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Sex-specific Genetic Effects Across Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Traits Identified for the First Time
Jill M. Goldstein, PhD, and Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD, of the Department of Psychiatry, and colleagues have reported the first modest evidence of sex-dependent autosomal genetic effects across neuropsychiatric and behavioral traits.
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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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Developing a Dual Residency Program in Psychiatry and Neurology in Somaliland
Faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital collaborated with leaders in Somaliland, a country in East Africa that's beset by regional conflict, to address its nearly complete lack of psychiatrists and neurologists. A dual residency program graduated three brain health specialists despite literal threats to their lives.
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Growth Marks in Teeth May Identify Children at Risk of Mental Health Disorders
Rebecca V. Mountain, PhD, and Erin C. Dunn, ScD, MPH, of the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, and colleagues are the first to observe associations between maternal psychosocial factors and child tooth-based measures that could guide mental health interventions for children before symptoms develop.
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Frequent Social Stress Identifies First-year College Students at Highest Risk of Psychopathology
Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante, Randy L. Buckner, PhD, and colleagues determined in an intensive full-year study of elite first-year college students that frequent social stress is more likely than academic stress to be associated with subsequent psychological problems.
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Early Brain Changes Predict Alzheimer's Disease in Individuals at Genetic Risk
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have identified some of the earliest brain changes associated with the risk to develop Alzheimer's disease by studying a kindred with the PSEN1 E280A gene mutation.
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
Developing a Clinical Tool to Predict Suicide Risk
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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
Esmethadone Safe and Tolerable in Phase 2a Trial in Major Depressive Disorder
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