Kara Zivin, PhD
Marcia A Valenstein M.D. Collegiate Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor
Professor of Health Management and Policy
Faculty Associate
Survey Research Center
Institute for Social Research
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Kara Zivin, PhD
Professor
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  • Qualifications
    • Thomas O. Pyle Fellowship
      Harvard Medical School, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, 2006
    • Pharmaceutical Policy Fellowship
      Harvard Medical School, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, 2005
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    Dr. Zivin studies intended and unintended consequences of policies that influence vulnerable populations with mental disorders, including older adults. Her research focuses on predictors and consequences of depression, particularly among vulnerable populations, including the elderly, people with multiple medical comorbidities and people who face barriers to accessing and adhering to depression treatment.

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    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Relationship between facility number of clinicians and prescribing intensity of psychotropic medications, opioids, and antibiotics in ambulatory practice.
      Kim HM, Strominger J, Zivin K, Van T, Maust DT. BMC Health Serv Res, 2024 Feb 16; 24 (1): 217 DOI:10.1186/s12913-024-10613-z
      PMID: 38365679
    • Journal Article
      Study protocol: a mixed-methods study of the implementation of doula care to address racial health equity in six state Medicaid programs.
      Jarlenski M, Kennedy S, Johnson A, Hale C, D'Angelo Z, Nedhari A, Coffee G, Chappell-McPhail M, Green K, Méndez DD, Goetschius LG, Gareau S, Ashford K, Barnes AJ, Ahrens KA, Zivin K, Mosley E, Tang L, Writing Committee for Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network . Health Res Policy Syst, 2024 Aug 8; 22 (1): 98 DOI:10.1186/s12961-024-01185-9
      PMID: 39118099
    • Journal Article
      The impact of the affordable care act on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder diagnosis and treatment rates among Michigan Medicaid enrollees 2012-2018.
      Hall SV, Zivin K, Piatt GA, Weaver A, Tilea A, Zhang X, Moyer CA. BMC Health Serv Res, 2024 Jan 30; 24 (1): 149 DOI:10.1186/s12913-023-10539-y
      PMID: 38291449
    • Journal Article
      Perinatal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis rates among commercially insured delivering women 2008-2020.
      Hall SV, Pangori A, Tilea A, Schroeder A, Zivin K. J Affect Disord, 2024 Nov 15; 365: 36 - 40. DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.073
      PMID: 39147165
    • Journal Article
      Associations of Mortality Outcomes With Employment Status at Discharge From VA Vocational Rehabilitation Service Programs.
      Abraham KM, Dent KR, Resnick SG, McCarthy JF, Zivin K. Psychiatr Serv, 2024 Nov 1; 75 (11): 1101 - 1108. DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20230489
      PMID: 38693833
    • Journal Article
      Trends in psychotherapy utilization for perinatal mental health 2008-2020.
      Tabb KM, Beck DC, Zhang X, Hall S, Tilea A, Sugg G, Schroeder A, Dalton VK, Zivin K. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 2024 Nov; 150 (5): 416 - 421. DOI:10.1111/acps.13644
      PMID: 38056448
    • Journal Article
      Different types of greenspace within urban parks and depressive symptoms among older U.S. adults living in urban areas.
      Fossa AJ, D'Souza J, Bergmans RS, Zivin K, Adar SD. Environ Int, 2024 Oct; 192: 109016 DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2024.109016
      PMID: 39326244
    • Journal Article
      Psychosocial and pandemic-related circumstances of suicide deaths in 2020: Evidence from the National Violent Death Reporting System.
      Mezuk B, Kalesnikava V, Ananthasubramaniam A, Lane A, Rodriguez-Putnam A, Johns L, Bagge C, Burgard S, Zivin K. PLoS One, 2024 19 (10): e0312027 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0312027
      PMID: 39392837
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    Maternal suicide study provides insights into complicating factors for perinatal deaths
    Suicide during pregnancy and in the months after having a baby is more likely among women who have had other mental and physical health problems, intimate partner issues or recent bereavement.
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    U-M team to study impact of reproductive health policy changes on women's mental health
    A team led by Vanessa Dalton, MD, MPH, and Kara Zivin, PhD, has received a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the mental health impacts of recent changes in reproductive health policy.