Posts by Jeffery Huffman, MD
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Consider Emotional Barriers When Encouraging Physical Activity After Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery
Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry have identified unique emotional concerns about exercise among patients who have undergone metabolic/bariatric surgery, which may prevent them from adopting the high level of physical activity that's recommended to maintain weight loss and prevent cardiovascular disease.
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Early Increase in Physical Activity Predicts Longer-term Improvement by Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Emily H. Feig, PhD, and Jeff C. Huffman, MD, of the Department of Psychiatry, and colleagues suggest that when patients with type 2 diabetes and low self-reported physical activity take part in a behavioral intervention, their early progress is a good predictor of their longer-term improvement in activity.
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Telepsychiatry Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatrists describe how the outpatient psychiatry division switched from under 5% virtual visits in March 2019 to over 97% in March 2020.
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Adaptive Text Messaging System Allows Personalized Approach to Health Promotion
Psychiatrists at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a health promotion text messaging system that is the first to send personalized messages and combine health education with support for psychological well-being.
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Real-time Monitoring Detects Patterns of Suicidal Thoughts
By monitoring people via smartphone several times per day, Mass General researchers became the first to show that there are distinct patterns of suicidal thinking, which may have implications for suicide prevention efforts.
Biography
Jeffery Huffman, MD, is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Cardiac Psychiatry Research Program in the Division of Psychiatry and Medicine. As the director of the program, he serves as principal investigator for over 10 studies spanning psychology, health behavior and cardiovascular disease, including studies funded by NIH, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association. In his work at the interface of psychiatry and cardiology, Dr. Huffman has given Grand Rounds at sites nationwide, presented research at national and international meetings, and published over 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
He also serves as the associate chief for Clinical Services in the Department of Psychiatry and the director of Inpatient Psychiatry Research. This inpatient research has focused on assessment and treatments related to suicide risk in acutely ill psychiatric patients.
In addition to his roles as a resident and psychiatry medical student teacher, Dr. Huffman also has teaching roles in the Harvard Internal Medicine clerkship, and the social work training program, the Behavioral Medicine Program. He has been awarded the Mass General/McLean Plasky Teaching Award for outstanding teaching of junior residents, was twice nominated for the Harvard Kettyle Award for outstanding medical student teaching and received the Outstanding Research Mentor award in the Psychiatry Department in 2016.
