Anthony R Pisani
Biographic Data
| ID | 1731991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anthony R Pisani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anthony R |
| FAMILY NAME | Pisani |
| SIGNATURE | PISANI A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rochester Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4698-8432 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Innovating military suicide prevention
Military suicide remains an urgent global concern, with Service members facing unique stressors including frequent relocations, postings to remote and regional locations where there is a lack of external facilities, reduced social connections, extended family separations, and operational demands that heighten psychological strain. In 2021, the Australian Department of Defence (Defence) partnered with SafeSide Prevention to enhance its Suicide Pre…
A Scoping Review of Programs to Support Families and Protect the Lives of Persons with Problematic Substance Use
ISSUES: Information is scarce about programs for families of individuals with problematic substance use (IPSUs), and even less is known about the volume and quality of programs that aim to prevent overdose or suicide. APPROACH: We completed a scoping review to examine programs for families concerned about an IPSU since 2008 to learn: whether and in what way IPSUs are involved in family programming, program goals, and whether these programs addres…
Qualitative Content Analysis of Covid-19’s Role in Suicide Attempts Leading to Hospital Care
The attribution of suicide attempts to COVID-19-related stress during the post-acute period highlights the extended impact of public health crises on vulnerable individuals. These findings emphasize the need for sustained, integrated medical and mental healthcare following such crises
Descriptive analysis of 1,048 presentations in the first five years of a zero-suicide framework in a child and youth mental health service in Australia
A standardized approach to suicide prevention improves consistency in management. These findings may inform the use of the ZSF/SPP in child mental health settings globally
The implementation of a zero-suicide framework in a child and youth mental health service in Australia
Suicide in children is a significant and growing problem. The "zero suicide" framework (ZSF) is one approach to suicide prevention used in health services for adults and children. This paper reports on the introduction of the first suicide prevention pathway (SPP) based on ZSF at a Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) in Australia. It begins by describing the adaptations made to elements of the SPP originally designed for adults to meet …
Expanding the role of justice in secondary research using digital psychological data
Secondary analysis of digital psychological data (DPD) is an increasingly popular method for behavioral health research. Under current practices, secondary research does not require human subjects research review so long as data are de-identified. We argue that this standard approach to the ethics of secondary research (i.e., de-identification) does not address a range of ethical risks and that greater emphasis should be placed on the ethical pri…
Evaluation of sustainable, blended learning workforce education for suicide prevention in youth services
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth in the U.S. and equipping clinical and non-clinical staff in youth services to address suicide concerns is a challenge. This paper evaluates InPlace Learning, an innovative and sustainable blended learning approach to suicide prevention workforce education in youth services. InPlace Learning combines group video-guided workshops, follow-up Q&A via web-based ‘office hours’, and continual learn…
The Paradox of Suicide Prevention
The recognition that we cannot use risk stratification (high, medium, low) to predict suicide or to allocate resources has led to a paradigm shift in suicide prevention efforts. There are challenges in adapting to these new paradigms, including reluctance of clinicians and services to move away from traditional risk categorisations; and conversely, the risk of a pendulum swing in which the focus of care swings from one approach to determining ser…
Wingman-Connect Program increases social integration for Air Force personnel at elevated suicide risk
U.S. military suicides are increasing and disrupted relationships frequently precede them. Group-level interventions are needed that reduce future suicide vulnerability among healthy members and also ameliorate risk among those already suicidal. We examined whether our Wingman-Connect Program (W-CP) strengthened Air Force relationship networks and socially integrated at-risk members. Air Force personnel classes in training were randomized to W-CP…
Framework for Supporting Adolescent Peer Leaders
Training peer leaders (PLs) as implementation agents is a state-of-the-art approach in prevention, but the field lacks frameworks for providing support. Text messaging, a powerful tool for direct intervention, may be useful in this regard. We introduce a conceptual framework for engaging, retaining, and educating adolescent PLs and conduct a pilot test of this framework using text messages for delivery to middle school PLs in a new, peer-led subs…
Diffusion of a Peer-Led Suicide Preventive Intervention Through School-Based Student Peer and Adult Networks
Background: Peer-led interventions have been applied to prevent various health behavior problems and may be an important complement to individual-level suicide prevention approaches. Sources of Strength trains student "peer leaders" in secondary schools to conduct prevention activities that encourage other students to build healthy social bonds and strengthen help-seeking norms. Prior work examining diffusion of peer-led programs has focused on y…
Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Youth–Adult Relationships, and Suicide Attempts Among High School Students in Underserved Communities
Associations Between Suicidal High School Students’ Help-Seeking and Their Attitudes and Perceptions of Social Environment
Associations Between Suicidal High School Students’ Help-Seeking and Their Attitudes and Perceptions of Social Environment
Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Youth–Adult Relationships, and Suicide Attempts Among High School Students in Underserved Communities
Wingman-Connect Program increases social integration for Air Force personnel at elevated suicide risk
U.S. military suicides are increasing and disrupted relationships frequently precede them. Group-level interventions are needed that reduce future suicide vulnerability among healthy members and also ameliorate risk among those already suicidal. We examined whether our Wingman-Connect Program (W-CP) strengthened Air Force relationship networks and socially integrated at-risk members. Air Force personnel classes in training were randomized to W-CP…
Associations Between Suicidal High School Students’ Help-Seeking and Their Attitudes and Perceptions of Social Environment
Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Youth–Adult Relationships, and Suicide Attempts Among High School Students in Underserved Communities
Diffusion of a Peer-Led Suicide Preventive Intervention Through School-Based Student Peer and Adult Networks
Background: Peer-led interventions have been applied to prevent various health behavior problems and may be an important complement to individual-level suicide prevention approaches. Sources of Strength trains student "peer leaders" in secondary schools to conduct prevention activities that encourage other students to build healthy social bonds and strengthen help-seeking norms. Prior work examining diffusion of peer-led programs has focused on y…
Framework for Supporting Adolescent Peer Leaders
Training peer leaders (PLs) as implementation agents is a state-of-the-art approach in prevention, but the field lacks frameworks for providing support. Text messaging, a powerful tool for direct intervention, may be useful in this regard. We introduce a conceptual framework for engaging, retaining, and educating adolescent PLs and conduct a pilot test of this framework using text messages for delivery to middle school PLs in a new, peer-led subs…
The Paradox of Suicide Prevention
The recognition that we cannot use risk stratification (high, medium, low) to predict suicide or to allocate resources has led to a paradigm shift in suicide prevention efforts. There are challenges in adapting to these new paradigms, including reluctance of clinicians and services to move away from traditional risk categorisations; and conversely, the risk of a pendulum swing in which the focus of care swings from one approach to determining ser…
Wingman-Connect Program increases social integration for Air Force personnel at elevated suicide risk
U.S. military suicides are increasing and disrupted relationships frequently precede them. Group-level interventions are needed that reduce future suicide vulnerability among healthy members and also ameliorate risk among those already suicidal. We examined whether our Wingman-Connect Program (W-CP) strengthened Air Force relationship networks and socially integrated at-risk members. Air Force personnel classes in training were randomized to W-CP…
Evaluation of sustainable, blended learning workforce education for suicide prevention in youth services
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth in the U.S. and equipping clinical and non-clinical staff in youth services to address suicide concerns is a challenge. This paper evaluates InPlace Learning, an innovative and sustainable blended learning approach to suicide prevention workforce education in youth services. InPlace Learning combines group video-guided workshops, follow-up Q&A via web-based ‘office hours’, and continual learn…
Descriptive analysis of 1,048 presentations in the first five years of a zero-suicide framework in a child and youth mental health service in Australia
A standardized approach to suicide prevention improves consistency in management. These findings may inform the use of the ZSF/SPP in child mental health settings globally
The implementation of a zero-suicide framework in a child and youth mental health service in Australia
Suicide in children is a significant and growing problem. The "zero suicide" framework (ZSF) is one approach to suicide prevention used in health services for adults and children. This paper reports on the introduction of the first suicide prevention pathway (SPP) based on ZSF at a Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) in Australia. It begins by describing the adaptations made to elements of the SPP originally designed for adults to meet …
Expanding the role of justice in secondary research using digital psychological data
Secondary analysis of digital psychological data (DPD) is an increasingly popular method for behavioral health research. Under current practices, secondary research does not require human subjects research review so long as data are de-identified. We argue that this standard approach to the ethics of secondary research (i.e., de-identification) does not address a range of ethical risks and that greater emphasis should be placed on the ethical pri…
A Scoping Review of Programs to Support Families and Protect the Lives of Persons with Problematic Substance Use
ISSUES: Information is scarce about programs for families of individuals with problematic substance use (IPSUs), and even less is known about the volume and quality of programs that aim to prevent overdose or suicide. APPROACH: We completed a scoping review to examine programs for families concerned about an IPSU since 2008 to learn: whether and in what way IPSUs are involved in family programming, program goals, and whether these programs addres…
Qualitative Content Analysis of Covid-19’s Role in Suicide Attempts Leading to Hospital Care
The attribution of suicide attempts to COVID-19-related stress during the post-acute period highlights the extended impact of public health crises on vulnerable individuals. These findings emphasize the need for sustained, integrated medical and mental healthcare following such crises
Innovating military suicide prevention
Military suicide remains an urgent global concern, with Service members facing unique stressors including frequent relocations, postings to remote and regional locations where there is a lack of external facilities, reduced social connections, extended family separations, and operational demands that heighten psychological strain. In 2021, the Australian Department of Defence (Defence) partnered with SafeSide Prevention to enhance its Suicide Pre…
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (9 works) · Suicide prevention (9 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (4 works) · Medical emergency (4 works)