Category: Research Studies
MGH PSYCHIATRY NEWS
For over 85 years, Mass General’s Department of Psychiatry has provided the highest quality patient care through pioneering research.
MGH PSYCHIATRY NEWS brings you the latest news and updates from our department, highlighting our clinical services, cutting edge research, educational programs, and public health initiatives.
There has never been a more exciting time for psychiatry and neuroscience. We are clearly on the brink of innovative therapies and new approaches to the treatment of psychiatric illnesses, thanks to discoveries of both the biology of psychiatric disorders and new molecular targets.
Maurizio Fava, MD
Psychiatrist-in-Chief, MGH
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New Publications from the Mass General Department of Psychiatry – January 24, 2025
From the clinicians and researchers in our department, a list of our most recent publications.
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Christopher McDougle, MD Receives the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Research
The award recognizes Dr. McDougle, an internationally-recognized expert in the neurobiology and neuropsychopharmacology of childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorders including autism.
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New Publications from the Mass General Department of Psychiatry – December 27, 2024
From the clinicians and researchers in our department, a list of our most recent publications.
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Updated Guidelines for the Treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome: New Research Prompts a Significant Shift in Recommendations
This update from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine presents a significant change in recommendations for the treatment of RLS, discouraging the use of commonly prescribed dopamine agonists.
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Virtual Reality for the Management of Pain and Psychological Symptoms Related to Orthopedic Injury
Therapeutic VR has the potential to radically shift our approach to preventing chronic pain and disability, providing an effective, low-risk non-pharmacological intervention for acute orthopedic injury.
Suzanne Bender, MD: Words to Comfort High-Risk Youth Post-Election (Psychology Today)
How can therapists be helpful to those who are in deep distress during a time of great uncertainty?
Aderonke Bamgbose Pederson, MD: Down Barriers in Academic Medicine
One of eight 2024 Claflin Distinguished Scholars, Dr. Pederson shares her path to medicine, the nature of her research work and what the award means to her.
Interview with Joan Camprodon, MD MPH PhD: Bringing a Precision Approach to the Treatment of Brain Disease
Neuromodulation techniques, including transcranial magnetic stimulation, have the potential to treat a wide array of psychiatric disorders.
New Publications from the Mass General Department of Psychiatry – November 1, 2024
From the clinicians and researchers in our department, a list of our most recent publications.
