Marcia R Morris, M.D.

Associate Professor

Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY

Business Phone: (352) 273-3390

Business Email: mmorris@ufl.edu

About Marcia R Morris

Dr. Marcia Morris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and is the Associate Program Director for Student Health Psychiatry. She has provided care to UF students for over 25 years. Dr. Morris has given talks and published papers on depression, anxiety, and mental health treatment systems in the college population.

Dr. Morris’s articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Tampa Bay Times, and the Gainesville Sun. She currently writes a Psychology Today parenting blog, “College Wellness: Promoting Happiness & Health in the College Years.” Her book, The Campus Cure: A Parent’s Guide to Mental Health & Wellness for College Students, was published January, 2018. She received an undergraduate degree from Harvard, a medical degree from Yale, and psychiatry residency training at New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of its College Mental Health Caucus.

Accomplishments

Distinguished Fellow

2018 · American Psychiatric Association

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writing Contest Winner

2004 · Writing the Region Conference

Fellow

2003 · American Psychiatric Association

Outstanding Contribution Award

1993 · Westchester Division Psychiatry Residency Program

Burroughs Welcome Fellow

1991-1993 · American Psychiatric Association

Board Certifications

Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Clinical Profile

Specialties

Psychiatry

Subspecialties

Adult Psychiatry

Areas of Interest

Adolescent depression
Depression
Generalized anxiety disorder

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

College mental health

Publications

2023

Current psychiatric treatment for college students with depression only, anxiety only, or comorbid depression & anxiety (2013-2019).

Journal of affective disorders. 320:348-352 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.133. [PMID] 36183823.

2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2023

Psychiatric medications prescribed on-campus and off-campus for university students: Differences in demographics, types of medication, and satisfaction with services.

Journal of American college health : J of ACH. 71(5):1472-1478 [DOI] 10.1080/07448481.2021.1942002. [PMID] 34310267.

2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2021

Use of psychiatric medication by college students: A decade of data.

Pharmacotherapy. 41(4):350-358 [DOI] 10.1002/phar.2513. [PMID] 33583071.

7 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2019

Recovering in Place: Creating Campus Models of Care for the High-Risk College Student.

Current psychiatry reports. 21(11) [DOI] 10.1007/s11920-019-1101-5. [PMID] 31630268.

3 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2015

Clinical Care of the Suicidal College Student: When and How to Involve Parents

2000

Stability of subclinical obsessive-compulsive disorder in college students

Depression and Anxiety. 11:180-182

2000

Stability of subclinical obsessive-compulsive disorder in college students

Depression and Anxiety. 11:180-182

1999

Antidepressants and drug interactions: prescriber beware

. 47:191-192

1997

Subclinical obsessive compulsive disorder in college students

Depression and Anxiety. 4:233-236

1995

Psychological response of a woman with schizo-affective disorder on discovering she had ovarian cancer

. 68:349-351

1995

Subclinical obsessive compulsive disorder in college students

1993

Training psychiatry residents in suicide care

. 91-91

1989

Reduced bone mass in reproductive-aged women with endometriosis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 69:837-841

Grants

Feb 2020 – Jun 2021

Ten Year Trends in Types of Psychiatric Medications Used by College Students, With a Focus on Treatment for Depression and Anxiety

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding: NATIONAL NETWORK OF DEPRESSION CENTERS

Education

Residency – Psychiatry

1993 · Cornell Medical Center

Medical Degree

1989 · Yale University

AB, English and American Literature

1985 · Harvard University

Contact Details

Phones:

Business:: (352) 273-3390

Emails:

Business:: mmorris@ufl.edu

Addresses:

Business Mailing:: PO Box 117500
GAINESVILLE FL 32611
Business Street:: 2140 STADIUM ROAD
STUDENT HEALTH CARE CENTER
GAINESVILLE FL 32611