Brent M. Kious,
MD, PhD
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Dr. Kious practices inpatient adult psychiatry, focusing on the management of severe persistent mental illness.
Clinical Locations
801-583-2500
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Psychiatry
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Assistant Professor Internal Medicine - Adjunct Instructor Neurology - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Adult Psychiatry General Internal Medicine Sleep and Movement Disorders |
| Board Certification | American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry) |
Dr. Kious practices inpatient adult psychiatry, focusing on the management of severe persistent mental illness.
Academic Locations
University Neuropsychiatric Institute
801-581-5604
Research Statement
Dr. Kious's current research encompasses theoretical work in bioethics and scientific research related to the epidemiology and treatment of depression. His research in bioethics is focused on the role of values in medicine, and in particular, on the role of suffering in the legalization of medical aid-in-dying. He was selected as a Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholar in bioethics in 2020. His scientific work focuses on developing novel interventions for the treatment of major depressive disorder. These interventions are inspired by epidemiological research related to the effects of altitude on the risk of major depressive disorder and suicide.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Psychiatry
-
Assistant Professor Internal Medicine - Adjunct Instructor Neurology - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Adult Psychiatry General Internal Medicine Sleep and Movement Disorders |
| Board Certification | American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry) |
Education History
| Chief Resident | University of Utah Psychiatry Chief Resident |
| Residency | University of Utah Psychiatry Resident |
| Professional Medical | University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine Medicine M.D. |
| Doctoral Training | University of California, Los Angeles Philosophy Ph.D. |
| Undergraduate | California Institute of Technology Biology/Science, Ethics and Society B.S. |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Kious BM, Bakian AV (2020). Evidence of new-onset depression among persons with migraine after discontinuing antidepressants. Psychiatry Res, 288, 112990.
- Grey JS, Durns T, Kious BM (2020). Pseudologia Fantastica: An Elaborate Tale of Combat-related PTSD. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 26(3), 241-245.
- Kious BM, Dobias L, OConnell PH (2019). Effect of Delays in Civil Commitment Hearings on Outcomes Among Psychiatric Inpatients. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law, 47(4), 467-475.
- Kious BM, Battin MP (2019). Physician Aid-in-Dying and Suicide Prevention in Psychiatry: A Moral Crisis? Am J Bioeth, 19(10), 29-39.
- Kious BM, Kondo DG, Renshaw PF (2019). Creatine for the Treatment of Depression. Biomolecules, 9(9).
- Shvartsur A, Kious BM (2019). Delirium and Dysarthria After Titration of Clozapine. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord, 21(3).
- Kious BM, Bakian A, Zhao J, Mickey B, Guille C, Renshaw P, Sen S (2019). Altitude and risk of depression and anxiety: findings from the intern health study. International Review of Psychiatry, 31(7-8), 637-645.
- Kious BM (2018). Boorse's Theory of Disease: (Why) Do Values Matter? J Med Philos, 43(4), 421-438.
- Kious BM, Kondo DG, Renshaw PF (2018). Living High and Feeling Low: Altitude, Suicide, and Depression. Harv Rev Psychiatry, 26(2), 43-56.
- Kious BM (2016). Respect for autonomy: deciding what is good for oneself. J Med Ethics, 42(12), 769-775.
- Kious BM (2015). Autonomy and values: why the conventional theory of autonomy is not value neutral. Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology, 22(1), 1-12.
- Kious BM (2015). Autonomy, judgement, and theories of the good. Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology, 22(1), 21-24.
Editorial
Letter
- Kious BM, Battin MP (2019). Response to Open Peer Commentaries on "Physician Aid-in-Dying and Suicide Prevention in Psychiatry". [Letter to the editor]. Am J Bioeth, 19(10), W14-W17.
- Kious BM, Lewis BR (2018). Classifying psychiatric disorders as communicable diseases. [Letter to the editor]. Lancet Psychiatry, 6(1), 13-14.