The Role of Adolescent Cannabis Usage on Gyrification in Schizophrenia Nicole Rychagov, BA Candidate Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: Cannabis acts on the brain’s endocannabinoid system, which is involved...
Fusiform Gyrus Morphological Alterations in Psychosis Probands Neha Iska, BS Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: The Fusiform Gyrus (FG) has many distinct functions and could be implicated in psychosis...
Identifying and Evaluating Exposotypes with Varying Genetic Risk in the Psychosis Spectrum using Machine Learning James Green, BA Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: Exposome factors including childhood...
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...
Association Between a Cortico-Cerebellar Circuit and Cognitive Functioning in Psychosis Josephine Kolstad, BS Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: We previously identified a cortico-cerebellar circuit corelate of information...
Cardiometabolic Medication Prescribing in a First-Episode Psychosis Clinic Vivian Nye, BA Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Antipsychotic medications are the first-line treatment for psychosis, but they confer significant...
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...
Sex differences in motivational impairment following a first episode of psychosis Jennelle Yarwood, BS Candidate Clinical Research Intern – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Negative symptoms, including motivational impairments, are often...
Agreement Between Self-Reported and Clinician-Reported Symptom Severity in First Episode Psychosis Outpatient Setting Jacqueline Dow, MPH Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: The symptoms associated with psychotic disorders often...
Biomarkers/Biotypes, Course of Early Psychosis and Specialty Services Efim Oykhman, MS Lab Manager and Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: Psychotic disorders are highly heterogeneous in the early stages,...
Brain Functional Segregation, Psychotic Symptoms, and Treatment Response Chenyanwen Zhu, BS Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Functional integration and segregation are the two guiding principles in human brain functional...
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...
Suicidality in Psychosis Spectrum Disorders: A Sex-Specific Analysis of Clinical Risk Factors and Neuroimaging Findings Melanie Nisenson, MS Medical Student and Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: Suicide is...
Measurement-Based Care in Treatment for Psychosis: A preliminary study proposal Heather Muir, MS Clinical Psychology Intern – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: Evidence suggests that mental health providers often overestimate...
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...
Decoding Complexities of the Psychosis Spectrum: A Machine Learning Approach to Disentangle the Contributions of Exposome, Genetics, Neurobiology, Cognition, and Personality Walid Yassine, PhD Faculty – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and McLean Hospital...
Lesions that induce psychosis map to a common brain circuit involving the hippocampus Andrew Pines, MD, MA Resident – BWH/HMS Psychiatry Residency Training Program Scientific Abstract Background: Brain lesions provide a unique source of causal information....
