New Publications from the Mass General Department of Psychiatry – June 13, 2025

The Mass General Department of Psychiatry encompasses more than 60 specialty integrated clinical and research programs.  Our wide-ranging research portfolio spans clinical and basic research covering virtually every major psychiatric disorder, as well as the psychiatric consequences of medical illness. 

These initiatives have led to notable expansions in genetics, neuroimaging and basic neuroscience, and this model of cross-talk between clinical care and science has consistently led to research advances that inform and advance clinical care.

A Live Video Resiliency Dyadic Intervention for Persons With Dementia and Their Care-Partners Early After Diagnosis: Protocol for Open Pilot of Resilient Together for Dementia.

McCage S, Walker K, Cornelius T, Parker RA, Dams-O’Connor K, Dickerson B, Ritchie C, Vranceanu AM, Bannon S.  JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Jan 15;14:e60382. 

Psychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis.

Hwang DY, Reichman M, Bannon SM, Meurer K, Kubota R, Kim J, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Fishbein NS, Lichstein K, Presciutti AM, Woodworth EC, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik ME, Jaffa MN, Creutzfeldt CJ, Fehnel CR, Tomlinson AD, Williamson CA, Vranceanu AM; Coma Family Investigators.  Neurocrit Care. 2025 Jan 16. 

Differences in Perceived Versus Actual Sensory Perception in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

Gydus J, Holman K, Harshman S, Stull M, Kuhnle M, Wons O, Asanza E, Hauser K, Stern C, Becker KR, Kambanis PE, Misra M, Eddy KT, Micali N, Lawson EA, Thomas JJ.  Int J Eat Disord. 2025 Jan 17. 

Promoting Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Community Mental Health Clinics: Results of a Pilot Implementation Study: Promouvoir le traitement de sevrage tabagique fondé sur des données probantes dans les cliniques communautaires de santé mentale : résultats d’une étude pilote de mise en œuvre.

Dickerson F, Fink T, Goldsholl S, Dalcin A, Eidman B, Yuan CT, Gennusa JV 3rd, Cather C, Evins AE, Wang NY, McGinty EM, Daumit GL.  Can J Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 22:7067437241309678. 

Aging Disparities in Ostomy Surgery.

Rubio-Chavez A, Chang DC, Kunitake H, Ricciardi R, Vranceanu AM, Cooper Z, Ritchie C, Cauley CE.  J Surg Res. 2025 Jan 27;306:488-495. 

Revisiting the lorazepam challenge: An algorithm for clinical-decision making.

Gunther M, Luccarelli J, Beach S.  Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 28;93:86-88. 

Improving explainability of post-separation suicide attempt prediction models for transitioning service members: insights from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers – Longitudinal Study.

Edwards ER, Geraci JC, Gildea SM, Houtsma C, Holdcraft JA, Kennedy CJ, King AJ, Luedtke A, Marx BP, Naifeh JA, Sampson NA, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC.  Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 30;15(1):37. 

Neurobiological Mechanisms Link Bipolar Disorder to Cardiovascular Disease: A Retrospective Biobank Study of Adverse Event Risk and Contributory Mechanisms.

Baek JH, Grewal SS, Karam KA, Hanlon ER, Abohashem S, Seligowski AV, Henry M, Osborne MT, Nierenberg AA, Tawakol A.  Bipolar Disord. 2025 Jan 30. 

Prospective 2-Year Course and Predictors of Outcome in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

Kambanis PE, Tabri N, McPherson I, Gydus JE, Kuhnle M, Stern CM, Asanza E, Becker KR, Breithaupt L, Freizinger M, Shrier LA, Bern EM, Eddy KT, Misra M, Micali N, Lawson EA, Thomas JJ  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2025 Feb;64(2):262-275. 

Rationale and Design for the BLOCK-SAH Study (Pterygopalatine Fossa Block as an Opioid-Sparing Treatment for Acute Headache in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage): A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial with a Sequential Parallel Comparison Design.

Busl KM, Smith CR, Troxel AB, Fava M, Illenberger N, Pop R, Yang W, Frota LM, Gao H, Shan G, Hoh BL, Maciel CB; BLOCK-SAH Investigators.  Neurocrit Care. 2025 Feb;42(1):290-300. 

Post-traumatic stress disorder: evolving conceptualization and evidence, and future research directions.

Brewin CR, Atwoli L, Bisson JI, Galea S, Koenen K, Lewis-Fernández R.  World Psychiatry. 2025 Feb;24(1):52-80. 

Minimal clinically important difference in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Cervin M, Storch EA, Farrell L, Andersson E, Rück C, Geller DA; OCD Severity Benchmark Consortium; Mataix-Cols D.  World Psychiatry. 2025 Feb;24(1):138-139. 

Longitudinal Symptom Burden and Pharmacologic Management of Catatonia in Autism With Intellectual Disability: An Observational Study.

Smith JR, Lim S, Bindra S, Marler S, Rajah B, Williams ZJ, Baldwin I, Hossain N, Wilson JE, Fuchs DC, Luccarelli J.  Autism Res. 2025 Feb;18(2):449-462.