Jennifer Michalowski

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News, MIT

A machine-learning-driven risk calculator could alert health care providers when young people are at risk of developing bipolar disorder.

Sep 24
Sep 24 Intensive Outpatient Treatment Reduced Vets’ PTSD Symptoms Within Weeks

Many veterans discontinue psychotherapy before PTSD symptoms improve. Short, intensive treatment programs can improve retention.

Aug 29
Aug 29 Medicinal Herb May Relieve Worsening Symptoms of Schizophrenia

A traditional medicine used in India for thousands of years was more effective than placebo at reducing symptoms such as social withdrawal, poverty of speech, and difficulty showing emotions.

Jul 18
Jul 18 Do Fidget Spinners Help Kids Focus?

Q&A, BrainFacts

No one had tested the claim that fidget spinners improve concentration in children with ADHD, so child psychologist Paulo Graziano set up a study to find out if it was true.

Full story at BrainFacts

Jul 12
Jul 12 Genetics Reveal Which Patients Will Have Cognitive Benefits From Antipsychotic Medications

The cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are often the most debilitating and difficult to treat. Genetic findings could enable a more personalized approach to managing them.

Jun 27
Jun 27 Interactive Parent-Child Therapy Reduced Depression Symptoms in Very Young Children

Children between the ages of three and seven who have been diagnosed with depression benefit from parent-child therapy with an emphasis on emotional development.

May 22
May 22 Cortical Imaging Study Offers Clues to Causes of OCD

MRI scans from thousands of individuals link obsessive compulsive disorder to structural abnormalities in brain’s cortex.