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Overview

Richard T. Liu is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a significant focus on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Biological Psychiatry.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, including Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Tryptophan and Brain Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Richard T. Liu has contributed to several peer-reviewed journals frequently, with notable publication venues including:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Clinical Psychology Review
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Collaboration is an important part of Liu's research, with frequent coauthors such as Taylor A. Burke, Alexandra H. Bettis, Rachel F.L. Walsh, Ana E. Sheehan, and Evan M. Kleiman.

Several recent papers highlight the scope and focus of Liu's research:

  • "Reductions in anti-inflammatory gut bacteria are associated with depression in a sample of young adults," 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-injury in Children," 2022, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Sleep and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies," 2020, Clinical Psychology Review
  • "Characterizing the phenomenology of passive suicidal ideation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of its prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity, correlates, and comparisons with active suicidal ideation," 2020, Psychological Medicine

These publications reflect a strong emphasis on understanding mental health conditions related to suicidality, depression, and self-injury, often utilizing systematic reviews and meta-analytic approaches to synthesize longitudinal data.

Best Publications

  • Stress generation in depression: A systematic review of the empirical literature and recommendations for future study.

    Richard T. Liu;Lauren B. Alloy

  • A longitudinal study of predictors of suicide attempts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.

    Brian Mustanski;Richard T. Liu

  • Suicidal ideation and self-harm in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.

    Richard T. Liu;Brian Mustanski

  • Prebiotics and probiotics for depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.

    Richard T. Liu;Rachel F.L. Walsh;Ana E. Sheehan

  • Social support as a protective factor in suicide: Findings from two nationally representative samples

    Evan M. Kleiman;Richard T. Liu

  • Emotion dysregulation and non-suicidal self-injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jennifer C. Wolff;Elizabeth Thompson;Sarah A. Thomas;Jacqueline Nesi

  • Stressful Life Events and Depression Symptoms: The Effect of Childhood Emotional Abuse on Stress Reactivity

    Benjamin G. Shapero;Shimrit K. Black;Richard T. Liu;Joshua Klugman

  • Life events and suicidal ideation and behavior: A systematic review

    Richard T. Liu;Ivan W. Miller

  • Childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Richard T Liu;Katie M Scopelliti;Sarah K Pittman;Alejandra S Zamora

  • Distinguishing Mediational Models and Analyses in Clinical Psychology: Atemporal Associations Do Not Imply Causation.

    E. Samuel Winer;Daniel Cervone;Jessica Bryant;Cliff McKinney

  • The Hopelessness Theory of Depression: A Quarter Century in Review

    Richard T. Liu;Evan M. Kleiman;Bridget A. Nestor;Shayna M. Cheek

  • High Behavioral Approach System (BAS) Sensitivity, Reward Responsiveness, and Goal-Striving Predict First Onset of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: A Prospective Behavioral High-Risk Design

    Lauren B. Alloy;Rachel E. Bender;Wayne G. Whitehouse;Clara A. Wagner

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-injury in Children

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  • Reductions in anti-inflammatory gut bacteria are associated with depression in a sample of young adults

    Richard T. Liu;Aislinn D. Rowan-Nash;Ana E. Sheehan;Rachel F.L. Walsh

  • Prospective prediction of suicide in a nationally representative sample: religious service attendance as a protective factor

    Evan M. Kleiman;Richard T. Liu

  • A behavioral and cognitive neuroscience perspective on impulsivity, suicide, and non-suicidal self-injury: Meta-analysis and recommendations for future research.

    Richard T. Liu;Zoë M. Trout;Evelyn M. Hernandez;Shayna M. Cheek

  • Prevalence and correlates of non-suicidal self-injury among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Richard T. Liu;Ana E. Sheehan;Rachel F.L. Walsh;Christina M. Sanzari

  • Sleep and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

    Richard T. Liu;Stephanie J. Steele;Jessica L. Hamilton;Quyen B.P. Do

  • Characterizing the phenomenology of passive suicidal ideation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of its prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity, correlates, and comparisons with active suicidal ideation.

    Richard T Liu;Alexandra H Bettis;Taylor A Burke

  • An experiential avoidance conceptualization of depressive rumination: three tests of the model

    Jeannette M. Giorgio;Jacqueline Sanflippo;Evan Kleiman;Dan Reilly

  • Childhood Adversities and Depression in Adulthood: Current Findings and Future Directions.

    Richard T. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Lauren B. Alloy
Lauren B. Alloy Temple University
Evan M. Kleiman
Evan M. Kleiman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Anthony Spirito
Anthony Spirito Brown University
Lyn Y. Abramson
Lyn Y. Abramson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Catherine R. Glenn
Catherine R. Glenn Old Dominion University
John H. Riskind
John H. Riskind George Mason University
Wayne G. Whitehouse
Wayne G. Whitehouse Temple University
Jonathan P. Stange
Jonathan P. Stange University of Southern California
Raul Gonzalez
Raul Gonzalez Florida International University
Eileen M. Martin
Eileen M. Martin Rush University Medical Center

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