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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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Real-time Monitoring Detects Patterns of Suicidal Thoughts
By monitoring people via smartphone several times per day, Mass General researchers became the first to show that there are distinct patterns of suicidal thinking, which may have implications for suicide prevention efforts.
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One-Quarter of American Undergraduate Students Have Contemplated Suicide
Concerned by results from a nationwide survey, a Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatrist and colleagues call for campuses to help mitigate student stress, with a special focus on transgender students and those who are racial/ethnic, gender or sexual minorities.
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Q&A with Dr. Cristina Cusin: What to Know About Esketamine and Ketamine Treatment
The FDA recently approved Spravato, an intranasal form of esketamine for patients with treatment-resistant depression, which produces improvement hours to days after administration.
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Machine Learning in Mental Health at Mass General
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers are using big data and machine learning to find patterns or predictive profiles that may indicate risk of suicide.
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Improving Depressive Symptoms and Neuromodulation Technology
Joan A. Camprodon, MD, PhD, is chief of Mass General's Division of Neuropsychiatry, director of the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinical Service and director of the Laboratory for Neuropsychiatry & Neuromodulation. In this video, he discusses creating individualized treatments using TMS for patients with depression and using TMS to reduce suicide risk in other patients. He also discusses the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a precognitive therapy to improve executive function in patients across the neurological and psychiatric spectrum.
Suicide Risk contributors
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Jeffery Huffman, MD
Associate Chief, Clinical Services, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Inpatient Psychiatry Research, Director, Cardiac Psychiatry Research Program
Recent Article
Adaptive Text Messaging System Allows Personalized Approach to Health Promotion
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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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Justin A. Chen, MD, MPH
Executive Director, Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness, Medical Director, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Services
Recent Article
One-Quarter of American Undergraduate Students Have Contemplated Suicide
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Matthew K. Nock, PhD
Research Scientist, Mass General, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
Recent Article
Machine Learning in Mental Health at Mass General
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