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Richard Ries, MD
Director, Addictions Division and Outpatient Psychiatry Rehabilitation Program
Director, Addictions Division, Department of Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center
325 9th Avenue
2HH-20
Box 359911
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 897-4216
rries@u.washington.edu
Educational Background:
BS, Stanford University- Palo Alto, CA, Pre-Med, 1970
MD, Northwestern Medical School- Evanston, IL, Medicine, 1975
Residency, University of Washington- Seattle, WA, Psychiatry, 1978
Current Research Interests:
- Suicide and addiction- substance related suicide attempts; induced mood disorders; health services implications; Borderline personality disorders, addiction treatment and recovery; suicide intervention
- Twelve Step Facilitation
- Health services research and treatment outcomes in severely mentally ill dually
- agnosed outpatients
- Contingency management models of treatment for methamphetamine and other substance abuse in community mental health center patients
- Medications in addiction recovery- alcohol relapse prevention medication; opiate addictions treatment with suboxone
Funded Research Projects:
Contingency Management of Psychostimulant Abuse in the Severely Mentally Ill
Role: Principal Investigator
Sponsor: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
R01 DA022476-01
7/1/07-8/31/09
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DBT-ACES Evaluation of Feasibility
Role: Co-Investigator (Comtois)
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
1R34MH079923-01
8/13/07-6/30/10
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Disseminating Organizational Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) Services (DO-SBIS) at Trauma Centers
Role: Advisor (Zatzick)
Sponsor: National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
8/1/07-7/30/12
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Suboxone Treatment for Opiod Dependent Patients with Soft Tissue Infection
Role: Collaborator (Merrill)
Sponsor: CHAMMP Small Grants Program
2007 Grant Award recipient
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Ries, R.K., Yuodelis-Flores, C., Comtois, K.A., Roy-Byrne, P.P., & Russo, J.E. (2008). Substance-induced suicidal admissions to an acute psychiatric service: characteristics and outcomes. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 34, 72-79.
Ries, R.K. (2006). Co-occurring Alcohol Use and Mental Disorders. Journal of Clinical
Psychopharmacology, 26, (6 Suppl 1), S30-36.
Comtois, K.A., Russo, J.E., Roy-Byrne, P.P., & Ries, R.K. (2004). Clinicians' assessments of bipolar disorder and substance abuse as predictors of suicidal behavior in acutely hospitalized psychiatric inpatients. Biological Psychiatry, 56, 757-763.
Ries, R.K., Short, R.A., Dyck, D.A., Srebnik, D., Fisher, A., Snowden, M., et al. (2004). Outcomes of Managing Disability Benefits in Substance Dependent Severely Mentally Ill Patients. Psychiatric Services, 55, 445-447.
Ries, R.K., Short, R.A., Dyck, D.G., & Srebnik, D.S. (2004). Unlinking disability income, substance use, and adverse outcomes in dually diagnosed severely mentally ill outpatients. American Journal on Addictions, 13, 390-397.
Hendryx, M.S., Russo, J.E., Stegner, B., Dyck, D., Ries, R., & Roy-Byrne, P. (2003). Predicting rehospitalization and outpatient services from administration and clinical databases. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 30, 342-351.
Ries, R., Dyck, D., Short, R., Srebnik, D., Snowden, M., & Comtois, K.A. (2002). Use of case manager ratings and weekly urine toxicology tests among outpatients with dual diagnoses. Psychiatric Services, 53, 764-766.
Wingerson, D., Russo, J., Ries, R., Dagadakis, C., & Roy-Byrne, P. (2001). Use of psychiatric emergency services and enrollment status in a public managed mental health care plan. Psychiatric Services, 52, 1494-1501.
Ries, R.K., Russo, J., Wingerson, D., Snowden, M., Comtois, K.A., Srebnik, D., et al. (2000). Shorter hospital stays and more rapid improvement among patients with schizophrenia and substance disorders. Psychiatric Services, 51, 210-215.
Wingerson, D., & Ries, R. (1999). Assertive Community Treatment for patients with chronic and severe mental illness who abuse drugs. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 31, 13-18.
Ries, R.K., Jaffe, C., Comtois, K., & Kitchell, M. (1999). Patient satisfaction and outcome with integrated dual diagnosis treatment. Community Mental Health Journal, 35, 213-221.
Gentilello, L.M., Villaveces, A., Ries, R., Nason, K.S., Daranciang, E., Donovan, D.M., et al. (1999). Detection of acute alcohol intoxication and chronic alcohol dependence by trauma center staff. Journal of Trauma, 47, 1131-1139.
Gentilello, L.M., Rivara, F.P., Donovan, D.M., Jurkovich, G.J., Daranciang, E., Ries, R.R., et al. (1999). Alcohol interventions in a trauma center as a means of reducing the risk of injury recurrence. Annals of Surgery, 230, 473-483.
Pages, K., Russo, J., Wingerson, D., Ries, R., Roy-Byrne, P., & Cowley, D. (1998). Predictors and outcome of against medical advice (AMA) discharges in the psychiatric units of a general hospital. Psychiatric Services, 49, 1187-1192.
Dunn, C.W., & Ries, R. (1997). Linking substance abuse services with general medical care: Integrated, brief interventions with hospitalized patients. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 23, 1-13.
Ries, R., Comtois, K., & Roy-Byrne, P. (1997). Illness severity and treatment services for dually diagnosed severely mentally ill outpatients. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 23, 239-246.
Ries, R., & Dyck, D. (1997). An examination of representative payee practices of community mental health centers in Washington State. Psychiatric Services, 48, 811-814.
Pirzada, S., Ries, R.K., & LoGerfo, J. (1997). Comorbid cost of alcohol/drug problems on DRG’s. American Journal on Addictions, 6, 193-204.
Ries, R., & Comtois, K.A. (1997). Managing disability benefits as part of treatment for persons with severe mental illness and co-morbid drug/alcohol disorders: A comparative study of payee and non-payee participants. The American Journal on Addictions, 6, 330-338.
Tsuang, D., Cowley, D., Ries, R., Dunner, D.L., & Roy-Byrne, P. (1995). The effects of substance use disorder on the clinical presentation of anxiety and depression in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 56, 549-555.
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