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Neural–Arterial Pathway Explains Link Between Noise Exposure and CVD
By conducting advanced imaging of the brain and arteries, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have new insights into why chronic exposure to heightened noise is associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease.
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Cyberchondria Increases Health Anxiety in Orthopedic Patients
Among patients presenting for orthopedic care, compulsive searching of the internet for medical information about the current condition (e.g., cyberchondria) was associated with greater intolerance of uncertainty and greater health anxiety.
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Neural Mechanism Identified for Anxiety Reduction with Mindfulness Training
Psychiatrists have obtained functional MRI evidence that brain restructuring, leading to improvements in extinction of fearful associations, explains why mindfulness training can reduce stress and anxiety.
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Potential Neural Targets Identified for Treatment of Trichotillomania and Skin-picking Disorder
Darin D. Dougherty, MD, MMSc, Amy T. Peters, PhD, and colleagues detected reduced frontal-subcortical activation during an associative learning task in patients with trichotillomania and/or skin-picking disorder, suggesting potential neural targets for psychotropic treatment.
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Videoconference-resiliency Intervention Successfully Targets Health-related Anxiety in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Mass General researchers developed a mind-body intervention to improve resiliency in patients with chronic medical conditions that can be delivered via synchronous group videoconferencing. The intervention was successful in targeting health-related anxiety in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD).
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Novel Approach to Mental Illness? Brain Implant Detects, Improves Deficits in Cognitive Control
Neuroscience researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have created a closed-loop system that can sense a cognitive control deficit in real time and respond immediately with targeted electric stimulation to restore normal neural activity.
Anxiety and Stress Contributors
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Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD
Founder and Director of the Integrated Brain Health Clinical and Research Program
Recent Article
Editorial: Embracing a Biopsychosocial Approach to Brain Health -
Justin A. Chen, MD, MPH
Executive Director, Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness, Medical Director, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Services
Recent Article
Telepsychiatry Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Karestan Koenen, PhD
Faculty Member, Psychiatric Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit
Recent Article
Social Connection, Television Watching Are Modifiable Factors of Depression
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Margarita Alegria, PhD
Chief of the Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Geriatric Care for Populations That Have Been Disadvantaged in Service Delivery: Q&A With Margarita Alegría, PhD -
Sara Lazar, PhD
Associate Researcher in Psychiatry
Recent Article
Mindfulness Training Promotes Neuroplasticity In Young Adults with A History of Childhood Maltreatment
Neuroscience Care at Mass General
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