Alejandro Interian, PhD

VISN 2 Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons, New Jersey; Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey

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Alejandro Interian, PhD, is affiliated with the VISN 2 Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the VA New Jersey Health Care System and the Department of Psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University. Interian has published extensively on suicide prevention, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for military veterans, and motivational interviewing to improve pharmacotherapy engagement. The author’s work primarily addresses suicide, psychiatry, and veterans’ mental health issues. Interian has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Angela A. Coombs and Barbara Stanley in articles published by Psychiatrist.com.

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Precision Medicine for Suicide Prevention: It’s Time to Take the Next Step
Commentary

Precision Medicine for Suicide Prevention: It’s Time to Take the Next Step

December 22, 2025

The authors recommend moving toward a precision medicine approach to suicide prevention that considers the person, their circumstances and biology, treatment delivery context, and conditions that contribute to the...
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Original Research

Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Suicide Prevention

August 31, 2021

A search is ongoing for treatments that reduce suicide attempts, especially for veterans. This study evaluated if Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Preventing Suicide Behavior effectively augmented treatment-as-usual enhanced for...
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ASCP Corner

Motivational Interviewing: Overcoming Disparities

March 6, 2018

This ASCP Corner article focuses on ways clinicians can help overcome poorer treatment engagement among underserved populations, particularly among members of racial/ethnic minority groups.
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