In the Media: Need Mental Health Help? There Are Apps for That, but Picking the Right One Is Tough
Dr. Ipsit Vahia and others explain how technology is making mental health care more accessible.
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In the Media: Increased Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm in ICU Survivors
Dr. Ipsit Vahia comments on a new study linking intensive care treatment with a high risk for suicide or self-harm.
Video: The Golden Years & Mental Health
Oftentimes as folks age, physical health concerns tend to overshadow mental health concerns. However, mental illnesses are common in older populations—and several studies have suggested that depression and anxiety are just as common as, if not more than, dementia later in life. Coupled with growing...
In the Media: Older Adults Report Better Mental Health Than Younger Ones During Pandemic
Dr. Ipsit Vahia and others review recent studies indicating that older adults may be withstanding the mental health strains of the pandemic better than other age groups.
In the Media: A Pandemic Strikes – Isolation Poses Tough Challenge for Older People
Dr. Ipsit Vahia and other experts examine how older adults have withstood the stress of the pandemic.
In the Media: How Men Are Finding Mental Health Support With Digital Tools
Dr. Ipsit Vahia and others discuss how digital tools are transforming behavioral health care for men.
In the Media: Another Upshot of Vaccines: Some Shots Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s
Dr. Ipsit Vahia and others review the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine for older adults.
In the Media: ‘Invisibles’ May Provide Needed Data on Compromised Patients
“With the help of these collateral tools, psychiatrists can practice personalized, data-based care with their patients in a way that was previously not conceivable.” – Dr. Ipsit Vahia
In the Media: Psychiatry Is Revealing the Potential—and Pitfalls—of Telehealth
Dr. Ipsit Vahia and a colleague write about the growing popularity of telehealth and the challenges of establishing telehealth as a permanent component of healthcare.
In the Media: Older Adults More Resilient to COVID’s Mental Health Impact
“Older adults seem to have handled the strain of the pandemic better than others and we believe that resilience is part of the reason why.” – Dr. Ipsit Vahia
How Are Older Adults Coping With the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19?
Older adults are especially vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic—with higher risks of severe complications and death, and potentially greater difficulties accessing care and adapting to technologies such as telemedicine. A viewpoint article published in the Journal of the American...
In the Media: Detecting Dementia
Drs. Ipsit Vahia and Bruce H. Price joined a panel discussion on the implications of using technology to diagnosis dementia.
In the Media: 7 Things Everyone Should Know About Depression
Dr. Ipsit Vahia examines the symptoms of depression in older adults.
Video: Panel Discussion on Telemedicine and Digital Health in Psychiatry (TIPS 2020)
This panel is part of the 2020 Technology in Psychiatry Summit, an event sponsored by the McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry . Panelists: Jennifer Manly, PhD, Columbia University Gari Clifford, MSc, PhD, Emory University Danielle Belgrave, MSc, PhD, Microsoft Research, UK Raina Merchant...
In the Media: Overcome Your Fear Factor
“People become more fearful about daily life because they worry a setback will come at any time, and it’s something they can’t control.” – Dr. Ipsit Vahia
In the Media: The Case for Learning Something Useless Right Now
Dr. Ipsit Vahia on the value of learning a new skill and how learning can slow cognitive aging.
Device Allows Clinicians to Safely Monitor Older Adults With COVID-19
Even with the best protocols in place, treating psychiatric patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 poses challenges for mental health care professionals. But what if there was a way to monitor patients from a safe distance? A team of clinicians from McLean Hospital’s Division of Geriatric...
Five McLean Clinicians Named to Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors List
Boston magazine has named five McLean Hospital clinicians to its Top Doctors list for 2020. Honorees were selected through the publication’s annual survey of doctors in the Boston area. The list includes experts in fields such as dermatology, cardiology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and psychiatry...
Video: Kerry Ressler and Ipsit Vahia Introduce TIPS 2019
McLean Hospital’s Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD , and Ipsit Vahia, MD , offer opening remarks and an introduction to the 2019 Technology in Psychiatry Summit. Offered by the McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, the event was held October 28-29, 2019 at the JB Martin Conference Center, Harvard...
