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Research At Pine Rest
Research offers the opportunity for our staff and patients to be involved in novel and innovative approaches to psychiatric care. By partnering with the biotechnology community, industry and academia-based research programs, Pine Rest demonstrates its dedication to advancing the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders.
The Pine Rest clinical staff and MSU College of Human Medicine faculty members have been published in several high impact scientific journals on depression, schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, bioethics, epidemiology, inflammation, smoking cessation, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and platelet function, and have worked on projects involving pharmacogenomics, electroconvulsive therapy, new depression screening tools and psychotropic medications, biomarkers of depression, and the impact of forgiveness and spirituality on treatment outcomes.
Clinical staff and faculty members have also served as reviewers for numerous peer-reviewed journals as well as members of institutional review boards and NIH study sections.
Some of our recent research collaborations have included partnerships with:
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Johns Hopkins
- Mayo Clinic
- McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate)
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Michigan State University
- National Institutes of Health
- Northwell Health
- Spectrum Health
- University of Chicago
- University of Michigan
- Van Andel Research Institute
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Research News
We are looking for adults between the ages of 18-70 to take part in a clinical study. If you are currently taking medication for bipolar disorder and you are feeling depressed, you may be eligible to participate. If you are eligible and decide to...
The purpose of the study is to compare low amplitude-pulse (LAP) ECT to standard ECT in the treatment of major depressive, bipolar or schizoaffective disorders.
The purpose of the study is to find out whether hormonal changes in mid-life women act on the immune system to trigger depression. If we find that they do, we may be able to develop risk markers that can be measured in blood samples to tell who is...
Pine Rest is seeking therapists for a research study examining clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes and likelihood to screen and address experiences of online victimization in adolescents.
Research Department Welcomes Vice President Dr. Nagy Youssef
The Pine Rest Research Department is pleased to introduce our Vice President of Research, Nagy Youssef, MD, PhD!
An internationally recognized leader in behavioral health research, Dr. Youssef will oversee and expand research initiatives at Pine Rest and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, where he will also serve as professor and director of the Division of Psychiatry and Behavior Medicine.
