HelenRiessMD

Psychiatry • Boston, MA

Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
15 Parkman Street
Wac 812
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-724-5600

Fax+1 617-726-7541

Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1986
Legacy Health/Emanuel Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1985 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Improving Empathy and Relational Skills Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

75 citations
Empathy in medicine--a neurobiological perspective.
Helen Riess
JAMA. 2010-10-13
19 citations
Biomarkers in the psychotherapeutic relationship: the role of physiology, neurobiology, and biological correlates of E.M.P.A.T.H.Y.
Helen Riess
Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 2011-06-01
81 citations
Culture and nonverbal expressions of empathy in clinical settings: A systematic review.
Aine Lorie, Diego A. Reinero, Margot Phillips, Linda Zhang, Helen Riess
Patient Education and Counseling. 2017-03-01

Authored Content

The Role of Empathy in Improving Patient Care and Decreasing Medical LiabilitySeptember 2021

Press Mentions

How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444 Rebroadcast)November 24th, 2021
Gen Y Speaks: How I Learn Empathy Out of a BoxSeptember 25th, 2021
5 Myths About Compassion and Patient Rapport Building in Health CareSeptember 20th, 2021
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