Publications
Below is a select list of publications under their corresponding topics. For a full list, please see here.
Prospective Predictors of Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents & Adults
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Association of borderline personality disorder criteria with suicide attempts: findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Study of Personality Disorders (CLPS) over ten years of follow-up
JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 78(2):187-194. (PMCID: PMC7675214; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.3598)
Yen S, Peters JR, Nishar S, Grilo CM, Sanislow CA, Shea MT, Zanarini MC, McGlashan TH, Morey LC, Skodol AE. -
Prospective predictors of adolescent suicidality: 6-month post-hospitalization follow-up
Psychological medicine, 43(5), 983-993.
Yen, S., Weinstock, L. M., Andover, M. S., Sheets, E. S., Selby, E. A., & Spirito, A. (2013). -
Predictors of prospectively observed suicide attempts among youth with bipolar disorder.
Archives of General Psychiatry. 2012 69(11):1113-22. (PMCID: PMC3600896; DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.650)
Goldstein TR, Ha W, Axelson D, Goldstein B, Liao F, Gill MK, Ryan N, Yen S, Hunt J, Hower H, Keller MB, Strober M, Birmaher B. -
Personality traits as prospective predictors of suicide attempts
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 120, 222-229. PMCID: PMC2729360
Yen, S., Shea, M.T., Sanislow, C.A., Skodol, A.E., Grilo, C.M., Stout, R.L., Morey, L.C., Zanarini, M.C., McGlashan, T.H., Daversa, M.T., Gunderson, J.G. (2009). -
Recent life events preceding suicide attempts in a personality disorder sample: Findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2005 73:99-105. (PMCID: PMC3276403)
Yen S, Pagano ME, Shea MT, Grilo CM, Gunderson JG, Skodol AE, McGlashan TH, Sanislow CA, Bender DS, Zanarini MC. -
Borderline personality disorder criteria associated with prospectively observed suicidal behavior
American Journal of Psychiatry. 2004 161:1296-1298. (PMID: 15229066)
Yen S, Shea MT, Sanislow CA, Grilo CM, Skodol AE, Gunderson JG, McGlashan TH, Zanarini MC, Morey LC. -
Axis I and II disorders as predictors of prospective suicide attempts: Findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Study of Personality Disorders
Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 2003 112:375-381. (PMCID: PMC3272767)
Yen S, Shea MT, Pagano M, Sanislow CA, Grilo CM, McGlashan TH, Skodol AE, Bender DS, Zanarini MC, Gunderson JG, Morey LC.
Brief & Technology-Enhanced Intervention Development to Reduce Suicide Risk
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Skills to Enhance Positivity in adolescents at risk for suicide: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
PLoS one, 18(10), e0287285.
Yen, S., Suazo, N., Doerr, J., Macrynikola, N., Villarreal, L. S., Sodano, S., O’Brien KHM, Wolff JC, Breault C, Gibb BE, Elwy AR, Kahler CW, Ranney M, Jones R, & Spirito, A. (2023). -
Skills to enhance positivity in suicidal adolescents: Results from a pilot randomized clinical trial
Journal of Positive Psychology. 2020 15(3):348-361. (PMCID: In Process; DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1615105)
Yen S, Ranney ML, Krek M, Peters JR, Mereish E, Tezanos KM, Kahler CW, Solomon JB, Beard C, Spirito A. -
Skills to enhance positivity in suicidal adolescents (STEP): Results from an open development trial
Behavior Modification. 2019 43(2):202-221 (PMCID: PMC5984182; doi: 10.1177/0145445517748559).
Yen S, Ranney ML, Spirito A, Tezanos K, Chuong A, Kahler CW, Solomon JB. -
Coping long term with active suicide in adolescents: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2019 24(4):847-859. (PMCID: In process; doi.org/10.1177/1359104519843956)
Yen S, Spirito A, Weinstock LM, Tezanos K, Kolobaric A, Miller I. -
The Impact of Text Engagement in a Brief, Technology-Enhanced Adjunctive Intervention for Youth Suicide Risk & Depression.
The American Journal of Psychotherapy.
Macrynikola N, Tezanos KM, Doerr J, Suazo N, Villareal L, Whiteley L, & Yen S. (in press).
Other Digital Mental Health Interventions
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The digital clinic: Testing the feasibility of an innovative digital mental health care delivery model designed to increase access to care
JMIR Mental Health. DOI: 10.2196/65222.
Macrynikola N, Chen K, Lane E, Nguyen N, Pinto J, Yen S, Torous J. (2025). -
The digital clinic: an innovative mental health care delivery model utilizing hybrid synchronous and asynchronous treatment
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 4(9), CAT-23
Macrynikola, N., Nguyen, N., Lane, E., Yen, S., & Torous, J. (2023).
Understanding Suicide Risk in Severe Mental Illness & Intervention Development
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Motivational interviewing for loved ones: randomized controlled trial of brief training for first episode psychosis caregivers
Schizophrenia Research. 2022 250:43-49. (PMID: 36279833; DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.10.005)
Kline ER, Thibeau H, Davis BJ, Fenley A, Sanders AS, Ipekci B, Oblath R, Yen S, Keshavan MS. -
Safety planning in context: A case study integrating DBT and ACT techniques for overlapping suicide and psychosis risk
Clinical Case Studies. 2022 22(4):327-342. (DOI: 10.1177/15346501221139916)
Ceccolini CJ, Friedman-Yakoobian MS, Yen S, & West M. -
Suicide risk and psychotic experiences: considerations for safety planning with adolescents
Rhode Island Medical Journal. 2022 105(4):25-30. (PMCID: PMC8534046; DOI: In Process)
Thompson E, Nail M, & Yen S. -
Acceptance-based Parent Training Intervention for Youths with Co-occurring Psychotic Symptoms and Suicidal Behaviors: A Case Series from an Open Trial
International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-023-00181-1)
Foo CYS, Gaudiano BA, Friedman-Yakoobian M, Yen S.
Sexual and Gender Minority Health
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A daily diary study of minority stressors, suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury, and affective mechanisms among sexual and gender minority youth
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 2023 132(4):372-384. (PMCID: PMC10164073; DOI: 10.1037/abn0000813)
Mereish EH, Peters JR, Brick L, Killam M, Yen S. -
Minority stress and relational mechanisms of suicide among sexual minorities: Subgroup differences in the associations between homophobic victimization, shame, rejection sensitivity, and suicide risk
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 2019 49(2):547-560.
Mereish EH, Peters J, Yen S.
Yoga-Based Interventions
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Teens’ perspectives on yoga as a treatment for stress and depression.
Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2021 59:102723. (PMCID: PMC8206032; DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102723)
Uebelacker, LA, Wolff JC, Guo J, Feltus S, Caviness CM, Tremont G, Conte K, Rosen RK, & Yen S. -
Single-arm pilot trial of yoga for adolescents with depression.
Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental health. 2022 7(3):317-326. (PMCID: PMC9733676; DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2021.1993110)
Uebelacker LA, Wolff J, Guo J, Conte K, Segur R, Caviness C, Park H, Peterson S, Rosen, R, & Yen S. -
Assessing feasibility and acceptability of yoga and group CBT for adolescents with depression: a pilot randomized clinical trial.
Child Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. 2023 28(2):525-540[1] (PMCID: PMC11927086; DOI: 10.1177/13591045221092885)
Uebelacker LA, Wolff J, Guo J, Conte KS, Tremont G, Kraines M, O’Keeffe B, Fristad MA & Yen S. -
Adolescents’ perspectives on treatments for depression: A qualitative Study. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health.
Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2024 1-9.
Kraines MA, Wolff JC, Bergeron A, Kirshy S, Peterson SK, van Noppen D, Tremont G, Yen S, & Uebelacker LA (in press).