New Publications from the Mass General Department of Psychiatry – January 31, 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.

Self-reported Health Service Utilization and Barriers to Care Among US Adults with a History of Post COVID-19 Condition.

Naik H, Perlis RH, Tran KC, Staples JA.  J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Oct 7. 

Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis of 9619 Cases With Tic Disorders.

Strom NI, Halvorsen MW, Grove J, Ásbjörnsdóttir B, Luðvígsson P, Thorarensen Ó, de Schipper E, Bäckmann J, Andrén P, Tian C; PGC TS Working Group; 23andMe Research Team; Als TD, Nissen JB, Meier SM, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Hougaard DM, Werge T, Børglum AD, Hinds DA, Rück C, Mataix-Cols D, Stefánsson H, Stefansson K, Crowley JJ, Mattheisen M.  Biol Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 9:S0006-3223(24)01648-2. 

Substance use and psychiatric phenotypes of youth experiencing homelessness: A cluster analysis.

Burke CW, Lanni S, Hoeppner BB, Ducharme P, Wilens TE.  Am J Addict. 2024 Oct 10. 

Intervention for the Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms to Reduce Caregiver Stress: Protocol for the Mindful and Self-Compassion Care Intervention for Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia.

Travis A, O’Donnell A, Giraldo-Santiago N, Stone SM, Torres D, Adler SR, Vranceanu AM, Ritchie CS.  JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Oct 11;13:e58356. 

Smartphone Screen Time Characteristics in People With Suicidal Thoughts: Retrospective Observational Data Analysis Study.

Karas M, Huang D, Clement Z, Millner AJ, Kleiman EM, Bentley KH, Zuromski KL, Fortgang RG, DeMarco D, Haim A, Donovan A, Buonopane RJ, Bird SA, Smoller JW, Nock MK, Onnela JP.  JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2024 Oct 11;12:e57439. 

Advancing Mental Health Research Through Strategic Integration of Transdiagnostic Dimensions and Genomics.

Doyle AE, Bearden CE, Gur RE, Ledbetter DH, Martin CL, McCoy TH Jr, Pasaniuc B, Perlis RH, Smoller JW, Davis LK.  Biol Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 16:S0006-3223(24)01664-0. 

Thematic analysis of cardiac arrest survivors’ and their caregivers’ psychosocial intervention needs.

Presciutti AM, Siry-Bove B, Parker RA, Wu O, Elmer J, Donnino MW, Perman SM, Vranceanu AM.  Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 22:S0163-8343(24)00220-2. 

Enhancing Suicide Risk Prediction With Polygenic Scores in Psychiatric Emergency Settings: Prospective Study.

Lee YH, Zhang Y, Kennedy CJ, Mallard TT, Liu Z, Vu PL, Feng YA, Ge T, Petukhova MV, Kessler RC, Nock MK, Smoller JW.  JMIR Bioinform Biotechnol. 2024 Oct 23;5:e58357.

Massed treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and co-occurring conditions: the Home Base intensive outpatient program for military veterans and service members.

Harward LK, Lento RM, Teer A, Samph S, Parmenter ME, Bonvie J, Magee C, Brenner L, Picard K, Sanders W, Tinney WJ, Andrew C, Covitz J, Echevarria K, Vanderweit R, Maggiolo NS, Tanev KS.  Front Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 30;15:1387186. 

Exploring latent clusters in pediatric OCD based on symptoms, severity, age, gender, and comorbidity.

Smárason O, Selles RR, Højgaard DRMA, Best JR, Melin K, Ivarsson T, Thomsen PH, Weidle B, McBride NM, Storch EA, Geller D, Wilhelm S, Farrell LJ, Waters AM, Mathieu S, Soreni N, Stewart SE, Skarphedinsson G.  Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Nov;33(11):3899-3912. 

A Brief Mind-body Intervention Is Feasible and May Prevent Persistent Pain After Acute Orthopaedic Traumas: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Vranceanu AM, Jochimsen KN, Brewer JR, Briskin EA, Parker RA, Macklin EA, Ring D, Jacobs C, Ly T, Archer KR, Conley CEW, Harris M, Matuszewski PE, Obremskey WT, Laverty D, Bakhshaie J; and the TOR Study Team.  Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Nov 1; 482(11):1923-1937. 

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

Stern CM, Graver H, McPherson I, Gydus J, Kambanis PE, Breithaupt L, Burton-Murray H, Zayas L, Eddy KT, Thomas JJ, Becker KR.  Int J Eat Disord. 2024 Nov;57(11):2156-2166. 

Preventing chronic distress in cardiac arrest survivors and their caregivers: Perspectives of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

Presciutti AM, Elmer J, Donnino MW, Wu O, Parker RA, Perman SM, Vranceanu AM.  Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2024 Nov-Dec; 91:259-262. 

Genetic Heterogeneity Across Dimensions of Alcohol Use Behaviors.

Savage JE, Barr PB, Phung T, Lee YH, Zhang Y, McCutcheon VV; COGA Investigators; Ge T, Smoller JW, Davis LK, Meyers J, Porjesz B, Posthuma D, Mallard TT, Sanchez-Roige S.  Am J Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 1; 181(11):1006-1017. 

Prevalence of alcohol use among U.S. older adults with pain: A scoping review.

LaRowe LR, Granados HC, Philpotts LL, Vranceanu AM, Ritchie CS.  Ageing Res Rev. 2024 Nov; 101:102541. 

Genomic analysis of intracranial and subcortical brain volumes yields polygenic scores accounting for variation across ancestries.

García-Marín LM, Campos AI, Diaz-Torres S, Rabinowitz JA, Ceja Z, Mitchell BL, Grasby KL, Thorp JG, Agartz I, Alhusaini S, Ames D, Amouyel P, Andreassen OA, Arfanakis K, Arias-Vasquez A, Armstrong NJ, Athanasiu L, Bastin ME, Beiser AS, Bennett DA, Bis JC, Boks MPM, Boomsma DI, Brodaty H, Brouwer RM, Buitelaar JK, Burkhardt R, Cahn W, Calhoun VD, Carmichael OT, Chakravarty M, Chen Q, Ching CRK, Cichon S, Crespo-Facorro B, Crivello F, Dale AM, Smith GD, de Geus EJC, De Jager PL, de Zubicaray GI, Debette S, DeCarli C, Depondt C, Desrivières S, Djurovic S, Ehrlich S, Erk S, Espeseth T, Fernández G, Filippi I, Fisher SE, Fleischman DA, Fletcher E, Fornage M, Forstner AJ, Francks C, Franke B, Ge T, Goldman AL, Grabe HJ, Green RC, Grimm O, Groenewold NA, Gruber O, Gudnason V, Håberg AK, Haukvik UK, Heinz A, Hibar DP, Hilal S, Himali JJ, Ho BC, Hoehn DF, Hoekstra PJ, Hofer E, Hoffmann W, Holmes AJ, Homuth G, Hosten N, Ikram MK, Ipser JC, Jack CR Jr, Jahanshad N, Jönsson EG, Kahn RS, Kanai R, Klein M, Knol MJ, Launer LJ, Lawrie SM, Hellard SL, Lee PH, Lemaître H, Li S, Liewald DCM, Lin H, Longstreth WT Jr, Lopez OL, Luciano M, Maillard P, Marquand AF, Martin NG, Martinot JL, Mather KA, Mat…

See abstract for full author list ➔  Nat Genet. 2024 Nov; 56(11):2333-2344. 

Advancing Psychosocial Treatment for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A State-of-the-Science Review.

Jonathan GK, Armstrong C, Miyares P, Williams J, Wilhelm S.  Behav Ther. 2024 Nov; 55(6):1249-1288. 

The VA Was an Early Adopter of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Care-Here’s What They Learned.

Perlis R.  JAMA. 2024 Nov 5; 332(17):1411-1414.