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Imaging Shows Effects of TBI Related to Intimate Partner Violence on Women’s Cognitive Function
Many women who experience intimate-partner violence sustain at least one traumatic brain injury, which can lead to problems with memory, learning and cognitive flexibility. Mass General researchers searched for neural mechanistic evidence of an association between these TBIs and cognitive dysfunction.
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Longitudinal Data in Electronic Health Records Can Be Used to Predict Risk of Suicide
Previous research has shown that diagnostic codes routinely collected in electronic health records can help predict domestic abuse an average of two years in advance. Could EHR systems also be used to predict suicidal behavior?
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fNIRS Brain Imaging Detects Changes to Brain Function After Cannabis Use
To examine how cannabis use affects the brain, most studies use positron emission tomography, which exposes subjects to radiation. Mass General researchers examined whether functional near-infrared spectroscopy is a feasible alternative for such research.
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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.
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Prenatal Folic Acid Exposure Linked to Reduced Risk of Psychosis in Adolescence
Psychiatrists at Massachusetts General Hospital present the first evidence that prenatal exposure to folic acid has a beneficial effect on postnatal brain development—and reduces the risk of psychotic disorders later in life.
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Mindfulness Training Reduces Proactive Interference in Working Memory
Researchers at Mass General have shown for the first time why mindfulness training affects both working memory and hippocampal volume—and why it might help treat a much broader range of conditions.
Psychiatry contributors
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David Mischoulon, MD, PhD
Director, Depression Clinical and Research Program
Recent Article
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Depression in Chronically Ill Patients
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Eve Valera, PhD
Researcher, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Recent Article
Imaging Shows Effects of TBI Related to Intimate Partner Violence on Women’s Cognitive Function
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Jodi Gilman, PhD
Director of Neuroscience, Center for Addiction Medicine
Recent Article
fNIRS Brain Imaging Detects Changes to Brain Function After Cannabis Use
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Jordan W. Smoller, MD
Associate Chief for research in the Department of Psychiatry, Director of the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health
Recent Article
Longitudinal Data in Electronic Health Records Can Be Used to Predict Risk of Suicide
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Maurizio Fava, MD
Director, Division of Clinical Research of the MGH Research Institute, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Executive Director, MGH Clinical Trials Network & Institute (CTNI), Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Research, Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Depression in Chronically Ill Patients
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