Dr. Mai Uchidais the Director of the MGH Child Depression Program and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Uchida is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist and has clinical expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of children with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and ADHD. Her research career has focused on the characteristics, longitudinal course and treatment of pediatric mood disorders.
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Data from the Child Behavior Checklist can be used to identify children at risk for bipolar disorder. -
The current study provides compelling evidence for the high level of persistence of pediatric bipolar disorder.
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Electroconvulsive therapy is highly effective for the treatment of depression in adolescents and is associated with a significant reduction in suicidal ideation. -
Neuroimaging reveals reduced connectivity in anterior fronto-limbic pathways in children at higher risk for depression. -
The Child Behavior Checklist can be used to identify children at increasing risk for developing major depression.