New Publications from Mass General Psychiatry – September 15, 2023

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.

Home-based transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in Alzheimer’s disease: rationale and study design.

Altomare D, Benussi A, Cantoni V, Premi E, Rivolta J, Cupidi C, Martorana A, Santarnecchi E, Padovani A, Koch G, Borroni B.

Alzheimers Res Ther. 2023 Sep 15;15(1):155. 

Association of Depression and Cardiovascular Disease.

Krittanawong C, Maitra NS, Qadeer YK, Wang Z, Fogg S, Storch EA, Celano CM, Huffman JC, Jha M, Charney DS, Lavie CJ.

Am J Med. 2023 Sep;136(9):881-895. 

Effect of apolipoprotein genotype and educational attainment on cognitive function in autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease.

Langella S, Barksdale NG, Vasquez D, Aguillon D, Chen Y, Su Y, Acosta-Baena N, Acosta-Uribe J, Baena AY, Garcia-Ospina G, Giraldo-Chica M, Tirado V, Muñoz C, Ríos-Romenets S, Guzman-Martínez C, Oliveira G, Yang HS, Vila-Castelar C, Pruzin JJ, Ghisays V, Arboleda-Velasquez JF, Kosik KS, Reiman EM, Lopera F, Quiroz YT.

Nat Commun. 2023 Aug 23;14(1):5120. 

Greater cognitive reserve is related to lower cortical excitability in healthy cognitive aging, but not in early clinical Alzheimer’s disease.

Buss SS, Fried PJ, Macone J, Zeng V, Zingg E, Santarnecchi E, Pascual-Leone A, Bartrés-Faz D.

Front Hum Neurosci. 2023 Jul 27;17:1193407. 

Association of Choroid Plexus Volume With Serum Biomarkers, Clinical Features, and Disease Severity in Patients With Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Spectrum.

Assogna M, Premi E, Gazzina S, Benussi A, Ashton NJ, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Gasparotti R, Padovani A, Tadayon E, Romanella S, Sprugnoli G, Pascual-Leone A, Di Lorenzo F, Koch G, Borroni B, Santarnecchi E.

Neurology. 2023 Jul 27:10.1212/WNL.0000000000207600.

Addressing Symptom Burden and Palliative Care Needs in Cystic Fibrosis: A Narrative Review of the Literature.

DiFiglia S, Dhingra L, Georgiopoulos AM, Papia K, Sullivan E, Plachta A, Boccio C, Portenoy R, Basile M.

Life (Basel). 2023 Jul 25;13(8):1620. 

In vivo phase-dependent enhancement and suppression of human brain oscillations by transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS).

Haslacher D, Narang A, Sokoliuk R, Cavallo A, Reber P, Nasr K, Santarnecchi E, Soekadar SR.

Neuroimage. 2023 Jul 15;275:120187. 

Measuring Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit.

Edlow BL, Fecchio M, Bodien YG, Comanducci A, Rosanova M, Casarotto S, Young MJ, Li J, Dougherty DD, Koch C, Tononi G, Massimini M, Boly M.

Neurocrit Care. 2023 Jun;38(3):584-590.

Neuroticism modulates the qualitative effects of inferior parietal tDCS on negatively-valenced memories.

Hayden A, Hooley JM, Dougherty DD, Camprodon JA, Chou T.

J Psychiatr Res. 2023 May;161:467-475. 

Concurrent use of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications with antidepressants in older adults: A nationwide descriptive study in Denmark during 2015-2019.

Ishtiak-Ahmed K, Köhler-Forsberg O, Mortensen EL, Nierenberg AA, Gasse C.

Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023 May-Jun;82:66-74. 

Suicidal Ideation Disparities Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Compared to Cisgender Community Health Patients.

Kirakosian N, Stanton AM, McKetchnie SM, King D, Dolotina B, O’Cleirigh C, Grasso C, Potter J, Mayer KH, Batchelder AW.

J Gen Intern Med. 2023 May;38(6):1357-1365. 

Trends, Patterns and Associated User Characteristics of Antidepressant Prescriptions in Older Adults: A Nationwide Descriptive Cohort Study in Denmark.

Ishtiak-Ahmed K, Köhler-Forsberg O, Mortensen EL, Nierenberg AA, Gasse C.

Drugs Aging. 2023 Apr;40(4):355-368. 

Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being: Progress, Promises, and an Agenda for Future Research.

Kubzansky LD, Kim ES, Boehm JK, Davidson RJ, Huffman JC, Loucks EB, Lyubomirsky S, Picard RW, Schueller SM, Trudel-Fitzgerald C, VanderWeele TJ, Warran K, Yeager DS, Yeh CS, Moskowitz JT.

Affect Sci. 2023 Mar 3;4(1):174-184. 

Association Between Ghrelin and Body Weight Trajectory in Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa.

Kim YR, Lauze MS, Slattery M, Perlis RH, Holsen LM, Breithaupt L, Stern CM, Fava M, Thomas JJ, Lawson EA, Misra M, Eddy KT.

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e234625. 

The Role of Family Members in Psychiatric Deep Brain Stimulation Trials: More Than Psychosocial Support.

Boulicault M, Goering S, Klein E, Dougherty D, Widge AS.

Neuroethics. 2023;16(2):14.