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Ellen Lockard Edens, MD, MPE

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Associate Professor of Psychiatry
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Biography

Ellen Edens is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. In 2002, Ellen received her MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and subsequently completed residency training in psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis. In 2007, she earned a Master degree in Psychiatric Epidemiology (MPE), studying gender differences in a longitudinal sample of individuals with DSM-III alcohol dependence who were first identified in the landmark psychiatric epidemiology study, the Epidemiologic Catchment Area study (ECA). In 2009, she completed advanced training in Addiction Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine followed by a VA-funded addiction psychiatry clinical/research fellowship. Ellen joined Yale faculty in 2011.

Ellen Edens is also the Associate Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Residency at Yale, an ACGME-accredited program, where she oversees the program’s didactic curriculum and clinical supervision. Additionally, she is Co-Director of the VA Interprofessional Advanced Fellowship in Addiction Treatment and the VA Health Professions Education Evaluation and Research Fellowship in West Haven, CT.

Clinically, Ellen serves as Lead Consultant for Substance-related and Addictive Disorders (SRAD) at the VA National Expert Consultation and Specialized Services - Mental Health Center and Co-Director of the Opioid Reassessment Clinic, a primary-care based clinic designed to assess and treatment patients with issues around opioid safety, efficacy and misuse. Her research interests include the development and dissemination of SRAD education, implementation methods to expand access to treatment for SRADs, and the interface between chronic pain and opioid use disorders. Along with eight other Yale faculty from 4 programs, Ellen helped create the massive open online course titled, 'Addiction Treatment: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers.' https://www.coursera.org/learn/addiction-treatment ;

Appointments

  • Psychiatry

    Associate Professor on Term
    Primary

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

VA MIRECC Fellow
VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2011)
Advanced Resident
Yale School of Medicine (2009)
NIMH T32 Research Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Washington University in St. Louis (2008)
MPE
Washington University in St. Louis, Psychiatric Epidemiology (2007)
Resident
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (2006)
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2002)
MA
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Women's Studies (2000)
BA
Baylor University, University Scholar (1996)

Board Certifications

  • Addiction Psychiatry

    Certification Organization
    AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Original Certification Date
    2010
  • Psychiatry

    Certification Organization
    AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Original Certification Date
    2007

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Addiction Medicine; Education, Medical

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Ellen Lockard Edens's published research.

Publications

Featured Publications

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Drug and Alcohol Dependence, JAMA, Pain Medicine, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Academic Psychiatry, American Journal on Addictions, Journal of Addiction Medicine, Substance Abuse journal

  • activity

    American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Education Committee

  • activity

    SAMHSA State Targeted Response-Technical Assistance (STR-TA) Opioid Response Network

  • activity

    Providers’ Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment (PCSS-MAT)

  • activity

    Scientific Program Committee, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

Get In Touch

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Psychiatry

950 Campbell Avenue, Mailstop 116A

West Haven, CT 06516

United States