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An interview with Dr. Marisa Marraccini

MQ Mental Health

Our qualitative research was focused on helping improve school reintegration experiences for youth following a psychiatric crisis. In addition to considering how to improve communication between schools, families, and hospitals, we started thinking about how to improve therapeutic interventions during hospitalization.

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Depression and suicide risk: An interview with new MQ Fellow Dr Alexandre Lussier

MQ Mental Health

Following my PhD, I trained in computational biology and statistical genetics at Cornell University, working on X chromosome variation and psychiatric disease. After this brief fellowship, I began my postdoctoral training in psychiatric and genetic epidemiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS).

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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

Dr. Chang’s primary research interests are centered around the implementation and dissemination of cognitive-behavioral interventions for suicide prevention, psychosis, and other severe and persistent mental illnesses, as well as Asian American mental health. Chang dedicated herself to the pursuit of research, clinical work, and training.

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Guest Post: Interview with Randye Kaye: Podcast Co-Host of Schizophrenia: 3 Moms in the Trenches and Author of Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope and Happier Made Simple: Choose Your Words

Bipolar Bandit

She has spoken at CIT International, American Psychiatric Association, APNA, and The Missouri Behavioral Health Council. Recently, though, in a brush with police not trained in Crisis intervention, he is currently incarcerated, awaiting a bed in a jail diversion program. Change Your Life ( Front Porch Press, 2022 ).

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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

This question has been quite difficult to answer, as patients who drop out of treatments are logically rarely available to be interviewed as to why they stopped coming. In the referenced article, the Inventory of Therapeutic Interventions and Skills (Boyle et al., Psychiatric Quarterly, 51 (4), 271–279. 2009; Cahill et al.,

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Bipolar Disorder and Student Mental Health (with Dr Anne Duffy) – MQ Open Minds Podcast

MQ Mental Health

“We immediately learned from the high-risk study (Flourish) that most of the children will actually NOT develop major psychiatric illnesses. We do want to identify those most at risk though, so we can motivate them and their families to make healthy lifestyle choices, mitigate symptoms as soon as they arise and use early interventions.”

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International Men’s Day: 5 Men Doing Amazing Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health

COVID is associated with elevated risks of a wide range of neurological and psychiatric consequences. Back in 2016, Professor Rory O’Connor successfully trialled a telephone intervention to prevent repeated suicide attempts as part of MQ’s PsyIMPACT funding programme. Episodes been downloaded over 10,000 times.