Richard R. Owen

High Impact

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

36 h-index 145 pubs 4,020 cited

Research Areas

Mental Health Research Topics Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Behavioral Health and Interventions Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Health Policy Implementation Science Emergency and Acute Care Studies Diet and metabolism studies

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Richard R. Owen is a faculty member at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a research focus that spans mental health interventions, suicide prevention, and thyroid function. He has published extensively on the association between thyroid function and suicidal behavior, including a systematic review and meta-analysis. His work also addresses the design and implementation of interventions aimed at high-risk psychiatric inpatients, particularly veterans, to prevent suicide post-discharge. This includes studies on the effectiveness of coordinated community care and the transition of implementation research interventions into sustained clinical services, such as telehealth primary care mental health integration.

Owen's research further investigates the management of subclinical hypothyroidism, including the discontinuation of levothyroxine therapy and the determinants of its initiation in veteran populations. He also examines the quality of emergency department care for veterans presenting with suicide-related issues outside of traditional Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 36, 145 total publications, and over 4,000 citations, reflecting his significant contributions to health and medical research. Key collaborators include Spyridoula Maraka, Hooman Motahari, Soumya Thumma, and Lakshmi Menon, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 36
  • Publications: 145
  • Citations: 4,020

Selected Publications

  • Discontinuation of levothyroxine therapy in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism: a pilot randomized clinical trial (2025) DOI
  • Design of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of a post‐discharge suicide prevention intervention for high‐risk psychiatric inpatients: The Veterans Coordinated Community Care Study (2024) DOI
  • Frequency and Determinants of Levothyroxine Therapy Initiation for Veterans with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (2024) DOI
  • THU664 Discontinuation Of Low-dose Levothyroxine Therapy For Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism Is Feasible: A Pilot, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial (2023) DOI
  • Evaluation of a Model to Target High-risk Psychiatric Inpatients for an Intensive Postdischarge Suicide Prevention Intervention (2023) DOI
  • Association of Thyroid Function with Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Spyridoula Maraka University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Hooman Motahari University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Soumya Thumma University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Lakshmi Menon University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Madhura Borikar University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Gemy Maria George University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Jeff D. Thostenson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Elena Ambrogini University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications

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