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A Few Lessons Learned on Imposter Syndrome from Dr. Valerie Young

By Gloria Rosado | Psychiatry, Women in Science | 0 comment | 20 June, 2019 | 0

Have you ever felt like you are the least qualified person in the room who somehow managed to fool everyone into thinking you belong there? If so, you’re not alone, and this feeling is actually a well-known psychological phenomenon called imposter syndrome.

Nutritional Psychiatry: Mental Health from a Nutrition and Lifestyle Perspective

By Gloria Rosado | Gastroenterology, Psychiatry | 1 comment | 6 June, 2019 | 0

Most people have heard the expression “you are what you eat” and think about how what they eat affects their physical health, but could food be affecting mental health too?

Mass General Research Roundup for May 2019

By Gloria Rosado | Cancer, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Research Roundup, Series | 0 comment | 23 May, 2019 | 0

Experiencing adverse events at a young age may increase risk of mental health disorder, evaluating the price of skincare products for women and a new model for cancer treatments.

Scientists Find Physical Activity Could Prevent Depression

By Gloria Rosado | Depression, Genetics & Genomics, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 18 April, 2019 | 0

Researchers from the Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit at Mass General recently published a study in JAMA Psychiatry that set out to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between exercise and depression.

Mass General Research Roundup for April 2019

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Research Roundup | 0 comment | 16 April, 2019 | 0

Chronic health problems for individuals in recovery from substance use disorder, 3D mammography in older women and how oxytocin acts on food receptors in the brain.

Are You an Early Bird or a Night Owl? Study Finds Early Birds Have Lower Rates of Depression

By Gloria Rosado | Depression, Genetics & Genomics, MGH Research Scholars, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 11 April, 2019 | 0

Some people wake up early like clockwork with a chipper attitude and are eager to start the day. Then there those who have a bit of a slower start, but stay up till the wee hours claiming they’re most productive at night. Sound familiar? It turns out those waking habits may be embedded in our genes,Read more

Five Things to Know: What Causes Night Sweats and How Do You Treat Them?

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Five Things to Know | 0 comment | 4 April, 2019 | 0

Two Mass General clinicians were recently featured in an article about the causes of night sweats and how to treat them. Here are five things to know.

Fitness Trackers Monitor Our Physical Health, But Could They Monitor Our Mental Health Too?

By Gloria Rosado | Anxiety, Depression, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 2 April, 2019 | 0

Diagnosis and treatment for mental health disorders can be a time and resource-intensive process for patients and providers alike. Could data from digital fitness trackers help?

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Ketamine Approval Offers New Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression, But Questions Remain

By Brian Burns | Depression, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 26 March, 2019 | 0

While the FDA’s approval of the first ketamine-based drug for treatment-resistant depression is encouraging, there are still a lot of details to work out, says Cristina Cusin, MD.

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Mass General Investigators Dig Deeper into the Science of Sleep

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Cardiology, Genetics & Genomics, Research Roundup | 0 comment | 21 March, 2019 | 0

Three recent studies from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital that look at the connections between sleep and health.

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