Sarah Fineberg, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryCards
About
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Borderline Personality Disorder; Clinical Trial; Ketamine; Narrative Medicine; Psychiatry; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Publications
2024
Tell Me about yourself: Analyzing self-referential language use in borderline personality disorder
Welch J, Luo W, Ambroise K, Choi Y, Jones K, de Rouen A, Fineberg S. Tell Me about yourself: Analyzing self-referential language use in borderline personality disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 180: 428-438. PMID: 39536504, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderBorderline personality disorderTrauma-exposed controlsMarkers of distressPersonality disorderStress disorderNegative emotionsComorbid borderline personality disorderSelf-referenceHealthy controlsNon-psychiatric controlsNegative emotion wordsLexical markersLanguage useTrauma control groupComparing language usePhysical wordLanguage samplesEmotional wordsSelf-referential languageTone wordsIll sampleBetween-group differencesStudy 2Study 1
2023
Borderline personality disorder features are associated with inflexible social interpretations
Duda J, Fineberg S, Deng W, Ma Y, Everaert J, Cannon T, Joormann J. Borderline personality disorder features are associated with inflexible social interpretations. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 348: 78-87. PMID: 38110156, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModulation of Trust in Borderline Personality Disorder by Script-Based Imaginal Exposure to Betrayal.
Shapiro-Thompson R, Shah T, Yi C, Jackson N, Trujillo Diaz D, Fineberg S. Modulation of Trust in Borderline Personality Disorder by Script-Based Imaginal Exposure to Betrayal. Journal Of Personality Disorders 2023, 37: 508-524. PMID: 37903023, PMCID: PMC11002460, DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2023.37.5.508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe association between evening social media use and delayed sleep may be causal: Suggestive evidence from 120 million Reddit timestamps
Meyerson W, Fineberg S, Andrade F, Corlett P, Gerstein M, Hoyle R. The association between evening social media use and delayed sleep may be causal: Suggestive evidence from 120 million Reddit timestamps. Sleep Medicine 2023, 107: 212-218. PMID: 37235891, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial media useDelayed sleep onsetSelf-reported sleep patternsMedia useIndividual differencesDelayed sleepInsufficient sleepSleep onsetSleep patternsReddit usersSleepSocial media usageBedtimeSocial media usersAdditional supportOnset of sleepSocial mediaCausal effectMedia usageCausal relationshipPublic health officialsMedia usersPerceptionSuggestive evidenceReddit430. Calibrated fMRI Sensitive to Ketamine-Related Increases Throughout the Cortex
Driesen N, Herman P, Rowland M, Thompson G, Qiu M, He G, Criscuolo E, Fineberg S, Barron D, Helgeson L, Lacadie C, Chow R, Gueorguieva R, Straun T, Krystal J, Hyder F. 430. Calibrated fMRI Sensitive to Ketamine-Related Increases Throughout the Cortex. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 93: s268-s269. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA pilot randomized controlled trial of ketamine in Borderline Personality Disorder
Fineberg S, Choi E, Shapiro-Thompson R, Dhaliwal K, Neustadter E, Sakheim M, Null K, Trujillo-Diaz D, Rondeau J, Pittaro G, Peters J, Corlett P, Krystal J. A pilot randomized controlled trial of ketamine in Borderline Personality Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 48: 991-999. PMID: 36804489, PMCID: PMC10209175, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01540-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBorderline personality disorderSecondary outcome measuresOutcome measuresSocio-occupational functioningSuicidal ideationPilot studyTrial of ketaminePersonality disorderInfusion of ketaminePrimary outcome measureEffects of ketamineMidazolam groupAdverse eventsKetamine groupClinical benefitMood symptomsKetamineFDA approvalDrug midazolamInfusionBPD symptomsLarger studyDepressed moodSymptomsChronic moodEstimation of Bedtimes of Reddit Users: Integrated Analysis of Time Stamps and Surveys
Meyerson W, Fineberg S, Song Y, Faber A, Ash G, Andrade F, Corlett P, Gerstein M, Hoyle R. Estimation of Bedtimes of Reddit Users: Integrated Analysis of Time Stamps and Surveys. JMIR Formative Research 2023, 7: e38112. PMID: 36649054, PMCID: PMC9890352, DOI: 10.2196/38112.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Naltrexone-Bupropion and Behavior Therapy, Alone and Combined, for Binge-Eating Disorder: Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
Grilo CM, Lydecker JA, Fineberg SK, Moreno JO, Ivezaj V, Gueorguieva R. Naltrexone-Bupropion and Behavior Therapy, Alone and Combined, for Binge-Eating Disorder: Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 179: 927-937. PMID: 36285406, PMCID: PMC9722598, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20220267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral weight loss therapyBinge-eating disorderPlacebo groupBupropion groupWeight lossRandomized double-blind placebo-controlled trialDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialLogistic regressionBinge-eating remissionPlacebo-controlled trialWeight loss therapyDouble-blind placeboSerious public health problemPublic health problemEvidence-based treatmentsRate of participantsBinge-eating frequencyBinge Eating DisorderMedical comorbiditiesRemission rateLoss therapyPercent weight lossMixed modelsFunctional impairmentSecondary measuresThe Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond
Tebes JK, Awad MN, Connors EH, Fineberg SK, Gordon DM, Jordan A, Kravitz R, Li L, Ponce AN, Prabhu M, Rubman S, Silva MA, Steinfeld M, Tate DC, Xu K, Krystal JH. The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 77: 80-87. PMID: 35569322, PMCID: PMC9033303, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersHealth systemHealth workforceCOVID-19 pandemicHealth workforce needsMean attendancePost-traumatic stressCOVID-19Traumatic stressorsTypes of stressorsSustainable interventionsRigorous qualitative methodsInterventionPandemicSpecific stressorsStressorsWorkforce needsHospitalWorkersThe State of Overmedication in Borderline Personality Disorder: Interpersonal and Structural Factors
Shapiro-Thompson R, Fineberg SK. The State of Overmedication in Borderline Personality Disorder: Interpersonal and Structural Factors. Current Treatment Options In Psychiatry 2022, 9: 1-13. PMID: 36185615, PMCID: PMC9524237, DOI: 10.1007/s40501-021-00255-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorderPersonality disorderProspective treatment plansCommunication of patientsMedication useReviewThis review paperPractice guidelinesBPD patientsInpatient practiceSummaryMore researchPsychosocial interventionsMedicationsTreatment planMedical careBPD pathologyEarly detectionDiagnostic disclosureIndividual providersPatientsOvermedicationPrescribersCarePsychosocial modelDisordersIntervention
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Trauma and Impact
HIC ID2000026215RolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date10/31/2029Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 45 years
Clinical Care
Overview
Sarah Fineberg, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist interested in social neuroscience and disorders of social cognition, especially borderline personality disorder, which can involve intense emotions and difficulties in relationships. She also helps individuals experiencing trauma-related conditions.
As an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Fineberg's research investigates the connection between social experiences and neural circuits in mental illness. She employs computer-based tasks and computational models to better understand these conditions and is interested in developing new treatments, such as real-time neurofeedback. She also values incorporating feedback from individuals with lived experiences into her research.
Dr. Fineberg completed her medical and doctoral degrees at the University of Iowa and continued her psychiatry training at Yale School of Medicine. She has been honored by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for her work.
Dr. Fineberg sees patients in the outpatient clinics at the Connecticut Mental Health Center and is not able to accept referrals from outside of that clinical setting.
Clinical Specialties
Psychiatry
News & Links
News
- October 26, 2022
People With Binge-eating Disorder Benefit From Specific Behavioral Therapy and Medication
- October 12, 2022
Fineberg, Le, Zaboski Awarded BBRF Young Investigator Grants
- January 30, 2022
Fineberg Awarded Yale Swebilius Pilot Research Award Program in Epilepsy Grant
- June 02, 2021Source: Journal of Consciousness Studies
Embodied Selfhood in Borderline Personality Disorder
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c/o CMHC, 34 Park St
New Haven, CT 06519
United States