Jeff Bridge, Ph.D.

Dr. Bridge is an investigator in the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, and an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Bridge is an epidemiologist with a major interest in pediatric mental health services research. He is currently working on a number of projects in this area, including a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health examining the outcomes and quality of mental health services among adolescents who present to emergency rooms following a suicide attempt. His other primary research interest is focused on understanding the benefits and risks of antidepressant medication use in children and adolescents.

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Gender:

• Male

Languages Spoken:

• English

Research Center:

• Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice

Areas of Interest:

• Dr. Bridge is currently working on a number of projects in this area, including a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health examining the outcomes and quality of mental health services among adolescents who present to emergency rooms following a suicide attempt. His other primary research interest is focused on understanding the benefits and risks of antidepressant medication use in children and adolescents.

Undergraduate

• University of Pittsburgh
  Date Completed: 06/30/1993

Doctoral

• University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
  Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Fellowship

• Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
  Date Completed: 06/30/2004

2009–present

• Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

2006–present

• Investigator, Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Columbus Children's Research Institute, Columbus, OH

2004–2006

• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

• Bridge JA, Kelleher KJ. 2011. The 2004 FDA warning on antidepressant suicidality risk changed outpatient treatment patterns for young-people with new-onset depression.  Evidence-Based Mental Health. : In Press. (Formally Accepted)
• Grote NK; Bridge JA; Gavin AR; Melville JL; Iyengar S; Katon WJ. 2010. A meta-analysis of depression during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and intrauterine growth restriction.  Archives Of General Psychiatry. Vol. 67, no. 10. (October 1): 1012-1024. (IF: 12.257)
• Meyer RE; Salzman C; Youngstrom EA; Clayton PJ; Goodwin FK; Mann JJ; Alphs LD; Broich K; Goodman WK; Greden JF; Meltzer HY; Normand SL; Posner K; Shaffer D; Oquendo MA; Stanley B; Trivedi MH; Turecki G; Beasley CM Jr; Beautrais AL; Bridge JA; Brown GK; Revicki DA; Ryan ND; Sheehan DV. 2010. Suicidality and risk of suicide--definition, drug safety concerns, and a necessary target for drug development: a consensus statement.  The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry. Vol. 71, no. 8. (August 1): e1-e21. (IF: 5.218)
• Meyer RE; Salzman C; Youngstrom EA; Clayton PJ; Goodwin FK; Mann JJ; Alphs LD; Broich K; Goodman WK; Greden JF; Meltzer HY; Normand SL; Posner K; Shaffer D; Oquendo MA; Stanley B; Trivedi MH; Turecki G; Beasley CM Jr; Beautrais AL; Bridge JA; Brown GK; Revicki DA; Ryan ND; Sheehan DV. 2010. Suicidality and risk of suicide--definition, drug safety concerns, and a necessary target for drug development: a brief report.  The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry. Vol. 71, no. 8. (August 1): 1040-1046. (IF: 5.218)
• Gardner W, Klima J, Chisolm D, Feehan H, Bridge J, Campo J, Cunningham N, Kelleher K. 2010. Screening, triage, and referral of patients who report suicidal thought during a primary care visit.  Pediatrics. Vol. 125, no. 5. (May): 945-952. (IF: 4.687)
• Bridge JA; Greenhouse JB; Sheftall AH; Fabio A; Campo JV; Kelleher KJ. 2010. Changes in suicide rates by hanging and/or suffocation and firearms among young persons aged 10-24 years in the United States: 1992-2006.  The Journal Of Adolescent Health: Official Publication Of The Society For Adolescent Medicine. Vol. 46, no. 5. (May 1): 503-505. (IF: 3.325)
• Fontanella CA; Bridge JA; Campo JV. 2009. Psychotropic medication changes, polypharmacy, and the risk of early readmission in suicidal adolescent inpatients.  The Annals Of Pharmacotherapy. Vol. 43, no. 12. (December 1): 1939.
• Cash SJ; Bridge JA. 2009. Epidemiology of youth suicide and suicidal behavior.  Current Opinion In Pediatrics. Vol. 21, no. 5. (October 1): 613.
• Campo JV; Bridge JA. 2009. Treatment of youth depression.  The American Journal Of Psychiatry. Vol. 166, no. 9. (September 1): 958.
• Birmaher B, Ehmann M, Axelson DA, Goldstein B, Monk K, Kalas C, Kupfer D, Gill MK, Leibenluft E, Bridge J, Guyer A, Egger HL, Brent DA. 2009. Schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-age children (K-SADS-PL) for the assessment of preschool children - A preliminary psychometric study.  Journal of Psychiatric Research. Vol. 7, no. 43: 680-686.
• Bridge JA, Greenhouse JB, Sheftall AH, Fabio A, Campo JV, Kelleher KJ. Changes in suicide rates by hanging/suffocation and firearms among young persons aged 10 to 24 years in the United States: 1992-2006.  Journal of Adolescent Health. (In press)
• Bridge JA, Birmaher B, Iyengar S, Barbe RP, Brent DA. 2009. Placebo Response in Randomized, Controlled Trials of Antidepressants for Pediatric Major Depressive Disorder.  Am J Psychiatry. Vol. 1, no. 166: 42-49.
• Fabio A, Yuan Z, Wisniewski SR, Henry DB, Farrington DP, Bridge JA, Loeber R. 2008. Cohort differences in the progression of developmental pathways: evidence for period effects on secular trends of violence in males. Inj Prev. Vol. 5, no. 14. (October): 311-318.
• Bridge JA, Axelson DA. 2008. The contribution of pharmacoepidemiology to the antidepressant-suicidality debate in children and adolescents. Review. Int Rev Psychiatry. Vol. 20, no. 2. (April): 209-214.
• Goldstein TR, Bridge JA, Brent DA. 2008. Sleep disturbance preceding completed suicide in adolescents.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, no. 76: 84-91.
• Bridge JA, Axelson DA. 2008. The contribution of pharmacoepidemiology to the antidepressant-suicidality debate in children and adolescents.  International Review of Psychiatry, no. 20: 209-214.
• Bridge, JA, Greenhouse, JB, Weldon, AH, Campo, JV, Kelleher, KJ. 2008. Suicide trends among youths aged 10 to 19 years in the United States: 1996-2005.  JAMA. Vol. 300, no. 9: 1025-1026. (IF: 25.793)
• Campo JV, Bridge J, Lucas A, DiLorenzo C, Birmaher B, Brent D. 2007. Association of Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain with Adverse Life Events. In: 54th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Boston, MA. (October 23) (Published)
• Weldon AH, Bridge JA. 2007. Pediatric Suicide Rates Following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory on Antidepressants. In: 54th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Boston, MA. (October 23) (Published)
• Brent DA, Bridge JA. 2007. Delinquent accounts: does delinquency account for suicidal behavior?. Journal of Adolescent Health. Vol. 40, no. 3: 204-205.
• Campo JV, Bridge J, Lucas A, Savorelli S, Walker L, DiLorenzo C, Iyengar S, Brent DA. 2007. Physical and emotional health of mothers of youth with functional abdominal pain.  Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, no. 161: 131-137.
• Khan S, Campo J, Bridge JA, Chiappetta LC, Wald A, di Lorenzo C. 2007. Long-term outcome of functional childhood constipation. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Vol. 52, no. 1: 64-69.
• Bridge J, Iyengar S, Salary C. 2007. Review: Benefits of antidepressants outweigh risks of suicidal ideation and attempts in children and adolescents. Evidence Based Mental Health. Vol. 10, no. 4: 108.
• Bridge JA, Iyengar S, Salary CB, Barbe RP, Birmaher B, Pincus HA, Ren L, Brent DA. 2007. Clinical response and risk for reported suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in pediatric antidepressant treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of the American Medical Association. Vol. 297, no. 15: 1683-1696.
• Bridge JA, Iyengar S, Salary CB, Barbe RP, Birmaher B, Pincus HA, Ren L, Brent DA. 2007. Clinical Response and Risk for Reported Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Pediatric Antidepressant Treatment: A Meta-analysis of Controlled Trials.  JAMA, no. 297: 1683-1696.
• Wren FJ, Berg EA, Heiden LA, Kinnamon CJ, Ohlson LA, Bridge JA, Birmaher B, Bernal MP. 2007. Childhood anxiety in a diverse primary care population: parent-child reports, ethnicity and SCARED factor structure. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Vol. 46, no. 3: 332-340.
• Bridge JA, Barbe R, Irvine H, Friedman M, Brent D. 2006. Suicide in Adolescents With Recent Mental Health Service Use. In: 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. San Diego, CA. (October) (Published)
• Bridge JA, Goldstein TR, Brent DA. 2006. Adolescent suicide and suicidal behavior.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Vol. 3 of 4, no. 47: 372-394.
• Axelson D, Birmaher B, Strober M, Gill MK, Valeri S, Chiappetta L, Ryan N, Leonard H, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Bridge J, Keller M. 2006. Phenomenology of children and adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders.  Arch Gen Psychiatry, no. 63: 1139-1148.
• Hamilton JD, Bridge JA. 2006. Supportive psychotherapy, SSRIs, and MRDD.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Vol. 1, no. 45: 6-7.
• Bridge JA, Salary CB, Asare AG, Birmaher B, Brent DA. 2005. The risks and benefits of antidepressant treatment for youth depression.  Annals of Medicine. Vol. 6, no. 37: 404-412.
• Bridge JA, Barbe RP, Brent DA. 2005. Datapoints: Recent trends in suicide among U.S. adolescent males, 1992-2001.  Psychiatric Services. Vol. 5, no. 56: 522.
• Bridge JA, Salary CB, Asare AG, Birmaher B, Brent DA. 2005. The risks and benefits of antidepressant treatment for youth depression.  Annals of Medicine. Vol. 6, no. 37: 404-412.
• Goldstein TR, Bridge J, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Ryan N, Keller M, Strober M, Valeri S, Chiappetta L, Leonard H, Hunt J, Brent D. 2005. Suicide Attempts in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Factors Associated With Increased Risk. In: 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada (Published)
• Bridge JA, Barbe RP, Birmaher B, Kolko DJ, Brent DA. 2005. Emergent suicidality in a clinical psychotherapy trial for adolescent depression.  Am J Psychiatry. Vol. 11, no. 162: 2173-2175.
• Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller M, Strober MA, Gill MK, Valeri S, Chiappetta L, Lonard H, Hunt J, Bridge JA, Brent DA. 2005. History of suicide attempts in pediatric bipolar disorder: Factors associated with increased risk.  Bipolar Disorders. Vol. 6, no. 7: 525-535.
• Clark DB, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Monk K, Kalas C, Ehmann M, Bridge J, Wood DS, Muthen B, Brent D. 2005. Fluoxetine for the treatment of childhood anxiety disorders: Open-labeled, long-term extension to a controlled trial.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Vol. 12, no. 44: 1263-1270.
• Campo JV, Bridge J, Lucas A, Savorelli S, Kolko D, Kelleher K, Brent D. 2005. Treatment as Usual for Pediatric Emotional Disorders in Primary Care. In: 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada (Published)
• Axelson DA, Perel JM, Birmaher B, Rudolph G, Nuss S, Yurasits L, Bridge J, Brent DA. 2005. Platelet serotonin reuptake inhibition and response to SSRIs in depressed adolescents.  Am J Psychiatry. Vol. 4, no. 162: 802-804.
• Campo JV, Bridge J, Ehmann M, Altman S, Lucas A, birmaher B, DiLorenzo C, Iyengar S, Brent DA. 2004. Recurrent abdominal pain, anxiety, and depression in primary care.  Pediatrics. Vol. 4, no. 113: 817-824.
• Wren F, Bridge J, Birmaher B. 2004. Screening for childhood anxiety symptoms in primary care: Integrating child and parent reports.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Vol. 11, no. 43: 1234-1242.
• Campo JV, Perel J, Lucas A, Bridge J, Ehmann M, Kalas C, Monk K, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Ryan N, DiLorenzo C, Brent DA. 2004. Citalopram treatment of pediatric recurrent abdominal pain and comorbid internalizing disorders: An exploratory study.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Vol. 10, no. 43: 1234-1242.
• Birmaher B, Bridge JA, Williamson DE, Brent DA, Dahl RE, Axelson DA, Dorn LD, Ryan ND. 2004. Psychosocial functioning in youth at high risk to develop major depressive disorder.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Vol. 7, no. 43: 839-846.
• Barbe R, Bridge J, Birmaher B, Kolko D, Brent D. 2004. Suicidality and its relationship to treatment outcome in depressed adolescents.  Suicide Life-Threat Behav. Vol. 1, no. 34: 44-55.
• Barbe RP, Bridge J, Birmaher B, Kolko D, Brent DA. 2004. Lifetime history of sexual abuse, clinical presentation, and outcome in a clinical trial for adolescent depression.  J Clinical Psychiatry. Vol. 1, no. 65: 77-83.
• Bridge JA, Brent DA. 2004. Adolescents with depression.  JAMA. Vol. 21, no. 292: 258.
• Bridge JA, Barbe RP. 2004. Reducing rehospitalization in depression and schizophrenia: Current evidence.  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, no. 17: 505-511.
• Brent DA, Bridge J. 2003. Firearms availability and suicide: Evidence, interventions, and future directions.  American Behavioral Scientist. Vol. 9, no. 46: 1192-1210.
• Bridge J, Day NL, Day R, Richardson GA, Birmaher B, Brent DA. 2003. Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents Exposed to a Friend's Suicide.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Vol. 11, no. 42: 1294-1300.
• Axelson D, Birmaher B, Brent DA, Wassick S, Hoover C, Bridge J, Ryan N. 2003. A preliminary study of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children Mania Rating Scale for Children and Adolescents.  Journal of Child and Adolescent Pscyopharmacology. Vol. 4, no. 13: 463-470.
• Brent DA, Oquendo M, Birmaher B, Greenhill L, Kolko D, Stanley B, Zelazny J, Brodsky B, Bridge J, Ellis J, Salazar JO, Mann JJ. 2003. Familial pathways to early-onset suicide attempt: risk for suicidal behavior in offspring of mood-disordered suicide attempters.  Arc Gen Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Vol. 4, no. 42: 415-423.
• Axelson DA, Perel JM, Birmaher B, Rudolph GR, Nuss S, Bridge J, Brent DA. 2002. Sertraline pharmacokinetics and dynamics in adolescents.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Vol. 9, no. 41: 1037-1044.
• Birmaher B, Kennah A, Brent D, Ehmann M, Bridge J, Axelson D. 2002. Is bipolar disorder specifically associated with panic disorder in youths?.  J Clinical Psychiatry, no. 63: 414-419.
• Kolko DJ, Day BT, Bridge JA, Kazdin AE. 2001. Two-year prediction of children's firesetting in clinicallyl referred and nonreferred samples.  Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines. Vol. 3, no. 42: 371-380.
• Brent DA, Birmaher B, Kolko D, Baugher M, Bridge J. 2001. Subsyndromal depression in adolescents after a brief psychotherapy trial: Course and outcome.  J Affective Disorders, no. 63: 51-58.
• Campo JV, Di Lorenzo C, Chiappetta L, Bridge J, Colborn DK, Gartner JC, Gaffney P, Kocoshis S, Brent DA. 2001. Adult outcomes of pediatric recurrent abdominal pain: Do they "just grow out of it?".  Pediatrics, no. 108:e1.
• Stein D, Brent DA, Bridge J, Kolko D, Birmaher B, Baugher M. 2001. Predictors of parent-rated creditability in a clinical psychotherapy trial for adolescent depression.  J Psychotherapy Practice and Research, no. 10: 1-7.
• Brent DA, Baugher M, Birmaher B, Kolko D, Bridge J. 2000. Compliance with recommendations to remove firearms in families participanting in a clinical trial for adolescent depression.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, no. 39: 1220-1226.
• Monga S, Birmaher B, Chiappetta L, Brent D, Kaufman J, Bridge J, Cully M. 2000. The screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders (SCARED) convergent and divergent validity.  Depression and Anxiety, no. 12: 85-91.
• Strauss J, Birmaher B, Bridge J, Axelson D, Chiappetta L, Brent D, Ryan N. 2000. Anxiety disorders of suicidal youth.  Can J Psychiatry, no. 45: 739-745.
• Kolko DJ, Brent DA, Baugher M, Bridge J, Birmaher B. 2000. Cognitive and family therapies for adolescent depression: Treatment specificity, mediation and moderation.  J Consult Clin Psychol, no. 68: 603-614.
• Birmaher B, Brent DA, Kolko D, Baugher M, Bridge J, Iyengar S, Ulloa RE. 2000. Clinical outcome after short-term psychotherapy for adolescents with major depressive disorder.  Arch Gen Psychiat, no. 57: 29-36.
• Campo J, Kingsley R, Bridge J, Mrazek D. 2000. Child and adolescent psychiatry in general children's hospitals: A survey of chairs of psychiatry.  Psychosomatics. Vol. 2, no. 41: 128-133.
• Ulloa RE, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Williamson DE, Brent DA, Ryan ND, Bridge J, Baugher M. 2000. Psychosis in a pediatric mood and anxiety disorders clinic: Phenomenology and correlates.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, no. 39: 337-345.
• Birmaher B, Brent DA, Chiappetta L, Bridge J, Monga S, Baugher M. 1999. Psychometric properties of the screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders scale (SCARED): A replication study.  J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiat, no. 38: 1230-1236.
• Hamilton JD, Bridge J. 1999. Outcome at 6 months for 50 adolescents with major depression treated in a health maintenance organization.  Journal Am Acad Child Adol Psychiatry. Vol. 6, no. 38: 1340-1346.
• Prigerson HG, Bridge J, Maciejewski PK, Beery LC, Rosenheck RA, Jacobs SC, Bierhals AJ, Kupfer DJ, Brent DA. 1999. The influence of traumatic grief on suicidal ideation among young adults.  Am J Psychiatry, no. 156: 1994-1995.
• Duffy JN, Bridge J, Brent D, Birmaher B, Kolko D, Baugher M. 1999. Adolescent Depression and Family Interactions Effects on a Psychotherapy Trial. In: 46th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Chicago, IL (Published)
• Campo JV, DiLorenzo C, Bridge J, Chiappetta L, Colborn DK, Gartner JC, Gaffney P, Kocoshis S, Brent D. 1999. Adult Outcomes of Pediatric Recurrent Abdominal Pain. In: 46th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Chicago, IL (Published)
• Renaud J, Birmaher B, Wassick SC, Bridge J. 1999. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of childhood panic disorder: a pilot study.  J Child and Adolesc Psychopharmacol, no. 9: 73-83.
• Brent DA, Kolko D, Birmaher B, Baugher M, Bridge J. 1999. A clinical trial for adolescent depression: Predictors of additional treatment in the acute and follow-up phases of the trial.  J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiat, no. 38: 263-270.
• Renaud J, Brent DA, Birmaher B, Chiappetta L, Bridge J. 1999. Adolescent suicide in disruptive disorders.  J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiat, no. 38: 846-851.
• Brent DA, Baugher M, Bridge J, Chen T, Chiappetta L. 1999. Age and sex-related risk factors for adolescent suicide.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, no. 38: 1497-1505.
• Renaud J, Brent DA, Baugher M, Birmaher B, Kolko DJ, Bridge J. 1998. Rapid response to psychosocial treatment for adolescent depression: A two-year follow-up.  J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiat, no. 37: 1184-1190.
• Brent DA, Kolko D, Birmaher B, Baugher M, Bridge J, Roth C, Holder D. 1998. Predictors of treatment efficacy in a clinical trial of three psychosical treatments for adolescent depression.  J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiatr, no. 37: 906-914.
• Johnson BA, Brent DA, Bridge J, Connolly J. 1998. The familial aggregation of adolescent suicide attempts.  Acta Psychiatr Scan, no. 97: 18-24.
• Kaufman J, Birmaher B, Brent D, Dahl R, Bridge J, Ryan N. 1998. Psychopatology in the relatives of depressed-abused children.  Child Abuse & Neglect, no. 22: 171-181.
• Bridge JA, Brent DA, Johnosn B, Connolly J. 1997. Familial aggregation of psychiatric disorders in a community sample of adolescents.  J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiat, no. 36: 628-637.
• Brent DA, Moritz G, Perper J, Bridge J, Canobbio R. 1996. Long-term impact of exposure to suicide: A three-year controlled follow-up.  J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiat, no. 35: 646-653.
• Brent DA, Moritz G, Bridge J, Perper J, Canobbio R. 1996. The impact of adolescent suicide on siblings and parents: A longitudinal follow-up.  Suicide Life-Threat Behav, no. 26: 253-259.
• Brent DA, Bridge J, Johnson BA, Connolly J. 1996. Suicidal behavior runs in families: A controlled family study of adolescent suicide victims.  Arch Gen Psychiat, no. 53: 1145-1152.
• Quintana H, Birmaher B, Stedge D, Lennon SE, Fried JE, Bridge JA, Been NF, Welikson M, Greenhill LL. 1995. Use of methyphenidate in the treatment of autistic children.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, no. 25: 283-284.
• Brent DA, Johnson BA, Perper JA, Connolly J, Bridge J, Bartle S, Rather C. 1994. Personality disorder, personality traits, impulsive violence and completed suicide in adolescents.  J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiat, no. 33: 1080-1086.
• Brent DA, Johnson B, Bartle S, Bridge J, Rather C, Matta J, Connolly J, Constantine D. 1993. Personality disorder, tendency to impulsive violence, and suicidal behavior in adolescents.  J Amer Acad Child Adol Psychiat, no. 32: 69-75.
• Ryan EP, Helsel WJ, Lubetsky MJ, Miewald BK, Hersen M, Bridge J. 1989. Use of naltrexone in reducing self-injurious behavior: A single case analysis.  Journal of the Multihandicaped Person. Vol. 4, no. 2: 295-302.