
Ross John Baldessarini MD
Director, International Consortium for Bipolar & Psychotic Disorders Research McLean Hospital, Professor of Psychiatry (Neuroscience) Harvard Medical School
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115 Mill StBelmont, MA 02478
Phone+1 617-855-3203
Fax+1 617-855-3479
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1966 - 1969
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1963
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1965 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mood switching in 1629 antidepressant-treated bipolar disorder patients.Alessandro Miola, Leonardo Tondo, Marco Pinna, Martina Contu, Mirko Manchia
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2026-09-01 - Ratio of rates of suicide attempts to suicides in the general population and in mood disorder patients.Alessandro Miola, Leonardo Tondo, Ross J Baldessarini
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2026-08-01 - Psychotic Features in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: Commentary.Ross J Baldessarini, Leonardo Tondo
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 2026-07-01
Press Mentions
Lithium Added to Current Tx Fails to Reduce Suicide-Related Events in VeteransNovember 18th, 2021
Jury Still Out on Lithium's Antisuicidal EffectsNovember 17th, 2021
High Risk of Suicide After Recent Psychiatric HospitalizationJuly 8th, 2019
Grant Support
- Antidepressant Discontinuation EffectsNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2007
- Course And Morbidity In Bipolar I DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2006
- Synaptic Transmission In The Central Nervous SystemsNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–1999
- Pharmacology Of Dopamine Receptors In Mammalian BrainNational Institute Of Mental Health1985–1999
- Neuropharmacology Of Long Acting Agents Affecting Dopamine ReceptorsNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–1997
External Links
- McLean Hospitalhttp://www.mcleanhospital.org
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