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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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Cannabis Abstinence Improves Memory in Young People in First Month
New research shows that halting cannabis use for thirty days can have a measurable effect on memory in adolescents and young adults. The study showed improvements in memory functions that are essential for learning.
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Women with Major Depression During Pregnancy Have High Rates of Recurrence During Their Child's Formative Years
Depression during pregnancy is highly likely to recur after delivery, Mass General researchers have determined. The finding implies that maternal depression is a major confounder when assessing the influence of prenatal antidepressant exposure on child neurodevelopment.
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Exposure to Maternal Substance Use Disorder Increases Risk of Alcohol Use Disorder in Young Adults
In the largest study of its kind, psychiatrists at Massachusetts General Hospital have presented evidence that, independent of ADHD status, young adults who lived with a mother who had a substance use disorder are at increased risk of developing the disorder themselves.
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
All Humans Carry Genetic Risk Factors for Major Depression
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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
Effective Ketamine Dosages for Treatment-resistant Depression Identified
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