Katherine Anne Comtois
Biographic Data
| ID | 4029799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine Anne Comtois |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine Anne |
| FAMILY NAME | Comtois |
| SIGNATURE | COMTOIS K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0398-4108 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sociodemographic factors and mental health in health care professionals and patients during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened mental health. This study aimed to: (1) measure the prevalence of loneliness, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation or behavior, and stress in primary care patients, and physicians, healthcare providers, and healthcare staff; and (2) measure the association of socio-demographic and employment characteristics with mental health measures. A cross-sectional survey measured the prevalence of mental health outcomes in h…
Adapting Caring Contacts for Veterans in a Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Department
Transitions in care, such as discharge from an emergency department (ED), are periods of increased risk for suicide and effective interventions that target these periods are needed. Caring Contacts is an evidence-based suicide prevention intervention that targets transitions, yet it has not been widely implemented. This pilot study adapted Caring Contacts for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ED setting and population, created an implementati…
Lived Experiences of Suicide Risk and Resilience among Alaska Native and American Indian People
This study explored the lived experiences of suicidality and help-seeking for suicide prevention among Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) people in a tribal health system. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to analyze semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 15 individuals (ages 15–56) with self-reported histories of suicide ideation and/or attempt. Several factors were found to be central to acquiring resilience to suicid…
Adolescent clinical populations and associations between trauma and behavioral and emotional problems
Trauma is a common experience among adolescents, particularly those presenting for behavioral health services, making trauma-informed care essential in these service delivery settings. Treatment that addresses adolescent risk behaviors and prevents recurrent trauma may be particularly important given the negative impact of multiple traumatic events on developing adolescents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for High Suicide Risk in Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder
clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00183651.
Self-reported Usual Care for Self-directed Violence During the 6 Months Before Emergency Department Admission
BACKGROUND: The literature describing the health services individuals receive before and following self-directed violence (SDV) is limited. OBJECTIVES: This study examines services received for the 6 months preceding admission to an urban county medical center emergency department (ED) for SDV. We predicted that individuals with at least 1 prior act of SDV in the past 6 months would have received more services than those for whom the index admiss…
Validation of the Co-occurring Disorder Quadrant Model
The co-occurring disorders quadrant model has been used as a framework for characterizing the heterogeneity in persons with low- and high-severity substance use and psychiatric disorders. This study investigated the validity and stability of the quadrant model in 155 adults who presented to one county hospital with psychiatric, substance use, or medical complaints. Quadrant placement was defined using data that is routinely gathered in clinical c…
Two-Year Randomized Controlled Trial and Follow-up of Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs Therapy by Experts for Suicidal Behaviors and Borderline Personality Disorder
CONTEXT: Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a treatment for suicidal behavior and borderline personality disorder with well-documented efficacy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the hypothesis that unique aspects of DBT are more efficacious compared with treatment offered by non-behavioral psychotherapy experts. DESIGN: One-year randomized controlled trial, plus 1 year of posttreatment follow-up. SETTING: University outpatient clinic and community pract…
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and Drug‐Dependence
A randomized clinical trial was conducted to evaluate whether Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an effective cognitive‐behavioral treatment for suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), would also be effective for drug‐dependent women with BPD when compared with treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) in the community. Subjects were randomly assigned to either DBT or TAU for a year of treatment. Subjects were assessed at 4, 8, and 12 mo…
Treatment Satisfaction Compared with Outcome in Severe Dual Disorders
Development and validation of adolescent‐perceived microsystem scales
Developed and validated instruments for urban and culturally diverse adolescents to assess their self‐reported transactions with family, peer, school, and neighborhood microsystems for the constructs of social support, daily hassles, and involvement. The sample of 998 youth were from schools in three Eastern cities with high percentages of economically disadvantaged youth. Data were collected before and after the transition to junior high school …
Development and validation of adolescent‐perceived microsystem scales
Developed and validated instruments for urban and culturally diverse adolescents to assess their self‐reported transactions with family, peer, school, and neighborhood microsystems for the constructs of social support, daily hassles, and involvement. The sample of 998 youth were from schools in three Eastern cities with high percentages of economically disadvantaged youth. Data were collected before and after the transition to junior high school …
Treatment Satisfaction Compared with Outcome in Severe Dual Disorders
Development and validation of adolescent‐perceived microsystem scales
Developed and validated instruments for urban and culturally diverse adolescents to assess their self‐reported transactions with family, peer, school, and neighborhood microsystems for the constructs of social support, daily hassles, and involvement. The sample of 998 youth were from schools in three Eastern cities with high percentages of economically disadvantaged youth. Data were collected before and after the transition to junior high school …
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and Drug‐Dependence
A randomized clinical trial was conducted to evaluate whether Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an effective cognitive‐behavioral treatment for suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), would also be effective for drug‐dependent women with BPD when compared with treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) in the community. Subjects were randomly assigned to either DBT or TAU for a year of treatment. Subjects were assessed at 4, 8, and 12 mo…
Treatment Satisfaction Compared with Outcome in Severe Dual Disorders
Two-Year Randomized Controlled Trial and Follow-up of Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs Therapy by Experts for Suicidal Behaviors and Borderline Personality Disorder
CONTEXT: Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a treatment for suicidal behavior and borderline personality disorder with well-documented efficacy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the hypothesis that unique aspects of DBT are more efficacious compared with treatment offered by non-behavioral psychotherapy experts. DESIGN: One-year randomized controlled trial, plus 1 year of posttreatment follow-up. SETTING: University outpatient clinic and community pract…
Validation of the Co-occurring Disorder Quadrant Model
The co-occurring disorders quadrant model has been used as a framework for characterizing the heterogeneity in persons with low- and high-severity substance use and psychiatric disorders. This study investigated the validity and stability of the quadrant model in 155 adults who presented to one county hospital with psychiatric, substance use, or medical complaints. Quadrant placement was defined using data that is routinely gathered in clinical c…
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for High Suicide Risk in Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder
clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00183651.
Self-reported Usual Care for Self-directed Violence During the 6 Months Before Emergency Department Admission
BACKGROUND: The literature describing the health services individuals receive before and following self-directed violence (SDV) is limited. OBJECTIVES: This study examines services received for the 6 months preceding admission to an urban county medical center emergency department (ED) for SDV. We predicted that individuals with at least 1 prior act of SDV in the past 6 months would have received more services than those for whom the index admiss…
Adolescent clinical populations and associations between trauma and behavioral and emotional problems
Trauma is a common experience among adolescents, particularly those presenting for behavioral health services, making trauma-informed care essential in these service delivery settings. Treatment that addresses adolescent risk behaviors and prevents recurrent trauma may be particularly important given the negative impact of multiple traumatic events on developing adolescents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Lived Experiences of Suicide Risk and Resilience among Alaska Native and American Indian People
This study explored the lived experiences of suicidality and help-seeking for suicide prevention among Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) people in a tribal health system. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to analyze semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 15 individuals (ages 15–56) with self-reported histories of suicide ideation and/or attempt. Several factors were found to be central to acquiring resilience to suicid…
Adapting Caring Contacts for Veterans in a Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Department
Transitions in care, such as discharge from an emergency department (ED), are periods of increased risk for suicide and effective interventions that target these periods are needed. Caring Contacts is an evidence-based suicide prevention intervention that targets transitions, yet it has not been widely implemented. This pilot study adapted Caring Contacts for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ED setting and population, created an implementati…
Sociodemographic factors and mental health in health care professionals and patients during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened mental health. This study aimed to: (1) measure the prevalence of loneliness, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation or behavior, and stress in primary care patients, and physicians, healthcare providers, and healthcare staff; and (2) measure the association of socio-demographic and employment characteristics with mental health measures. A cross-sectional survey measured the prevalence of mental health outcomes in h…
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Poison control (5 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (5 works) · Suicide prevention (5 works) · Borderline personality disorder (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (3 works)