New Publications from the Mass General Department of Psychiatry – February 7, 2025

The Mass General Department of Psychiatry encompasses more than 60 specialty integrated clinical and research programs.  Our wide-ranging research portfolio spans clinical and basic research covering virtually every major psychiatric disorder, as well as the psychiatric consequences of medical illness. 

These initiatives have led to notable expansions in genetics, neuroimaging and basic neuroscience, and this model of cross-talk between clinical care and science has consistently led to research advances that inform and advance clinical care.

Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of the Toolkit for Optimal Recovery After Concussion: A Live Video Program to Prevent Persistent Concussion Symptoms in Young Adults With Anxiety.

Greenberg J, Levey NS, Becker M, Yeh GY, Giacino JT, Iverson G, Silverberg ND, Parker RA, Vranceanu AM.  Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Nov 5:S0003-9993(24)01317-0. 

“Pushed to Their Limits”: Health Care Provider Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Mind-Body and Activity Program for Older Adults With Chronic Pain in a Community Clinic for the Underserved.

Rush CL, Brewer JR, Levey N, Presciutti AM, McDermott K, Pasinski R, Yousif N, Gholston M, Raju V, Greenberg J, Ritchie CS, Vranceanu AM.  Fam Community Health. 2024 Nov 6. 

How Health and Technology Sectors Can Collaborate on Better AI-Assisted Wearables.

Perlis R.  JAMA. 2024 Nov 12;332(18):1501-1504. 

An evaluation of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT-AR) in a youth outpatient eating disorders service: A protocol paper.

Miles S, Phillipou A, Neill E, Newbigin A, Kim HW, Eddy KT, Thomas JJ.  Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Nov 19; 148:107756.

A Mindfulness-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Dementia Risk Reduction: Protocol for the My Healthy Brain Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Mace RA, Law ME, Cohen JE, Ritchie CS, Okereke OI, Hoeppner BB, Brewer JA, Bartels SJ, Vranceanu AM; My Healthy Brain Team.  JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Nov 21;13:e64149. 

Socio-ecological barriers to behavior change-oriented dementia prevention: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives.

Mace RA, Cohen JE, Lyons C, Ritchie C, Bartels S, Okereke OI, Hoeppner BB, Brewer J, Joo JH, Vranceanu AM.  Aging Ment Health. 2024 Nov 22:1-10. 

SARS-CoV-2 infection elucidates features of pregnancy-specific immunity.

Oh DS, Kim E, Normand R, Lu G, Shook LL, Lyall A, Jasset O, Demidkin S, Gilbert E, Kim J, Akinwunmi B, Tantivit J, Tirard A, Arnold BY, Slowikowski K; MGH COVID-19 Collection & Processing Team; Goldberg MB, Filbin MR, Hacohen N, Nguyen LH, Chan AT, Yu XG, Li JZ, Yonker L, Fasano A, Perlis RH, Pasternak O, Gray KJ, Choi GB, Drew DA, Sen P, Villani AC, Edlow AG, Huh JR.  Cell Rep. 2024 Nov 26;43(11):114933. 

Uptake and Persistence of Safer Conception Strategies Among South African Women Planning for Pregnancy.

Isehunwa OO, Jaggernath M, Kriel Y, Psaros C, Mathenjwa M, Hurwitz KE, Bennett K, Smith PM, Bangsberg DR, Marrazzo JM, Haberer JE, Smit JA, Matthews LT.  AIDS Behav. 2024 Dec;28(12):4029-4039. 

Predicting Suicides Among US Army Soldiers After Leaving Active Service.

Kennedy CJ, Kearns JC, Geraci JC, Gildea SM, Hwang IH, King AJ, Liu H, Luedtke A, Marx BP, Papini S, Petukhova MV, Sampson NA, Smoller JW, Wolock CJ, Zainal NH, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Wagner JR, Kessler RC.  JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Dec 1;81(12):1215-1224. 

A digital intervention for cognitive deficits following COVID-19: a randomized clinical trial.

Victoria LW, Oberlin LE, Ilieva IP, Jaywant A, Kanellopoulos D, Mercaldi C, Stamatis CA, Farlow DN, Kollins SH, Tisor O, Joshi S, Doreste-Mendez R, Perlis RH, Gunning FM.  Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Dec;50(2):472-479. 

Measurement of circulating viral antigens post-SARS-CoV-2 infection in a multicohort study.

Swank Z, Borberg E, Chen Y, Senussi Y, Chalise S, Manickas-Hill Z, Yu XG, Li JZ, Alter G, Henrich TJ, Kelly JD, Hoh R, Goldberg SA, Deeks SG, Martin JN, Peluso MJ, Talla A, Li X, Skene P, Bumol TF, Torgerson TR, Czartoski JL, McElrath MJ, Karlson EW, Walt DR; RECOVER consortium authors.  Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Dec;30(12):1599-1605. 

Psychiatric neuroimaging at a crossroads: Insights from psychiatric genetics.

Dall’Aglio L, Johanson SU, Mallard T, Lamballais S, Delaney S, Smoller JW, Muetzel RL, Tiemeier H.  Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2024 Dec; 70:101443. 

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf on Setting Guardrails for AI in Health Care.

Perlis R, Abbasi J.  JAMA. 2024 Dec 17; 332(23):1963-1966. 

Parental Self-Efficacy and Personal Time Help Explain Impact of Parent-Staff Interactions on Parental Distress and Bonding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Grunberg VA, Presciutti A, Vranceanu AM, Lerou PH.  J Pediatr. 2025 Jan;276:114300. 

Development of a Practical Prediction Model for Adverse Neonatal Outcomes at the Start of the Second Stage of Labor.

Clapp MA, Li S, James KE, Reiff ES, Little SE, McCoy TH, Perlis RH, Kaimal AJ.  Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jan 1;145(1):73-81.

A qualitative exploration of the client-provider relationship and its role in discussing sexual health and HIV among African American women in the US South.

Vanderkruik R, Goodman GR, Blyler A, Ott C, Rivas A, Elopre L, Krakower D, Kudroff K, Wise J, Underwood E, McDonald V, Campbell M, Kempf MC, Psaros C.  Sex Reprod Healthc. 2024 Dec;42:101043. 

Sexual Trauma, Polygenic Scores, and Mental Health Diagnoses and Outcomes.

Lake AM, Zhou Y, Wang B, Actkins KV, Zhang Y, Shelley JP, Rajamani A, Steigman M, Kennedy CJ, Smoller JW, Choi KW, Khankari NK, Davis LK.  JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 30:e243426.