Los Angeles TImes - July 23, 2009
For Alzheimer's patients, connection with caregiver might rival drugs
Dr. Constantive 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
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 enviornment 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
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
Cosmetic World - February 12, 2007
Beyond Beauty Gala Raises $250,000 for OCD Research
Link to PDF file
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
