Thida Thant, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry-Other CI Services

Professional Titles

• Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist
• Director of the UCH Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service
• Director of the Psychiatric Consultation for the Medically Complex clinic
• Assistant Chief of Service, CU Medicine Psychiatry Community Practices

Recognition & Awards

• American Psychiatric Association Resident Recognition Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine/American Psychiatric Association (2017)
• The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Trainee Travel Award, The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2016)
• The University of Colorado Outpatient Psychiatry Resident of the Quarter, University of Colorado School of Medicine - Department of Psychiatry (2015)
• The Judy Hu Collegiality Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine - Department of Psychiatry (2015)

Teaching

Publications

• Davis RA, Branagan T, Schneck CD, Schold JD, Thant T, Kaplan B. Lithium and the living kidney donor: Science or stigma?. Am J Transplant. 2023 Sep;23(9):1300-1306. PubMed PMID: 37236400
• Thant, Thida. Riggs, Paula. “Cannabis in Psychiatric Practice: A Practical Guide (Psychiatry Updates Book 3). Springer Publishing, 2022. Book.
• Anderson, Heather D, Thant, T, Kao, David, Crooks, Kristy R, Mendola, Nicholas D, Aquilante, Christina L. “Pharmacogenetic testing among patients with depression in a US managed care population”. Clinical and Translational Science. April 6th, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.13279 https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cts.13279
• Winder, Gerald S, Andrews, Sarah R, Banerjee, Arpita Goswami, Hussain, Filza, Ivkovic, Ana, Kuntz, Kristin, Omary, Lesley, Shenoy, Akhil, Thant, Thida, Vandenberg, Amy, Zimbrean, Paula. “Cannabinoids and solid organ transplantation: Psychiatric perspective and recommendations”. Transplantation Reviews. Volume 36, Issue 4, Jly 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trre.2022.100715
• Thant, Thida, “You’re Not Alone, And It Gets Better.” Colorado Psychiatric Society Newsletter. Winter 2021. http://cps.memberclicks.net/message2/link/78d3385d-8389-4ee9-be7f-7e6c27083199/2
• Thant T, Nussbaum A. What You Need to Know About Cannabis: An Evidence-Based Crash Course for Mental Health Trainees. MedEdPORTAL. 2020 Jul 15;16:10923. PubMed PMID: 32704537
• Thant, Thida. Riggs, Paula. “Epilogue”. Cannabinoids in Medicine. Springer Nature. 2020.
• Thant, Thida, Winston, Helena, Yager, Joel. “New England Journal of Medicine Resident 360 Mental Health Rotation Prep Guide.” NEJM: https://resident360.nejm.org/rotation-prep/mental-health/introduction. January 2020.
• Thant T, Nussbaum A. What you need to know about cannabis: an evidence-based crash course for mental health trainees. MedEdPORTAL. 2020;16:10923. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10923
• Mauch, Rose, Chadderdon, Alexandra, Thant, Thida. “The Psychologic Chapter of the COVID-19 Saga: Developing a Standard for Outpatient Mental Health Follow-up". Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting 2020. Virtual. November 12th-13th, 2020.
• Thant, Thida, Stinson, Kelly. “When Integration Isn’t Possible: Revisiting the Use of an Outpatient Psychiatry Consult Clinic for Subspecialty Care”. Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting 2020. Virtual. November 12th-13th, 2020.
• Thant, Thida, Riggs, Paula, "Epilogue." Cannabis and Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach. N.p.: Springer, 2020.
• Pejic V, Thant T, Hess RS, Cornell S, DeJesus J, Yager J, Savin D. Learning from Our Patients: Training Psychiatry Residents in Refugee Mental Health. Acad Psychiatry. 2019 Oct;43(5):471-479. PubMed PMID: 30927166
• Thant , T. M. (2020). Working with Medically Ill Patients. In S. A. Simpson & A. K. McDowell (Eds.), The clinical interview: skills for more effective patient encounters. New York, NY: Routledge.
• Nguyen DH, Thant TM. Recognizing and Managing "Magic Wand Syndrome" Among Clinical Services. Psychosomatics. 2018 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30497688
• Thant T, Yager J. Updating Apathy: Using Research Domain Criteria to Inform Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis of Disorders of Motivation. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2018 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30256334
• Nguyen, Dan, Thant, Thida. “Caring for Patients Who Use Medical Marijuana and Request Controlled Prescriptions.” Current Psychiatry, 16(8), 50-51. http://www.mdedge.com/currentpsychiatry/article/143353/addiction-medicine/caring-medical-marijuana-patients-who-request. August 2017.
• Thant, Thida, Kondrad, Elin C., and Nussbaum, Abraham M., "Medical Marijuana: Indications, Formulations, Efficacy and Adverse Effects." Marijuana and Mental Health. N.p.: American Psychiatric Association, 2016. N. pag. Print.

Professional Memberships

• American Psychiatric Association, General Member
• Colorado Psychiatric Association, General Member (Legislative Committee, Program Committee)
• Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, General Member