Vivianne Aponte Rivera, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Education & Affiliations
Biography
Years at Tulane:
Since 2013
Dr. Aponte Rivera is a bilingual (English/Spanish) and bicultural child and adolescent psychiatrist interested in the mental health of minority children and families; particularly immigrant Latino children and their families. She has extensive experience working with immigrant communities through research activities, direct patient care and community service. The education and development of culturally competent physicians and mental health professionals are of great importance to her. Dr. Aponte Rivera is also interested in interdisciplinary approaches to patient care.
Contributions
"Global Ethical Issues in the Clinical Setting: Visas Not Required!" Clinical Case Conference - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, October 2015
Aponte-Rivera V, Dunlop BW, Ramirez C, Kelley ME, Schneider R, Blastos B, Larson J, Mercado F, Mayberg H, Craighead WE. (2014) Enhancing Hispanic Participation in Mental Health Clinical Research: Development of a Spanish-speaking Depression Research Site. Depression and Anxiety 31(3):258-67.
Dunlop BW, Binder EB, Cubells JF, Goodman MG, Kelley ME, Kinkead B, Kutner M, Nemeroff CB, Newport DJ, Owens MJ, Pace TWW, Ritchie JC, Aponte-Rivera V , Westen D, Craighead WE, Mayberg HS. (2012) Predictors of Remission in Depression to Individual and Combined Treatments (PReDICT): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trials 13(1):106.
“Green Card Missing: Ethical, Clinical and Systems Issues When Working with Children, Adolescents and Families Who Are Not Legal Immigrants” Clinical Case Conference - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 2012
Aponte-Rivera, V and Dunlop, B.W. (2011) Public Health Consequences of State Immigration Laws. Southern Medical Journal 104(11):718-719. “Child Psychiatry in the Trenches: Clinical and Ethical Dilemmas when Treating Poor Children and Families” Clinical Case Conference - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, New York, New York, October 2010
Publications
Dunlop BW, Still S, LoParo D, Aponte-Rivera V, Johnson BN, Schneider RL, Nemeroff CB, Mayberg HS, Craighead WE. Somatic symptoms in treatment-naïve Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients with major depression. Depression and Anxiety, 37(2):156-165, February 2020.
Kelley ME, Dunlop BW, Nemeroff CB, Lori A, Carrillo-Roa T, Binder EB, Kutner MH, Aponte Rivera V, Craighead WE, Mayberg HS. Response Rate Profiles for Major Depressive Disorder: Characterizing Early Response and Longitudinal Nonresponse. Depression and Anxiety, 35(10):992-1000, October 2018
Polychroniou PE, Mayberg HS, Craighead WE, Rakofsky JJ, Aponte Rivera V, Haroon E, Dunlop BW. Temporal Profiles and Dose-Responsiveness of Side Effects with Escitalopram and Duloxetine in Treatment-Naïve Depressed Adults. Behavioral Sciences, 8(7), July 17 2018
Dunlop BW, Kelley ME, Aponte-Rivera V, Mletzko-Crowe T, Kinkead B, Ritchie J, Nemeroff CB, Craighead WE, Mayberg HS. Effects of Patient Preferences on Outcomes in the Predictors of Remission in Depression to Individual and Combined Treatments (PReDICT) Study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 174(6):546-556, June 2017
Aponte-Rivera V, Dunlop BW, Ramirez C, Kelley ME, Schneider R, Blastos B, Larson J, Mercado F, Mayberg H, Craighead WE. Enhancing Hispanic Participation in Mental Health Clinical Research: Development of a Spanish-speaking Depression Research Site. Depression and Anxiety 31(3):258-67, March 2014
Dunlop BW, Binder EB, Cubells JF, Goodman MG, Kelley ME, Kinkead B, Kutner M, Nemeroff CB, Newport DJ, Owens MJ, Pace TWW, Ritchie JC, Aponte-Rivera V, Westen D, Craighead WE, Mayberg HS. Predictors of Remission in Depression to Individual and Combined Treatments (PReDICT): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trials 13(1):106, July 2012
Aponte-Rivera, V and Dunlop, B.W. Public Health Consequences of State Immigration Laws. Southern Medical Journal 104(11):718-719, November 2011
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Hazzard, A and Aponte-Rivera, V. Something Happened to My Dad: A Story About Immigration and Family Separation (G. Félix, Illus). Magination Press, May 2022. Vivianne R. Aponte-Rivera, MD
Aponte-Rivera, V and Hazzard, A. Algo le pasó a mi papá: Una historia sobre inmigración y la separación familiar (G. Félix, Illus). Magination Press, May 2022
