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Michael Bloch, MD, MS

Professor in the Child Study Center; Director and Co-Founder of the Pediatric Depression Clinic, Child Study Center; Co-Director of the T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Child Study Center; Associate Program Director, Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program, Child Study Center; Co-Director of the Tic and OCD Program, Child Study Center

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Michael Bloch, MD, MS

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Research Summary

Michael H. Bloch's research interests focus on studying Tourette syndrome (TS), Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Trichotillomania (TTM) across the lifespan and depression and anxiety in pediatric patients. His research focuses on developing better treatments for children and adults with these conditions and improving the evidence to personalize treatment (e.g. determine which patients respond best to which treatments)

Specialized Terms: Tourette syndrome; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Trichotillomania, Psychopharmacology, Depression

Extensive Research Description

Michael H. Bloch, M.D., M.S. graduated from Yale School of Medicine and completed his child and adult psychiatry training at Yale. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Yale Child Study Center. His research focuses on evidence-based medicine and developing improved treatments for individuals with mental illness across the lifespan using clinical trials and meta-analysis. His clinical and research interests concentrate on depression, anxiety, Tourette syndrome, ADHD, trichotillomania and OCD across the lifespan. He has published over 125 peer-reviewed manuscripts and was co-editor of the fifth edition of the Lewis Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology and Depression and Anxiety.

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Research Interests

Anxiety; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Child Psychiatry; Depression; Tourette Syndrome; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Psychopharmacology; Trichotillomania; Meta-Analysis

Selected Publications

Clinical Trials

ConditionsStudy Title
Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchKetamine for Adolescent Suicidality
Diseases of the Nervous System; Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchTeen Brain and Behavior Study
Child Development & Autism; Diseases of the Nervous System; Genetics - Adult; Genetics - Pediatric; Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchGenetic and molecular studies of developmental neuropsychiatric disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System; Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchExamination of Glutamate and mGluR5 in Psychiatric Disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System; Genetics - Adult; Genetics - Pediatric; Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchBrain Emotion Circuitry-Targeted Self-Monitoring and Regulation Therapy (BE-SMART)
Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchImaging SV2A in mood disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System; Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchBiomarkers of Clinical Subtype and Treatment Response in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Diseases of the Nervous System; Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchNeurofeedback for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Diseases of the Nervous SystemPET and MRI in OCD and/or Tic disorders
Child Development & Autism; Children's Health; Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchNeurofeedback for Tourette Syndrome
Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchOARS 12 Research Study For Adolescents With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)