Richard R. Owen

High Impact

Researcher

UAMS

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

37 h-index 146 pubs 4,072 cited

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Richard R. Owen's research focuses on mental health interventions, particularly suicide prevention and the integration of primary care and mental health services within the Veterans Health Administration. He has investigated models to identify and support high-risk psychiatric inpatients, including the design and implementation of multicenter randomized controlled trials for post-discharge suicide prevention. His work also examines factors influencing veterans' mental health care access and trust, as well as emergency department care for veterans outside of VA facilities.

In addition to his work on mental health, Owen's research extends to endocrinology, specifically thyroid function and levothyroxine therapy. He has conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the association between thyroid function and suicidal behavior, and has studied the initiation and discontinuation of levothyroxine therapy in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. He has also explored the transition of implementation research interventions into sustained clinical services, such as telehealth primary care mental health integration.

Owen holds a designation as a highly cited researcher, evidenced by his h-index of 36 and over 4,000 citations across 145 publications. He actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Spyridoula Maraka, Hooman Motahari, and Soumya Thumma, and maintains an active lab website.

Metrics

h-index: 37
Publications: 146
Citations: 4,072

Selected Publications

Precision Medicine for Suicide Prevention (2025)

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Discontinuation of levothyroxine therapy in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism: a pilot randomized clinical trial (2025)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Design of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of a post‐discharge suicide prevention intervention for high‐risk psychiatric inpatients: The Veterans Coordinated Community Care Study (2024)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Frequency and Determinants of Levothyroxine Therapy Initiation for Veterans with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (2024)

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THU664 Discontinuation Of Low-dose Levothyroxine Therapy For Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism Is Feasible: A Pilot, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial (2023)

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Evaluation of a Model to Target High-risk Psychiatric Inpatients for an Intensive Postdischarge Suicide Prevention Intervention (2023)

38 citations DOI OpenAlex
Association of Thyroid Function with Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021)

39 citations DOI OpenAlex