Amy M. Yule, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Amy M. Yule is board certified in adult, child, and addiction psychiatry. She is the Vice Chair of Addiction Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Yule works with youth with substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric disorders as well as their family in a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. Her research is focused on decreasing risk associated with substance use for youth, preventing substance use disorders in youth with psychiatric disorders, and treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.

Publications

  • Published 1/2/2026

    Beaugard CA, Khan S, Oblath R, Sadatis C, Duncan A, Brown HE, Henderson DC, Yule AM. Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders in Psychiatric Emergency Services: Suicidality, Substance Use, and Treatment Utilization. J Dual Diagn. 2026; 22(1):26-36. PMID: 41481572.

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  • Published 1/1/2026

    Khan S, Bereznicka A, Brown HE, Berrigan A, Wulff C, Reagan E, Yule AM. Adjunct Contingency Management for Youth With Substance Use and Psychosis Engaged in Community-Based Coordinated Specialty Care. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2026 Jan; 20(1):e70126. PMID: 41496296.

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  • Published 11/26/2025

    Westerman CA, Nielsen K, Flynn D, Yule AM, Calihan JB, Hadland SE, Bagley SM. A Scoping Review of Clinical Trials Evaluating Medications for Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders. J Addict Med. 2025 Nov 26. PMID: 41481865.

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  • Published 11/6/2025

    Dean K, Youn SJ, Nakle M, Heller S, Kramer J, Stone M, Wilens TE, Marques L, Yule AM. Barriers and Facilitators in the Implementation of Measurement-Based Care in Outpatient Behavioral Health in a Safety-Net Hospital. Community Ment Health J. 2026 Apr; 62(3):561-570. PMID: 41193892.

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  • Published 10/11/2025

    Yule AM, Bohnert ASB, Ridenour TA, Montgomery B, Wilens TE, Walton M, Bonar EE, Saldana L, Fiellin LE, Knight DK, Yang Y, Williams J, Khan S, Tucker L, Wondimagegnehu F, Ahrens K. Cross sectional multi-sample study of nonfatal overdose in adolescents and young adults in the fentanyl era. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Oct 11; 276:112921. PMID: 41106292.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, MD
  • University of California, San Diego, BS