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Martha Ward

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 778-1535
  • mcraig@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Adjunct Faculty, Train New Trainers Primary Care Fellowship, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis Medical Center
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Division of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Emory University
  • Post-baccalaureate Premedical Program from Columbia University
  • BA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Research

Publications

  • Assessment of Clinical Reasoning During a High Stakes Medical Student OSCE.
    Perspect Med Educ Volume: 13 Page(s): 629 - 634
    01/01/2024 Authors: Siegelman J; Bernstein L; Goedken J; Lewin L; Schneider J; Ward M; Stoddard H
  • When and How Should Clinicians View Discharge Planning as Part of a Patient's Care Continuum?
    AMA J Ethics Volume: 25 Page(s): E866 - E872
    12/01/2023 Authors: Ward M
  • Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing Patterns Among Women with and Without Serious Mental Illness.
    Community Ment Health J Volume: 59 Page(s): 1490 - 1497
    11/01/2023 Authors: Karlow SL; Levano SR; von Esenwein SA; Ward MC; McCool-Myers M; Lawley ME
  • When Communication Breaks Down: Handling Hostile Patients.
    Med Clin North Am Volume: 106 Page(s): 689 - 703
    07/01/2022 Authors: Ward M; Cook S
  • Reverse Integration Pilot in a Public Safety-Net Hospital's Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic.
    Community Ment Health J Volume: 57 Page(s): 262 - 267
    02/01/2021 Authors: Zatloff JP; Gupton O; Ward MC
  • Increasing Psychiatrists' Role in Addressing the Cardiovascular Health of Patients With Severe Mental Illness.
    Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ) Volume: 19 Page(s): 24 - 30
    01/01/2021 Authors: Ward M
  • Flattening the emotional distress curve: A behavioral health pandemic response strategy for COVID-19.
    Am Psychol Volume: 75 Page(s): 875 - 886
    10/01/2020 Authors: Kaslow NJ; Friis-Healy EA; Cattie JE; Cook SC; Crowell AL; Cullum KA; Del Rio C; Marshall-Lee ED; LoPilato AM; VanderBroek-Stice L
  • Navigating a Complex Health System: the Perceptions of Psychiatric Residents in Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women with Severe Mental Illness.
    Acad Psychiatry Volume: 44 Page(s): 403 - 407
    08/01/2020 Authors: Zatloff JP; von Esenwein SA; Philip Z; Ward MC
  • Explorations with a Residency-Wide, Online, Anonymous Suggestion Box: A Roller Coaster Ride.
    Acad Psychiatry Volume: 43 Page(s): 627 - 630
    12/01/2019 Authors: Boazak M; Cotes RO; Ward MC; Schwartz AC
  • Treatment Considerations in Severe Mental Illness: Caring for the Whole Patient.
    JAMA Psychiatry Volume: 76 Page(s): 759 - 760
    07/01/2019 Authors: Ward MC; Druss BG
  • Bite-Sized Teaching: Engaging the Modern Learner in Psychiatry.
    Acad Psychiatry Volume: 43 Page(s): 315 - 318
    06/01/2019 Authors: Schwartz AC; Cotes RO; Kim J; Ward MC; Manning KD
  • Lifestyle Interventions for Cardiometabolic Health in People With Psychiatric Disorders
    Page(s): 285 - 300
    01/01/2019 Authors: Ward MC; Cotes RO; Bartels SJ
  • Psychiatry's Role in Improving the Physical Health of Patients With Serious Mental Illness: A Report From the American Psychiatric Association.
    Psychiatr Serv Volume: 69 Page(s): 254 - 256
    03/01/2018 Authors: Druss BG; Chwastiak L; Kern J; Parks JJ; Ward MC; Raney LE
  • Clozapine-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia: Case Series and Review of the Literature.
    Psychosomatics Volume: 59 Page(s): 199 - 203
    01/01/2018 Authors: Kaplan J; Schwartz AC; Ward MC
  • Reverse Integration Initiatives for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness.
    Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ) Volume: 15 Page(s): 271 - 278
    07/01/2017 Authors: Ward MC; Druss BG
  • Randomized Trial of an Integrated Behavioral Health Home: The Health Outcomes Management and Evaluation (HOME) Study.
    Am J Psychiatry Volume: 174 Page(s): 246 - 255
    03/01/2017 Authors: Druss BG; von Esenwein SA; Glick GE; Deubler E; Lally C; Ward MC; Rask KJ
  • Medicaid Expenditures for Fee-for-Service Enrollees with Behavioral Diagnoses: Findings from a 50 State Claims Analysis.
    Community Ment Health J Volume: 53 Page(s): 1 - 7
    01/01/2017 Authors: Ward MC; Lally C; Druss BG
  • The Role of Behavioral Health in Optimizing Care for Complex Patients in the Primary Care Setting.
    J Gen Intern Med Volume: 31 Page(s): 265 - 267
    03/01/2016 Authors: Ward MC; Miller BF; Marconi VC; Kaslow NJ; Farber EW
  • The epidemiology of diabetes in psychotic disorders.
    Lancet Psychiatry Volume: 2 Page(s): 431 - 451
    05/01/2015 Authors: Ward M; Druss B
  • A meta-review of lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular risk factors in the general medical population: lessons for individuals with serious mental illness.
    J Clin Psychiatry Volume: 76 Page(s): e477 - e486
    04/01/2015 Authors: Ward MC; White DT; Druss BG
  • Future disposition and suicidal ideation: mediation by depressive symptom clusters.
    J Affect Disord Volume: 170 Page(s): 1 - 6
    01/01/2015 Authors: Ballard ED; Patel AB; Ward M; Lamis DA
  • Challenges in pharmacologic management of the hospitalized patient with psychiatric comorbidity.
    J Hosp Med Volume: 8 Page(s): 523 - 529
    09/01/2013 Authors: Ward M; Schwartz A
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