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)

Publications

• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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)
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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).
• 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
• 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

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

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Psychiatry, Board Certification (1984)

Conditions & Treatments

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