In the Media

2011

APA Monitor on Psychology - November 2011
Will Behave for Money
Features contingency management by the Center for  Learning and Health
> Link to online article and video

October 27, 2011
Scuba Diving Improves Function of Body, Mind in Vets with Spinal Cord Injury
> News Release
> LA Times Article
> CBS News Radio Interview
> CBS TV Story
> Baltimore Sun Article

United Press International - October 1, 2011 
“Magic mushrooms” may raise “openness”
> Link to online article

Palm Beach Daily News - September 23, 2011
Depression, bipolar are treatable, Palm Beach Day Academy teachers learn in training
> Link to online article

BBC News Online - May 3, 2011
Scientists turn 'bad fat' into 'good fat'
> Link to article online

ScienceWatch/Thompson Reuters  - February 2011
James Potash on the Path from Gene to Patient Care in Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins
> Link to online article

2010

Time.com - December 8, 2010
Salvia, a Mexican Hallucinogen Piques Scientists' and Regulators' Interest
The work of Dr. Matthew Johnson's team, who documented the short-term psychological and physical effects of salvia, is featured.
> Link to online release
> Link to online article

U.S. News and World Report - November 11, 2010
High Cholesterol in Middle Age Not Raise Dementia Risk in Women
Dr. Michelle Mielke's team studied Swedish women followed for 32 years
> Link to online article

New York Times -November 9, 2010
Genes as Mirrors of Life Experience
The work of Dr. Andrew Feinberg and Dr. James Potash are featured in this report of epigenetics and the search for the cause of schizophrenia.
> Link to online article

Bloomberg Business Week - October 29, 2010
Good Marriages May Help Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Dr. Jennifer Reese's study finds that "better marital quality is related to lower affective pain and lower psychological disability".
> Link to online article

Los Angeles Times - October 21, 2010 -
A mother's suicide, more than a father's, predicts her offspring's likelihood of attempting suicide
Dr. Holly Wilcox, teamed with researchers here and in Sweden, follow-up on research earlier this year about children of suicide victims.
> Link to online article

PsychCentral.com - June 1, 2010
Cold Sore Virus May Contribute to Cognitive and Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenia
Dr. David Schretlen's team finds that cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia may be due in part to prior exposure to herpes simplex virus 1 infection.
> Link to online article
> Link to JHMI online news release

The Baltimore Sun - May 26, 2010
New Brain Research Institute Selects Hopkins Site
> Link to online article

WAMU Kojo Nnamdi Show - May 18, 2010
The Changing Face of Psychiatry
Featuring Dr. James Potash
> Link to listen

The Globe and Mail - May 5, 2010
Dementia risk higher for spouses of sufferers
Dr. Peter Rabins's team finds that stress of caregiving may be factor in spouses of affected partners developing dementia themselves.
> Link to online article
> Link to JHMI online news release

CNN Health - April 21, 2010
Study: Children of suicide more likely to take own lives
Dr. Holly Wilcox led a team of epidemiology researchers who found that losing a parent to suicide makes children more likely to die by suicide themselves and increases their risk of developing a range of major psychiatric disorders.
>Link to online article

US News & World Report - April 16, 2010
Best Medical School Specialty Rankings
Johns Hopkins #1 for Drug and Alcohol Abuse
> magazine online rankings
> JH Substance Abuse programs

Nature Reviews / Neuroscience and Nature Medicine - April 2010
Psychiatric Disorders: From the Cradle
Several reviews of recently published research from Dr. Akira Sawa's lab that appeared in Neuron provides clues to events in utero that may contribute to the development of psychiatric disorders.
> Link to review in Nature Review/Neuroscience (PDF)
> Link to review in Nature Medicine (PDF)
> Link to Neuron video abstract

Psychiatric News - March 5, 2010
Epigenetics Links Nature and Nuture
A look the epigenetic component of the mood disorders research of Dr. James Potash's team.
> Link to online article

2009

Los Angeles Times - July 23, 2009
For Alzheimer's patients, connection with caregiver might rival drugs
Dr. Constantine Lyketsos's study is believed to be the first to document potential impact of closeness on disease course
> Link to LA Times article
> JHMI Press Release

Examiner.com - July 23, 2009
Who is known as a good child psychiatrist in Baltimore?
Dr. Elizabeth Kastelic named 'Top Therapist" by Washingtonian Magazine
> Link to Examiner.com article

Baltimore Sun - June 10, 2009
Md. researchers joining major study on causes of autism
Dr. Rebecca Landa joins Bloomberg School of Public Health epidemiologist in large prospective study.
> Link to Sun article online

USA Today - June 3, 2009
Depression, anxiety pass from parents to kids; therapy helps
Dr. Golda Ginsburg's study of children of parents with anxiety disorders
> Link to USA Today article online
>JHU Press Release

Reuters - April 29, 2009
Drug Helps Pregnant Drug-Users to Stop Smoking
Dr. Meg Chisholm's preliminary research results
>Link to article online

U.S. News and World Report - April 10, 2009
Organ Failure, Sedative Use in ICU May Lead to Depression
Dr. Joseph Bienvenu's study examines why people suffer mood disorder after discharge
> Link to U.S. News and World Report article online
> Link to PubMed abstract of article in Critical Care Medicine
>JHU Press Release

U.S. News and World Report -March 2 , 2009
Post-Traumatic Stress Tied to Increased Suicide Risk
Dr. Holly Wilcox's 15-year study of Baltimore youth
Link to online article
Link to JAMA Archive of Psychiatry abstract

2008

New York Times - October 31, 2008
Combined Therapy is Reported to Ease Anxiety in Children
Link to New York Times article online
Link to NIMH Press Release
Link to PubMed abstract of New England Journal of Medicine research article

ABC News - August 22, 2008
Running From Depression?
New Research Clarifies Link between Exercise and Depression
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - July 30, 2008
Weighing in on Depression
New Research Clarifies More Than Ever Basis of 'Comfort Food'
Essay by James Postash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - June 4, 2008
One Depressive Episode May Not Lead to More
Half of people don't have recurrence of depression, new study finds.
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - May 13, 2008
Epigenetics Might Provide Clues for Mood Disorders
A critical link between genes and environment could influence depression risk.
Link to article online

ABC News - March 28, 2008
J.K. Rowling One of Many Who Has Felt Suicidal
Suicidal thoughts not a reason for shame.
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - March 3, 2008
Report Card on Antidepressants
The placebo effect may be strong in treating depression, but antidepressants have their place.
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - January 29, 2008
A Shockingly Effective Treatment for Depression
ECT can safely bring patients back from the brink.
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

2007

WIRED Magazine - December 26, 2007
Hopkins' schizophrenic mouse named as one?of?the Top 10 New Organisms of 2007.
Link to article online
Link to Dr. Akira Sawa's Lab
Link to July Press Release

ScienceNOW Daily News?- December 7, 2007
Methylating the Mind
Hopkins study finds that a chemical that turns genes on and off may be partly responsible for the division of labor in brain cells.
Link to article online

ABC News - November 19, 2007
Does Depression Shrink Your Brain?
New Brain Imaging Method May Unlock the Clues Behind This Phenomenon.
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

Science - November 16, 2007
Evidence Linking DISC1 Gene to Mental Illness Builds
Studies from the Neurobiology Division and Molecular Psychiatry Program are discussed.
Link to PDF of article

Atlanta Journal Constitution - November 6, 2007
Blood Pressure, Heartbeat Problems Aggravate Alzheimer's
Link to article online

Nature - November 1, 2007
Model Behavior
Special report discusses recent advances in animal models in the search for new psychiatric drugs and highlights the work of Dr. Akira Sawa's lab.
Link to article online

ABC News - September 19, 2007
Bipolar Disorder Diagnoses Spike in Youth
Is it a case of what goes up must come down?
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - August 8, 2007
Depression Stigma Sometimes Deadly
Depressing attitudes about depression can be turned around through education.
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - July 18, 2007
Antidepressants: Who Needs Them?
The answer: more people than you might think
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - June 15, 2007
Mood Disorder, or Mad Disorder
Depression, psychosis more closely linked than some realize
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

ABC News - April 9, 2007
Depression...or Just the Blues
Sign and symptoms of clinical depression can be hard to self-diagnose
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
Link to article online

Washington Post - February 18, 2007
Should You Tell?
For people with a mental illness, there's no easy answer
Link to article online

2006

ABC News - December 20, 2006
Answers to Your Questions About Postpartum Depression
Dr. James Potash answers questions about motherhood and mental illness.
Link to article online

The Scientist - June 30, 2006
Mice Show Evidence of Empathy
Link to article online