Paul N Pfeiffer

 Paul Pfeiffer
Susan Crumpacker Brown Research Professor of Depression
Professor of Psychiatry and Program Director, Mental Health Innovations, Services and Outcomes
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Paul N Pfeiffer
Paul Pfeiffer
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      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
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      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

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    • Journal Article
      Evaluating the utility of an abbreviated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) for rapid qualitative analysis: a suicide prevention program case study.
      Domlyn AM, Dodge J, Pfeiffer PN, Robinson CH, Evans L, Damschroder LJ, Stewart MA, Garlick B, Sussman JB, Nevedal AL. Implement Sci Commun, 2026 May 12; DOI:10.1186/s43058-026-00956-5
      PMID: 42121262
    • Journal Article
      A randomized controlled pilot trial of health coaching to improve functioning and reduce suicidal ideation among veterans reintegrating into civilian life
      Denneson L, Goldstick JE, Kemp K, O'Shea B, Chen J, Pfeiffer P, Carlson K, Britton P. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2026 Mar 24;
    • Journal Article
      Suicidal ideation trajectories among adults following psychiatric hospitalization
      Saulnier KG, Ilgen MA, Lapidos A, Abraham KM, Ganoczy D, Jagusch J, Kim HM, Vega E, Ahmedani BK, Pfeiffer PN. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2026 Apr 1; 199: DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2026.104997
    • Journal Article
      On that day: Warnings of acute risk in narratives (WARN) of suicide attempts in adults
      Conner KR, Kearns JC, Pisani AR, Pfeiffer PN, Leal VAC, Denneson LM, Bagge CL. General Hospital Psychiatry, 2026 Jan 25; 99: 135 - 142. DOI:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2026.01.014
    • Journal Article
      Using peer specialists to support suicide prevention: A mixed-methods pilot of peers for valued living (PREVAIL) in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
      Schmutte T, Dodge J, Klee A, Bullock J, Pfeiffer PN, Wang T, McCoy J, Chinman M. Psychiatr Rehabil J, 2026 Jan 26; DOI:10.1037/prj0000681
      PMID: 41587194
    • Journal Article
      Guideline-Concordant Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in the Veterans Health Administration Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury System of Care.
      Kinney AR, Brenner LA, Deka R, Yan X-D, Forster JE, Ulmer CS, Pfeiffer PN, Ganoczy D, Martin JL, Yepson H, Bahraini NH. Behav Sleep Med, 2025 Sep 26; 1 - 14. DOI:10.1080/15402002.2025.2563555
      PMID: 41001931
    • Journal Article
      Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer Receipt for Veterans Affairs Patients With PTSD: A National Investigation
      Grau PP, Pfeiffer PN, Austin K, Saulnier KG, Bowersox NW. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, 2025 Jan 1; DOI:10.1037/tra0001954
    • Journal Article
      Suicide Risk Evaluations and Suicide in the Veterans Health Administration
      Saulnier KG, Bagge CL, Ganoczy D, Bahraini NH, Jagusch J, Hosanagar A, Ilgen MA, Pfeiffer PN. JAMA Network Open, 2025 Jan 1; DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61559
      PMID: 39998832

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