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Benjamin Brent, MD, Psychiatry, Cambridge, MA

Benjamin Brent MD MS FABP


Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Part-time, Harvard Medical School; Assistant Psychiatrist Massachusetts General Hospital

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  • 875 Massachusetts AvenueSte 54Cambridge, MA 02139

  • Phone+1 617-492-0980

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Clinical Expertise

  • Schizophrenia, Psychoanalysis, Boderline Personality Disorder, Mentalization Based Treatment

Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 2004 - 2008
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeClass of 2004
  • University College London
    University College LondonM.S., Developmental Psychology, 1996 - 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2013 - 2016
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • Adult Psychoanalysis
    American Board of PsychoanalysisAdult Psychoanalysis

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A mentalization-based approach to the development of the therapeutic alliance in the treatment of schizophrenia  
    Brent BK, Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2015
  • Mentalization-based treatment for psychosis: linking an attachment-based model to the psychotherapy for impaired mental state understanding in people with psychotic di...  
    Brent BK, Holt DJ, Keshavan MS, Seidman LJ, Fonagy P, Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 2014
  • Insight into illness in patients and caregivers in early psychosis: a pilot study  
    Brent BK, Giuliano AJ, Zimmett SV, Keshavan MS, Seidman LJ, Schizophrenia Research, 2011
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