CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSPeter C. Britton, Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersOffice: (585) 393-7926Fax: (585) 393-7985LocationsCanandaigua V. A. Medical CenterCenter of Excellence400 Fort Hill RoadCanandaigua, NY 14424Faculty AppointmentsAssociate Professor - Department of Psychiatry , Research (SMD) BiographyProfessional BackgroundDr. Peter Britton is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is also an investigator at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. His research focuses on studying risk and protective factors and for suicide attempts and overdoses and developing and testing preventive interventions, with a particular interest in Veterans. Since 2012, Dr. Britton has been conducting a randomized controlled trial testing Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation with Psychiatrically hospitalized Veterans at high-risk for suicide that is funded by a career development award from Department of Veterans Affairs, Clinical Science Research and Development (CSR&D). He also conducts analysis of VA Suicide Prevention Application Network (SPAN) and Suicide Data Repository (SDR) data, and is co-investigator on grants testing a Veteran Crisis Line facilitation intervention and examining opioid misuse among reintegrating Veterans.CredentialsEducation1997Bachelor | University of PittsburghPsychology2001Masters | University of ArkansasClinical Psychology2005Doctor of Philosophy | University of ArkansasClinical Psychology2005Doctoral Internship | University of RochesterMedical CenterPost-doctoral Training & Residency09/01/2005 - 08/31/2007Fellowship in Psychiatry at University of Rochester Medical Center09/01/2004 - 09/01/2005Internship in Psychology at University of Rochester Medical CenterAwards2001Research Society on Alcoholism Travel Grant1999Research Society on Alcoholism Travel GrantPublicationsJournal Articles3/28/2020Britton PC, Conner KR, Maisto SA. "The Living Ladder: Introduction and Validity Over 6-Month Follow-Up of a One-Item Measure of Readiness to Continue Living in Suicidal Patients." Suicide & life-threatening behavior.. 2020 Mar 28; Epub 2020 Mar 28. 3/2/2020Haskell AM, Britton PC, Servatius RJ. "Toward an assessment of escape/avoidance coping in depression." Behavioural brain research.. 2020 Mar 2; 381:112363. Epub 2019 Nov 15. 1/1/2020Cleland CM, Bennett AS, Elliott L, Rosenblum A, Britton PC, Wolfson-Stofko B. "Between- and within-person associations between opioid overdose risk and depression, suicidal ideation, pain severity, and pain interference." Drug and alcohol dependence.. 2020 Jan 1; 206:107734. Epub 2019 Nov 14. VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Peter C. Britton, Ph.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Peter C. Britton, Ph.D. is currently scheduling for the following appointment type(s): Our policy does not permit patients to establish care with multiple providers within the same practice or specialty without prior approval. If you choose a new provider in the same office, we will cancel the appointment. Please contact the office directly with questions on this policy.