Psychiatry
The Next Wave of Meditation Research Will Look to Advanced Practitioners for Insights
You might have heard of the term ‘mindfulness’, a commonly known practice that involves maintaining attention or awareness of the present moment without making judgments.
Read MoreMaternal Health Awareness Day: How Mass General Researchers are Working to Help
Today is Maternal Health Awareness Day, and we want to highlight some of our recent stories about maternal health research happening at Mass General.
Read MoreThrough the Magnifying Glass: The Meditation Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital
The Meditation Research Program at Mass General uses advanced brain imaging techniques to study how meditation affects the human brain.
Read MoreWorld Mental Health Day: How Mass General Researchers are Working to Help
Today is World Mental Health Day, and we want to highlight some of our recent stories about mental health research happening at Mass General.
Read MoreHow Building Resiliency in Young Adults Could Help Address a Mental Health Crisis
Daphne Holt, MD, PhD, discusses the modern issues in psychiatric diagnosis, and the prevention of disease through resiliency training.
Read MoreConversations on Mental Health: Katherine Koh, MD, & Homeless Population Mental Health
Improving Mental Health Care for the Homeless: Insights from Mass General Research Institute Investigator, Dr. Katherine Koh
Read MoreSimulation Study Shows Unexpected Changes in Spaceflight Performance Over Time
The findings from the Mass General-led research team could help NASA in planning for long term space travel to Mars.
Read MoreDebunking Seven Common Misconceptions About Eating Disorders with An Expert
Eating disorders are complex psychiatric diseases involving an individual’s eating behaviors, self-image and body weight.
Read MoreThe Next Generation of the Opioid Epidemic: Youth Polysubstance Users
A closer look at how the opioid epidemic is impacting the youngest generation of Americans, and how Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, MS, Chief of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Mass General for Children wants to change that.
Read MoreThe Science of Tea: What Research Tells Us about the Benefits of an Ancestral Tradition
Mass General clinician-researcher Uma Naidoo, MD discusses the benefits of tea, according to science.
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