- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Management and Marketing Education
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Intramuscular injections and effects
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Student Assessment and Feedback
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Treatment of Major Depression
University of Massachusetts Boston
2018-2022
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2015-2022
Harvard University
2017
Hadassah Medical Center
2016
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
2015
Transnational Press London
2014
Early intervention for psychotic disorders, a growing international priority, typically targets help-seeking populations with emerging (“positive”) symptoms. We assessed the nature of and degree to which treatment individuals at high risk psychosis preceded or followed onset positive The North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study–2 collected psychosocial histories 745 (98%) 764 high-risk participants (M age = 18.9, 57% male, 57.5% Caucasian, 19.1% Hispanic) recruited from 8 communities....
Objective: Functional impairments are debilitating concomitants of psychotic disorders and present early in the illness course and, commonly, prior to psychosis onset. The factors affecting social role functioning (EP) following treatment unclear. We evaluated whether six months participation PREP R , Boston, EP program, part a public-academic community mental health center, was related improvements premorbid adjustment adolescence, baseline neurocognition, depression symptoms predicted...
Self-stigma has been associated with reduced accuracy of face emotion recognition in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR). Stigma may also relate to slowing performance during cognitive tasks which a negative stereotype is relevant. This study aimed investigate the association mental illness stigma among CHR individuals. Participants were 143 identified using Structured Interview Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS). Face was assessed Penn Emotion Recognition Task (ER-40)....
The clinical high-risk state for psychosis syndrome (CHR) offers substantial potential benefits in terms of early identification and treatment at-risk youth. Early might lead to decreased symptoms, thus leading reduced symptom-related stigma. However, stigma the designation also initiate further through label risk psychosis. Identifying effects these sources is critical order best minimize associated with CHR facilitate recovery. Baseline assessments were conducted 170 high individuals a...
In spite of advances in early intervention major mental illness, concerns linger regarding the risks identifying youth as at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis. particular, stigma this population has been associated with increased emotional distress, social withdrawal, non-engagement treatment, and suicide risk. Being told one a CHR syndrome may be source stigma, yet no prior studies have conducted assessments both before after people are given feedback. Within context larger study we...