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Office
601 Crittenden Blvd
Rochester, NY 14642Phone+1 585-275-6733
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 1984 - 1985
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1985
- Norwalk HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
- University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1980
- Princeton UniversityB.A., 1971 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1985 - 2026
- CT State Medical License 1982 - 1983
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Lifesaver Award "for distinguished contributions in research." American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Community Health Improvement Award "for exemplary work in reducing health inequities and addressing priority community health needs." Dr. David Satcher, 2013
- Louis I. Dublin Award, "for distinguished contributions in the area of suicidology" American Association of Suicidology, 2008
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Clinical Trials
- Social Connections and Healthy Aging (The Senior Connection) Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Chinese Older Adults-Collaboration in Health (COACH)Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Fatigue, impaired physical function and mental health in cancer survivors: the role of social isolation.Julie A Kittel, Christopher L Seplaki, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Jennifer Richman, Allison Magnuson
Supportive Care in Cancer. 2024-12-11 - Can the Short-Form UCLA Loneliness Scale Be Used to Measure Loneliness Among Chinese Older Adults? From Classical Test Theory to Rasch Analysis.Qing Zhong, Yuxing Jiang, Yeates Conwell, Shulin Chen
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2024-12-01 - Data-Driven Cutoff Selection for the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Depression Screening Tool.Brooke Levis, Parash Mani Bhandari, Dipika Neupane, Suiqiong Fan, Ying Sun
JAMA Network Open. 2024-11-04
Journal Articles
- Suicide and Physician-Assisted Death for Persons with Psychiatric DisordersHow Much Overlap?Yeates Conwell, Eric D Caine, JAMA
- Increased Risk of Suicide Attempts and Unintended Death Among Those Transitioning from Prison to Community in Later LifeYeates Conwell, MD, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Gender differences in outcomes in people with schizophrenia in rural China:14-year follow-up studyRan MS. Mao WJ, Chan CLW, Chen EYH, Conwell Y, British Journal of Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Care management for late life depression in urban Chinese primary care clinicsURMC, Rochester, NY - 1/1/2015
- Care management for late life depression: Lessons learned from urban ChinaURMC, Rochester, NY - 1/1/2015
- New Directions in Suicide ResearchNew Orleans, LA - 1/1/2015
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Other
- Older adults - Changing the alarming statisticsConwell Y, National Council Magazine: Sharing Best Practices in Mental Health and Addictions Treatment
1/1/2012 - A call for research - the need to better understand the impact of support groups for suicideCerel J, Conwell Y, Reed J, Padgett JH, Suicide Prevention Action Network USA
Suicide Prevention Resource Center - 1/1/2006 - Suicide in later life: a review and recommendations for prevention. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionConwell Y, Suicide Prevention Now: Linking Research to Practice
Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2001 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- URMC to Launch New Brain Aging Research CenterFebruary 3rd, 2021
- Aging and Engaging: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Conversational Skills Coach for Older AdultsNovember 22nd, 2020
- Social Disconnection and Late-Life Suicide: Mechanisms, Treatment Targets, and Interventions - Day One, Part OneSeptember 17th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Virtual Mentoring To Enhance Diversity Of The Mental Health Research WorkforceNational Institute Of Mental Health2011
- The Senior ConnectionNational Center For Injury Prevention And Control2010–2011
- Postdoctoral Training In Suicide Prevention ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2011
- Post-Doctoral Training In Suicide Prevention ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2010
- Ip-Risp: The Senior Health And Research AllianceNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2010
- Detection Of Elder Mistreatment In The Aging Services NetworkNational Institute On Aging2007–2008
- Suicide Prevention: Research &Research TrainingNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2003
- Suicide In Later Life--A Psychological Autopsy StudyNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2000
- Suicide Prevention--Research And Research TrainingNational Institute Of Mental Health1999
- Attempted Suicide In LATE Life Major DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health1993–1997
- Geriatric Mental Health Academic AwardNational Institute Of Mental Health1988–1992
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