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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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Guided Psychosocial Interventions Needed for Couples Affected by Young-onset Dementia
Sarah M. Bannon, PhD, and Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry, and colleagues determined in interviews that patients with young-onset dementia and their spouses often describe negative coping strategies such as avoidance and overprotection, particularly shortly after diagnosis.
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Novel Cell Models Allow Study of How COVID-19, Other Maternal Exposures Affect the Fetal Brain
By reprogramming neonatal cord blood mononuclear cells, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have created patient-specific models of fetal microglia-mediated synaptic pruning. These will permit non-invasive investigation of how maternal exposures, including SARS-CoV-2 infection, affect the fetal brain.
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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improves Cognitive Control in Adults with ADHD
Transcranial direct current stimulation targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex improves the ability of adults with ADHD to resist distractors, according to a randomized, controlled study by Laura Dubreuil-Vall, PhD, and Joan A. Camprodon, MD, MPH, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry, and colleagues.
Psychiatry Experts
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David Mischoulon, MD, PhD
Director, Depression Clinical and Research Program
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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
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Traumatic Brain Injuries Caused by Intimate Partner Violence
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Jodi Gilman, PhD
Director of Neuroscience, Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Portable Imaging Test Shows Promise for Detection of Cannabis Intoxication
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Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD
Associate Chief for Research, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, 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
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Suicide Risk Prediction Models Should Be Cost-Effective in U.S. Primary Care
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Maurizio Fava, MD
Psychiatrist-In-Chief; Director, Division of Clinical Research of the MGH Research Institute, Executive Director, Clinical Trials Network and Institute (CTNI), Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Research, Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Improvement Needed in Genetic Test–Guided Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
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