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Overview

Susan D. Cochran is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their primary fields of study include Psychology and Social Sciences, with a specific focus on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Health, and General Health Professions.

Their research covers a range of topics, prominently including Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Migration, Health and Trauma, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research, and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Integrating topic modeling and word embedding to characterize violent deaths" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Prevalence of Bullying Among Youth Classified as LGBTQ Who Died by Suicide as Reported in the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003-2017" (2020), published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Use of Acute Mental Health Care in U.S. Children's Hospitals Before and After Statewide COVID-19 School Closure Orders" (2022), published in Psychiatric Services
  • "Prevalence, Severity and Burden of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Black Men and Women Across the Adult Life span" (2022), published in Journal of Aging and Health
  • "Data Equity in American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: Respecting Sovereign Nations' Right to Meaningful and Usable COVID-19 Data" (2022), published in American Journal of Public Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Susan D. Cochran include Vickie M. Mays, Alina Arseniev-Koehler, Kai-Wei Chang, Jacob G. Foster, and Kirsty A. Clark.

The scientist's work has been published across several notable venues, including:

  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Journal of Aging and Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Healthcare
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Mental health correlates of perceived discrimination among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

    Vickie M. Mays;Susan D. Cochran

  • Prevalence of mental disorders, psychological distress, and mental health services use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

    Susan D. Cochran;J. Greer Sullivan;Vickie M. Mays

  • Suicide and suicide risk in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations: review and recommendations.

    Ann P. Haas;Mickey Eliason;Vickie M. Mays;Robin M. Mathy

  • Race, race-based discrimination, and health outcomes among African Americans.

    Vickie M. Mays;Susan D. Cochran;Namdi W. Barnes

  • Risk of psychiatric disorders among individuals reporting same-sex sexual partners in the National Comorbidity Survey.

    Stephen E. Gilman;Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays;Michael Hughes

  • Issues in the perception of AIDS risk and risk reduction activities by Black and Hispanic/Latina women.

    Vickie M. Mays;Susan D. Cochran

  • Emerging Issues in Research on Lesbians' and Gay Men's Mental Health: Does Sexual Orientation Really Matter?.

    Susan D. Cochran

  • Relation between Psychiatric Syndromes and Behaviorally Defined Sexual Orientation in a Sample of the US Population

    Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays

  • Issues in psychotherapy with lesbians and gay men. A survey of psychologists.

    Linda Garnets;Kristin A. Hancock;Susan D. Cochran;Jacqueline Goodchilds

  • Lifetime prevalence of suicide symptoms and affective disorders among men reporting same-sex sexual partners: results from NHANES III.

    Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays

  • Preventing Medical Noncompliance in the Outpatient Treatment of Bipolar Affective Disorders.

    Susan D. Cochran

  • Mental health and substance use disorders among Latino and Asian American lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults.

    Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays;Margarita Alegria;Alexander N. Ortega

  • Cancer-related risk indicators and preventive screening behaviors among lesbians and bisexual women.

    Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays;Deborah Bowen;Suzann Gage

  • Disorders related to sexuality and gender identity in the ICD-11: revising the ICD-10 classification based on current scientific evidence, best clinical practices, and human rights considerations.

    Geoffrey M. Reed;Jack Drescher;Richard B. Krueger;Elham Atalla

  • Physical Health Complaints Among Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexual and Homosexually Experienced Heterosexual Individuals: Results From the California Quality of Life Survey

    Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays

  • Prevalence of non-medical drug use and dependence among homosexually active men and women in the US population.

    Susan D. Cochran;Deborah Ackerman;Vickie M. Mays;Michael W. Ross

  • Classification of race and ethnicity: implications for public health.

    Vickie M. Mays;Ninez A. Ponce;Donna L. Washington;Susan D. Cochran

  • Depressive Distress Among Homosexually Active African American Men and Women

    Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays

  • Burden of psychiatric morbidity among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in the California Quality of Life Survey.

    Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays

  • Reports of parental maltreatment during childhood in a United States population-based survey of homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual adults.

    Heather L Corliss;Susan D Cochran;Vickie M Mays

Frequent Co-Authors

Vickie M. Mays
Vickie M. Mays University of California, Los Angeles
Letitia Anne Peplau
Letitia Anne Peplau University of California, Los Angeles
Christine E. Grella
Christine E. Grella University of California, Los Angeles
Constance Hammen
Constance Hammen University of California, Los Angeles
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Steven Shoptaw
Steven Shoptaw University of California, Los Angeles
Jerel P. Calzo
Jerel P. Calzo San Diego State University
Robert Joseph Taylor
Robert Joseph Taylor University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John E. Pachankis
John E. Pachankis Yale University
Anthony R. D'Augelli
Anthony R. D'Augelli Pennsylvania State University

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