Maria A. Oquendo, MD

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Impact of VNS on Suicidal Ideation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: A RECOVER Study Report
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July 8, 2026

Findings suggest that active VNS reduces suicidal ideation (SI) and potentially induces SI remission among participants with chronic TRD and baseline SI.
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Letter to the Editor

February 23, 2021

This letter points to the disparity in resources devoted to combating COVID-19 versus another preventable epidemic: suicide.
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Original Research

February 11, 2020

Read a study considering whether hopelessness an essential precondition for suicidal ideation in patients with depressive disorder.
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Original Research

July 31, 2018

Many individual factors influence risk of suicide attempt. How can these disparate factors be understood in light of each other? Read this article to learn about a comprehensive model...
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Letter to the Editor

April 25, 2018

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Original Research

September 5, 2017

Read this article to learn whether borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder are 2 different disorders or manifestations of the same disorder.
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Commentary

August 23, 2017

This commentary discusses Kozloff and Sommer's study on the effects of the Affordable Care Act extension of private health insurance coverage to individuals up to age 26 under their...
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Article

June 22, 2016

Section Editor Maria A. Oquendo, MD, discusses this month's 6 Focus on Suicide selections.
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Original Research

February 24, 2016

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December 23, 2015

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July 22, 2015

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March 25, 2015

Read 6 articles on suicide and whether most attempts are impulsive or planned , as well as how clinician can take this into account when evaluating patients.

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