Happiness Exercises Can Boost Those in Recovery...

Published 2 months ago by Deborah Halber in Medical Research, Psychiatry, Substance Use Disorders

The study by Mass General researchers is the first of its kind to test whether positive psychology exercises boost happiness in persons in recovery from substance use.

Psychiatrist Works to Advance LGBT Health Care...

Published 3 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Diversity, Patient Care, Psychiatry

Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, who established the MGH Psychiatry Gender Identity Program, describes some of the challenges and solutions to improving psychiatric care for those who are gender and sexual minorities.

Paolo Cassano, MD, PhD, employs an innovative approach to treating depression with an infrared light device

Depression Research Focuses on Infrared Light...

Published 4 months ago by Kay Cahill in Medical Research, Psychiatry

A Mass General psychiatrist is using invisible infrared light to therapeutically stimulate brain cells.

Jett Rehm (second from right) with his sister, Ali, and parents, Kerri and John

A Calm After the Storm...

Published 5 months ago by Lauren Dagnese in Children, Mass General Magazine, Psychiatry

A little boy’s violent rages took control of his family’s life until they turned to a Mass General expert in pediatric bipolar disorder.

Holiday stress can ruin what should be a festive time of year, but there are techniques to help you manage it.

How to Manage Holiday Stress...

Published 5 months ago by Jennifer Nejman Bohonak in Health & Wellness, Psychiatry

An expert in mind body medicine and stress management offers advice on how to handle holiday stress.

The star of the 2018 Storybook Ball was patient Jett Rehm (pictured with his sister, Ali) whose successful treatment for bipolar disorder was profiled in a featured video.

Behavioral Health Spotlighted at Storybook Ball...

Published 6 months ago by Lauren Dagnese in Children, Donor Recognition, Psychiatry

The 2018 event raised more than $2.1 million to support MassGeneral Hospital for Children research and care programs.

The co-chairs of Mass General Neuroscience are, from left, Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MsC, chief of Neurology; Jerrold Rosenbaum, MD, chief of Psychiatry; Bob Carter, MD, PhD, chief of Neurosurgery.

Mass General Launches Neuroscience Initiative...

Published 6 months ago by Terri Ogan Janos in Neurology, Patient Care, Psychiatry

This new initiative called Mass General Neuroscience was created to simplify the patient experience and offer access to the most advanced research and clinical trials.

Poor sleep is a symptom of many psychiatric disorders, including anxiety.

Researcher Explores the Sleep-Anxiety Connection...

Published 7 months ago by Edward F. Pace-Schott, PhD in Medical Research, Psychiatry

A Massachusetts General Hospital researcher says that sometimes sleep problems begin before a person develops severe anxiety symptoms.

Celebrating the naming of J. Stuart Ablon, PhD, as the inaugural incumbent of the Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry are, from left, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD; Dr. Ablon; Katherine Stemberg and Peter L. Slavin, MD.

J. Stuart Ablon, PhD, Honored with Endowed Chair...

Published 8 months ago by Molly Labell in Children, Donor Recognition, Psychiatry

J. Stuart Ablon, PhD, was named the inaugural incumbent of the Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

The symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder include excessive worry that interferes with a person’s ability to function at school, at home, or in social relationships.

How to Cope with Generalized Anxiety Disorder...

Published 10 months ago by Ellen Braaten, PhD in Children, Health & Wellness, Psychiatry

Psychologist Ellen Braaten, PhD, from Mass General’s Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, offers parents advice on how to both recognize generalized anxiety disorder in their children and seek the best treatment.

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