Christian Thurstone, MD

Publications

• Terasaki D, Loh R, Cornell A, Taub J, Thurstone C. Single-dose intravenous ketamine or intramuscular naltrexone for high-utilization inpatients with alcohol use disorder: pilot trial feasibility and readmission rates. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2022 Nov 22;17(1):64. PubMed PMID: 36419181
• Thurstone C, Loh R, Piatz C, Simpson SA. Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Diagnosis Correlates With Hospitalization After an Emergency Department Visit. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Oct 1;38(10):e1590-e1593. PubMed PMID: 36066586
• Wolf C, Schwarz J, Thurstone C, Rylander M. Agreement between a single, self-defined burnout item and the ProQOL burnout subscale for behavioural health staff. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2021 Feb;30(1):326-333. PubMed PMID: 32959486
• Ladegard K, Thurstone C, Rylander M. Marijuana Legalization and Youth. Pediatrics. 2020 May;145(Suppl 2):S165-S174. PubMed PMID: 32358207
• Simpson SA, Goodwin M, Thurstone C (2019), Implementation and evaluation of a military civilian partnership to train mental health specialists. Military Medicine 184:e184-e190
• Levi ME, Montague BT, Thurstone C, Kumar D, Huprikar SS, Kotton CN, Executive Committee of the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the American Society of Transplantation (2019), Marijuana use in transplantation: A call for clarity. Clinical Transplantation 33:e13456
• Thurstone C (2019), What cures one can kill another. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 58:661-662
• Lintz MJ, Sutton B, Thurstone C. Associations between school-based substance use treatment and academic outcomes. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2019;29:554-558
• Trujillo K, Kuo G, Ingram A, Thurstone C (2019), Engaging adolescents: animal assisted therapy for adolescents with psychiatric and substance use disorders. Journal of Child and Family Studies (epub ahead of print)
• impACT: an MI/ACT manual for substance use and co-occurring problems. www.drthurstone.com/impact
• University of Colorado Addiction psychiatry training curriculum. http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/psychiatry/PsychEducation/PsychFellowships/PsychiatryAddictionFellowship/Pages/Curriculum.aspx
• Denver Health Psychiatric Physician Assistant Fellowship Curriculum. https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/office-of-education/graduate-programs/behavioral-health-pa-fellowship
• Simpson SA, Goodwin M, Thurstone C (accepted for publication), Implementation and evaluation of a military-civilian partnership to train mental health specialists. Military Medicine
• Montague B, Kotton C, Kumar D, Hubrikar S, Thurstone C, Kumar D (accepted for publication), Marijuana use in transplantation: A call for clarity. Clinical Transplantation
• Thurstone C (accepted for publication), What cures one can kill another. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Member

Practice Locations

• Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

• Psychiatry, Board Certification
• child and adolescent psychiatry, Board Certification (0001)
• addiction psychiatry, Board Certification (0001)

• Substance Abuse