Maria A. Oquendo, MD

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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About

Maria A. Oquendo, MD, is affiliated with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Since 2001, Oquendo has contributed 36 articles to Psychiatrist.com, focusing on topics such as suicide, depression, addiction, bipolar disorder, and psychiatry. Frequent co-authors include J. John Mann, Enrique Baca-García, Carlos Blanco, Michael F. Grunebaum, and Barbara Stanley.

Publications

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Impact of VNS on Suicidal Ideation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: A RECOVER Study Report
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Impact of VNS on Suicidal Ideation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: A RECOVER Study Report

July 8, 2026

Findings suggest that active VNS reduces suicidal ideation (SI) and potentially induces SI remission among participants with chronic TRD and baseline SI.
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Letter to the Editor

If Suicide Were COVID-19: A Neglected Cause of Premature Death

February 23, 2021

This letter points to the disparity in resources devoted to combating COVID-19 versus another preventable epidemic: suicide.
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Hopelessness in Suicidal Ideation

February 11, 2020

Read a study considering whether hopelessness an essential precondition for suicidal ideation in patients with depressive disorder.
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Predictors of Suicide Attempt in Depressed Individuals

July 31, 2018

Many individual factors influence risk of suicide attempt. How can these disparate factors be understood in light of each other? Read this article to learn about a comprehensive model...
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Letter to the Editor

Dr Gonzalez-Pinto and Colleagues Reply

April 25, 2018

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Original Research

Borderline Personality vs. Bipolar

September 5, 2017

Read this article to learn whether borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder are 2 different disorders or manifestations of the same disorder.
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Commentary

The Health-Promoting Effects of Insurance Coverage

August 23, 2017

This commentary discusses Kozloff and Sommer's study on the effects of the Affordable Care Act extension of private health insurance coverage to individuals up to age 26 under their...
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Introduction: Focus on Suicide

June 22, 2016

Section Editor Maria A. Oquendo, MD, discusses this month's 6 Focus on Suicide selections.
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Original Research

Temperament, Character, and Suicide Attempts in Unipolar and Bipolar Mood Disorders

February 24, 2016

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Suicidal Behavior: Measurement and Mechanisms

December 23, 2015

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Childhood Maltreatment and Risk of Suicide Attempt: A Nationally Representative Study

July 22, 2015

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Impulsive vs. Planned Suicide Attempts

March 25, 2015

Read 6 articles on suicide and whether most attempts are impulsive or planned , as well as how clinician can take this into account when evaluating patients.

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