Marcia R Morris

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. Morris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and is the Associate Program Director for Student Health Psychiatry. Dr. Morris has provided care to UF students for over 20 years and given talks on depression and anxiety in college populations. She has published articles on college suicide prevention, campus sexual assault, and medical student stress.

She has published articles 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,” will be 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 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

2021
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. 1-7 [DOI] 10.1080/07448481.2021.1942002. [PMID] 34310267.
2021
Use of psychiatric medication by college students: A decade of data.
Pharmacotherapy. 41(4):350-358 [DOI] 10.1002/phar.2513. [PMID] 33583071.
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.
2015
Clinical Care of the Suicidal College Student: When and How to Involve Parents
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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
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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 112662
GAINESVILLE FL 326110001
Business Street:
3190 RADIO RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32611