Mental Health
The mission of the IHR mental health research team is to improve the understanding and management of mental health conditions for Kaiser Permanente members and the community through a closer connection between research, practice, and policy. The IHR's mental health research team is a member of the Mental Health Research Network (MHRN), a consortium of 13 health system research centers embedded in large and diverse healthcare systems. The MHRN is dedicated to improving patient mental health through research, practice, and policy; with expertise in mental health services and policy research. Support for MHRN is provided by a cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Mental Health. Specific areas of focus for the IHR mental health research team include in-person and web-based psychotherapies for prevention and treatment of depression among pregnant/postpartum and general adult populations, large-scale suicide prevention interventions, electronic medical records-based alerts to reduce inappropriate antipsychotic prescribing for youth, and identification and treatment of psychiatric disorders in medical settings.
Mental Health Researchers
Jennifer Boggs, PhD Research Post-Doctoral Fellow Featured Projects
The major goal of this project was to conduct a pragmatic randomized clinical trial of the Mindful Mood Balance (MMB) web-based program to evaluate its effectiveness in reducing residual depressive symptoms (RDS) in recurrently depressed patients.
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Study End Date: 06/30/2019
The goal of this project was to conduct a large, pragmatic trial to examine two population-based programs to prevent suicide attempt. Participants were randomly assigned to continued usual care or usual care supplemented by one of the two prevention programs: an outreach and care management program (via secure messaging and telephone) including structured assessment linked to specific care pathways, or an online psycho-educational program focused on development of emotion regulation skills and prevention of suicidal behaviors, supported by coaching to promote engagement and adherence.
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Study End Date: 07/31/2020
This project will deliver firearm safe storage education via "Lock to Live" an anonymous web-based self-administered decision aid for safe firearm and medication storage in patients with suicide risk (Public URL: http://lock2live.com/).
Funder: Kaiser Permanente Firearm Safety Task Force
Study End Date: 05/2021
The proposed study seeks to conduct a comprehensive process and outcome evaluation of NZSM implementation in real-world clinical settings across 6 large, diverse Mental Health Research Network affiliated Learning Healthcare Systems providing healthcare for over 9 million individuals each year. Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Study End Date: 06/30/2022
The objective of this study was to use a three-phase structure to develop an activation peer delivery treatment model of web-based peer training and fidelity monitoring tools, to evaluate the feasibility, tolerability, acceptability, safety, and preliminary effectiveness of behavioral activation peer delivery within obstetric practice settings.
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Study End Date: 07/31/2020
To provide targeted expansion of the Mental Health Network to 1) develop capacity to perform trials involving pharmacotherapy, 2) develop procedures for deploying large-scale mental health IT interventions, and 3) conduct a signature project of a large population impact on an area of high priority to the field.
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Study End Date: 06/30/2024