In the Media: What Bodybuilders Do to Their Bodies – And Brains
Dr. Harrison G. Pope contributes to this article examining the effects of anabolic steroids.
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In the Media: Misuse of Steroids, Other Performance Enhancers Slips Under Radar
Dr. Harrison G. Pope argues that steroids and other performance enhancing drugs deserve more attention in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
In the Media: Steroids Are Rampant Among Fitness Influencers, Trainers and Bodybuilders Say
Dr. Harrison G. Pope shares research into anabolic steroids and the long-term side effects of their use.
In the Media: The Open Secret to Looking Like a Superhero
Drs. Harrison G. Pope and Roberto Olivardia discuss anabolic steroid use and body dysmorphic disorders among men.
Podcast: Let’s Talk About Steroids
Trevor talks to Harrison G. Pope, MD, MPH , director of McLean’s Biological Psychiatry Laboratory. Dr. Pope talks about men’s misuse of anabolic steroids—drugs which have been used by millions to gain muscle or lose body fat—with potential long-term dangers. Dr. Pope is arguably the leading...
Doping in Sports: Official Tests Fail to Pick up Majority of Cases
A new scientific study has found that doping is far more common in professional sport than the rates suggested by blood and urine tests of the athletes. The study found that at least 30% of athletes in the 2011 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships and 45% of...
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Pose a Critical Health Issue
More research is needed to address the critical health problems associated with the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids among American men, according to Harrison G. Pope, MD, MPH , writing in a new opinion paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Pope is the...
Staff Profile: Harrison G. Pope, MD, MPH
Harrison G. Pope, MD, MPH, has conducted research in a wide range of areas in psychiatry and has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed papers. This work includes many publications on the diagnosis and treatment of psychotic disorders and major mood disorders, together with extensive research on...
Staff Profile: Gen Kanayama, MD, PhD
As an MD, PhD at Osaka University, Dr. Gen Kanayama developed an animal model for Alzheimer’s disease, showing that repeated mild mechanical brain injury may trigger cytoskeletal change, similar to that in human Alzheimer’s disease. He also worked as a staff psychiatrist at Mihara and Sanda Kogen...
