Mark Olfson, MD, MPH
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Original Research
Defense Mechanisms and Common Psychiatric Disorders
April 28, 2025
Individuals with mood, anxiety, or substance use disorders generally had a higher prevalence of defense mechanisms than those with no disorders. Defense mechanisms and psychiatric disorders represent correlated but...
Original Research
Incidence and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempt During Pregnancy and Postpartum
March 5, 2025
Risks of a postpartum suicide attempt were increased 4- to 30-fold by clinical factors, including prenatal suicide attempt ED visits, psychiatric ED visits, and assault ED visits, and by...
Original Research
Race, Ethnicity, and ED Disposition for Mental Health Visits
July 26, 2023
Black patients, especially Black male patients, are overrepresented in inpatient psychiatry. This study examined biases in admission rates among Black patients and, specifically, Black male patients with or without...