Ken Duckworth
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Ken Duckworth, MD

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2774
kennyd@bu.edu
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Biography

Ken Duckworth, MD, serves as the medical director for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He is triple board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult, Child and Adolescent, and Forensic Psychiatry and has extensive experience in the public health arena.

Dr. Duckworth is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard University Medical School and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Public Health, and he has served as a board member of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists. Dr. Duckworth has held clinical and leadership positions in community mental health, school psychiatry and now also works as Associate Medical Director for Behavioral Health at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

Education

  • Temple University School of Medicine, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, BA

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Publications

  • Published on 1/15/2025

    Duckworth K, Rashes N. How to Support People to Seek Mental Health Help. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2025 Jan; 23(1):53-54. PMID: 39776449.

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  • Published on 9/18/2017

    Susperreguy MI, Davis-Kean PE, Duckworth K, Chen M. Self-Concept Predicts Academic Achievement Across Levels of the Achievement Distribution: Domain Specificity for Math and Reading. Child Dev. 2018 11; 89(6):2196-2214. PMID: 28925044.

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  • Published on 12/1/2014

    Stuart EA, Huskamp HA, Duckworth K, Simmons J, Song Z, Chernew M, Barry CL. Using propensity scores in difference-in-differences models to estimate the effects of a policy change. Health Serv Outcomes Res Methodol. 2014 Dec 01; 14(4):166-182. PMID: 25530705.

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  • Published on 2/1/2005

    Goff DC, Cather C, Evins AE, Henderson DC, Freudenreich O, Copeland PM, Bierer M, Duckworth K, Sacks FM. Medical morbidity and mortality in schizophrenia: guidelines for psychiatrists. J Clin Psychiatry. 2005 Feb; 66(2):183-94; quiz 147, 273-4. PMID: 15705003.

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  • Published on 1/1/2003

    Bachman SS, Duckworth K. Consensus building for the development of service infrastructure for people with dual diagnosis. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2003 Jan; 30(3):255-66. PMID: 12854680.

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  • Should Google offer an online screening test for depression? BMJ. 2017 09 13; 358:j4144. PMID: 28903920.

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  • Effects of accountable care and payment reform on substance use disorder treatment: evidence from the initial 3 years of the alternative quality contract. Addiction. 2017 Jan; 112(1):124-133. PMID: 27517740.

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  • Effects of Global Payment and Accountable Care on Tobacco Cessation Service Use: An Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Oct; 31(10):1134-40. PMID: 27177915.

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  • Digital Technology Use Among Individuals with Schizophrenia: Results of an Online Survey. JMIR Ment Health. 2016 May 04; 3(2):e15. PMID: 27146094.

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  • The Early Impact Of The 'Alternative Quality Contract' On Mental Health Service Use And Spending In Massachusetts. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Dec; 34(12):2077-85. PMID: 26643628.

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