Mark Zimmerman, MD

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

JCP
Borderline Personality Disorder and Eating Disorders: The Role of Emotion Regulation
Original Research

July 3, 2024

Deficits in emotion regulation significantly predicted borderline personality disorder (BPD). Although eating disorders were not significantly predicted by emotion regulation deficits, they did predict BPD diagnoses.
Samantha C. Dashineau, Caroline E. Balling, Susan C. South, et al
JCP
Depression Treatment Response Beyond 50% Improvement
Original Research

May 8, 2023

Although most depression treatment research focuses on symptom improvement, patients have additional treatment priorities, including functioning, coping ability, and quality of life.
Mark Zimmerman, Sin-Ying Lin
JCP
Psychiatric Diagnoses in Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients
Original Research

September 26, 2022

This study drew on interviews of over 2,200 people to compare psychiatric diagnoses between transgender or gender diverse patients and cisgender patients presenting for psychiatric treatment.
Mark Zimmerman, Isabel Benjamin, Craig Seijas-Rodriguez
JCP
Positive Predictive Value
Commentary

August 24, 2022

In this Commentary, the author posits that knowledge about positive predictive value—the probability a person identified as ill by a screening test does indeed have the illness—is important for...
Mark Zimmerman
JCP
Psychiatric Patients Who Do Not Believe They Deserve to Get Better
Brief Report

June 8, 2022

This study of 405 patients in a partial hospital program examined the prevalence of the belief of “undeservingness” (ie, that one does not deserve to be treated) and the...
Mark Zimmerman, Lena Becker
JCP
Letter to the Editor

August 17, 2021

The authors reply to a letter by Renn et al regarding their recent study comparing the safety, effectiveness, and acceptability of telehealth and in-person partial hospital level of care.
Mark Zimmerman, Douglas Terrill, Madeline Ward, et al
JCP
Commentary

March 30, 2021

This commentary discusses a recent article on the use of electroconvulsive therapy for depressed patients with and without borderline personality disorder.
Mark Zimmerman
JCP
Original Research

March 16, 2021

Because of COVID-19, much behavioral health care is now delivered virtually. Is this as effective as in-person treatment? Read the article to learn more.
Mark Zimmerman, Douglas Terrill, Catherine D’Avanzato, et al
JCP
The Differential Diagnosis of MDD Versus BP
Academic Highlights

May 14, 2019

Given the similarity in clinical presentation between major depressive disorder (MDD) and the depressive episodes of bipolar disorder (BP), misdiagnoses occur too often. Read this Academic Highlights to learn...
Roger S. McIntyre, Mark Zimmerman, Joseph F. Goldberg, et al
JCP
Original Research

January 15, 2019

Research has shown success in identifying borderline personality disorder (BPD) using the single criterion of affective instability. But can this screening method be used to recognize BPD in individuals...
Mark Zimmerman, Caroline Balling, Kristy Dalrymple, et al
JCP
Article

February 22, 2017

Experts in the treatment of depression have emphasized the importance of striving for remission. But how do you know when your patient's depression has remitted? Do different standardized scales...
Mark Zimmerman, Emily Walsh, Michael Friedman, et al
JCP
Commentary

December 28, 2016

This commentary by Mark Zimmerman, MD, discusses the article "Generalizability of Neuroimaging Studies in 5 Common Psychiatric Disorders Based on the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions...
Mark Zimmerman

Celebrating
85 Years

Read the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Subscribe to read
more articles

Subscribe