ChristopherJMcDougleMD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Director of the Lurie Center for Autism Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School

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Office
Lurie Center for Autism
One Maguire Road
Lexington, MA 02421
Phone+1 781-860-1700

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992 - 1995
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1986 - 1990
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1986

PubMed

Structural pathways related to the subventricular zone are decreased in volume with altered microstructure in young adult males with autism spectrum disorder.
Keita Tsujimura, Alpen Ortug, José Luis Alatorre Warren, Tadashi Shiohama, Christopher J McDougle
Cerebral Cortex. 2025-03-06
Predictors of Placebo Response in the Study of Oxytocin in Autism to Improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors.
Alyssa Verdes, Suvekcha Bhattachan, Alexander Kolevzon, Bryan H King, Christopher J McDougle
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2025-02-19
Regional skull translocator protein elevation in autistic adults detected by PET-MRI.
Chieh-En Jane Tseng, Elisa Guma, Christopher J McDougle, Jacob M Hooker, Nicole R Zürcher
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2025-02-02

Lectures

Side Effects: Adherence, Tolerability And Insight In Psychiatric Treatment
North Carolina Psychiatric Association, Asheville, North Carolina - 9/19/2013

Autism and Depression: Connections Between Autism, Mental Health, Emotions, and Other Co-Relating ConditionsMay 28th, 2019
Why We Need a Better Awareness of How Autism Spectrum Disorder Differs in WomenApril 23rd, 2019
Allergies More Common in Kids with AutismJune 7th, 2018
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1/4-Rupp Autism Network: Guanfacine For The Treatment Of Hyperactivity In PDDNational Institute Of Mental Health2011
Targeted Pharmacologic Interventions For AutismNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
1/4-Rupp Autism Network: Guanfacine For The Treatment Of Hyperactivity In PDDNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
Novel Pharmacological Strategies In AutismNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009
Novel Pharmacological Strategies In AutismNational Center For Research Resources2006–2008
Aripiprazole In Children And Adolescents With Autistic DisorderNational Center For Research Resources2006–2008
Risperidone And Behavior Therapy In Children And Adolescents With Pervasive DNational Center For Research Resources2005–2008
Rupp-PiNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
Rg1068 (Synthetic Human Secretin) In Children With AutismNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
Methylphenidate In The RX Of Hyperactivity &Impulsiveness In Children W/PddNational Center For Research Resources2004
Research Units On Pediatric Psychopharmacology--Autism-278970001National Institute Of Mental Health2003
Research Units On Pediatric Psychopharmacology--AutismNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–2000
Fluvoxamine Treatment Of Children With Autistic DisorderNational Center For Research Resources1996–1999
Pharmacological Approaches To OCD TreatmentNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–1998