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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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Youth Team Sports Participation Associates With Reduced Psychopathology Via Interaction With Biological Risk Factors
Keiko Kunitoki, MD, Joshua L. Roffman, MD, MMSc, and colleagues have linked participation in team sports more strongly to childhood mental health, compared with previous reports, by identifying polygenic risk and subcortical volume as potential intermediate biological mechanisms.
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Intervening to Reduce Cancer Caregiver Stress
A novel program at Massachusetts General Hospital uses individual therapy sessions and customized workbooks to improve mental and physical health in cancer caregivers.
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After COVID-19 Hospitalization No More Frequent Than After Other Hospitalizations
Victor M. Castro, MS, Roy Perlis, MD, MSc, and colleagues determined that new-onset neuropsychiatric symptoms are common up to 150 days after COVID-19 hospitalization. Still, rates are no higher than those hospitalized for other indications during the same period—and rates of some symptoms are substantially lower.
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
Recent Article
COVID-19 May Exacerbate the Negative Impact of Discrimination on the Health of Older Adults -
Sara Lazar, PhD
Associate Researcher in Psychiatry
Recent Article
Mindfulness Training Promotes Neuroplasticity In Young Adults with A History of Childhood Maltreatment
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