Rachel Catherine Oblath, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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Education
- Boston University, PhD
- Boston College, MEd
- College of William & Mary, BS
Publications
- Published on 9/24/2024
Tessema SA, Torba AN, Tesfaye E, Alemu B, Oblath R. Suicidal behaviours and associated factors among residents of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2024 Sep 24; 14(9):e085810. PMID: 39317502.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/18/2024
Hayek W, Oblath R, Bryant V, Duncan A. Risk management or racial Bias? The disparate use of restraints in the Emergency Department of an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2024; 90:56-61. PMID: 38991310.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/10/2024
Gouse BM, Oblath R, Gibbs JS, Reagan EG, Brown HE. COVID-19 pandemic and emergency department visits for psychosis: Visit volume, restraint use, medication use, psychiatric hospitalization, and length of stay. Schizophr Res. 2024 May; 267:301-307. PMID: 38603838.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/14/2024
Oblath R, Dayal R, Loubeau JK, Lejeune J, Sikov J, Savage M, Posse C, Jain S, Zolli N, Baul TD, Ladino V, Ji C, Kabrt J, Sidky L, Rabin M, Kim DY, Kobayashi I, Murphy JM, Garg A, Spencer AE. Trajectories and correlates of mental health among urban, school-age children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2024 Mar 14; 18(1):32. PMID: 38486248.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/28/2023
Oblath R, Twohy E, Higdon C, Duncan A, Folk JB, Schiel MA, Grewal S, Hawks JL, Martinez W, Coble K, Edwards S, Goetz A, Ramtekkar U, Kulkarni CA, Khan S, Doan BT, Nallapula K, Fornari V, Fortuna LR, Myers K. The Provision and Utilization of Telehealth within Academic Mental Health Clinics in North America during the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAACAP Open. 2023 Nov; 1(3):218-229. PMID: 39220686.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/3/2023
Herrera CN, Oblath R, Duncan A. Psychiatric Boarding Patterns Among Publicly Insured Youths Evaluated by Mobile Crisis Teams Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 03; 6(7):e2321798. PMID: 37410466.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/20/2023
Gouse BM, Boliver EE, Oblath R, Camacho L, Brown HE. Cannabis use among patients presenting to the emergency department for psychosis: Associations with restraint use, medication administration, psychiatric hospitalization, and repeat visits. Psychiatry Res. 2023 May; 323:115151. PMID: 36934468.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/17/2023
Gouse BM, Boliver EE, Oblath R, Camacho L, Brown HE. Cannabis use among patients presenting to the emergency department for psychosis: Associations with restraint use, medication administration, psychiatric hospitalization, and repeat visits. Psychiatry Res. 2023 Mar 17; 323:115151. PMID: 36934468.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/2/2023
Oblath R, Oh A, Herrera CN, Duncan A, Zhen-Duan J. Psychiatric emergencies among urban youth during COVID-19: Volume and acuity in a multi-channel program for the publicly insured. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 Apr; 160:71-77. PMID: 36774833.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/6/2022
Duncan A, Herrera CN, Okobi M, Nandi S, Oblath R. Locked down or locked out? Trends in psychiatric emergency services utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2023 Apr; 28(2):80-88. PMID: 36475326.
Read at: PubMed
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