Joan R. Asarnow, Ph.D.

Work Email Address: jasarnow@mednet.ucla.edu

Work Phone Number: (310) 825-0408
(800) 825-9989

Mailing Address:
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095 300 Medical Plaza
Ste 3310
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Work

Position/Title

Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests

Psychology - Behavioral Medicine (non-clinical); Public Health; Public Health - Disease Prevention and Control; Public Health - Health Policy Research; Public Health - Health Services Research; Stats/Methods/Informatics - Clinical Trials Methodology; Allied Health - Community Psychology; Medicine - Behavioral Medicine (clinical); Medicine - Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Medicine - Clinical Psychology; Medicine - Preventive Medicine; Medicine - Psychiatry

Education:

Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 1980

About

Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and a clinical psychologist. Dr. Asarnow's current work focuses on interventions and service delivery strategies for improving health and mental health in youth, with an emphasis on suicide/suicide attempt prevention and depression. She has led efforts to disseminate evidence-based treatments for child and adolescent depression and suicide prevention, working across multiple service settings including emergency departments, primary care, mental health, and school settings. Dr. Asarnow has received grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, Centers for Disease Control, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and MacArthur Foundation. At the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Dr. Asarnow directs the Youth Stress and Mood Program, a depression and suicide prevention program. This program provides clinical care for youth depression and suicidality, with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral treatments, work with families, and community based treatment and service strategies

Publications

Wells Kenneth B, Tang Lingqi, Carlson Gabrielle A, Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Treatment of youth depression in primary care under usual practice conditions: observational findings from Youth Partners in Care.. Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology. 2012; 22(1): 80-90.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Baraff Larry J, Berk Michele, Grob Charles S, Devich-Navarro Mona, Suddath Robert, Piacentini John C, Rotheram-Borus Mary Jane, Cohen Daniel, Tang Lingqi, An emergency department intervention for linking pediatric suicidal patients to follow-up mental health treatment.. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2011; 62(11): 1303-9.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Porta Giovanna, Spirito Anthony, Emslie Graham, Clarke Greg, Wagner Karen Dineen, Vitiello Benedetto, Keller Martin, Birmaher Boris, McCracken James, Mayes Taryn, Berk Michele, Brent David A, Suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury in the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents: findings from the TORDIA study.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2011; 50(8): 772-81.

Hughes Jennifer L, Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Family intervention strategies for adolescent depression.. Pediatric annals. 2011; 40(6): 314-8.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Albright Angela, Care management increases the use of primary and medical care services by people with severe mental illness in community mental health settings.. Evidence-based nursing. 2010; 13(4): 128-9.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Jaycox Lisa H, Tang Lingqi, Duan Naihua, LaBorde Anne P, Zeledon Luis R, Anderson Martin, Murray Pamela J, Landon Christopher, Rea Margaret M, Wells Kenneth B, Long-term benefits of short-term quality improvement interventions for depressed youths in primary care.. The American journal of psychiatry. 2009; 166(9): 1002-10.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Emslie Graham, Clarke Greg, Wagner Karen Dineen, Spirito Anthony, Vitiello Benedetto, Iyengar Satish, Shamseddeen Wael, Ritz Louise, Mccracken James, Strober Michael, Suddath Robert, Leonard Henrietta, Porta Giovanna, Keller Martin, Brent David, Treatment of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistant depression in adolescents: predictors and moderators of treatment response.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2009; 48(3): 330-9.

Tang Lingqi, Duan Naihua, Klap Ruth, Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Belin Thomas R, Applying permutation tests with adjustment for covariates and attrition weights to randomized trials of health-services interventions.. Statistics in medicine. 2009; 28(1): 65-74.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Baraff Larry J, Berk Michele, Grob Charles, Devich-Navarro Mona, Suddath Robert, Piacentini John, Tang Lingqi, Pediatric emergency department suicidal patients: two-site evaluation of suicide ideators, single attempters, and repeat attempters.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2008; 47(8): 958-66.

Goldstein Risë B, Asarnow Joan R, Jaycox Lisa H, Shoptaw Steven, Murray Pamela J, Correlates of "non-problematic" and "problematic" substance use among depressed adolescents in primary care.. Journal of addictive diseases. 2007; 26(3): 39-52.

Fordwood Samantha R, Asarnow Joan R, Huizar Diana P, Reise Steven P, Suicide attempts among depressed adolescents in primary care.. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53. 2007; 36(3): 392-404.

Baraff Larry J, Janowicz Nicole, Asarnow Joan R, Survey of California emergency departments about practices for management of suicidal patients and resources available for their care.. Annals of emergency medicine. 2006; 48(4): 452-8, 458.e1-2.

Pressman Leah J, Loo Sandra K, Carpenter Erika M, Asarnow Joan R, Lynn Deborah, McCracken James T, McGough James J, Lubke Gitta H, Yang May H, Smalley Susan L, Relationship of family environment and parental psychiatric diagnosis to impairment in ADHD.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2006; 45(3): 346-54.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Jaycox Lisa H, Duan Naihua, LaBorde Anne P, Rea Margaret M, Tang Lingqi, Anderson Martin, Murray Pamela, Landon Christopher, Tang Beth, Huizar Diana P, Wells Kenneth B, Depression and role impairment among adolescents in primary care clinics.. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2005; 37(6): 477-83.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Childhood-onset schizotypal disorder: a follow-up study and comparison with childhood-onset schizophrenia.. Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology. 2005; 15(3): 395-402.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Jaycox Lisa H, Duan Naihua, LaBorde Anne P, Rea Margaret M, Murray Pamela, Anderson Martin, Landon Christopher, Tang Lingqi, Wells Kenneth B, Effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention for adolescent depression in primary care clinics: a randomized controlled trial.. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2005; 293(3): 311-9.

Kennedy Sarah P, Baraff Larry J, Suddath Robert L, Asarnow Joan R, Emergency department management of suicidal adolescents.. Annals of emergency medicine. 2004; 43(4): 452-60.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Tompson Martha C, McGrath Emily P, Annotation: childhood-onset schizophrenia: clinical and treatment issues.. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 2004; 45(2): 180-94.

Glynn Shirley M, Asarnow Joan R, Asarnow Robert, Shetty Vivek, Elliot-Brown Karin, Black Edward, Belin Thomas R, The development of acute post-traumatic stress disorder after orofacial injury: a prospective study in a large urban hospital.. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 2003; 61(7): 785-92.

Asarnow Joan Rosenbaum, Jaycox Lisa H, Anderson Martin, Depression among youth in primary care models for delivering mental health services.. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America. 2002; 11(3): 477-97, viii.

Asarnow J R, Tompson M, Woo S, Cantwell D P, Is expressed emotion a specific risk factor for depression or a nonspecific correlate of psychopathology?. Journal of abnormal child psychology. 2001; 29(6): 573-83.

Wells K B, Kataoka S H, Asarnow J R, Affective disorders in children and adolescents: addressing unmet need in primary care settings.. Biological psychiatry. 2001; 49(12): 1111-20.

Asarnow J R, Jaycox L H, Tompson M C, Depression in youth: psychosocial interventions.. Journal of clinical child psychology. 2001; 30(1): 33-47.

Smalley S L, Bailey J N, Palmer C G, Cantwell D P, McGough J J, Del'Homme M A, Asarnow J R, Woodward J A, Ramsey C, Nelson S F, Evidence that the dopamine D4 receptor is a susceptibility gene in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.. Molecular psychiatry. 1998; 3(5): 427-30.

Asarnow J R, Tompson M C, Goldstein M J, Childhood-onset schizophrenia: a followup study.. Schizophrenia bulletin. 1994; 20(4): 599-617.

Asarnow R F, Asarnow J R, Childhood-onset schizophrenia: editors' introduction.. Schizophrenia bulletin. 1994; 20(4): 591-7.

Asarnow J R, Tompson M, Hamilton E B, Goldstein M J, Guthrie D, Family-expressed emotion, childhood-onset depression, and childhood-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders: is expressed emotion a nonspecific correlate of child psychopathology or a specific risk factor for depression?. Journal of abnormal child psychology. 1994; 22(2): 129-46.

Asarnow J R, Goldstein M J, Ben-Meir S, Parental communication deviance in childhood onset schizophrenia spectrum and depressive disorders.. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 1988; 29(6): 825-38.

KEYWORDS

Humans, Male, Female, Adolescent, Child, Depressive Disorder, Psychiatric Status Rating, Scales, Adult, Cognitive Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Combined Modality Therapy, Follow-Up Studies, Family, Depression, Depressive Disorder; Major, Risk Factors, Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors, Social Adjustment, Primary Health Care, Schizophrenic Psychology