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Lisa Horowitz

Primary Position
Staff Scientist / Clinical Psychologist
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychology
Other
Other Education/Training
Public Health
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
Health services research, pediatrics, suicide screening in medical settings, instrument development, quality improvement, patient satisfaction, bone marrow transplantation
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
Office of the Clinical Director, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
10 CRC, Room 6-5362 /10 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-1276
eMAIL
lisahorowitz@comcast.net
Phone(s)
301 435-6052
Keywords
Screening
cancer
bone marrow transplant
pediatrics
Publications of Interest

Horowitz, L., Ballard, E., Teach, S., Bosk, A., Rosenstein, D., Joshi, P., Dalton, M., and Pao, M. Feasibility of screening patients with non-psychiatric complaints for suicide risk in a pediatric emergency department: A good time to talk. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Nov;26(11):787-92.

Prengler, R., and Horowitz, L. Health-related Quality of Life in Pediatric Oncology, in Quick Reference for Pediatric Oncology Clinicians: The Psychiatric and Psychological Dimensions of Pediatric Cancer Symptom Management. American Psychosocial Oncology Society, 2009.

Ballard, E., Bosk, A., Snyder, D., Pao, M, Bridge, J., Wharff, E., Teach, S. and Horowitz, L. Patients' Opinions about Suicide Screening in a Pediatric Emergency Department. In press, Pediatr Emerg Care,, 2011.

Horowitz, L., Wang, P., Koocher, J., Burr, B., Smith, M., Klavon, S., and Cleary, P. Detecting suicide risk in a pediatric emergency room: Development of a brief screening tool. Pediatrics. 2001;107:1133-1137.

Horowitz, L., Ballard, E., and Pao, M. Suicide screening in schools, primary care, and emergency departments. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 21:620-627, 2009.