JohnWeberDenningerMDPhD

Director of Research, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at MGH; Co-Director, MGH-McLean Psychiatry Residency Research Concentration Program; Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

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Office
151 Merrimac St.
Suite 400
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-2985

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Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2001 - 2004
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Biological Markers of Response to Treatment in Major Depressive Disorder Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
Health Management Training to Enhance Influenza Vaccine Immunogenicity Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Tai Chi Training for Treating Depressed Chinese Americans Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Relaxation Response Training to Treat Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Quantification of Outcome Measures for Mind-body Interventions Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Behavioral Medicine Intervention With Depressed Patients in a Community Health Center Setting Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effectiveness of a Relaxation-Response Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group for Depressed Chinese Patients Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Genomic and Psychosocial Effects of the 3RP on Patients With MGUS and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Resiliency Training for Adolescents With Craniofacial Conditions and Their Caregivers Start of enrollment: 2015 May 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Launching a resiliency group program to assist frontline clinicians in meeting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a hospital-based systems trial.
Elyse R. Park, Louisa G. Sylvia, Joanna M. Streck, Christina M. Luberto, Amelia M. Stanton, Giselle K. Perez, Margaret Baim, Cayley C. Bliss, Mary Susan Convery, Sydne...> ;General Hospital Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 1
8 citations
Greater Neurobiological Resilience to Chronic Socioeconomic or Environmental Stressors Associates With Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Events
Tawseef Dar, Michael T. Osborne, Shady Abohashem, Taimur Abbasi, Karmel W. Choi, Ahmed Ghoneem, Nicki Naddaf, Jordan W. Smoller, Roger K. Pitman, John W. Denninger, Li...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2020 Aug 13
16 citations
A Mobile Videoconference-Based Intervention on Stress Reduction and Resilience Enhancement in Employees: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Johanna Inyang Kim, Je Yeon Yun, Heyeon Park, Suk Young Park, Youngsheen Ahn, Hansol Lee, Tae Kwon Kim, Sooran Yoon, Young Joon Lee, Sohee Oh, John W. Denninger, Bung ...> ;Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2018 Oct 22
13 citations
A Qualitative Analysis of Stress and Relaxation Themes Contributing to Burnout in First-Year Psychiatry and Medicine Residents.
Nicole M. Benson, Deanna Chaukos, Heather S. Vestal, Emma Chad-Friedman, John W. Denninger, Christina P.C. Borba> ;Academic Psychiatry. 2018 May 14
8 citations
So Tired: Predictive Utility of Baseline Sleep Screening in a Longitudinal Observational Survey Cohort of First-Year Residents.
Jonathan P. Zebrowski, Samantha J. Pulliam, John W. Denninger, Lori R. Berkowitz> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2018 Feb 20
25 citations
SMART-R: A Prospective Cohort Study of a Resilience Curriculum for Residents by Residents
Deanna Chaukos, Emma Chad-Friedman, Darshan H. Mehta, Laura Byerly, Alper Celik, Thomas H. McCoy, John W. Denninger> ;Academic Psychiatry. 2018 Feb 1
25 citations
A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Study of Tai Chi With Passive and Active Controls in the Treatment of Depressed Chinese Americans.
Albert Yeung, Run Feng, Daniel Ju Hyung Kim, Peter M. Wayne, Gloria Y. Yeh, Lee Baer, Othelia Eun-Kyoung Lee, John W. Denninger, Herbert Benson, Gregory L. Fricchione,...> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2017 May 24
66 citations
Risk and Resilience Factors Associated with Resident Burnout.
Deanna Chaukos, Emma Chad-Friedman, Darshan H. Mehta, Laura Byerly, Alper Celik, Thomas H. McCoy, John W. Denninger> ;Academic Psychiatry. 2017 Apr 1
42 citations
Building Resiliency in a Palliative Care Team: A Pilot Study.
Darshan H. Mehta, Giselle K. Perez, Lara Traeger, Elyse R. Park, Roberta E. Goldman, Vivian Haime, Eva Chittenden, John W. Denninger, Vicki A. Jackson> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2016 Mar 1
3 citations
A Case Report of Improvement in Crohn's Disease-related Symptoms Following Participation in a Comprehensive Mind-Body Program.
Michelle L. Dossett, Joshua R. Korzenik, Margaret Baim, John W. Denninger, Darshan H. Mehta> ;Global Advances in Health and Medicine. 2016 Jan 1
12 citations
Open and Calm--a randomized controlled trial evaluating a public stress reduction program in Denmark.
Christian Jensen, Jon Lansner, Anders Petersen, Signe Vangkilde, Signe Pertou Ringkøbing, Vibe G. Frokjaer, Dea Adamsen, Gitte M. Knudsen, John W. Denninger, Steen G. ...> ;BMC Public Health. 2015 Dec 16
55 citations
Relaxation Response and Resiliency Training and Its Effect on Healthcare Resource Utilization.
James E. Stahl, Michelle L. Dossett, A. Scott LaJoie, John W. Denninger, Darshan H. Mehta, Roberta E. Goldman, Gregory L. Fricchione, Herbert Benson> ;Plos One. 2015 Oct 13
18 citations
Mind–body group treatment for women coping with infertility: a pilot study
Christina Psaros, Leslee Kagan, Jan L. Shifren, Jessica Willett, Jolene Jacquart, Marissa D. Alert, Eric A. Macklin, Aaron K. Styer, John W. Denninger, K. L. LaRoche, ...> ;Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2015 Jul 7
36 citations
Genomic and clinical effects associated with a relaxation response mind-body intervention in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.
Braden Kuo, Manoj Bhasin, Jolene Jacquart, Matthew A Scult, Lauren Slipp, Eric Isaac Kagan Riklin, Veronique Lepoutre, Nicole Comosa, Beth-Ann Norton, Allison Dassatti...> ;Plos One. 2015 Jan 1
23 citations
A healthy aging program for older adults: effects on self-efficacy and morale.
Matthew A. Scult, Vivian Haime, Jolene Jacquart, Jonathan Takahashi, Barbara Moscowitz, Ann Webster, John W. Denninger, Darshan H. Mehta> ;Advances in Mind-Body Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
14 citations
Functional genomics in the study of mind-body therapies.
Halsey Niles, Darshan H. Mehta, Alexandra A. Corrigan, Manoj Bhasin, John W. Denninger> ;Ochsner Journal. 2014 Jan 1
8 citations
Effectiveness of the Relaxation Response-Based Group Intervention for Treating Depressed Chinese American Immigrants: A Pilot Study
Albert Yeung, Lauren E. Slipp, Halsey Niles, Jolene Jacquart, Choi-Ling Chow, Maurizio Fava, John W. Denninger, Herbert Benson, Gregory L. Fricchione> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014 Sep 5
489 citations
Chronic variable stress activates hematopoietic stem cells
Timo Heidt, Hendrik B. Sager, Gabriel Courties, Partha Dutta, Yoshiko Iwamoto, Alex Zaltsman, Constantin von zur Mühlen, Christoph Bode, Gregory L. Fricchione, John W....> ;Nature Medicine. 2014 Jul 1
19 citations
Exploring the effectiveness of a modified comprehensive mind-body intervention for medical and psychologic symptom relief.
Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Adam Gonzalez, Halsey Niles, Gregory L. Fricchione, Margaret Baim, Albert Yeung, John W. Denninger, Elyse R. Park> ;Psychosomatics. 2014 Jul 1
Promoting resiliency among palliative care clinicians: a pilot intervention.
Mehta, D.,Chittenden, E.,Denninger, J.,Haime, V.,Traeger, L.,Jackson, V.,Park, E.> ;J Altern Complement Med. 2014 May 09
Clinical and genomic effects of a relaxation response-based mind-body intervention in stage I hypertension.
Denninger, J. W.,Bhasin, M.,Huffman, J.,Niles, H.,Creager, M.,Pande, R.,Liberman, T.,Fricchione, G.,Benson, H.,Zusman, R.> ;J Altern Complement Med. 2014 May 09
The effectiveness of a community-based mind body group intervention for depression & anxiety: a pilot study.
Denninger, J.,Jacquart, J.,Miller, K.,Radossi, A.,Haime, V.,Macklin, E.,Gilburd, D.,Oliver, M. N.,Mehta, D.,Yeung, A.,Fricchione, G.,Benson, H.> ;J Altern Complement Med. 2014 May 09
60 citations
Feasibility and utility of positive psychology exercises for suicidal inpatients
Jeff C. Huffman, Christina M. DuBois, Brian C. Healy, Julia K. Boehm, Todd B. Kashdan, Christopher M. Celano, John W. Denninger, Sonja Lyubomirsky> ;General Hospital Psychiatry. 2014 Jan 1
7 citations
The effectiveness of a community-based, mind-body group for symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Jolene Jacquart, Kathleen M Miller, Andrea Radossi, Vivian Haime, Eric A. Macklin, Dinah Gilburd, Miriam Nelson Oliver, Darshan H. Mehta, Albert Yeung, Gregory L. Fric...> ;Advances in Mind-Body Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
5 citations
Isolation rearing significantly perturbs brain metabolism in the thalamus and hippocampus
Ali A. Bonab, Jonathan G. Fricchione, Sasikanth Gorantla, Antonia G. Vitalo, Michael E. Auster, S.J. Levine, John M. Scichilone, Manjunath Hegde, W. Foote, Gregory L. ...> ;Neuroscience. 2012 Oct 25
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Press Mentions

Poor Body Health May Indicate Poor Mental Health—Experts Discuss Mind-Body ConnectionMay 11th, 2023
Caring for Our Caregivers: Hospitals Helping Health Care Workers Focus on Mental HealthMay 5th, 2020
5 Health Benefits of Daily Meditation According to ScienceJune 19th, 2019
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