Mark A Ilgen, PhD
Albert J Silverman M.D.
C.M. Research Professor of Psychiatric Disorders and Professor of Psychiatry
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2800 Plymouth Road, Bld 16
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Mark A Ilgen, PhD
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About
Mark Ilgen, PhD is a clinical psychologist and a health services researcher with an interest in improving outcomes for individuals with problematic alcohol and drug use. He is currently the Albert J. Silverman Research Professor of Psychiatric Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan and a Research Career Scientist with the VA Center for Clinical Management Research. A core focus of Dr. Ilgen’s work has been on understanding substance use as a risk factor for suicide, including work to test the efficacy of interventions to reduce suicide risk. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. Currently, he is one of the co-Directors of the VA’s National Suicide Prevention Research Impact NeTwork (SPRINT) COnsortia of REsearch (CORE).
Qualifications
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Postdoctoral FellowVA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine, United States
2003 - 2005
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PhD, Clinical PsychologyUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80309, United States
1999 - 2003
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MA, PsychologyUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States
1997 - 1999
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BA, PsychologyMiami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States
1993 - 1997
Center Memberships
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Center MemberUniversity of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
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Center MemberEisenberg Family Depression Center
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Center MemberInstitute for Firearm Injury Prevention
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Center MemberUniversity of Michigan Addiction Center
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberMM-PKUHSC Joint Institute
Research Overview
Improving the treatment of alcohol and drug use disorders.
Intervening to reduce the risk of suicidal behaviors.
Understanding the relationship between chronic pain and substance use
Recent Publications
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Saulnier KG, Ilgen MA, Lapidos A, Abraham KM, Ganoczy D, Jagusch J, Kim HM, Vega E, Ahmedani BK, Pfeiffer PN. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2026 Apr 1; 199:Journal ArticleSuicidal ideation trajectories among adults following psychiatric hospitalization
DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2026.104997 PMID: 41740423 -
Bornheimer LA, Lapidos A, Brdar NM, Campbell M, Palaniappan GS, Song J, Miner C, Anderson E, Hoener K, Florence T, Sperry SH, Ilgen MA. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2026 Mar 15; 397:Journal ArticleModifying an intervention to increase use of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline among patients with bipolar disorder in community mental health
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2025.120922 PMID: 41421620 -
Hicks BM, Ilgen MA. JAMA Network Open, 2026 Mar 2; 9 (3): e260734Journal ArticlePrevalence of Thoughts of Shooting Others Among US Adults
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0734 PMID: 41842901 -
Interian A, Kimbrel NA, Goodman MS, Constans JI, Dobscha SK, Ilgen M, Owen RR, Strickland SM, Marx BP. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2026 Mar 1; 87 (1):Journal ArticlePrecision Medicine for Suicide Prevention: It’s Time to Take the Next Step
DOI:10.4088/JCP.25com16004 PMID: 41432617 -
Britton PC, Bohnert KM, Denneson LM, Ganoczy D, Ilgen MA. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2026 Mar 1; 70 (3):Journal ArticleSuicide by Cop Following an Emergency Dispatch From the Veterans Crisis Line
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2025.107743 PMID: 40473082 -
Hicks BM, Price A, Goldman P, Ilgen MA. 2026 Feb 8; PsyArXiv,PreprintLinks between Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and drug use, mental health problems, antisocial behavior, and personality in a national survey of adults in the United States
DOI:10.31234/osf.io/4mbku_v1 -
Ilgen MA, Price AM, Goldman P, Hicks BM. 2026 Jan 26;PreprintPrevalence and Correlates of Symptoms of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in the United States.
DOI:10.64898/2026.01.25.26344780 PMID: 41646674 -
Krauss A, Lindner NR, McCloskey MS, Ilgen M, Creech SK, Goodman M. Military Psychology, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleCharacterizing aggression and suicide attempts among high-risk U.S. Veterans: Demographic, clinical, and military characteristics
DOI:10.1080/08995605.2026.2679872
Featured News & Stories
Department News
Psychiatry experts' research highlighted in U-M VP of Research's Michigan Research newsletter
The newsletter featured research by Drs. Amy Bohnert and Srijan Sen; Mark Ilgen; and Mary Heitzeg and Chandra Sripada
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