Dr. Timothy Schmutte

Biography

Timothy Schmutte is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. His work primarily focuses on mental health services research with a longstanding interest in older adults and suicide prevention. Schmutte's current research aims to improve the quality of care for individuals with serious mental illnesses, particularly among the aging population. He investigates clinical outcomes for older adults at acute risk of suicide and quantifies the risks of fatal and non-fatal suicidal events among those diagnosed with dementia. Furthermore, he is actively developing and testing peer-based interventions for suicidal Veterans and employing explainable machine learning to create clinical decision support tools for emergency department physicians. Schmutte's earlier research explored themes such as recurrent inpatient psychiatric use, opioid-related hospitalizations, and barriers to healthcare access for individuals with serious mental illnesses among transitional age youth. He has published extensively in fields related to recovery and peer support, making significant contributions to the understanding of mental health dynamics in various populations.

Research Interests