McLEAN IN THE NEWS

As the largest psychiatric facility of Harvard Medical School and a world leader in psychiatric care, research and teaching, McLean Hospital is often called upon by the media to provide expert comments for stories related to a variety of topics. Click below to view a sample of McLean's most recent media placements.
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The Coaching Commons (11/04/2009) Taking Coaching to the Ivy League: The Institute of Coaching (link)
Chicago Trubune (10/19/2009) Marathons: Good or bad for your health? (pdf)
ABC News (10/16/2009) Balloon Boy Falcon Heene Hides 5 Hours.... (pdf)
FOXNews.com (09/21/2009) Doctor: Sobriety for David Hasselhoff Could Take Years (pdf)
Tufts Magazine Homepage (Fall 2009) Force of Habit A GUTSY PSYCHIATRIST TAKES ON THE TOUGHEST CASES OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (pdf)
abcNEWS.com (08/27/2009) Medical Community Mourns Loss of Supporter in Kennedy
Doctors, Researchers Remember Kennedy as a Champion for Medical Research (pdf)
CNN.com (08/25/2009) How to Prevent the Freshman 15 (pdf)
Boston Globe (07/15/2009) McLean Hospital honors astronaut Aldrin (pdf)
Boston Globe (07/14/2009) To the moon and back (pdf)
MSN (03/26/2009) 5 things to do in the downturn (pdf)
Boston Magazine (03/04/2009) Sticks & Stones May Break My Bones, but Names Impair My Cortical Pliability (pdf)
Focus Online (02/20/2009) Cutting Words May Scar Young Brains (pdf)
WCVB Boston's View (02/18/2009) Keeping Teens Safe in Today's Technology-Driven Society (video link)
Newsweek.com (02/14/2009) Who Says Stress Is Bad For You? (video link)
Belmont Citizen Herald (01/15/2009) Expressive therapy helps patients thrive at McLean (pdf)
New York Times (01/04/2009) A Rise in Efforts to Spot Abuse in Youth Dating
WUMB. 91.9FM, (12/14/2008) Commonwealth Journal, The Practice and Value of Talk Therapy (MP3 Audio file 27:23)
Time (12/31/2008) Why We Take Risks — It's the Dopamine (pdf)
WebMD.com (12/30/2008) In One Year, Out the Other - This year, try giving resolutions a rest and just do your best.(pdf)
nePsy.com (12/2008) Studies examine consumer behavior (pdf)
Belmont Citizen Herald (11/07/2008) McLean to be featured in documentary, go green (pdf)
Good Housekeeping (09/09/08) Rx for Disaster (pdf)
ScienceWatch.com (09/01/08) Binge Eating Disorder (link)
FOX 25 Morning News (07/28/2008) Alcoholism among Women (video)
NPR.org The Point (07/01/2008) High Rate of Depression on Cape Cod (link)
Newsweek (05/17/2008) Welcome to Max's World (pdf)
Boston Globe (04/21/2008) Mood lifting (pdf)
Sports Illustrated (03/11/2008) Steroids in America: The Real Dope (pdf)
The Philadelphia Inquirer (03/09/2008) When 2 guys go out, stereotype takes over (pdf)
New York Time (03/06/2008) On the Other End of the Line, Discipline (pdf)
Massachusetts Psychologist (03/2008) Intern's research looks at eating disorders in ballet world (pdf)
Chronicle Herald (02/21/2008) Partnership is a real no-brainer Dal-Harvard to work together on brain repair (pdf) (link)
The Boston Globe (02/25/2008) Brain research alliance formed (pdf)
The New York Times (02/06/2008) OCD: When anxiety is at the table (pdf)
PBS American Experience (01/22/2008) Patients' Stories: Treatment Options Today (link)
Los Angeles Times (01/21/2008) Those who suffer from binge eating 'just can't seem to stop it.' (pdf) (link)
WebMD.com (01/09/2008) Are You a Workaholic? (pdf) (link)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (12/24/2007) A Thin Line (pdf)
New York Times (12/21/2007) When Your Doctor Is on the Gift List (pdf)
Boston Globe (08/30/2007) Mental health teams give pediatricians a 2d opinion (pdf)
NPR.org On Point (07/31/2007) Coping with Addiction (audio links - WMA RealAudio)
US News and World Report (07/30/2007) How Risky Is it to Smoke Pot? One Expert's Take (pdf) (link)
Daily Hampshire Gazette (06/29/2007) The agony of anorexia (pdf)
The Scientist (06/13/2007) The molecular links between addiction and other psychological disorders (podcast - download MP3)
Fox25 News (06/2007) Fox 25 Zip Trip with Dr. Scott Rauch (link)
The Scientist (06/2007) Magic mint for mania (pdf)
Miami Herald (05/29/2007 Inside their heads: Rebellious teen behavior could stem from biology (pdf)
Associated Press (05/22/2007) Mass. researchers say yoga possible treatment for depression (pdf)
Boston Globe (03/21/2007) Tighter definition of post-traumatic stress disorder needed, study says (pdf)
Harvard Medical School (03/09/2007) Protein Breakdown in Brain Cells Halts Huntington's (link)
Boston Globe (03/07/2007) McLean leads large trial of treatment for pain-pill addiction (pdf)
Newsweek (02/02/2007) Battle of the Binge (pdf)
Associated Press (02/01/2007) Binging most prevalent U.S. eating disorder, survey finds (pdf)
Boston Herald (02/01/2007) Study: Bingeing now top eating disorder (pdf)
USA Today (02/01/2007) Study: Binge eating is No. 1 food disorder in USA (pdf)
WBUR (02/01/2007) Here & Now: Study Spotlights Eating Disorder (RealAudio link)
WebMD (02/01/2007) Survey: 3% Of Americans Are Binge Eaters (pdf)
McLean Hospital Press Conference (01/31/2007) Discussion Topic: The First National
Survey on Eating Disorders

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Boston Globe (01/22/2007) Could mental illness be written in a face? (pdf)
Education Week.com (01/17/2007) Citizen School: An After-Hours Adventure (link)
Massachusetts Psychologists (01/2007) Research examines increased violence in schools (pdf)
Boston Globe Magazine (11/26/2006) A Tutorial (pdf)
Belmont Citizen-Herald (11/23/2006) McLean names new medical director for geriatric program (pdf)
WHDH-TV Channel 7 Boston (11/15/2006) Pill parties (pdf)
Washington Post (11/14/2006) Caught in the Web (pdf)
Massachusetts Psychologist (11/2006) Repressed memories: scientific fact or romantic fiction (pdf)
Amherst Bulletin (10/27/2006) Amherst native is McLean's new psychiatric chief (pdf)
Science Daily (10/24/2006) Molecule Discovered To Be Key To Pain Sensitivity (pdf)
Belmont Citizen Herald (10/26/2006) McLean appoints president (pdf)
US News & World Report (10/15/2006) Conquering Cravings (pdf) (link)
Newsweek (10/03/2006) Our Schools Are Generally Safe (pdf)
Associated Press (10/03/2006) Milk Driver Kills 3 at Amish Schoolhouse (pdf)
ABC News (10/02/2006) Running to Rehab (pdf)
Harvard Medical School (07/27/2006) Chemical Identified that Eases Opiate Withdrawal (link)
US News & World Report (07/23/2006) The Good and The Wired (pdf) (link)
Harvard Magazine (07/08/2006) Psychiatry by Prescription (link)

Yahoo! (06/22/2006) McPhee: "Idol" Saved My Life (pdf)
NPR.org - Talk of the Nation: Science Friday (06/16/2006 ) Science and the Origins of Addiction (link)

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Psychiatric News (06/2006) Clinical & Research News Startling Rat Findings Could Lead To Novel Antianxiety Drugs (pdf)
Psychiatric News (06/2006) Professional News Combined Treatment Reduces Drinking Problems (pdf)
Reuters (05/12/2006) What kinda dad you had? How "Daddy" affects your job (pdf)
abc News (05/09/2006) Two Sisters Struggle With Binge Eating The Eating Disorder May Be Genetic (pdf)
NECN.com (05/02/2006) Interview with Dr. Roger Weiss on alcoholism (pdf)
Rutland Herald (05/02/2006) A life cut short by suicide casts a long shadow (pdf)
abc News (04/10/2006) The Face of OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Is More Than Strange Habits, It's Life-Consuming (pdf)
Bloomberg (04/03/2006) Harvard Brain Bank, World's Largest, Seeks a Few Good Cerebella (pdf)
The Scotsman (03/21/2006) Clicking the habit (pdf)
WebMD (03/17/2006) Chronic Stress May Boost Anxiety Short-Term Stress Doesn't Have the Same Effect, Tests on Mice Show (pdf)
Reuters (03/17/2006) Small suicidal behavior risk linked to drug therapy (pdf)
Boston Globe (03/06/2006) Binge eating may be hereditary Study ties genetics to obesity epidemic (pdf)
Daily News Tribune (03/09/2006) A seed of hope (pdf)
Massachusetts Psychologist (03/2006) State condemned for care of children (pdf)
USA.com (02/26/2006) Too much of a good thing. Experts on why more isn't always better (pdf)
Boston Magazine (02/2006) Boston Magazine's Top Doctors (link)
Pediatric News (02/2006) Mass. 'Hubs' Speed Mental Health Help (pdf)
Boston Globe (01/29/2006) Paul Howard, was 'conscience' of McLean Hospital; at 100 (pdf)
Boston Globe (01/26/2006) Studies link psychosis, teenage marijuana use Some adolescents carry genetic risk (pdf)
The Washington Times (01/22/2006) Academic underachievers (pdf)
Newsweek (01/22/2006 The Trouble With Boys They're kinetic, maddening and failing at school. Now educators are trying new ways to help them succeed. (pdf)
New York Daily News (01/18/2006) Partners from hell (pdf)
CNN.com (01/17/2006) Obsessions control patients' lives (link)
Boston Globe (01/16/2006) Missing: Thousands of Mentally Ill People Vanish Every Year, Barely Noticed Except by Families and Friends (pdf)
Boston Herald (01/09/2006) Psych nurses give care and comfort: Hard job has rewards (pdf)
Harvard Gazette: Recalling the top 20 stories of 2005 (01/03/2006)
- No. 14: Rx for depression: 'Mangia, mangia!' (link)
- No. 8: Kudzu cuts alcohol consumption (link)
Schizophrenia Digest (01/2006) Area of brain ID's in those with drug addiction (pdf)
TimesLeader.com (12/20/2005) Mental health problems begin in the teen brain (pdf)
The New York Times (12/08/2005) Workouts Are Potent Medicine for the Mentally Ill (pdf)
Boston Globe Magazine (12/04/2005) Live Longer and Prosper (pdf)
New York Times (12/01/2005) Hooked on the Web: Help Is on the Way (pdf)
Harvard University Gazette (12/01/2005) Researchers find a gene for fear (pdf)
Hospital Newspaper (12/2005) McLean study identifies new area of brain linked to drug addiction (pdf)
The Canadian Press (11/22/2005) Young men feel pressure to be perfect (pdf)
Reuters (11/17/2005) Scientists find fear gene (pdf)
Los Angeles Times (11/09/2005) Studies have yet to tackle testosterone risks (pdf)
Harvard Crimsom (11/07/2005) Hallucinogenic Cactus Found Benign In Study (pdf)
Boston Globe (11/07/2005) Native Americans' use of peyote not harmful (pdf)
Associated Press (11/04/2005) Peyote Not Harmful to American Indians (pdf)
The Washington Post (/11/04/2005) Peyote Not Harmful to American Indians (pdf)
Mass High Tech (10/31/2005) Research awakenings (link)

Ball State Daily News (10/28/2005) Game over: you're addicted (pdf)

New York Times (10/20/2005) Marathoners Warned About Too Much Water (pdf)

Daily News (10/19/2005) Kudzu could help curb alcohol abuse (pdf)

Los Angeles Times (10/17/2005) Depression's machismo mask (link)

Belmont Citizen Herald (10/13/2005) McLean to expand mental health services in Boston schools (pdf)

FOXNews.com (10/11/2005) Small Brain Region May Be Linked to Addiction (link)

Seattle Times (10/09/2005) Experts predict gene doping is next temptation for athletes (pdf)

Arlington Advocate (10/06/2005) Local group was ahead of its time (pdf)

Harvard Magazine (10/2005) Perch not Prozac (pdf)

Harvard Focus (09/30/2005) First Rodent Model of Schizophrenia Mimics Human Brain Changes (pdf)

Tehran Times (09/24/2005) Scientist say they have successfully produced cellular changes in rats' brains similar to those seen in humans with schizophrenia (pdf)

Boston Globe (09/20/2005) Schizophrenia drugs work poorly, study suggests (pdf)

Psychiatric News (09/18/2005) Obesity Epidemic Spurs Search For Psychological Links (pdf)

ScienCentral News (09/06/2005) Binge Drinking Plant (link)

Boston Globe (09/05/2005) Schizophrenia insight from rats (pdf)

wired.com news (08/30/2005) Skull Scanner Reveals Alzheimer's (pdf) (link)

CNN.com (08/30/2005) Doctor controls Harvard's brain trust (pdf) (link)

Yahoo (08/22/2005) Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital report being able to produce cellular changes in rats' brains similar to those seen in humans with schizophrenia (pdf)

Forbes.com (08/22/2005) New Rat Model Spurs Schizophrenia Research (pdf) (link)

AXcessNews.com (08/22/2005) New Study May Help Find Better Ways to Treat Schizophrenia (pdf) (link)

Boston Globe (08/19/2005) The inner war (pdf)

Associated Press (08/19/2005) Combat stress unit treats Iraq soldiers for psychological wounds (pdf) (link)

Boston Globe (08/18/2005) Going from boyhood to manhood (pdf)

India Tribune (08/16/2005) Steam baths feel good, detoxify body (pdf)

About.com (08/06/2005) What happens to Borderlines? (pdf) (link)

CNN.com (08/05/2005) Is there appetite for eating disorders sitcom? (pdf) (link)

Psychiatric Times (08/2005) The Role of Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Development of Schizophrenia (pdf) (link)

US News Online (07/20/2005) Psychiatry (pdf) (link)

Boston Globe (07/18/2005) Mellow Attitude Toward Pot Use Lingers Locally (pdf)

Boston Globe (06/24/2005) Study finds postpartum depression isn't just a mother's ill (pdf)

Christian Science Monitor (06/20/2005) Steroids now often used for slimming, not just sports (pdf)

Chicago Sun-Times suntimes.com (06/19/2005) Teen girls turn to steroids for perfect body (pdf)

M.D. News (06/2005) McLean SouthEast World-Renowned Psychiatric Hospital Brings Its Mental Health Services to Southeastern Massachusetts (pdf)

Ann Arbor News (05/26/2005) Are video games taking over? (pdf)

Chattanooga Times Free Press (05/05/2005) Computer addiction signal deeper problems (pdf)

FOX25 WFXT Boston (05/17/2005) Kudzu (pdf)

San Francisco Chronicle (06/16/2005) Many teenage girls abuse steroids, lawmakers told (pdf)

Telegram.com (06/15/2005) System left family 'lost in a maze' (pdf)

Good Morning America ABC News (06/15/2005) Lawmakers Study Steroid Use Among Young Women (pdf)

Harvard Focus (06/10/2005) Fetal-cell Transplants Reverse Parkinson's in Two Patients (pdf)

Boston Herald (06/03/2005) Doc pulls plug on cyber junkies (pdf)

MercuryNews.com (06/01/2005) No Studies Prove a Connection, but Some Experts Think Hormones Might Intensify Mood Swings Among Users (pdf)

Saturday Evening Post (06/2005) Health/Fitness Battling the Blues (pdf)

parentsandkids (06/2005) Testing your child for developmental disorders and sensory integration problems (pdf)

Current Psychiatry (06/2005) Adolescent violence: What school shooters feel, and how psychiatrists can help (pdf)

Poets.org (05/21/2005) Poetry Landmark: McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA (pdf)

MSN NBC (05/17/2005) Got a drinking problem? Try kudzu (pdf)

Associated Press (05/17/2005) Study: Herb Helps Curb Binge Drinking (pdf)

Philadelphia Inquirer (05/16/2005) Kudzu root extract may curb excess drinking, researchers say (pdf)

Forbes (05/09/2005) This Is Your Brain on Clicks (pdf)

USA Today/Health & Behavior (05/08/2005) Chronic pain: The enemy within (link)

The New York Times (04/13/2005) Study Cautions Runners to Limit Their Water Intake (pdf)

Boston Globe (04/05/2005) Editorial on Eating Disorders and the Terry Schiavo Case (link) (pdf)

Connect for Kids (03/28/2005) The Psychology of Steroids (pdf) (link)

Star Tribune (03/27/2005) Water: You can get too much of a good thing (pdf)

Psychiatric News (03/18/2005) What Makes Group Therapy Work For Substance Abusers? (pdf)

BBC News (03/11/2005) Scanners 'can treat depression' (pdf)

Harvard University Gazette (03/03/2005) Rx for depression: 'Mangia, mangia!' (pdf)

WGBH Forum Network (02/18/2005)Biology of Mood: Molecules on Your Mind (video link)

MSN Health & Fitness (02/14/2005) Foods Like Fish May Buoy Your Mental Health (link)

Town & Country (02/13/2005) The Elusive Affliction (pdf)

Science (02/11/2005) Men and Muscle (pdf)

Forbes (02/10/2005 ) Antidepressant Foods (pdf)

abc News (02/01/2005) Disorder Victims See Monster in the Mirror (pdf)

Staten Island Advance (01/31/2005) Researchers: Biology may be to blame for panic attacks (pdf)

The Philadelphia Inquirer (01/27/05) FDA OKs Ecstasy in Cancer Patients (pdf)

The New York Times Magazine (01/23/2005) The Making of a Molester (pdf)

NIDA Notes (01/2005) Study Suggests Cognitive Deficits in MDMA-Only Drug Abusers Research Findings (pdf)

Monitor on Psychology (01/2005) Mello to Edit Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (pdf)

Today Show (12/29/2004) Ecstasy Cancer Study High bandwidth | Low bandwidth (Quicktime movie)

Associated Press (12/28/2004) FDA OKs Ecstasy Study in Cancer Patients (pdf)

washingtonpost.com (12/27/2004) 'Ecstasy' Use Studied to Ease Fear in Terminally Ill (pdf)

New England Cable News Video Feed (12/23/2004) 'Ritalin Use' (streaming wmv video)

ABCNews.com (11/03/2004) Trauma's Aftermath: Coping with PTSD (link)

MSNBC Newsweek Health (10/27/2004) 'People Have a Right to Know' The FDA has required bold new warnings about the risks of suicide in kids and teens who take antidepressants. (link)

MetroWest Daily News (10/26/2004) Fear factor: Waltham neuroscientist may hold key to anxiety disorders. (link)

ABCnews.com (09/27/2004) Substance Abuse Relapses: Could It Be a Dual Diagnosis? (link)

Watertown Tab (09/24/2004) Depression in later life: Not an inevitable part of aging (pdf)

FOCUS Online (09/03/2004) Huntington's Defects Manifest Far from Damaged Brain Tissue. (html)

Psychology Today (08/04) The Brain Trust (pdf)

Boston Herald (07/21/04) Suicide risk climbs in first days using antidepressants (pdf)

The Boston Globe (07/18/04) TV needs to focus on healthy makeovers (pdf)

Belmont Citizen-Herald (07/09/04) McLean doctor recognized for work (pdf)

FitnessManagement.com (07/04) Exercise Addiction and Eating Disorders (pdf)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (06/25/04) Bring in 'da Monk Obsessive-Compulsive Detective is Back to Clean Up a New Season (pdf)

TIME.com (06/21/04) "Kids And Depression" (pdf)

The Boston Globe Magazine (06/13/04) "One Room, 3,000 Brains." (pdf)

TIME.com (05/10/04) "What Makes Teens Tick?" (pdf)

The Scientist (03/29/04) "Bipolar Understanding" (pdf)

Reuters Health (03/18/04) "Mitochondrial dysfunction implicated in bipolar disorder" (pdf)

US News & World Report Science & Society (02/16/04) "Magnetism and the brain" (pdf)

Boston Globe (01/01/04) "Early McLean tests show brain scan eases depression" (pdf)

Psychiatric News (11/21/03) "Stress-Related Brain Changes Begin in Youth" (pdf)

Boston Globe (11/14/03) "Baseball gets tougher over steriod use" (pdf)

The MetroWest Daily News (11/05/03) "Marathon mystery: Physician plans to study potential co-factor in 'water-intoxication" (pdf)

WGBH Forum Network (05/02/2003) New Windows on the Brain: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (video link)

WGBH Forum Network (01/23/2002) Post-Columbine: Anger Management and Violent Media (audio link)

WGBH Forum Network (01/16/2002) Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse (audio link)