Memory and motivation in the early course of psychosis Rachel Hechinger, BA Research Asisstant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Individuals with psychotic disorders experience cognitive impairments linked to negative symptoms and poor community...
Childhood sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment in women with lifetime depression Lauren Hutson, BA, BS Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a prominent risk factor for the development of major...
Relationship between sleep and history of suicide attempt among adults with bipolar disorder Chelsea Pike, BA Research Assistant – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) are among those at the...
Course of Negative Symptoms and Cognition in Early Psychosis over 1 Year Julia Blotner, BA Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Negative symptoms and cognition are associated with poorer functioning in people with psychosis. Few...
Identifying Women with Post-Delivery Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder using Natural Language Processing of Personal Childbirth Narratives Kathleen Jagodnik, PhD Fellow – Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Maternal mental disorders are a...
Clinical Outcomes in patients with major depressive disorder treated with transcranial magnetic stimulation at Massachusetts General Hospital Sahand Babapoor-Farrokhran, MD, PhD Fellow – Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Transcranial...
HRV Guided Diagnostics, Interventions and Outcome Analytics in Private Mental Healthcare Practices: Recent Pilot Data from the Universal Clinical Trial Roland Carlstedt, PhD Research Associate, Research Project Director, and Licensed Clinical Psychologist –...
Brief mentalizing imagery therapy benefits family dementia caregivers with suicidal ideation Saira Madarasmi, BS Research Assistant – Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Family caregivers of persons living with dementia often...
Temporal stability of posterior alpha power in healthy & depressed adults Abigail Moline, BA Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Electroencephalography (EEG) studies indicate that, relative to healthy controls, adults with...
Findings from a pilot open-label trial of N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of pediatric mania and hypomania Hannah O’Connor, BS Research Assistant – Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Pediatric bipolar disorder is a highly...
Impact of major depressive disorder and sex on the structure of the hypothalamus: a preliminary MRI study Tekla Wolstein, International Medical Student Medical Student – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Emotion regulation...
Clathrin-nanoparticles Efficiently Deliver Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor to the Hippocampus, Reverse Depression and Neuroinflammation and Increase Neurogenesis, Dendritic Length and Spine Density in HIVneuroAIDS mouse model Gordana Vitaliano, MD, PhD Faculty...
Predicting Long-Term Morbidity in Major Affective, Schizoaffective and Nonaffective Disorders following Hospitalization in First Psychotic Episodes Paola Salvatore, MD Research Associate – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Studies following...
Impact of Lifetime Polysubstance Use on Clinical, Cognitive and Neuroimaging Measures in Individuals on the Psychosis Spectrum Marlynn Lopez, MS Medical Student and Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract...
Association of Everyday Discrimination with Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the All of Us Research Program Young Lee, PhD Fellow – Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Abstract Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic...
Examining the effects of perceived gender and race-based discrimination on executive function and depression symptoms in emerging adulthood Amber Graham, PhD Fellow – Boston Children’s Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Discrimination is a potential...
Improving IV Ketamine Consent Practices for Mental Health Care at VA Boston Scott Lee, MD Resident – Harvard South Shore Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program Scientific Abstract Background: IV Ketamine Infusion Therapy for treatment resistant depression...
Neural biomarkers of mindfulness-induced behavior change in primary care patients with anxiety and depression Michael Datko, PhD Fellow – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,Cambridge Health Alliance,Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Abstract...
Assessing Patient-Reported Depressive Symptomatology in Adults: Validity of the 0 to 10 Numeric Rating Scale in Clinical Practice Kiefer Cowie, MA Clinical Psychology Intern – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Depression is a...
Brain encoding of controllability and its relation to perceived stress Rotem Dan, PhD Fellow – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: The perception of control has been strongly related to mental health, with a protective effect of control against...
Refining Prediction of a Rare Disorder through Patient Medical History and Machine Learning Seo Ho (Michael) Song, MD, PhD Resident – BIDMC Harvard Psychiatry Residency Training Program Scientific Abstract Background: Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare...
