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Britta Klara Ostermeyer MD

TitleChair and Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan – Baystate Regional Campus
DepartmentPsychiatry at UMass Chan - Baystate
AddressBaystate Health Regional Campus .
759 Chestnut St
Springfield MA 01199-1001
Phone413-794-4235
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    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United StatesDOCM

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    1. Yu E, Wang M, Berdugo J, Towheed S, Yang J, Moosavi I, Lalji-Mawji S, Czapla CS, Ostermeyer BK, Olagunju AT. Mental health issues and associated factors amongst healthcare workers in US forensic-correctional settings: a systematic review of literature since the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Feb 27; 26(1). PMID: 41761197.
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    2. Edet B, Sarimiye FO, Essien E, Lu B, Harris P, Azimi J, Lalji-Mawji S, Udosen J, Edet C, Olagunju TO, Kolawole OF, Ostermeyer BK, Chaimowitz GA, Olagunju AT. A cross-sectional study of coping strategies among a sample of women with breast cancer in South-South, Nigeria. BMC Cancer. 2026 Feb 19; 26(1). PMID: 41715011.
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    3. Bioku AA, Lu B, Harris P, Sarimiye FO, Jimeta-Tuko JD, Manoj N, Olagunju TO, Kolawole OO, Alqahtani AH, Ostermeyer BK, Olagunju AT. Coping Strategies and Perception of Patients With Breast Cancer Post-Surgery in an Underserved Region of Nigeria. Psychooncology. 2026 Jan; 35(1):e70370. PMID: 41469227.
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    4. Bioku AA, Jimeta-Tuko JD, Harris P, Lu B, Kareem A, Sarimiye FO, Kolawole OF, Onwuameze OE, Ostermeyer BK, Olagunju AT. Psychosocial wellbeing of patients with breast cancer following surgical treatment in Northern Nigeria. BMC Psychiatry. 2025 02 26; 25(1):180. PMID: 40011913.
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    5. Ostermeyer B, Shoaib AN, Deshpande S. Legal and Ethical Challenges, Part 1: General Population. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2017 09; 40(3):541-553. PMID: 28800808.
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    6. Foote A, Ostermeyer B. Legal and Ethical Challenges in Emergency Psychiatry, Part 2: Management of Inmates. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2017 09; 40(3):555-564. PMID: 28800809.
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    7. Velasquez MM, von Sternberg KL, Floyd RL, Parrish D, Kowalchuk A, Stephens NS, Ostermeyer B, Green C, Seale JP, Mullen PD. Preventing Alcohol and Tobacco Exposed Pregnancies: CHOICES Plus in Primary Care. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Jul; 53(1):85-95. PMID: 28427955.
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    8. Ostermeyer B, Friedman SH, Sorrentino R, Booth BD. Stalking and Violence. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2016 12; 39(4):663-673. PMID: 27836159.
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    9. Nelsen AJ, Johnson RS, Ostermeyer B, Sikes KA, Coverdale JH. The Prevalence of Physicians Who Have Been Stalked: A Systematic Review. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2015 Jun; 43(2):177-82. PMID: 26071507.
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    10. Seplowitz R, Miller H, Ostermeyer B, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Silver E, Kunik ME. Utilization of psychiatric services by postpartum women in a predominantly minority, low-socioeconomic-status, urban population. Community Ment Health J. 2015 Apr; 51(3):275-80. PMID: 25535052.
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    11. Johnson RS, Ostermeyer B, Sikes KA, Nelsen AJ, Coverdale JH. Prevalence and treatment of frotteurism in the community: a systematic review. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2014; 42(4):478-83. PMID: 25492074.
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    12. Kwok S, Ostermeyer B, Coverdale J. A systematic review of the prevalence of patient assaults against residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2012 Sep; 4(3):296-300. PMID: 23997871.
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    13. Nwokeji ED, Bohman TM, Wallisch L, Stoner D, Christensen K, Spence RR, Reed BC, Ostermeyer B. Evaluating patient adherence to antidepressant therapy among uninsured working adults diagnosed with major depression: results of the Texas Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment study. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2012 Sep; 39(5):374-82. PMID: 21553144.
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    14. Mathew SJ, Shah A, Lapidus K, Clark C, Jarun N, Ostermeyer B, Murrough JW. Ketamine for treatment-resistant unipolar depression: current evidence. CNS Drugs. 2012 Mar 01; 26(3):189-204. PMID: 22303887.
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    15. Begley CE, Hickey JS, Ostermeyer B, Teske LA, Vu T, Wolf J, Kunik ME, Rowan PJ. Integrating behavioral health and primary care: the Harris County Community Behavioral Health Program. Psychiatr Serv. 2008 Apr; 59(4):356-8. PMID: 18378830.
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