Research
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, Fuller Theological Seminary, Mayo Clinic, McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate), Michigan State University, National Institutes of Health, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Van Andel Research Institute, Northwell Health, Emory University, Medical University of South Carolina, Spectrum Health, and Johns Hopkins
Dr. Nagy Youssef Talks About Current and Future Mental Health Research at Pine Rest
Research News
Internationally-recognized researcher and leader Dr. Nagy Youssef has joined Pine Rest as Vice President of Research and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine as Director of the Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. On...
When Pine Rest unveiled its innovative Mother & Baby Partial Hospitalization Program in 2012 to treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and encourage mother-baby bonding, it was the goal to help women and their families. After collecting...
Signs of inflammation in the blood reliably predict and identify severe depression in pregnancy, reports a new study led by scientists at Van Andel Institute and Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services.
Dr. Percifield’s presentation and research poster, ‘Suicidality and Psychosis Following Vaping Related Lung Injury’, explores how using e-cigarettes to vape tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) “places individuals at a significantly increased risk...
Research Department welcomes Vice President Nagy Youssef, MD, PhD
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.
