In the Media: Emotions – They’re Not Just for Humans
Dr. Kerry J. Ressler outlines how human emotions, like fear and anxiety, seem to have evolved from brain circuits that you can find in animals.
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In the Media: Littleton Tech Startup Wants To Make Drunken Driving Impossible
Dr. Scott E. Lukas is working with a local automotive and railroad safety detection system company that measures driver’s blood alcohol concentration levels.
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.
New Fellowship Helps Launch Research Careers of Young Investigators
Julianne Wilner Tirpak, PhD, an early career psychologist, understands that dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is the gold-standard treatment for young people who struggle to manage their emotions, particularly those who exhibit self-harm or suicidal behaviors. As the inaugural recipient of a unique...
In the Media: VA Rejects Cannabis Research as Veterans Plead for Medical Pot
Dr. Staci Gruber stresses the need for more cannabis research.
In the Media: People Are Using Marijuana To Treat Anxiety and Depression, but the Science Is Murky
Dr. Staci Gruber discusses research into using marijuana to treat mental health conditions.
In the Media: Woman’s Depression Cured by Targeted Electrical Brain Stimulation, a First, Pioneered by UCSF Researchers
Dr. Darin D. Dougherty and others discuss a new approach for using deep brain stimulation to treat severe depression.
In the Media: The Cannabis Question
Watch Dr. Staci Gruber (48:10) discuss her Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) research program on NOVA.
In the Media: NIH Funds Studies on Potential Links Between COVID-19 Vaccines, Menstrual Changes
“I think if we can show that inflammation has an effect on the menstrual cycle, that can help us just better understand the different things that affect the menstrual cycle.” – Dr. Laura Payne
Family Supports Young OCD Researchers Discovering Ways to Better Tailor Treatment
Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the gold standard therapy for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). But for some reason, it wasn’t effective for Anne and Andy Heller’s family member. So, the couple, who are members of McLean’s National Council and generous donors to OCD research...
In the Media: Researchers at Harvard, BU To Study Possible Links Between Coronavirus Vaccines and Changes in Menstruation
With funding from the NIH, Dr. Laura Payne will study the relationship between the COVID vaccine and changes in the menstrual cycle.
In the Media: People Said the COVID Vaccine Affected Their Periods. Now More Than $1.6 Million Will Go Into Researching It.
Dr. Laura Payne and other researchers have received NIH funding to study potential links between coronavirus vaccinations and menstruation.
In the Media: McLean Hospital and GrayMatters Health Awarded a BIRD Foundation Grant to Develop a Digital Therapy for Major Depression Disorder With Anhedonia Symptoms
McLean Hospital was awarded a grant to help develop a new approach to treating depression.
Conte Center Grant Expands Studies of Brain Mechanisms Behind Depression and Anxiety
With a $15,973,571, five-year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), investigators from McLean Hospital and four other institutions will further their studies into the brain mechanisms behind depression and anxiety. Under the title “Novel Treatment Targets for Affective Disorders...
Physician-Scientist Daniel Dickstein, MD, FAAP, Brings Child Psychiatry Expertise to McLean
Renowned physician-scientist Daniel P. Dickstein, MD, FAAP , has come to McLean Hospital to further his groundbreaking research on the biology of childhood psychiatric disorders —and to help improve mental health care for children, teens, and young adults. Dickstein is uniquely trained and board...
In the Media: ‘Some Hope Is Better Than Having No Hope’
Listen to patients from Dr. Brent P. Forester’s Alzheimer’s disease research project discuss their experience with new drug treatments.
In the Media: Dayton Families Sought for Study on Whether Trauma Can Be Inherited
“The results of this study will help us understand why some children are more vulnerable to developing mental and physical health problems, while others seem surprisingly resilient.” – Dr. Kerry J. Ressler
McLean Hospital Joins Partnership to Research Generational Trauma
McLean Hospital has partnered with the nonprofit arm of The Connor Group, a real estate investment firm, as well as the University of Dayton and Dayton Children’s Hospital, on a groundbreaking research project aimed at understanding the biological link between childhood hardships and mental...
Video: Lecture – Translational Studies of Inflammatory Factors in Autism
Presented by Bill Carlezon, PhD , McLean Hospital, and Christopher J. McDougle, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital – Crossroads in Psychiatry lecture In this talk, McDougle and Carlezon discuss past and present investigations into the causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They present...
In the Media: This Week in Mental Health
McLean launches a summer program providing access to research-focused education and training for college students who are black, indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC).
