Massachusetts General Hospital Child Depression Program

Honoring & , we'd like to celebrate the advocacy of Dr. Mai Uchida, Director of the MGH Child Depression Program, that significantly improved the COVID vaccination rates in Japan.
See her story here!: https://go.mydrkatz.com/4bJd9FR

Do you enjoy watching figure skating? How did you feel about the Olympics this year?
Here's Dr. Uchida and Dr. Morelli's (both former figure skaters and current child psychiatrists at MGH!) take on what they saw regarding the doping scandal of the young Russian skaters at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Figure Skating: Supporting Our Young Athletes | MGH Clay Center Two former competitive figure skaters turned pediatric psychiatrists shine light on figure skating, and young athlete mental health.

https://www.mghclaycenter.org/multimedia/youth-athlete-mental-health-mgh-clay-center/

If you are a parent or a coach to a young athlete, or if you care about athletes' mental health, this is a podcast for you! Listen to Dr. Uchida talk about how to keep the sport exciting and competitive, while protecting the mental well-being of the young athletes!

Youth Athlete Mental Health ft. Dr. Mai Uchida, MD- Shrinking It Down | MGH Clay Center At what point are we pushing our young athletes too hard? We all watched 15-year-old Russian Olympic skater, Kamila Valieva, exit the ice in tears after a doping scandal.

Our new paper, “Association Between Frontal Cortico-Limbic White-Matter Microstructure and Risk for Pediatric Depression” was accepted to Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging!

Dr. Uchida led this collaborative neuroimaging study with the MIT Gabrieli group that identified structural brain connectivity that differentiated the risk for unipolar depression and the risk for bipolar disorder in children.

The differentiation of these two types of mood disorders in children is a significant clinical conundrum. Our group has been searching for clinical indicators and neural biomarkers that could give us a sign, and this paper brings us one step closer to our overarching goal!

Please read Dr. Uchida's thoughts on tennis player, Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from competition and mental health advocacy.

Naomi Osaka’s Courageous Mental Health Advocacy — MGH Center By Mai Uchida, MD

Gracie Gold is also joining our conversation tonight! 2 national champions and 2 Olympic team Bronze medalists are sitting down with Dr. Uchida to discuss their mental health journeys!
Register from www.mghstudentwellness.org/mirai