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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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Genome-wide Association Study Confirms PTSD Is in Part Genetically Determined
A consortium of psychiatry researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital has provided the first molecular genetic evidence of PTSD heritability.
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Leveraging Large-scale Data to Improve Psychiatric Care
Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD, is the director of the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit and is the associate chief for research in the Department of Psychiatry at Mass General. In this video, he discusses his research efforts to leverage large-scale data sets that are now available from a variety of sources, including neuroscience, genomics, electronic health records, to improve the ability to diagnose, detect and treat psychiatric disorders and serious complications of those disorders.
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Meta-analysis Confirms That Tourette's Syndrome Is a Polygenic Disorder
In a meta-analysis of multiple genetic studies of Tourette's syndrome (TS), researchers found that TS results from variants in hundreds of genes working together and more variants means a more severe form of TS. Through the study, they also hoped to understand which risk variants contribute to the development of TS.
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
Traumatic Brain Injuries Caused by Intimate Partner Violence
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Jodi Gilman, PhD
Director of Neuroscience, Center for Addiction Medicine
Recent Article
Translation, Discovery and Collaboration in Psychiatry
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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
Leveraging Large-scale Data to Improve Psychiatric Care
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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
Clinical Trial Suggests New Combination Drug Targeting Opioid System May Relieve Major Depression Symptoms
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