Michael Allen, MD

Professional Titles

• Medical Director, Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners

Recognitions

• Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (2004)
• Outstanding Achievement Award, Colorado Psychiatric Society (2015)
• Pioneer Clinical Innovation Award, UCHealth Medical Staff (2025)

Publications

• Bryan CJ, Allen MH, Wastler HM, Bryan AO, Baker JC, May AM, Thomsen CJ. Rapid intensification of suicide risk preceding suicidal behavior among primary care patients. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2023 Jun;53(3):352-361. PubMed PMID: 36912126
• Bryan CJ, Allen MH, Bryan AO, Thomsen CJ, Baker JC, May AM. Does Suicide Risk Screening Improve the Identification of Primary Care Patients Who Will Attempt Suicide Versus Depression Screening Alone?. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023 Dec;49(12):680-688. PubMed PMID: 37739828
• Bryan CJ, Allen MH, Hoge CW. Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Primary Care: An Evidence-Based Approach. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Jan 1;74(1):79-81. PubMed PMID: 35811562
• Nordstrom K, Currier GW, Allen MH, Powsner S. Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care. In Tasman A, Riba M, Alarcon RD, Alfonso CA, Kanba S, Ndetei DM, Ng CH, Schulze TG, Lecic-Tosevski D, editors. Tasman’s Psychiatry, 5th Edition. Springer, Cham; 2023. p 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42825-9_6-1
• Bryan CJ, Allen MH, Hoge CW. Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Primary Care: An Evidence-Based Approach. Psychiatr Serv. 2022 Jul 11;:appips202100611. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35811562
• Bryan CJ, Thomsen CJ, Bryan AO, Baker JC, May AM, Allen MH. Scores on the suicide cognitions scale-revised (SCS-R) predict future suicide attempts among primary care patients denying suicide ideation and prior attempts. J Affect Disord. 2022 Sep 15;313:21-26. PubMed PMID: 35772624
• Goldman-Mellor SJ, Bhat HS, Allen MH, Schoenbaum M. Suicide Risk Among Hospitalized Versus Discharged Deliberate Self-Harm Patients: Generalized Random Forest Analysis Using a Large Claims Data Set. Am J Prev Med. 2022 Apr;62(4):558-566. PubMed PMID: 34810041
• Goldman-Mellor SJ, Bhat HS, Allen MH, Schoenbaum M. Suicide Risk Among Hospitalized Versus Discharged Deliberate Self-Harm Patients: Generalized Random Forest Analysis Using a Large Claims Data Set. Am J Prev Med. 2021 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34810041
• Bryan CJ, Allen MH, Thomsen CJ, May AM, Baker JC, Bryan AO, Harris JA, Cunningham CA, Taylor KB, Wine MD, Young J, Williams S, White K, Smith L, Lawson WC, Hope T, Russell W, Hinkson KD, Cheney T, Arne K. Improving Suicide Risk Screening to Identify the Highest Risk Patients: Results From the PRImary Care Screening Methods (PRISM) Study. Ann Fam Med. 2021 Nov-Dec;19(6):492-498. PubMed PMID: 34750123
• Bryan CJ, May AM, Thomsen CJ, Allen MH, Cunningham CA, Wine MD, Taylor KB, Baker JC, Bryan AO, Harris JA, Russell WA. Psychometric evaluation of the Suicide Cognitions Scale-Revised (SCS-R). Military Psychology (epub 8 April 2021). DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2021.1897498
• Daniel DG, Daniel NG, Daniel DT, Flynn LC, Allen MH. The Effect of Propofol on a Forced Swim Test in Mice at 24 Hours. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp. 2020;92:100590. doi: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2020.100590. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32714472; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7378852.
• O'Connor L, Larkin C, Ibrahim AF, Allen M, Wang B, Boudreaux ED. Development and pilot study of simple suicide risk rulers for use in the emergency department. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2020 Mar - Apr;63:97-102. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.08.004. Epub 2018 Aug 9. PubMed PMID: 30121140.
• Daniel DG, Daniel NG, Daniel DT, Flynn LC, Allen MH. The Effect of Acutely Administered Propofol on Forced Swim Test Outcomes in Mice. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2019 Sep 1;16(9-10):22-26. PubMed PMID: 32082945
• Wortzel HS, Barnes SM, Cannizzaro KA, Villarreal EJ, Allen MH, Matarazzo BB. Welfare Checks for Suicide Risk Management: Risks and Benefits. J Psychiatr Pract. 2019 Sep;25(5):379-382. PubMed PMID: 31505523
• Bryan CJ, Allen MH, Thomsen CJ, May AM, Baker JC, Harris JA, Bryan AO, Russell WA. The PRImary care Screening Methods (PRISM) study: Rationale and design considerations. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Sep;84:105823. PubMed PMID: 31400514
• Wortzel HS, Barnes SM, Cannizzaro KA, Villarreal EJ, Matarazzo BB, Allen MH. Welfare Checks and Therapeutic Risk Management. J Psychiatr Pract. 2019 Nov;25(6):470-474. PubMed PMID: 31821224
• Catanach B, Betz ME, Tvrdy C, Skelding C, Brummett S, Allen MH. Implementing an Emergency Department Telephone Follow-Up Program for Suicidal Patients: Successes and Challenges. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019 Nov;45(11):725-732. PubMed PMID: 31575455
• Dunlap LJ, Orme S, Zarkin GA, Arias SA, Miller IW, Camargo CA Jr, Sullivan AF, Allen MH, Goldstein AB, Manton AP, Clark R, Boudreaux ED. Screening and Intervention for Suicide Prevention: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the ED-SAFE Interventions. Psychiatr Serv. 2019 Dec 1;70(12):1082-1087. PubMed PMID: 31451063
• Reno E, Brown TL, Betz ME, Allen MH, Hoffecker L, Reitinger J, Roach R, Honigman B. Suicide and High Altitude: An Integrative Review. High Alt Med Biol. 2018 Jun;19(2):99-108. PubMed PMID: 29161114
• Denchev P, Pearson JL, Allen MH, Claassen CA, Currier GW, Zatzick DF, Schoenbaum M. Modeling the Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Suicide Risk Among Hospital Emergency Department Patients. Psychiatr Serv. 2018 Jan 1;69(1):23-31. PubMed PMID: 28945181
• Boudreaux ED, Larkin C, Kini N, Capoccia L, Allen MH, Goldstein Grumet J, Silverman MM, McKeon R, Barton B, Miller I, Formica SW, Camargo CA. Predictive utility of an emergency department decision support tool in patients with active suicidal ideation. Psychol Serv. 2018 Aug;15(3):270-278. PubMed PMID: 30080084
• Miller IW, Camargo CA Jr, Arias SA, Sullivan AF, Allen MH, Goldstein AB, Manton AP, Espinola JA, Jones R, Hasegawa K, Boudreaux ED. Suicide Prevention in an Emergency Department Population: The ED-SAFE Study. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Jun 1;74(6):563-570. PubMed PMID: 28456130
• Wilson MP, Nordstrom K, Anderson EL, Ng AT, Zun LS, Peltzer-Jones JM, Allen MH. American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Task Force on Medical Clearance of Adult Psychiatric Patients. Part II: Controversies over Medical Assessment, and Consensus Recommendations. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Jun;18(4):640-646. PubMed PMID: 28611885
• Allen MH, Citrome L, Pikalov A, Hsu J, Loebel A. Efficacy of lurasidone in the treatment of agitation: A post hoc analysis of five short-term studies in acutely ill patients with schizophrenia. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2017 Jul;47:75-82. PubMed PMID: 28807142
• Boudreaux ED, Jaques ML, Brady KM, Matson A, Allen MH. The Patient Safety Screener: Validation of a Brief Suicide Risk Screener for Emergency Department Settings. Arch Suicide Res. 2017 Jan 2;21(1):52-61. PubMed PMID: 26910048
• Anderson EL, Nordstrom K, Wilson MP, Peltzer-Jones JM, Zun L, Ng A, Allen MH. American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Task Force on Medical Clearance of Adults Part I: Introduction, Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Feb;18(2):235-242. PubMed PMID: 28210358
• Arias SA, Miller I, Camargo CA Jr, Sullivan AF, Goldstein AB, Allen MH, Manton AP, Boudreaux ED. Factors Associated With Suicide Outcomes 12 Months After Screening Positive for Suicide Risk in the Emergency Department. Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Feb;67(2):206-13. PubMed PMID: 26620285
• Boudreaux ED, Camargo CA Jr, Arias SA, Sullivan AF, Allen MH, Goldstein AB, Manton AP, Espinola JA, Miller IW. Improving Suicide Risk Screening and Detection in the Emergency Department. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Apr;50(4):445-453. PubMed PMID: 26654691
• Garriga M, Pacchiarotti I, Kasper S, Zeller SL, Allen MH, Vázquez G, Baldaçara L, San L, McAllister-Williams RH, Fountoulakis KN, Courtet P, Naber D, Chan EW, Fagiolini A, Möller HJ, Grunze H, Llorca PM, Jaffe RL, Yatham LN, Hidalgo-Mazzei D, Passamar M, Messer T, Bernardo M, Vieta E. Assessment and management of agitation in psychiatry: Expert consensus. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2016;17(2):86-128. PubMed PMID: 26912127
• Assessment and Management of Agitation in Psychiatry: Expert Consensus. Garriga M, Pacchiarotti I, Kasper S, Zeller SL, Allen MH, et al. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 2016; 17(2): 86-128.
• Factors Associated with Suicide Outcomes 12-months After Screening Positive for Suicide Risk in the Emergency Department. Arias SA, Miller I, Camargo, Jr, CA, Sullivan AF, Goldstein AB, Allen MH, Manton AP and Boudreaux ED. Psychiatric Services 2016;67(2):206-213.
• 69. Improving Suicide Risk Screening and Detection in the Emergency Department: Results from the Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation (ED-SAFE) Effectiveness Trial. Boudreaux ED, Arias SA, Sullivan AF, Allen MH, Goldstein AB, Manton AM, Espinola JA, Camargo, Jr, CA, Miller I. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2016 Apr;50(4):445-53.
• Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care. Nordstrom K, Currier GW, Allen MH and Powsner S. In Tasman A, Kay J, Lieberman JA, First MB and Riba M, (Editors), Psychiatry, 4th Edition, Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2016, pp 2475-2478.
• Economic Model Demonstrates Cost Effectiveness of Emergency Department Interventions for Suicide Risk. Allen MH, Denchev P, Pearson J, Claassen C, Currier GW, Zatzick DF and Schoenbaum M. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November 2, 2016.
• Boudreaux ED, Jaques ML, Brady KM, Matson A, Allen MH. The patient safety screener: validation of a brief suicide risk screener for emergency department settings. Arch Suicide Res. 2015;19(2):151-60. PubMed PMID: 25826715
• Screening for Suicidal Ideation and Attempts among Emergency Department Medical Patients: Screening Instrument and Results from the Psychiatric Emergency Research Collaboration (PERC-02) (2012) Allen MH, Abar B, McCormick M, Barnes DH, Haukoos J, Garmel GM and Boudreaux ED. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior (in press)
• Nordstrom K, Allen MH. Alternative delivery systems for agents to treat acute agitation: progress to date. Drugs. 2013 Nov;73(16):1783-92. PubMed PMID: 24151084
• Boudreaux ED, Miller I, Goldstein AB, Sullivan AF, Allen MH, Manton AP, Arias SA, Camargo CA Jr. The Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation (ED-SAFE): method and design considerations. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Sep;36(1):14-24. PubMed PMID: 23707435
• Allen MH, Abar BW, McCormick M, Barnes DH, Haukoos J, Garmel GM, Boudreaux ED. Screening for suicidal ideation and attempts among emergency department medical patients: instrument and results from the Psychiatric Emergency Research Collaboration. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2013 Jun;43(3):313-23. PubMed PMID: 23413776
• Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Clinical Global Impression for Schizoaffective Disorder Scale (CGI-SCA). Allen MH, Daniel D, Lindenmayer JP, Revicki D, Canuso C, Fong DJ and Alphs L. Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience 2012; 9(1):15–24.
• Rapid Acute Treatment of Agitation in Patients with Bipolar I Disorder: A Multi-Center, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial with Inhaled Loxapine. Kwentus J, Riesenberg RA, Marandi M, Manning RA, Allen MH, Fishman RS, Spyker DA, Kehne JH and Cassella JV. Bipolar Disorders 2012; 14: 31-40
• Multicenter study of predictors of suicide screening in emergency departments. Ting SA, Sullivan AF, Miller I, Espinola JA, Allen MH, Camargo CA Jr, Boudreaux ED; Emergency Department Safety and Follow-up Evaluation (ED-SAFE) Investigators. Acad Emerg Med 2012; 19(2):239-43.
• The Psychiatric Emergency Research Collaboration-03: Validation of the Patient Safety Screener. Jaques M., Matson A, Singer S, Allen MH., Miller I and Boudreaux E. Society of Behavioral Medicine, April 11-14, 2012, New Orleans, LA.
• Additional Suicide Risk Detected in Primary Care Patients Using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale After the PHQ-9. Nordstrom K, Allen MH, Keeley R. Annual DoD/VA Suicide Prevention Conference, June 21, 2012, Washington, DC
• Preventing Suicide through Improved Training in Suicide Risk Assessment and Care: An American Association of Suicidology Task Force Report Addressing Serious Gaps in US Mental Health Training. Schmitz WM, Allen MH, Feldman BN, Gutin NJ, Jahn DR, Kleepsies PM, Quinnett P and Simpson S. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior 2012; 42(3): 292-304.
• Multicenter Study of Predictors of Suicide Screening in Emergency Departments. Ting SA, Sullivan AF, Miller I, Espinola JA, Allen MH, Camargo CA and Boudreaux ED on behalf of the ED-SAFE Investigators. Academic Emergency Medicine 2012; 19(2):239-43.
• Schmitz WM Jr, Allen MH, Feldman BN, Gutin NJ, Jahn DR, Kleespies PM, Quinnett P, Simpson S. Preventing suicide through improved training in suicide risk assessment and care: an American Association of Suicidology Task Force report addressing serious gaps in U.S. mental health training. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2012 Jun;42(3):292-304. PubMed PMID: 22494118
• Allen MH, Daniel DG, Revicki DA, Canuso CM, Turkoz I, Fu DJ, Alphs L, Ishak KJ, Bartko JJ, Lindenmayer JP. Development and psychometric evaluation of a clinical global impression for schizoaffective disorder scale. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2012 Jan;9(1):15-24. PubMed PMID: 22347687
• Kwentus J, Riesenberg RA, Marandi M, Manning RA, Allen MH, Fishman RS, Spyker DA, Kehne JH, Cassella JV. Rapid acute treatment of agitation in patients with bipolar I disorder: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial with inhaled loxapine. Bipolar Disord. 2012 Feb;14(1):31-40. PubMed PMID: 22329470
• Ting SA, Sullivan AF, Miller I, Espinola JA, Allen MH, Camargo CA Jr, Boudreaux ED. Multicenter study of predictors of suicide screening in emergency departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Feb;19(2):239-43. PubMed PMID: 22288721
• Dennehy EB, Marangell LB, Allen MH, Chessick C, Wisniewski SR, Thase ME. Suicide and suicide attempts in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD). J Affect Disord. 2011 Oct;133(3):423-7. PubMed PMID: 21601286
• Allen MH, Feifel D, Lesem MD, Zimbroff DL, Ross R, Munzar P, Spyker DA, Cassella JV. Efficacy and safety of loxapine for inhalation in the treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Oct;72(10):1313-21. PubMed PMID: 21294997
• Lesem MD, Tran-Johnson TK, Riesenberg RA, Feifel D, Allen MH, Fishman R, Spyker DA, Kehne JH, Cassella JV. Rapid acute treatment of agitation in individuals with schizophrenia: multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled study of inhaled loxapine. Br J Psychiatry. 2011 Jan;198(1):51-8. PubMed PMID: 21200077
• Allen MH, Debanné M, Lazignac C, Adam E, Dickinson LM, Damsa C. Effect of nicotine replacement therapy on agitation in smokers with schizophrenia: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Am J Psychiatry. 2011 Apr;168(4):395-9. PubMed PMID: 21245085
• Ethics and Psychological Profiles of Altruistic Kidney Donors (2011). Heru A, Chessick C and Allen MH. 58th Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Meeting, November 19, 2011, Phoenix, AZ
• A Multicenter Study of Universal Suicide Screening in Emergency Departments (2011). Allen MH, Abar B, McCormick M, Barnes DH, Haukoos J and Boudreaux E. American Public Health Association 139th Annual Meeting, October 31, 2011, Washington, DC.
• Efficacy and Safety of Loxapine for Inhalation in the Treatment of Acute Agitation in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. Allen MH, Feifel DA, Lesem MD, Zimbroff DL, Ross R, Spyker DA and Cassella JV. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011;72(10):1313–1321.
• Suicide and Suicide Attempts in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder. Dennehy EB, Marangell LB, Allen MH, Chessick C, Wisniewski SR and Thase ME. Journal of Affective Disorders 2011; 133:423–427.
• D'Onofrio G, Jauch E, Jagoda A, Allen MH, Anglin D, Barsan WG, Berger RP, Bobrow BJ, Boudreaux ED, Bushnell C, Chan YF, Currier G, Eggly S, Ichord R, Larkin GL, Laskowitz D, Neumar RW, Newman-Toker DE, Quinn J, Shear K, Todd KH, Zatzick D. NIH Roundtable on Opportunities to Advance Research on Neurologic and Psychiatric Emergencies. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Nov;56(5):551-64. PubMed PMID: 21036295
• Fan J, Ionita-Laza I, McQueen MB, Devlin B, Purcell S, Faraone SV, Allen MH, Bowden CL, Calabrese JR, Fossey MD, Friedman ES, Gyulai L, Hauser P, Ketter TB, Marangell LB, Miklowitz DJ, Nierenberg AA, Patel JK, Sachs GS, Thase ME, Molay FB, Escamilla MA, Nimgaonkar VL, Sklar P, Laird NM, Smoller JW. Linkage disequilibrium mapping of the chromosome 6q21-22.31 bipolar I disorder susceptibility locus. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2010 Jan 5;153B(1):29-37. PubMed PMID: 19308960
• Boudreaux ED, Allen MH, Claassen C, Currier GW, Bertman L, Glick R, Park J, Feifel D, Camargo CA Jr. The Psychiatric Emergency Research Collaboration-01: methods and results. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2009 Nov-Dec;31(6):515-22. PubMed PMID: 19892209
• Allen MH. Acute nonpsychotic mania: first episode. CNS Spectr. 2009 Nov;14(11 Suppl 11):3-6; discussion 12-4. PubMed PMID: 20173693
• Mansour HA, Talkowski ME, Wood J, Chowdari KV, McClain L, Prasad K, Montrose D, Fagiolini A, Friedman ES, Allen MH, Bowden CL, Calabrese J, El-Mallakh RS, Escamilla M, Faraone SV, Fossey MD, Gyulai L, Loftis JM, Hauser P, Ketter TA, Marangell LB, Miklowitz DJ, Nierenberg AA, Patel J, Sachs GS, Sklar P, Smoller JW, Laird N, Keshavan M, Thase ME, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Lewis D, Monk T, Frank E, Kupfer DJ, Devlin B, Nimgaonkar VL. Association study of 21 circadian genes with bipolar I disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia. Bipolar Disord. 2009 Nov;11(7):701-10. PubMed PMID: 19839995
• Chessick CA, Perlick DA, Miklowitz DJ, Dickinson LM, Allen MH, Morris CD, Gonzalez JM, Marangell LB, Cosgrove V, Ostacher M. Suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms among bipolar patients as predictors of the health and well-being of caregivers. Bipolar Disord. 2009 Dec;11(8):876-84. PubMed PMID: 19922556
• Mihai A, Allen MH, Beezhold J, Rosu C, Nirestean A, Damsa C. Are female psychiatry residents better to propose in emergency a voluntary hospitalization?. Psychiatr Q. 2009 Dec;80(4):233-9. PubMed PMID: 19680811
• Marangell LB, Dennehy EB, Miyahara S, Wisniewski SR, Bauer MS, Rapaport MH, Allen MH. The functional impact of subsyndromal depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder: data from STEP-BD. J Affect Disord. 2009 Apr;114(1-3):58-67. PubMed PMID: 18708263
• Migon MN, Coutinho ES, Huf G, Adams CE, Cunha GM, Allen MH. Factors associated with the use of physical restraints for agitated patients in psychiatric emergency rooms. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 May-Jun;30(3):263-8. PubMed PMID: 18433659
• Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ, Miyahara S, Araga M, Wisniewski S, Gyulai L, Allen MH, Thase ME, Sachs GS. The prospective course of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder: findings from the STEP-BD. Am J Psychiatry. 2008 Mar;165(3):370-7; quiz 410. PubMed PMID: 18198271
• Marangell LB, Dennehy EB, Wisniewski SR, Bauer MS, Miyahara S, Allen MH, Martinez M, Al Jurdi RK, Thase ME. Case-control analyses of the impact of pharmacotherapy on prospectively observed suicide attempts and completed suicides in bipolar disorder: findings from STEP-BD. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Jun;69(6):916-22. PubMed PMID: 18399724
• Damsa C, Adam E, Lazignac C, Mihai A, DE Gregorio F, Lejeune J, Maris S, Clivaz E, Allen MH. A naturalistic study of consecutive agitated emergency department patients treated with intramuscular olanzapine prior to consent. Am J Psychiatry. 2008 Apr;165(4):535-6. PubMed PMID: 18381919
• Damsa C, Adam E, Lazignac C, De Gregorio F, Mihai A, Lejeune J, Sarasin F, Allen MH. Intramuscular olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia: an observational study in an emergency room. Bull Soc Sci Med Grand Duche Luxemb. 2008;(2):209-16. PubMed PMID: 18561597
• Damsa C, Andreoli A, Zullino D, Adam E, Mihai A, Maris S, Caihol L, Lazignac C, Allen MH. Quality of care in Emergency Psychiatry: developing an international network. Eur Psychiatry. 2007 Sep;22(6):411-2. PubMed PMID: 17948351
• Nordstrom K, Allen MH. Managing the acutely agitated and psychotic patient. CNS Spectr. 2007 Oct;12(10 Suppl 17):5-11. PubMed PMID: 17934384
• Allen MH. The organization of psychiatric emergency services and related differences in restraint practices. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2007 Nov-Dec;29(6):467-9. PubMed PMID: 18022037
• Fossey MD, Allen MH, Yates WR. Concurrent tracking of alcohol use and bipolar disorder symptoms. Bipolar Disord. 2007 Nov;9(7):789-90; author reply 790-1. PubMed PMID: 17988372
• Daniel DG, Currier GW, Zimbroff DL, Allen MH, Oren D, Manos G, McQuade R, Pikalov AA 3rd, Crandall DT. Efficacy and safety of oral aripiprazole compared with haloperidol in patients transitioning from acute treatment with intramuscular formulations. J Psychiatr Pract. 2007 May;13(3):170-7. PubMed PMID: 17522560
• Damsa C, Adam E, De Gregorio F, Cailhol L, Lejeune J, Lazignac C, Allen MH. Intramuscular olanzapine in patients with borderline personality disorder: an observational study in an emergency room. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2007 Jan-Feb;29(1):51-3. PubMed PMID: 17189746
• Chessick CA, Perlick DA, Miklowitz DJ, Kaczynski R, Allen MH, Morris CD, Marangell LB. Current suicide ideation and prior suicide attempts of bipolar patients as influences on caregiver burden. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2007 Aug;37(4):482-91. PubMed PMID: 17896888
• Sachs GS, Nierenberg AA, Calabrese JR, Marangell LB, Wisniewski SR, Gyulai L, Friedman ES, Bowden CL, Fossey MD, Ostacher MJ, Ketter TA, Patel J, Hauser P, Rapport D, Martinez JM, Allen MH, Miklowitz DJ, Otto MW, Dennehy EB, Thase ME. Effectiveness of adjunctive antidepressant treatment for bipolar depression. N Engl J Med. 2007 Apr 26;356(17):1711-22. PubMed PMID: 17392295
• Damsa C, Ikelheimer D, Adam E, Maris S, Andreoli A, Lazignac C, Allen MH. Heisenberg in the ER: observation appears to reduce involuntary intramuscular injections in a psychiatric emergency service. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2006 Sep-Oct;28(5):431-3. PubMed PMID: 16950380
• Marangell LB, Bauer MS, Dennehy EB, Wisniewski SR, Allen MH, Miklowitz DJ, Oquendo MA, Frank E, Perlis RH, Martinez JM, Fagiolini A, Otto MW, Chessick CA, Zboyan HA, Miyahara S, Sachs G, Thase ME. Prospective predictors of suicide and suicide attempts in 1,556 patients with bipolar disorders followed for up to 2 years. Bipolar Disord. 2006 Oct;8(5 Pt 2):566-75. PubMed PMID: 17042830
• Stuyt EB, Sajbel TA, Allen MH. Differing effects of antipsychotic medications on substance abuse treatment patients with co-occurring psychotic and substance abuse disorders. Am J Addict. 2006 Mar-Apr;15(2):166-73. PubMed PMID: 16595355
• Fossey MD, Otto MW, Yates WR, Wisniewski SR, Gyulai L, Allen MH, Miklowitz DJ, Coon KA, Ostacher MJ, Neel JL, Thase ME, Sachs GS, Weiss RD. Validity of the distinction between primary and secondary substance use disorder in patients with bipolar disorder: data from the first 1000 STEP-BD participants. Am J Addict. 2006 Mar-Apr;15(2):138-43. PubMed PMID: 16595351
• Bauer MS, Wisniewski SR, Marangell LB, Chessick CA, Allen MH, Dennehy EB, Miklowitz DJ, Thase ME, Sachs GS. Are antidepressants associated with new-onset suicidality in bipolar disorder? A prospective study of participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD). J Clin Psychiatry. 2006 Jan;67(1):48-55. PubMed PMID: 16426088
• Lukens TW, Wolf SJ, Edlow JA, Shahabuddin S, Allen MH, Currier GW, Jagoda AS. Clinical policy: critical issues in the diagnosis and management of the adult psychiatric patient in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Jan;47(1):79-99. PubMed PMID: 16387222
• Allen MH, Hirschfeld RM, Wozniak PJ, Baker JD, Bowden CL. Linear relationship of valproate serum concentration to response and optimal serum levels for acute mania. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Feb;163(2):272-5. PubMed PMID: 16449481
• Waxmonsky JA, Thomas MR, Miklowitz DJ, Allen MH, Wisniewski SR, Zhang H, Ostacher MJ, Fossey MD. Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use in bipolar disorder: data from the first 2000 participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2005 Sep-Oct;27(5):321-8. PubMed PMID: 16168792
• Zimbroff DL, Allen MH, Battaglia J, Citrome L, Fishkind A, Francis A, Herr DL, Hughes D, Martel M, Preval H, Ross R. Best clinical practice with ziprasidone IM: update after 2 years of experience. CNS Spectr. 2005 Sep;10(9):1-15. PubMed PMID: 16247923
• Allen MH, Currier GW, Carpenter D, Ross RW, Docherty JP. The expert consensus guideline series. Treatment of behavioral emergencies 2005. J Psychiatr Pract. 2005 Nov;11 Suppl 1:5-108; quiz 110-2. PubMed PMID: 16319571
• Morris CD, Miklowitz DJ, Wisniewski SR, Giese AA, Thomas MR, Allen MH. Care satisfaction, hope, and life functioning among adults with bipolar disorder: data from the first 1000 participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program. Compr Psychiatry. 2005 Mar-Apr;46(2):98-104. PubMed PMID: 15723025
• Allen MH, Chessick CA. Instability of symptoms in recurrent major depression. Am J Psychiatry. 2005 Feb;162(2):403; author reply 403-4. PubMed PMID: 15677618
• Allen MH, Chessick CA, Miklowitz DJ, Goldberg JF, Wisniewski SR, Miyahara S, Calabrese JR, Marangell L, Bauer MS, Thomas MR, Bowden CL, Sachs GS. Contributors to suicidal ideation among bipolar patients with and without a history of suicide attempts. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2005 Dec;35(6):671-80. PubMed PMID: 16552982
• Goldberg JF, Allen MH, Miklowitz DA, Bowden CL, Endick CJ, Chessick CA, Wisniewski SR, Miyahara S, Sagduyu K, Thase ME, Calabrese JR, Sachs GS. Suicidal ideation and pharmacotherapy among STEP-BD patients. Psychiatr Serv. 2005 Dec;56(12):1534-40. PubMed PMID: 16339615
• Allen MH, Carpenter D, Sheets JL, Miccio S, Ross R. What do consumers say they want and need during a psychiatric emergency?. J Psychiatr Pract. 2003 Jan;9(1):39-58. PubMed PMID: 15985914
• Allen MH, Currier GW, Hughes DH, Docherty JP, Carpenter D, Ross R. Treatment of behavioral emergencies: a summary of the expert consensus guidelines. J Psychiatr Pract. 2003 Jan;9(1):16-38. PubMed PMID: 15985913
• Alderfer BS, Allen MH. Treatment of agitation in bipolar disorder across the life cycle. J Clin Psychiatry. 2003;64 Suppl 4:3-9. PubMed PMID: 12672259
• Serper MR, Allen MH. Rapid screening for cognitive impairment in the psychiatric emergency service: I. Cognitive screening batteries. Psychiatr Serv. 2002 Dec;53(12):1527-9. PubMed PMID: 12461208
• Allen MH, Currier GW, Hughes DH, Reyes-Harde M, Docherty JP. The Expert Consensus Guideline Series. Treatment of behavioral emergencies. Postgrad Med. 2001 May;(Spec No):1-88; quiz 89-90. PubMed PMID: 11500996
• Sachs GS, Yan LJ, Swann AC, Allen MH. Integration of suicide prevention into outpatient management of bipolar disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62 Suppl 25:3-11. PubMed PMID: 11765093
• Currier GW, Allen MH. Emergency psychiatry: physical and chemical restraint in the psychiatric emergency service. Psychiatr Serv. 2000 Jun;51(6):717-9. PubMed PMID: 10828101
• Allen MH. Managing the agitated psychotic patient: a reappraisal of the evidence. J Clin Psychiatry. 2000;61 Suppl 14:11-20. PubMed PMID: 11154012
• Allen MH, Currier GW. Medical assessment in the psychiatric emergency service. New Dir Ment Health Serv. 1999 Summer;(82):21-8. PubMed PMID: 10380533
• Allen MH. America Is Too Violent: What Can We Do About It?. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 1999 Jun;1(3):64-65. PubMed PMID: 15014686
• Hirschfeld RM, Allen MH, McEvoy JP, Keck PE Jr, Russell JM. Safety and tolerability of oral loading divalproex sodium in acutely manic bipolar patients. J Clin Psychiatry. 1999 Dec;60(12):815-8. PubMed PMID: 10665626
• Allen MH. Level 1 psychiatric emergency services. The tools of the crisis sector. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1999 Dec;22(4):713-34, vii. PubMed PMID: 10623967
• Chou JC, Czobor P, Charles O, Tuma I, Winsberg B, Allen MH, Trujillo M, Volavka J. Acute mania: haloperidol dose and augmentation with lithium or lorazepam. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1999 Dec;19(6):500-5. PubMed PMID: 10587284
• Serper MR, Chou JC, Allen MH, Czobor P, Cancro R. Symptomatic overlap of cocaine intoxication and acute schizophrenia at emergency presentation. Schizophr Bull. 1999;25(2):387-94. PubMed PMID: 10416739
• Way BB, Allen MH, Mumpower JL, Stewart TR, Banks SM. Interrater agreement among psychiatrist in psychiatric emergency assessments. Am J Psychiatry. 1998 Oct;155(10):1423-8. PubMed PMID: 9766775
• Allen MH. Definitive treatment in the psychiatric emergency service. Psychiatr Q. 1996 Winter;67(4):247-62. PubMed PMID: 8938826
• Serper MR, Alpert M, Richardson NA, Dickson S, Allen MH, Werner A. Clinical effects of recent cocaine use on patients with acute schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry. 1995 Oct;152(10):1464-9. PubMed PMID: 7573585
• Currier GW, Serper MR, Allen MH. Diagnosing substance abuse in psychiatric emergency service patients. New Dir Ment Health Serv. 1995 Fall;(67):57-63. PubMed PMID: 7476811
• Allen MH, Fauman MA, Morin SF. Emergency psychiatric evaluation of "organic" mental disorders. New Dir Ment Health Serv. 1995 Fall;(67):45-55. PubMed PMID: 7476809
• Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care. Nordstrom K, Currier GW, Allen MH and Powsner S. In Tasman A, Kay J, Lieberman JA, First MB and Riba M, (Editors), Psychiatry, 5th Edition, Wiley & Sons, Ltd; (in press).

Professional Memberships

• American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, Past President and Trustee
• American Psychiatric Assocation, Distinguished Life Fellow
• Colorado State Suicide Prevention Commission, Founding Member
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Scientific Advisor

Practice Locations

Helen and Arthur E Johnson Depression Center - CU Anschutz Medical Campus
1890 N Revere Ct
Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 5240
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-3300

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Center Affiliations

• Depression Center
• Brain and Behavior Innovation Center (BBICen)

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Psychiatry, Board Certification (1984)

Conditions & Treatments

• Emergency Care
• Mental Health and Behavior
• Mental Health and Behavior - Bipolar Disorder
• Mental Health and Behavior - Depression