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Dr. Linda Worley Publications

Select Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Gitlin D, (et.al.), Worley L: Recommended Guidelines for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatric Training in Psychiatry Residency Programs: A Report from the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Task Force on Psychiatric Resident Training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Psychosomatics. 37(1):3-11, 1996 January – February.
  2. Muskin P, Kunkel E, Worley L, (et.al.): The Multisite Field Trial of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Assessment Instrument. General Hospital Psychiatry. 19:16-23, 1997.
  3. Worley L: Instilling Happiness into Medical School, The University of Arkansas, College of Medicine’s Medical Student Mental Health Program. The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. 94(9):391-393, 1998 February.
  4. Worley L, Kunkel E, Hilty D: How C-L Services Can Comply with New HCFA Guidelines. General Hospital Psychiatry. 20(3):160-169, 1998 May.
  5. Kunkel E, Worley L, Monti D, Hilty D, Hansen-Grant S and R Goldberg. Follow-Up Consultation Billing and Documentation. General Hospital Psychiatry. 21(3):197-208, 1999 May / June.
  6. Worley L, Kunkel E, Gitlin D (et. al.): Constant Observation Practices in the General Hospital Setting: A National Survey. Psychosomatics. 41(4):301-310, 2000 July-August.
  7. Worley L, Cooper GJ and D Fiser. Generational Evolution and the Future of Pediatrics. Journal of Pediatrics. 145(2):143-4, 2004 August.
  8. Norton J, Worley L and C Lowery. Findings From Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Exposed Neonates Should be Interpreted With Caution. Pediatrics. Volume 114, Number 6, Pages 1739-1740. December 2004.
  9. Robles E, Crone CC, Whiteside-Mansell L, Conners NA, Bokony PA, Worley L & DE McMillan: Voucher-Based Incentives for Cigarette Smoking Reduction in a Women’s Residential Treatment Program. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 7(1):111-117, 2005 February.
  10. Bonner L, Felker B, Chaney E, Vollen K, Berry K, Revay B, Simon B, Kofoed L, Worley L, Fotiades J & S Sherman. (February 2005). Suicide Risk Response: Enhancing Patient Safety through Development of Effective Institutional Policies. in Henriksen, K., Battles JB, Marks ES (eds). Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. Vol. 3, Implementation Issues, pages 507-519. AHRQ Publication No. 05-0021-3. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
  11. Worley L, Conners N, Crone C, Williams V & P Bokony. Building a Residential Treatment Program for Dually Diagnosed Women with their Children. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. 8(2):105 -111, 2005 June.
  12. Ciechanowski P, Worley L, Russo J & W Katon. Medical Specialty Choice and Attachment Style: Using relationship styles based on attachment theory to improve understanding of specialty choice in medicine. (2006). Medical Education. BioMed Central. (Electronic resource), 6, Page 3.
  13. Felker B, Chaney E, Rubenstein L, Bonner L, Yano E, Parker L, Worley L, Sherman S & S Ober. Developing Effective Collaboration Between Primary Care and Mental Health Providers. The Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 8(1):12-16, 2006 March.
  14. Luo J, Hilty D, Worley L & J Yager. Considerations in Change Management Related to Technology. Academic Psychiatry. 30:6, November-December 2006.
  15. Worley L. The Unique Role of Psychiatric Organizations and Societies in Professional Development: The Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP). Academic Psychiatry. 31(2): 112-113, March-April 2007.
  16. Worley L. Our Fallen Peers: A Mandate for Change. Academic Psychiatry. 32:1, January-February 2008.
  17. Kathol R, Kunkel E, Weiner J, McCarron R, Worley L, Yates W, Summergrad P, and F Huyse. Psychiatrists for the Medically Complex: Bringing Value at the Physical Health & Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder Interface. Psychosomatics. 50(2):93-107, 2009 March-April.
  18. Worley L, McKelvey S, Tariq S and J Yager. Eating Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum. National Guideline Clearinghouse of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Posted August 31, 2009. Revised 2011.
  19. Worley L, Levenson J, Stern T, Epstein S, Rundell, J, Crone C, Wise T, Rummans T, Muskin P, Bourgeois J, Saravay S, Pao M, Alter C, Steinberg M, Wulsin L, Breitbart W, Fricchione G, Boland R, Epstein L, Winstead D and D Gitlin. Core Competencies for Fellowship Training in Psychosomatic Medicine: A Collaborative Effort by the APA Council on Psychosomatic Medicine, the ABPN Psychosomatic Committee, and the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (Approved by the ABPN and the ACGME). Psychosomatics. 50(6):557-562, November-December 2009.
  20. Seritan A, Hunt J, Shy A, Rea M and L Worley. The State of Medical Student Wellness: A Call for Culture Change. Academic Psychiatry. 36:1, January-February 2012.
  21. Samenow CP, Worley L, Neufeld R, Fishel T and W Swiggart. Transformative Learning in a Professional Development Course Aimed at Addressing Disruptive Physician Behavior. Academic Medicine. 88(1):117-123, January 2013
  22. Nisavic M, Shuster L, Gitlin D, Worley L and T Stern. Readings on Psychosomatic Medicine: Survey of Resources for Trainees. Psychosomatics. Published online 12/20/14.
  23. McLafferty LP, Becker M, Dresner N, Meltzer-Brody S, Gopalan P, Glance J, St. Victor G, Mittal L, Marshalek P, Lander L and LLM Worley. Review Article: Guidelines for the Management of Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorders. Psychosomatics. March 2016. Volume 57. Pages 115-130.
  24. Hilty D, Unutzer J, Ko D, Luo J, Worley L and J Yager. Approaches for Departments, Schools and Health Systems to Better Implement Technologies Used for Clinical Care and Education. Academic Psychiatry. December 2019. 43(6):611-616.
  25. Nordstrom K, Berlin J, Nash S, Shah S, Schmelzer N and L Worley. Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. July 22, 2019. 20(5):690-695.
  26. Becker MA, Chandy A, Mayer JLW, Sachdeva J, Albertini ES, Sham C and LLMWorley. Psychiatric Aspects of Infertility. American Journal of Psychiatry. September 1, 2019. 176(9):765-766.
  27. Worley L, Wise-Ehlers A. Telepsychiatry in Obstetrics. In Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics: Telemedicine and Connected Health in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Editor, Lowery C. In Press
  28. Worley L. Inoculating Trainees Upstream: What Distressed Providers Wished They’d Learned in Medical School. Journal of Regional Medical Campuses. September 4, 2019. 2(3):Group on Regional Medical Campuses Spring Meeting.
  29. Swiggart WH, Bills JL, Penberthy JK, Dewey CM and LLMWorley. A Professional Development Course Improves Unprofessional Physician Behavior. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. February 1, 2020. 46(2): 64-71.

Peer Reviewed Electronic Guideline Publications and Updates: www.uams.edu/ANGELS

  1. Worley L et al: ANGELS (Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning System) Guidelines related to Perinatal Loss. Fetal Demise, Missed Abortion (Early Miscarriage), Emotional Support of Families & Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. 2008; 2009 & 2010
  2. Worley L & McKelvey S: ANGELS Obstetrical Guideline on the Management and Treatment of Eating Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum. Finalized: 5/3/07. Updated 12/08; 2/19/09; 9/16/10; 11/12
  3. Worley L: ANGELS Obstetrical Guideline on the Management and Treatment of Antepartum and Postpartum Depression. Finalized: 3/11/04. Revised: 3/10/05; 4/28/05; 11/10/05; 12/9/05; 1/3/06; 1/6/06; 2/17/06; 5/11/06; 5/30/06; 6/22/06; 11/14/07; 6/1/09; 11/19/09; 3/3/11
  4. Worley L: ANGELS Obstetrical Guideline on the Management and Treatment of Substance Use in Pregnancy. Finalized: 12/4/03. Revised: 1/27/05; 7/25/05; 3/6/06; 6/22/06; 2/8/07; 2/20/08; 2/4/10
  5. Worley L: ANGELS Guideline on Acute Psychiatric Illness: Psychiatric Emergencies in Obstetrics. Finalized: 3/10/05. Presented over telemedicine to state of Arkansas physicians & international audience of obstetricians in India, 8/30/07. Revised: 5/11/06; 9/27/07; 3/5/09; 7/29/10
  6. Worley L: ANGELS Obstetrical Guideline on Nicotine Dependence. Finalized: 10/6/05. Revised: 8/31/06. Updated 10/30/08; 7/2/09; 12/9/10.
  7. Worley L: ANGELS Guideline on Anxiety (Antepartum and Postpartum). Finalized: 06/22/06. Revised: 11/8/07; 10/29/09; 3/3/11

Book Chapters

  1. Worley L, Kunkel E, Monti D: Appendix: Appropriate Documentation of Initial and Follow-Up Psychiatric Consultations: In: Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient, 2nd Edition. Editors, Stoudemire A, Fogel B & Greenberg D. Oxford University Press, 1999.
  2. Worley L, Greenberg D: Medical and Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In: Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient, 2nd Edition. Editors, Stoudemire A, Fogel B & Greenberg D. Oxford University Press, 1999.
  3. Worley L, Borus J, Hilty D: How to be a Good Mentor and Colleague. In: Concise Guide to Early Career Academic Psychiatrists. Editors, Roberts L & Hilty D. APPI Press, 2005.
  4. Worley L, Melville J: Psychiatric Problems During Pregnancy and the Puerperium. In: Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus and Mother, 3rd Edition. Editors, Taylor S, Reece E & J Hobbins. Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
  5. Worley L, Greenberg D: Medical and Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Fatigue Syndromes and Apathy. In: Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient, 3rd Edition. Editors, Fogel B & Greenberg D. Oxford Press, 2015.
  6. Worley L, Borus J, Hilty D: Being a Good Mentor and Colleague. In: Handbook of Career Development in Academic Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Editors, Roberts L & Hilty D. APPI Press, 2017.
  7. Worley L, Stonnington C: Self-Care, Resilience, and Work-Life Balance. In: Physician Mental Health and Well-Being: Research and Practice. Editors, Brower K & Riba M. Springer Publishing, 2017.
  8. Worley L, Stonnington C: A Model for Maintaining Well-Being and Preventing Burnout for Psychiatrists. Chapter 11 (Pages 211 – 232). In Combating Burnout: A Guide for Psychiatrists. Editors, LoboPrabhu S, Summers R & Moffic HS. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 2020.

Letters to the Editor

  1. Gitlin D, (et.al.), Worley L: Letter to the Editor, Guidelines for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Training In Reply. Psychosomatics. 37(5):489-490, 1996 September – October.
  2. Gitlin D and L Worley. In Response to Pincus letter to the editor, re: Core Competencies for Fellowship Training in Psychosomatic Medicine: A Collaborative Effort by the APA Council on Psychosomatic Medicine, the ABPN Psychosomatic Committee, and The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. Psychosomatics. 52(2):196-197, March-April 2011.

Book and Guideline Reviews

  1. Perinatal Psychiatry: Use and Misuse of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Editors John Cox and Jeni Holden. Publisher: Gaskell. 1994. 275 pages. In Psychosomatics Volume 42, Number 5, Pages 446-7, 2001.
  2. Women’s Health A Teaching Guide to Psychosocial Issues. Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2000. 283 pages.
  3. Casebook of Psychosomatic Medicine. James Bourgeois MD, 2008.
  4. Reviewer, APA Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Panic Disorder, 2nd Edition. August, 2007. Submitted for final approval by the APA Assembly and the Board of Trustees. 2008.
  5. Understanding Postpartum Psychosis: A Temporary Madness by Teresa M. Twomey, JD with Shoshana Bennett, PhD. Praeger Publishers, Westport, Connecticut 2010. 173 pages. Review in Psychosomatics, 03;51(2), 2010.
  6. Women in Psychiatry: Personal Perspectives Edited by Donna M. Norris, MD, Geetha Jayaram, MD, MBA and Annelle B. Primm, MD, MPH. American Psychiatric Publishing, 2012. 345 pages. Review in Journal of Psychiatric Practice Volume 19, Number 6, Pages 512-13, November, 2013.
  7. Clinical Laboratory Medicine for Mental Health Professionals. Sandra A. Jacobson MD. 2017.

American Psychiatric Association Resource Documents / Publications

  1. APA Resource Document on Physician Wellness. Worley L with the Council on Psychosomatic Medicine and Geriatric Psychiatry. Approved by the Board of Trustees, December 2011.
  2. The Secrets for Managing it All: An Introduction to Dr. Worley’s Smooth Sailing Life ~ Nautical Metaphor. APA Psychiatric News. August 2017.
  3. Resource Document on Psychiatric Aspects of Infertility. Becker M, Chandy A, Mayer J, Sachdeva J, Albertini E, Sham C and L Worley. Approved by the Joint Reference Committee, February 2019.