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Douglas G. Jacobs
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 40
Citations - 2084
Douglas G. Jacobs is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Suicide prevention. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 40 publications receiving 1918 citations. Previous affiliations of Douglas G. Jacobs include Cambridge Hospital & Wellesley College.
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Clinical correlates of inpatient suicide.
TL;DR: Adding severity of anxiety and agitation to current assessments may help identify patients at acute risk and suggest effective treatment interventions and protect this group from suicide.
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Adolescent alcohol use, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts.
Elizabeth A. Schilling,Robert H. Aseltine,Jaime L. Glanovsky,Jaime L. Glanovsky,Amy James,Douglas G. Jacobs +5 more
TL;DR: The use of alcohol while sad or depressed is identified as a marker for suicidal behavior in adolescents who did not report ideating prior to an attempt, and hence, may not be detected by current strategies for assessing suicide risk.
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Development of a brief screening instrument: the HANDS.
Lee Baer,Douglas G. Jacobs,Joelle Meszler-Reizes,Mark A. Blais,Maurizio Fava,Ronald C. Kessler,Kathryn M. Magruder,Jane M. Murphy,Barbara Kopans,Peter Cukor,Linda Leahy,John O'Laughlen +11 more
TL;DR: The 10-item Harvard Department of Psychiatry/NDSD scale (HANDS) performs as well as other widely used longer self-report scales and has the advantage of briefer administration time.
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Suicide, depression, and isotretinoin: is there a causal link?
TL;DR: There is no evidence to support a causal connection between isotretinoin and major depression or suicide, and it is important for dermatologists to be aware of the risk factors for suicide and to monitor patients who exhibit depressive symptoms.
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Screening high school students for eating disorders: results of a national initiative.
S. Bryn Austin,Najat J. Ziyadeh,Sara F. Forman,Lisa A. Prokop,Anne Keliher,Douglas G. Jacobs +5 more
TL;DR: The lifetime prevalence of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are estimated to be 0.9, 1.5, and 3.5% among women and 0.3, 0.5 and 2.0% among men as mentioned in this paper.