Tyler Adam Durns MD

Research History

• Chief editorLead author for the first psychiatric textbook on psychiatric etiologies, diagnoses, and treatments of cult leaders and members, as well as the forensic implications for such. This book is currently in process and under contract with Cambridge University Press. Principal Editor/Author.2021 - Present
• Research associateNaturalistic study on long term outcomes and effect of concomitant neuromodulation and medications in response to intravenous ketamine for treatment-resistant mood disorders. This study included 203 patients receiving as many as 152 treatments.2020 - Present
• Research assistantProspective cohort study evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of psilocybin in treating terminally ill patients with refractory depression. This is an FDA-approved study with the first cohort set to begin treatment in October 2021. Benjamin Lewis, M.D., Huntsman Mental Health Institute.2020 - Present
• Research assistantAssisted in review of records and synthesis of information pertaining to the backlog of incompetent to stand trial detainees. Katherine Warburton, D.O. and Barbra McDermott, Ph.D.2021 - 2022
• Research associateRetrospective analysis of the emergency preparedness and response of academic psychiatric institutions to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Principal Investigator, University of Utah Department of Psychiatry.2020 - 2022
• Resident researcherRetrospective analysis the impact of commitment status on patient outcomes at University of Utah Psychiatric Units in 2015. Brent Kious, M.D., Ph.D., University of Utah Department of Psychiatry.2019 - 2020
• Resident researcherRetrospective analysis examining violence risk in patients admitted to the Utah State Hospital using the relationship of violence on an inpatient psychiatric unit to surrogate predictor for complex predictive models (such as HCR-20, PCL-R, etc.) for future violence. Paul Whitehead, M.D., Utah State2018 - 2019
• Resident researcherSystematic Review of historical, objective, and behavioral factors the predispose patient with previous inpatient psychiatric admissions to suicide attempt and completion. Brent Kious, M.D., Ph.D., University of Utah Department of Psychiatry.2018 - 2019
• Research assistantReview of jail diversion program outcomes to assist in direction of California state government funding to reduce population of incarcerated mentally ill persons. Katherine Warburton, D.O., California Department of State Hospitals.2017 - 2018
• Research associateFeasibility of student-run psychiatric clinics. Principal Investigator with Cassandra Murzl, M.D., MPH, University of Arizona Mental Illness and Neuropsychiatric Institute.2016 - 2017
• Medical student researcherAnalyzed factors determining advance care directive decisions for critically ill patients. Lawrence DeLuca, Ed.D., M.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine.2014 - 2017
• Medical student researcherFacilitate and lead a research project under the Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICenter) to track treatment strategies and outcomes in severely mentally ill patients. Peter Klinger, M.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine.2014 - 2017
• Medical student researcherAssessed efficacy of Cognitively Based Compassion Training Project (CBCT). Charles Raison, M.D., University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry.2014 - 2014
• Undergraduate researcherElucidated factors and protein interactions implicated in lysosomal storage diseases. Hanna Fares, Ph.D., University of Arizona Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology.2007 - 2013