. Links;Rahel Eynan;Marnin J. Heisel;Aiala Barr

  • Assessing Suicidal Youth with Antisocial, Borderline, or Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

    Paul S Links;Brent Gould;Ruwan Ratnayake

  • Lithium Therapy for Borderline Patients: Preliminary Findings

    Paul S. Links;Meir Steiner;Ingrid Boiago;David Irwin

  • Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Detailed Look

    Marilyn I Korzekwa;Paul F Dell;Paul S Links;Lehana Thabane

Frequent Co-Authors

Marnin J. Heisel
Marnin J. Heisel University of Western Ontario
Shelley McMain
Shelley McMain Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
David L. Streiner
David L. Streiner University of Toronto
John G. Gunderson
John G. Gunderson Harvard University
Peter Szatmari
Peter Szatmari University of Toronto
R. Michael Bagby
R. Michael Bagby University of Toronto
William M. Grove
William M. Grove University of Minnesota
Marco Battaglia
Marco Battaglia Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Gordon L. Flett
Gordon L. Flett York University
Lee Anna Clark
Lee Anna Clark University of Notre Dame

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