Ronald G Thompson

Biographic Data

ID5422796
NAMERonald G Thompson
GIVEN NAMESRonald G
FAMILY NAMEThompson
SIGNATURETHOMPSON R G
AFFILIATIONSColumbia University
ORCID0000-0002-2437-4512
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS15
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • This Pandemic Is Making Me More Anxious about My Welfare and the Welfare of Others

    Open AccessRamey Moore, Miłosz J Zieliński et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    COVID-19 and subsequent social distancing guidelines have changed many aspects of people's daily lives including the way that they interact within their social environment. Pandemics are inherently social phenomena, and public health measures intended to curtail transmission of COVID-19 (e.g., quarantine and social distancing) have consequences for individuals with anxiety and depression. Using qualitative methods, respondents with previously dia…

  • Short-term effects of a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use and sexual risk among homeless young adults

    Ronald G Thompson, Jennifer C Elliott et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2016

    Findings suggest that the BI was acceptable and successful in getting participants to consider changing their drinking. However, lack of change in alcohol and sexual behavior outcomes indicates the need for further research to determine how to translate readiness to change into actual behavioral change among homeless young adults

  • Substance Use Disorders and Poverty as Prospective Predictors of Adult First-Time Suicide Ideation or Attempt in the United States

    Open AccessRonald G Thompson, Dana Alonzo et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2016References: 66

  • Eaton et al. Respond

    Nicholas R Eaton, Ronald G Thompson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015References: 3

    AffiliationsNicholas R. Eaton is with the Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Ronald G. Thompson Jr and Deborah S. Hasin are with the Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY. Deborah S. Hasin is also with the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York

  • Regularly Drinking Alcohol Before Sexual Activity in a Nationally Representative Sample

    Nicholas R Eaton, Ronald G Thompson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015Cited by: 3References: 35

    Objectives. We addressed regular drinking before sex and its associated risk factors. Methods. From the wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a nationally representative adult US sample (fielded 2004–2005), we determined the 12-month prevalence of regularly drinking alcohol before sexual activity. Among 17 491 sexually active drinkers, we determined the sociodemographic, psychiatric, and substance use correlates …

  • The influence of parental divorce and alcohol abuse on adult offspring risk of lifetime suicide attempt in the united states

    Dana Alonzo, Ronald G Thompson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2014

    The influences of parental divorce and alcohol abuse on adult offspring lifetime suicide attempt have not been examined in national data. This study analyzed data from the 2001-2002 NESARC to estimate main and interaction effects of parental divorce and alcohol abuse on lifetime suicide attempt. Adjusted for controls, parental divorce and parental alcohol abuse independently increased odds of lifetime suicide attempt. The effect of parental divor…

  • Parental Divorce, Maternal–Paternal Alcohol Problems, and Adult Offspring Lifetime Alcohol Dependence

    Ronald G Thompson, Dana Alonzo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice…2013

    This study examined the influences of parental divorce and maternal-paternal histories of alcohol problems on adult offspring lifetime alcohol dependence using data from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Parental divorce and maternal-paternal alcohol problems interacted to differentially influence the likelihood of offspring lifetime alcohol dependence. Experiencing parental divorce and eith…

  • Substance-Use Disorders and Poverty as Prospective Predictors of First-Time Homelessness in the United States

    Ronald G Thompson, Melanie M Wall et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2013Cited by: 12References: 24

    Objectives. We examined whether substance-use disorders and poverty predicted first-time homelessness over 3 years. Methods. We analyzed longitudinal data from waves 1 (2001–2002) and 2 (2004–2005) of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions to determine the main and interactive effects of wave 1 substance use disorders and poverty on first-time homelessness by wave 2, among those who were never homeless at wave 1 (n = …