Frederic C Blow
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Frederic C. Blow, Ph.D. is a Professor and Director of the U-M Addiction Center in the Department of Psychiatry. He is a career researcher and educator in the field of alcohol and substance use screening, interventions, and treatments. The large body of his work has been directed to providing the research base and training scholars and clinicians alike. Dr. Blow currently has a NIAAA training grant and has had continuous funding from the NIAAA since 1988, and has had extensive funding from NIDA, VA, and NIMH during the same period. He has led many federally-funded studies including international and US training grants focused on substance misuse and abuse.
Dr. Blow has a long history of funding related to research and program evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based treatments for substance use and mental health disorders. His areas of research expertise include alcohol brief interventions in healthcare settings, substance abuse prevention, substance abuse screening and diagnosis for older adults, serious mental illness and concurrent substance abuse, suicide prevention, mental health services research, and implementation of evidence-based substance abuse and mental health practices.
Areas of Interest
- Alcohol Abuse
- Older Adults
- Suicide Prevention and Serious Mental Illness
- Mental health services research
Center Memberships
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberUniversity of Michigan Addiction Center
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Center MemberUniversity of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
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Center MemberMM-PKUHSC Joint Institute
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Center MemberEisenberg Family Depression Center
Recent Publications
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Dawson WD, Stodola A, Carder P, Cellarius K, Smith L, Brandis L, Oschwald M, Totten AM, Womack D, Aga V, Unsworth J, Byerly LK, Spetz J, Nash M, Dhar N, Brown Wilson K, Hogue T, Sulick B, Stone R, Blow FC, Lewis JP, Chan K, Emery-Tiburcio EE, Lavretsky H. Health Affairs Scholar, 2025 Sep 3; qxaf175Journal ArticleSupporting Older Adult Behavioral Health: Building the First State Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health & Aging
DOI:10.1093/haschl/qxaf175 -
Turkelson A, Birditt KS, Polenick CA, Cranford JA, Blow FC. J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 2025 May 24;Journal ArticlePatterns of alcohol use over time among older different-sex couples: Implications for health.
DOI:10.15288/jsad.24-00013 PMID: 40410943 -
Walton MA, Seewald L, Carter PM, Ngo Q, Blow FC, Bourque C, Pearson C, Battisti KA, An L, Wank M, Zhu Y, Kidwell KM. Drug Alcohol Depend, 2025 May 1; 270: 112615Journal ArticleAdaptive interventions for alcohol misuse and violent behaviors among adolescents and emerging adults in the emergency department: Outcomes from a sequential multiple assignment randomized controlled trial.
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112615 PMID: PMC11951956 -
Barnett NM, Vordenberg SE, Kim HM, Turnwald M, Strominger J, Leggett AN, Akinyemi E, Blow FC, Vanderziel A, Pappas C, Maust DT. Drugs Aging, 2025 Mar; 42 (3): 257 - 265.Journal ArticleAn Educational Intervention to Promote Central Nervous System-Active Deprescribing in Dementia: A Pilot Study.
DOI:10.1007/s40266-024-01178-x PMID: PMC11879751 -
Vordenberg SE, Davis RC, Strominger J, Marcus SC, Kim HM, Blow FC, Wallner LP, Caverly T, Krein S, Maust DT. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2025 Feb; 73 (2): 422 - 430.Journal ArticleClinician contributions to central nervous system-active polypharmacy among older adults with dementia in the United States.
DOI:10.1111/jgs.19256 PMID: PMC11826002 -
Lei L, Langa K, Norton E, Levy H, Kim HM, Blow F, Maust D. Innovation in Aging, 2025 Jan 2; 8 (Supplement_1): 973 - 973.Journal ArticleHEALTH CARE USE AMONG SPOUSE CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igae098.3133 PMID: PMC11691912 -
Ju X, Solka J, Pena E, Kocher A, Davies R, Waljee J, Blow FC, Kidwell KM, Walton MA, Fernandez AC. Contemp Clin Trials, 2024 Dec; 147: 107732Journal ArticleStudy protocol for a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial to decrease alcohol use before and after surgery.
DOI:10.1016/j.cct.2024.107732 PMID: 39490767 -
Emery-Tiburcio EE, Mack L, Buehler S, Wang S, Musil S, Escalante E, Swantek SS, Hunt MG, Blow F, Donnan L, Jenkins M, Golden RL. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2024 Aug; 72 Suppl 3: S36 - S39.Journal ArticleBuilding foundational competencies in older adult mental health: Online and in-person training.
DOI:10.1111/jgs.18888 PMID: 38514205
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