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Profile

Barbara D'Orio MD

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Associate Professor, Emeritus
  • (678) 358-2209
  • bdorio@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta
  • Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta
  • BA from Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Research

Focus

  • Suicide Prevention and Substance Abuse

Publications

  • Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Understand How Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training Facilitates Police Officers' Mental Health Referrals.
    Community Ment Health J Volume: 58 Page(s): 1112 - 1120
    08/01/2022 Authors: Compton MT; Krishan S; Broussard B; Bakeman R; Fleischmann MH; Hankerson-Dyson D; Husbands L; Stewart T; D'Orio B; Del Pozo B
  • Modeling the effects of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for police officers: How knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy drive de-escalation skills and referral decisions.
    Int J Law Psychiatry Volume: 83 Page(s): 101814
    01/01/2022 Authors: Compton MT; Krishan S; Broussard B; Bakeman R; Fleischmann MH; Hankerson-Dyson D; Husbands L; Stewart T; D'Orio B; Watson AC
  • Targeting PPARalpha in Alzheimer's Disease.
    Curr Alzheimer Res Volume: 15 Page(s): 345 - 354
    02/22/2018 Authors: D'Orio B; Fracassi A; Ceru MP; Moreno S
  • Police officers' volunteering for (rather than being assigned to) Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training: Evidence for a beneficial self-selection effect.
    Behav Sci Law Volume: 35 Page(s): 470 - 479
    09/01/2017 Authors: T Compton M; Bakeman R; Broussard B; D'Orio B; C Watson A
  • The police-based crisis intervention team (CIT) model: II. Effects on level of force and resolution, referral, and arrest.
    Psychiatr Serv Volume: 65 Page(s): 523 - 529
    04/01/2014 Authors: Compton MT; Bakeman R; Broussard B; Hankerson-Dyson D; Husbands L; Krishan S; Stewart-Hutto T; D'Orio BM; Oliva JR; Thompson NJ
  • The police-based crisis intervention team (CIT) model: I. Effects on officers' knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
    Psychiatr Serv Volume: 65 Page(s): 517 - 522
    04/01/2014 Authors: Compton MT; Bakeman R; Broussard B; Hankerson-Dyson D; Husbands L; Krishan S; Stewart-Hutto T; D'Orio BM; Oliva JR; Thompson NJ
  • Characteristics of patients referred to psychiatric emergency services by crisis intervention team police officers.
    Community Ment Health J Volume: 46 Page(s): 579 - 584
    12/01/2010 Authors: Broussard B; McGriff JA; Demir Neubert BN; D'Orio B; Compton MT
  • Treatment of Psychiatric Emergencies
    Page(s): 1287 - 1308
    01/01/2009 Authors: Weigel MB; Purselle DC; D'Orio B; Garlow SJ
  • Reduction of episodes of seclusion and restraint in a psychiatric emergency service.
    Psychiatr Serv Volume: 55 Page(s): 581 - 583
    05/01/2004 Authors: D'Orio BM; Purselle D; Stevens D; Garlow SJ
  • Suicide prevention: a vital national public health issue.
    J Health Hum Serv Adm Volume: 27 Page(s): 123 - 141
    01/01/2004 Authors: D'Orio B; Garlow SJ
  • Keratoconus and psychosis.
    Am J Psychiatry Volume: 160 Page(s): 1011
    05/01/2003 Authors: Rudisch B; D'Orio B; Compton MT
  • Cocaine use disorders and suicidal ideation.
    Drug Alcohol Depend Volume: 70 Page(s): 101 - 104
    05/01/2003 Authors: Garlow SJ; Purselle D; D'Orio B
  • The relationship of restrictions on state hospitalization and suicides among emergency psychiatric patients.
    Psychiatr Serv Volume: 53 Page(s): 1297 - 1300
    10/01/2002 Authors: Garlow SJ; D'Orio B; Purselle DC
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