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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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Social Connection, Television Watching Are Modifiable Factors of Depression
Karmel W. Choi, PhD, Karestan C. Koenen, PhD, and Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD, of the Department of Psychiatry, and colleagues used a novel two-stage approach, an exposure-wide association scan followed by Mendelian randomization, to validate actionable targets for efforts to prevent depression.
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Genetic Susceptibility to Major Depressive Disorder Associates with Symptom Trajectories Across Childhood
Alexandre A. Lussier, PhD, and Erin C. Dunn, ScD, MPH, of the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, and colleagues linked a polygenic risk score to depressive phenotypes in children and adolescents, particularly youth with higher symptom levels during early adolescence.
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Most Adults with ADHD Don't Renew Stimulant Prescriptions on a Timely Basis
Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc, and Joseph Biederman, MD, of the Department of Psychiatry, provide real-world evidence of low rates of renewal of initial stimulant prescriptions by adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, especially in primary care settings.
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, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
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
Recent Article
Social Connection, Television Watching Are Modifiable Factors of Depression
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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
Recent Article
Improvement Needed in Genetic Test–Guided Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
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