JohnJRateyMD

Psychiatry • Cambridge, MA

Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Mass Mental Health Center

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Office
10 Rogers St
Apt 903
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone+1 617-501-5769

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1981
St Francis Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1977 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

77 citations
Rating aggression in the clinical setting. A retrospective adaptation of the Overt Aggression Scale: preliminary results.
Paul Sorgi, John J. Ratey, Daniel W. Knoedler, Ronald J. Markert, M. Reichman
The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 1991-01-01
135 citations
The positive impact of physical activity on cognition during adulthood: a review of underlying mechanisms, evidence and recommendations.
John J. Ratey, James E. Loehr
Reviews in the Neurosciences. 2011-04-01
62 citations
The effects of clozapine on severely aggressive psychiatric inpatients in a state hospital.
John J. Ratey, Catherine L. Leveroni, Kilmer D, C M Gutheil, Swartz B
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 1993-06-01

Lectures

Summer Seminar: Exercise and its Effects on Psychological Regulation and Cognition
Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Edgartown, Massachusetts - 7/5/2013

Press Mentions

5 Ways Exercise Supports Mental HealthMay 2nd, 2022
Can Exercise Be Prescribed as Medicine?February 22nd, 2022
Exercise, Good Food, Meditation: Alternatives to ADHD MedsDecember 14th, 2021
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