New Publications from the Mass General Department of Psychiatry – April 25, 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.

Implementation of Community Health Worker Support for Tobacco Cessation: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Foo CYS, Potter K, Nielsen L, Rohila A, Maravic MC, Schnitzer K, Pachas GN, Levy DE, Reyering S, Thorndike AN, Cather C, Evins AE.  Psychiatr Serv. 2025 Jan 1;76(1):30-40. 

No association of posttraumatic stress disorder with epigenetic aging in women at mid-life: A longitudinal cohort study.

Roberts AL, Ratanatharathorn A, Chibnik L, Zhu Y, Jha S, Kang JH, Wolf EJ, Kubzansky LD, Koenen KC.  Brain Behav Immun. 2025 Jan;123:672-680. 

Inpatient hospitalisations for patients with Prader-Willi syndrome: a 2019-2021 National Inpatient Sample analysis.

Luccarelli J, Strong TV, McCoy TH Jr.  J Intellect Disabil Res. 2025 Jan;69(1):79-89. 

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. 2025 Jan-Feb;92:125-127. 

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. 2025 Jan 1;82(1):75-84. 

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. 

Within-person relationships between catastrophizing and pain intensity during a mind-body intervention to prevent persistent pain and disability after acute traumatic orthopedic injury.

Frumkin MR, Brewer JR, Hooker JE, Jochimsen KN, Vranceanu AM.  J Pain. 2025 Jan;26:104737. 

Childhood adversity and late-life cognitive and brain health in a diverse cohort.

Hayes-Larson E, Gradwohl NM, Fong J, Kobayashi LC, Gilsanz P, Whitmer RA, Glymour MM, Barnes LL, Koenen KC, DeCarli C, Fletcher E, Mungas D, Mayeda ER.  Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jan;21(1):e14388. 

A state-of-the-art narrative review of peer support for family caregivers of people with dementia: from in-person to digital delivery.

Cui S, Crowe-Cumella H, Fortuna KL, Jain FA.  Mhealth. 2024 Dec 15;11:9. 

Prevalence of and Inequities in Poor Mental Health Across 3 US Surveys, 2011 to 2022.

Wright E, Dore EC, Koenen KC, Mangurian C, Williams DR, Hamad R.  JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 2;8(1):e2454718. 

Evaluating hypothetical prevention strategies for internalizing symptoms in the general population and at-risk children.

Dall’Aglio L, Labrecque JA, Schuurmans I, Zhang Y, Creasey N, Wilson M, Kennedy CJ, Muetzel RL, Smoller JW, Tiemeier H, Choi KW.  J Consult Clin Psychol. 2025 Jan 6. 

Trauma history and persistent poor objective and subjective sleep quality among midlife women.

Jakubowski K, Riedmann CA, Chang Y, Koenen KC, Maki PM, Thurston RC.  Menopause. 2025 Jan 7. 

The Population-Based Incidence and Prevalence of Catatonia.

Luccarelli J, Smith JR, Kalinich M, Amad A, Rogers JP.  J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2025 Jan 10:appineuropsych20240072. 

Inpatient Hospitalizations for COVID-19 Among Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis.

Luccarelli J, Strong TV, Rubin EB, McCoy TH Jr.  Am J Med Genet A. 2025 Jan 11:e63980. 

Identifying genetic differences between bipolar disorder and major depression through multiple genome-wide association analyses.

Panagiotaropoulou G, Hellberg KG, Coleman JRI, Seok D, Kalman J; Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; iPSYCH Study Consortium; Mitchell PB, Schofield PR, Forstner AJ, Bauer M, Scott LJ, Pato CN, Pato MT, Li QS, Kirov G, Landén M, Jonsson L, Müller-Myhsok B, Smoller JW, Binder EB, Brückl TM, Czamara D, Van der Auwera S, Grabe HJ, Homuth G, Schmidt CO, Potash JB, DePaulo JR, Goes FS, MacKinnon DF, Mondimore FM, Weissman MM, Shi J, Frye MA, Biernacka JM, Reif A, Witt SH, Kahn RR, Boks MM, Owen MJ, Gordon-Smith K, Mitchell BL, Martin NG, Medland SE, Jones L, Knowles JA, Levinson DF, O’Donovan MC, Lewis CM, Breen G, Werge T, Schork AJ, Ophoff RA, Ripke S, Olde Loohuis L.  Br J Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 14:1-12. 

Longitudinal Trends in Physical Activity Among Older Adults With and Without HIV in Uganda.

Ratnayake A, Tong Y, Reynolds Z, Chamut S, Quach LT, Mbabazi P, Sagar S, Maling S, North CM, Passell E, Yoo-Jeong M, Tsai AC, Paul R, Ritchie CS, Seeley J, Hoeppner SS, Atwiine F, Tindimwebwa E, Okello S, Nakasujja N, Saylor D, Greene ML, Asiimwe S, Tanner JA, Siedner MJ, Olivieri-Mui B.  J Aging Health. 2025 Jan 14:8982643251314064. 

Considering Comorbidities and Individual Differences in Testing a Gaming Behavioral Activation App for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Open Trial Pilot Intervention Study.

Hamlett GE, Schrader C, Ferguson C, Kobylski LA, Picard R, Locascio JJ, McNally RJ, Cohen LS, Vanderkruik R.  JMIR Form Res. 2025 Jan 14;9:e59154. 

Dimensions of experienced gender and prospective self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in preadolescent children: A national study.

Hull S, Origlio J, Noyola N, Henin A, Liu RT.  J Affect Disord. 2025 Jan 15;369:467-474.