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Overview

Randy P. Auerbach is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, with a particular emphasis on clinical and cognitive approaches.

The scientist's primary field of study is psychology, with significant work in several subfields including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and applied psychology.

The main topics covered in Randy P. Auerbach's research include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Auerbach include:

  • Neural Correlates Associated With Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-injury in Youth, 2020, Biological Psychiatry
  • 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
  • Improving Suicide Prevention Through Evidence-Based Strategies: A Systematic Review, 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Sources of Stress and Their Associations With Mental Disorders Among College Students: Results of the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Initiative, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Think Locally, Act Globally: Federated Learning with Local and Global Representations, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors working alongside Randy P. Auerbach include:

  • David Pagliaccio
  • Ronny Bruffaerts
  • Diego A. Pizzagalli
  • Ronald C. Kessler
  • Nicholas B. Allen

The most common publication venues for the scientist's work include:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • The prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviours among college students: a meta-analysis.

    P. Mortier;P. Cuijpers;G. Kiekens;R. P. Auerbach

  • Improving Suicide Prevention Through Evidence-Based Strategies: A Systematic Review.

    J John Mann;Christina A Michel;Randy P Auerbach

  • Internet interventions for mental health in university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Mathias Harrer;Sophia H. Adam;Harald Baumeister;Pim Cuijpers

  • The associations between non-suicidal self-injury and first onset suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

    G. Kiekens;G. Kiekens;Penelope Hasking;Mark Boyes;L. Claes

  • Barriers of mental health treatment utilization among first-year college students: First cross-national results from the WHO World Mental Health International College Student Initiative

    David Daniel Ebert;Philippe Mortier;Fanny Kaehlke;Ronny Bruffaerts

  • Sources of Stress and Their Associations With Mental Disorders Among College Students: Results of the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Initiative.

    Eirini Karyotaki;Eirini Karyotaki;Pim Cuijpers;Yesica Albor;Jordi Alonso

  • Conceptualizing the prospective relationship between social support, stress, and depressive symptoms among adolescents.

    Randy Patrick Auerbach;Joseph S. Bigda-Peyton;Nicole K. Eberhart;Christian A. Webb

  • Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among First-Year College Students: Results From the WMH-ICS Project.

    Philippe Mortier;Randy P Auerbach;Jordi Alonso;Jason Bantjes

  • Lifetime and 12-month treatment for mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among first year college students

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

  • Effectiveness of an Internet- and App-Based Intervention for College Students With Elevated Stress: Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Mathias Harrer;Sophia Helen Adam;Rebecca Jessica Fleischmann;Harald Baumeister

  • Psychometric properties of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire: Chinese version

    Xiongzhao Zhu;Randy P. Auerbach;Shuqiao Yao;John R. Z. Abela

  • Severe role impairment associated with mental disorders: Results of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project.

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

  • Examining the Course of Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors in Outpatient and Inpatient Adolescents.

    Catherine R. Glenn;Elizabeth C. Lanzillo;Erika C. Esposito;Angela C. Santee

  • Responses to Depression in Children: Reconceptualizing the Relation Among Response Styles

    John R. Z. Abela;Cristina M. Aydin;Randy P. Auerbach

  • Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students

    David D. Ebert;Claudia Buntrock;Philippe Mortier;Randy Auerbach;Randy Auerbach

  • The response styles theory of depression: A test of specificity and causal mediation

    Sabina Sarin;John R. Z. Abela;Randy P. Auerbach

  • An examination of the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, 11th version in a sample of Chinese adolescents.

    Shuqiao Yao;Huiqin Yang;Xiongzhao Zhu;Randy P Auerbach

  • The World Health Organization World Mental Health International College Student initiative : An overview

    Pim Cuijpers;Randy P. Auerbach;Corina Benjet;Ronny Bruffaerts

Frequent Co-Authors

Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Diego A. Pizzagalli
Diego A. Pizzagalli Harvard University
Matthew K. Nock
Matthew K. Nock Harvard University
David Daniel Ebert
David Daniel Ebert Technical University of Munich
Jennifer Greif Green
Jennifer Greif Green Boston University
John R. Z. Abela
John R. Z. Abela McGill University
Christian A. Webb
Christian A. Webb Harvard University
Shuqiao Yao
Shuqiao Yao Central South University
Penelope Hasking
Penelope Hasking Curtin University
Harald Baumeister
Harald Baumeister University of Ulm

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