In the Media: Man, 27, With Severe Bipolar Disorder Shares How a Keto Diet Helped Him – ‘It’s All Worth It’
Watch Dr. Christopher M. Palmer examine how a ketogenic diet is used to manage mental illness.
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In the Media: 8 Expert Tips To Anticipate and Cope With Bipolar Mood Swings
Dr. Emily E. Carol identifies strategies one can take to manage mood episodes.
In the Media: Selena Gomez Recalls Her First Time Opening Up About Bipolar Diagnosis
While promoting her new documentary, “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me,” actress Selena Gomez talks about her visit to McLean where she discussed her bipolar diagnosis publicly for the first time.
In the Media: What’s the Difference Between Mania and Hypomania?
Kirsten W. Bolton offers the distinctions between two mental health symptoms.
In the Media: Care for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder Plunged During Pandemic
A new paper from Dr. Alisa B. Busch finds that people with severe mental illness experienced a substantial disruption in care during the pandemic.
In the Media: Paul English’s Newest Venture – A Startup Studio for New Consumer-Oriented Apps
A local technology entrepreneur is interested in working with McLean and other local hospitals to help young people with bipolar disorder.
In the Media: Selena Gomez Felt ‘Huge Weight Lifted Off’ After Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Actress Selena Gomez, a McLean Award winner, shares how she felt after her bipolar disorder diagnosis.
In the Media: Signs and Symptoms of Schizoaffective Bipolar Disorder and How to Treat It
Dost Öngür, MD, PhD, and other experts examine the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of schizoaffective bipolar disorder.
In the Media: Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
Dr. Ann K. Shinn examines the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Staff Profile: Ross J. Baldessarini, MD
A career investigator of the NIMH from 1970 to 2001, Ross J. Baldessarini, MD, is an internationally known research psychopharmacologist with many contributions to the actions of antipsychotic and mood-altering medicines and has trained over 160 laboratory and clinical investigators. He joined...
Staff Profile: Ann K. Shinn, MD, MPH
Ann K. Shinn, MD, MPH, is the director of clinical research in the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Research Program, and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. From 2013-2017, she was the co-medical director of McLean OnTrack, an intensive outpatient program specializing...
Staff Profile: Kirsten W. Bolton, LICSW
Since 2008, Kirsten W. Bolton, LICSW, has been working with patients and their families in McLean’s Division of Psychotic Disorders. A graduate of Simmons College, Ms. Bolton began her work at McLean as a clinical social worker in the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Inpatient Program. Previously...
Staff Profile: Jeanne McElhinney, MS, RN, BC
Jeanne McElhinney, MS, RN, BC, is the nurse director for Appleton and the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Inpatient Program. Ms. McElhinney began her career at McLean Hospital in 1986 and her passion for nursing continues to this day. Her leadership and professionalism has garnered her numerous...
Staff Profile: Cagri Yuksel, MD
Cagri Yuksel, MD, is an assistant neuroscientist in the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Research Program and an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. His current research focus is studying brain bioenergetics in psychotic disorders using neuroimaging methods. Dr. Yuksel is...
Staff Profile: Xi Chen, PhD
Xi Chen, PhD, was trained in magnetic resonance physics, especially magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) sequence development, during his PhD. Since joining the National Institute on Drug Abuse, his research interest has been on the development and application of advanced MRI/MRS techniques in...
Staff Profile: Stephanie C. Valcourt, MD
Stephanie C. Valcourt, MD, is the medical director of McLean’s Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Inpatient Program and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. With a medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, she completed her psychiatry residency at the MGH/McLean...
Staff Profile: Erin B. Sandler, LICSW
Erin B. Sandler, LICSW, joined McLean Hospital in 2013, working at Appleton House as a clinical team manager. Previously, she had worked for over five years with individuals living with post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and psychosis as an outreach social worker contracted through...
Staff Profile: Perihan Esra Guvenek-Cokol, MD
Perihan Esra Guvenek-Cokol, MD, is a double board certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist. She specializes in emerging mental illness in teens and young adults. Her expertise is in early stages of psychotic and bipolar disorders, along with anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders. Dr...
