PeterCBrittonMD

Internal Medicine • Wellesley, MA

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

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Office
230 Worcester St
Internal Medicine
Wellesley, MA 02481
Phone+1 781-431-5205

Fax+1 781-431-5465
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Education & Training

Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1992
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1988 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Development of an opioid-related Overdose Risk Behavior Scale (ORBS).
Enrique R. Pouget, Alex S. Bennett, Luther Elliott, Brett Wolfson-Stofko, Ramona Almeñana, Peter C. Britton, Andrew Rosenblum> ;Substance Abuse. 2017 Jan 23
22 citations
Suicide Risk Documented During Veterans' Last Veterans Affairs Health Care Contacts Prior to Suicide.
Lauren M Denneson, Anne E. Kovas, Peter C. Britton, Mark S. Kaplan, Bentson H. McFarland, Steven K. Dobscha> ;Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. 2016 Jun 1
3 citations
Suicide attempts among alcohol-dependent pain patients before and after an inpatient hospitalization.
Lisham Ashrafioun, Cathleen Kane, Brady Stephens, Peter C. Britton, Kenneth R. Conner> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2016 Jun 1
22 citations
Comorbid depression and alcohol use disorders and prospective risk for suicide attempt in the year following inpatient hospitalization
Peter C. Britton, Brady Stephens, Jing Wu, Cathleen Kane, Autumn M. Gallegos, Lisham Ashrafioun, Xin Tu, Kenneth R. Conner> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2015 Nov 15
16 citations
Basic Psychological Needs, Suicidal Ideation, and Risk for Suicidal Behavior in Young Adults
Peter C. Britton, Kimberly A. Van Orden, Jameson K. Hirsch, Geoffrey C. Williams> ;Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. 2014 Aug 1
Authors' response to commentary on suicidal ideas and immediate suicide risk
Peter C. Britton, Mark A. Ilgen, M. David Rudd, Kenneth R. Conner> ;Psychiatry Research. 2013 Oct 30
22 citations
Influences on Call Outcomes among Veteran Callers to the National Veterans Crisis Line
Peter C. Britton, Robert M. Bossarte, Caitlin Thompson, Janet Kemp, Kenneth R. Conner> ;Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. 2013 Oct 1
44 citations
Warning signs for suicide within a week of healthcare contact in Veteran decedents.
Peter C. Britton, Mark A. Ilgen, M. David Rudd, Kenneth R. Conner> ;Psychiatry Research. 2012 Dec 30
22 citations
An open trial of motivational interviewing to address suicidal ideation with hospitalized veterans.
Peter C. Britton, Kenneth R. Conner, Stephen A. Maisto> ;Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2012 Sep 1
73 citations
Sleep disturbance preceding suicide among veterans.
Wilfred R. Pigeon, Peter C. Britton, Mark A. Ilgen, Ben Chapman, Kenneth R. Conner> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2012 Feb 10
28 citations
Differences Between Veteran Suicides With and Without Psychiatric Symptoms
Peter C. Britton, Mark A. Ilgen, Marcia Valenstein, Kerry L. Knox, Cynthia A. Claassen, Kenneth R. Conner> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2012 Feb 10
7 citations
The effect of depression on the association between military service and life satisfaction.
Peter C. Britton, Paige Ouimette, Robert M. Bossarte> ;Quality of Life Research. 2012 Jan 28
12 citations
A procedure that differentiates unintentional from intentional overdose in opioid abusers
Peter C. Britton, Amy S.B. Bohnert, James D. Wines, Kenneth R. Conner> ;Addictive Behaviors. 2012 Jan 1
Prevalence, correlates, and symptom profiles of depression among men with a history of military service.
Britton, P. C.,Bossarte, R. M.,Lu, N.,He, H.,Currier, G. W.,Crilly, J.,Richardson, T.,Tu, X.,Knox, K. L.> ;Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2011 Jul
42 citations
Suicide attempts within 12 months of treatment for substance use disorders.
Peter C. Britton, Kenneth R. Conner> ;Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. 2010 Feb 1
45 citations
Non-fatal overdose in the 12 months following treatment for substance use disorders.
Peter C. Britton, James D. Wines, Kenneth R. Conner> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2010 Feb 1
Development and psychometric evaluation of the reasons for living--older adults scale: a suicide risk assessment inventory.
Edelstein, B.A., Heisel, M.J., McKee, D.R., Martin, R.R., Koven, L.P., Duberstein, P.R., Britton, P.C.> ;Gerontologist. 2009-12-01
Examining motivational interviewing from a client agency perspective.
Faris, A.S., Cavell, T.A., Fishburne, J.W., Britton, P.C.> ;J Clin Psychol. 2009-09-01
Reasons for living, hopelessness, and suicide ideation among depressed adults 50 years or older.
Britton, P.C., Duberstein, P.R., Conner, K.R., Heisel, M.J., Hirsch, J.K., Conwell, Y.> ;Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Sep
Self-determination theory, motivational interviewing, and the treatment of clients with acute suicidal ideation.
Britton, P.C., Williams, G.C., Conner, K.R.> ;J Clin Psychol. 2008 Jan
Suicide attempts among individuals with opiate dependence: the critical role of belonging.
Conner KR, Britton PC, Sworts LM, Joiner TE> ;Addict Behav. 2007-07-01
Reliability of the UCLA Loneliness Scale in opiate dependent individuals.
Britton, P.C., Conner, K.R.> ;J Pers Assess. 2007 Jun
The relations among varieties of adult attachment and the components of empathy.
Britton, P.C., Fuendeling, J.M.> ;J Soc Psychol. 2005 Oct
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Press Mentions

Coronavirus at 84: ‘There Was One Day Where I Thought I’d Be Dead’April 25th, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts