Gregory E. Simon, MD, MPH

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Gregory E. Simon, MD, MPH, is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, Washington. His publications from 1998 to 2024 focus on clinical topics including depression, suicide risk, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, child and adolescent psychiatry, mood disorders, and psychotic disorders. His research addresses patient care aspects such as treatment decisions, medication adherence, and the use of clozapine in psychotic disorders. He has collaborated frequently with Karen J. Coleman, Susan M. Shortreed, and other colleagues.

Publications

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Clozapine Use and Specific Indications
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Clozapine Use and Specific Indications

April 29, 2024

Clozapine initiation is uncommon in people with psychotic disorders who have experienced events suggesting clozapine is indicated, with even lower rates in Black and Hispanic patients.
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Parental Mental Illness and Child Injury Risk
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Parental Mental Illness and Child Injury Risk

September 12, 2022

Childhood injury is associated with parental serious mental illness (SMI). This study investigated whether the associations between parental SMI and child injury vary according to which parent had an...
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Machine Learning Prediction of Suicide Risk
Original Research

Machine Learning Prediction of Suicide Risk

August 31, 2022

Suicide assessment prompted by prediction models may be intrusive to patients with no history of suicidality. This study examined if machine learning models identify patients with high suicide risk...
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Factors that Impact Treatment Decisions

November 1, 2018

What patient-reported factors influence medication treatment decisions among individuals with bipolar and unipolar depression? The authors of this article conducted a survey to answer this question. Their findings may...
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Letter to the Editor

Reevaluating Sensitivity of Self-Reported Suicidal Ideation

May 22, 2018

Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a robust predictor of suicide attempt and suicide death. However, it still has a substantial false-negative rate. This study of...
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Original Research

Antidepressant Adherence in Psychiatry and Primary Care

October 24, 2017

Does rate of adherence to antidepressants vary much between physicians? This study of electronic health records and insurance claims data investigates the question, as well as whether adherence to...
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Suicide Risk and PHQ-9 Responses

February 24, 2016

When your patients complete the Patient Health Questionnaire, they are asked about the frequency of suicidal thoughts. For patients who indicate suicidal ideation, how long does their suicide risk...
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JCP
Original Research

Are Antidepressants for Mild Depression?

December 23, 2015

Read the full report on how often large health care systems prescribe antidepressant medication for minimal or mild depression.
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Original Research

Response to Past Depression Treatments Is Not Accurately Recalled: Comparison of Structured Recall and Patient Health Questionnaire Scores in Medical Records

December 15, 2012

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Educational Activity

Practical Lessons From Effectiveness Trials of Care Management and Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorder

August 15, 2009

JCP
Original Research

Mood Symptoms, Functional Impairment, and Disability in People With Bipolar Disorder: Specific Effects of Mania and Depression.

August 15, 2007

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Original Research

Recovery From Depression Predicts Lower Health Services Costs

August 15, 2006

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