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Mark Alan Blais, PSY.D.

TitleAssociate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry
InstitutionMassachusetts General Hospital
DepartmentPsychiatry
AddressMassachusetts General Hospital
Inpatient Psychiatry Blake 11
55 Fruit St
Boston MA 02114
Phone617/724-9143
Fax617/724-9150

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  1. Blais MA, Malone JC, Stein MB, Slavin-Mulford J, O'Keefe SM, Renna M, Sinclair SJ. Treatment as usual (TAU) for depression: A comparison of psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and combined treatment at a large academic medical center. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2013 Mar; 50(1):110-8.
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  2. Malone JC, Stein MB, Slavin-Mulford J, Bello I, Sinclair SJ, Blais MA. Seeing red: Affect modulation and chromatic color responses on the Rorschach. Bull Menninger Clin. 2013; 77(1):70-93.
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  3. Siefert CJ, Stein M, Sinclair SJ, Antonius D, Shiva A, Blais MA. Development and initial validation of a scale for detecting inconsistent responding on the personality assessment inventory-short form. J Pers Assess. 2012 Nov; 94(6):601-6.
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  4. Slavin-Mulford J, Sinclair SJ, Stein M, Malone J, Bello I, Blais MA. External Validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in a Clinical Sample. J Pers Assess. 2012 Nov; 94(6):593-600.
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  5. Stein MB, Slavin-Mulford J, Sinclair SJ, Siefert CJ, Blais MA. Exploring the construct validity of the social cognition and object relations scale in a clinical sample. J Pers Assess. 2012; 94(5):533-40.
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  6. Sinclair SJ, Siefert CJ, Slavin-Mulford JM, Stein MB, Renna M, Blais MA. Psychometric evaluation and normative data for the depression, anxiety, and stress scales-21 (DASS-21) in a nonclinical sample of U.S. adults. Eval Health Prof. 2012 Sep; 35(3):259-79.
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  7. Blais MA, Sinclair SJ, Baity MR, Worth J, Weiss AP, Ball LA, Herman J. Measuring outcomes in adult outpatient psychiatry. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2012 May-Jun; 19(3):203-13.
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  8. Charnas JW, Hilsenroth MJ, Zodan J, Blais MA. Should I stay or should I go? Personality Assessment Inventory and Rorschach indices of early withdrawal from psychotherapy. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2010 Dec; 47(4):484-99.
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  9. Blais MA, Jacobo MC, Smith SR. Exploring therapeutic alliance in brief inpatient psychotherapy: a preliminary study. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2010 Sep-Oct; 17(5):386-94.
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  10. Blais MA, Little JA. Toward an integrative study of narcissism. Personal Disord. 2010 Jul; 1(3):197-9; discussion 200-1.
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  11. Sinclair SJ, Blais MA, Gansler DA, Sandberg E, Bistis K, LoCicero A. Psychometric properties of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: overall and across demographic groups living within the United States. Eval Health Prof. 2010 Mar; 33(1):56-80.
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  12. Haggerty G, Blake M, Naraine M, Siefert C, Blais MA. Construct validity of the Schwartz outcome scale-10: comparisons to interpersonal distress, adult attachment, alexithymia, the five-factor model, romantic relationship length and ratings of childhood memories. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2010 Jan-Feb; 17(1):44-50.
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  13. Sinclair SJ, Siefert CJ, Shorey HS, Antonius D, Shiva A, Kehl-Fie K, Blais MA. A psychometric evaluation of the Personality Assessment Inventory - short form clinical scales in an inpatient psychiatric sample. Psychiatry Res. 2009 Dec 30; 170(2-3):262-6.
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  14. Siefert CJ, Sinclair SJ, Kehl-Fie KA, Blais MA. An item-level psychometric analysis of the personality assessment inventory: clinical scales in a psychiatric inpatient unit. Assessment. 2009 Dec; 16(4):373-83.
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  15. Baity MR, Blais MA, Hilsenroth MJ, Fowler JC, Padawer JR. Self-mutilation, severity of borderline psychopathology, and the Rorschach. Bull Menninger Clin. 2009; 73(3):203-25.
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  16. Blais MA, Frank RG, Nierenberg AA, Rauch SL. Measuring outcomes makes good sense. Psychiatr Serv. 2009 Jan; 60(1):112.
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  17. Huffman JC, Smith FA, Blais MA, Januzzi JL, Fricchione GL. Anxiety, independent of depressive symptoms, is associated with in-hospital cardiac complications after acute myocardial infarction. J Psychosom Res. 2008 Dec; 65(6):557-63.
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  18. Repper-DeLisi J, Stern TA, Mitchell M, Lussier-Cushing M, Lakatos B, Fricchione GL, Quinlan J, Kane M, Berube R, Blais M, Capasso V, Pathan F, Karson A, Bierer M. Successful implementation of an alcohol-withdrawal pathway in a general hospital. Psychosomatics. 2008 Jul-Aug; 49(4):292-9.
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  19. Petersen TJ, Huffman JC, Weiss AP, Blais MA, Andreotti CF, Horwitz MB, Birnbaum RJ. Reach of benchmark psychiatric trial results to community-based providers: a case study of CATIE. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Jul; 69(7):1081-6.
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  20. Huffman JC, Smith FA, Blais MA, Taylor AM, Januzzi JL, Fricchione GL. Pre-existing major depression predicts in-hospital cardiac complications after acute myocardial infarction. Psychosomatics. 2008 Jul-Aug; 49(4):309-16.
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  21. Siefert CJ, Kehl-Fie K, Blais MA, Chriki L. Detecting back irrelevant responding on the Personality Assessment Inventory in a psychiatric inpatient setting. Psychol Assess. 2007 Dec; 19(4):469-73.
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  22. Smith SR, Bistis K, Zahka NE, Blais MA. Perceptual-organizational characteristics of the Rorschach task. Clin Neuropsychol. 2007 Sep; 21(5):789-99.
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  23. Matthews JD, Blais M, Park L, Welch C, Baity M, Murakami J, Sklarsky K, Homberger C, Fava M. The impact of galantamine on cognition and mood during electroconvulsive therapy: a pilot study. J Psychiatr Res. 2008 Jun; 42(7):526-31.
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  24. Gonzalez JS, Safren SA, Cagliero E, Wexler DJ, Delahanty L, Wittenberg E, Blais MA, Meigs JB, Grant RW. Depression, self-care, and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes: relationships across the full range of symptom severity. Diabetes Care. 2007 Sep; 30(9):2222-7.
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  25. Kurtz JE, Blais MA. Introduction to the special issue on the personality assessment inventory. J Pers Assess. 2007 Feb; 88(1):1-4.
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  26. Jacobo MC, Blais MA, Baity MR, Harley R. Concurrent validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory Borderline scales in patients seeking dialectical behavior therapy. J Pers Assess. 2007 Feb; 88(1):74-80.
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  27. Baity MR, Siefert CJ, Chambers A, Blais MA. Deceptiveness on the PAI: a study of naïve faking with psychiatric inpatients. J Pers Assess. 2007 Feb; 88(1):16-24.
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  28. Sherman BJ, Savage CR, Eddy KT, Blais MA, Deckersbach T, Jackson SC, Franko DL, Rauch SL, Herzog DB. Strategic memory in adults with anorexia nervosa: are there similarities to obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders? Int J Eat Disord. 2006 Sep; 39(6):468-76.
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  29. Huffman JC, Smith FA, Blais MA, Beiser ME, Januzzi JL, Fricchione GL. Recognition and treatment of depression and anxiety in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2006 Aug 1; 98(3):319-24.
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  30. Wexler DJ, Grant RW, Wittenberg E, Bosch JL, Cagliero E, Delahanty L, Blais MA, Meigs JB. Correlates of health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2006 Jul; 49(7):1489-97.
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  31. Huffman JC, Smith FA, Blais MA, Beiser ME, Januzzi JL, Fricchione GL. Rapid screening for major depression in post-myocardial infarction patients: an investigation using Beck Depression Inventory II items. Heart. 2006 Nov; 92(11):1656-60.
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  32. Deckersbach T, Miller KK, Klibanski A, Fischman A, Dougherty DD, Blais MA, Herzog DB, Rauch SL. Regional cerebral brain metabolism correlates of neuroticism and extraversion. Depress Anxiety. 2006; 23(3):133-8.
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  33. Blais MA, Baity MR. A comparison of two mental status examinations in an inpatient psychiatric sample. Assessment. 2005 Dec; 12(4):455-61.
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  34. Smith SR, Blais MA, Vangala M, Masek BJ. Exploring the hand test with medically ill children and adolescents. J Pers Assess. 2005 Aug; 85(1):82-91.
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  35. Franko DL, Keel PK, Dorer DJ, Blais MA, Delinsky SS, Eddy KT, Charat V, Renn R, Herzog DB. What predicts suicide attempts in women with eating disorders? Psychol Med. 2004 Jul; 34(5):843-53.
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  36. Blais MA. Development of an inpatient treatment alliance scale. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2004 Jul; 192(7):487-93.
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  37. Huffman JC, Blais MA, Pirl WF. A comparison of clinician and patient concerns about antipsychotic side effects: a pilot study. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2004 Apr; 192(4):328-30.
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  38. Blais MA, Holdwick DJ, McLean RY, Otto MW, Pollack MH, Hilsenroth MJ. Exploring the psychometric properties and construct validity of the MCMI-III anxiety and avoidant personality scales. J Pers Assess. 2003 Dec; 81(3):237-41.
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  39. Blais MA, Matthews J, Lipkis-Orlando R, Lechner E, Jacobo M, Lincoln R, Gulliver C, Herman JB, Goodman AF. Predicting length of stay on an acute care medical psychiatric inpatient service. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2003 Sep; 31(1):15-29.
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  40. Blais MA, Matthews J, Lipkis-Orlando R, O'Keefe SM, Jacobo M, Rivas-Vazquez RA, Summergrad P. Development and application of a brief multi-faceted tool for evaluating inpatient psychiatric care. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2002 Nov; 30(2):159-72.
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  41. Keel PK, Dorer DJ, Eddy KT, Delinsky SS, Franko DL, Blais MA, Keller MB, Herzog DB. Predictors of treatment utilization among women with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Am J Psychiatry. 2002 Jan; 159(1):140-2.
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  42. Rivas-Vazquez RA, Rivas-Vazquez A, Blais MA, Rey GJ, Rivas-Vasquez F, Jacobo M, Carrazana EJ. Development of a spanish version of the Schwartz Outcome Scale-10: a brief mental health outcome measure. J Pers Assess. 2001 Dec; 77(3):436-46.
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  43. Blais MA, Kelley JM, Holdwick DJ, Hilsenroth MJ. The perceived clarity and understandability of the DSM-IV personality disorder criteria sets. Compr Psychiatry. 2001 Nov-Dec; 42(6):466-70.
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  44. Blais MA, Otto MW, Zucker BG, McNally RJ, Schmidt NB, Fava M, Pollack MH. The anxiety sensitivity index: item analysis and suggestions for refinement. J Pers Assess. 2001 Oct; 77(2):272-94.
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  45. Franko DL, Blais MA, Becker AE, Delinsky SS, Greenwood DN, Flores AT, Ekeblad ER, Eddy KT, Herzog DB. Pregnancy complications and neonatal outcomes in women with eating disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 2001 Sep; 158(9):1461-6.
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  46. Blais MA, Hilsenroth MJ, Castlebury F, Fowler JC, Baity MR. Predicting DMS-IV cluster B personality disorder criteria from MMPI-2 and Rorschach data: a test of incremental validity. J Pers Assess. 2001 Feb; 76(1):150-68.
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  47. Udelson JE, Dilsizian V, Laham RJ, Chronos N, Vansant J, Blais M, Galt JR, Pike M, Yoshizawa C, Simons M. Therapeutic angiogenesis with recombinant fibroblast growth factor-2 improves stress and rest myocardial perfusion abnormalities in patients with severe symptomatic chronic coronary artery disease. Circulation. 2000 Oct 3; 102(14):1605-10.
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  48. Herzog DB, Greenwood DN, Dorer DJ, Flores AT, Ekeblad ER, Richards A, Blais MA, Keller MB. Mortality in eating disorders: a descriptive study. Int J Eat Disord. 2000 Jul; 28(1):20-6.
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  49. Blais MA, Becker AE, Burwell RA, Flores AT, Nussbaum KM, Greenwood DN, Ekeblad ER, Herzog DB. Pregnancy: outcome and impact on symptomatology in a cohort of eating-disordered women. Int J Eat Disord. 2000 Mar; 27(2):140-9.
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  50. Carlson GW, Murray DR, Greenlee R, Alazraki N, Fry-Spray C, Poole R, Blais M, Hestley A, Vansant J. Management of malignant melanoma of the head and neck using dynamic lymphoscintigraphy and gamma probe-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 Mar; 126(3):433-7.
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  51. Rivas-Vazquez RA, Carrazana EJ, Rey GJ, Blais MA, Racher DA. Alzheimer's disease: pharmacological treatment and management. Clin Neuropsychol. 2000 Feb; 14(1):93-109.
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  52. Baer L, Jacobs DG, Meszler-Reizes J, Blais M, Fava M, Kessler R, Magruder K, Murphy J, Kopans B, Cukor P, Leahy L, O'Laughlen J. Development of a brief screening instrument: the HANDS. Psychother Psychosom. 2000; 69(1):35-41.
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  53. Blais MA, Lenderking WR, Baer L, deLorell A, Peets K, Leahy L, Burns C. Development and initial validation of a brief mental health outcome measure. J Pers Assess. 1999 Dec; 73(3):359-73.
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  54. Jain U, Blais MA, Otto MW, Hirshfeld DR, Sachs GS. Five-factor personality traits in patients with seasonal depression: treatment effects and comparisons with bipolar patients. J Affect Disord. 1999 Sep; 55(1):51-4.
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  55. Blais MA, Hilsenroth MJ, Fowler JC, Conboy CA. A Rorschach exploration of the DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder. J Clin Psychol. 1999 May; 55(5):563-72.
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  56. Blais MA, Hilsenroth MJ, Fowler JC. Diagnostic efficiency and hierarchical functioning of the DSM-IV borderline personality disorder criteria. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1999 Mar; 187(3):167-73.
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  57. Blais MA, Benedict KB, Norman DK. Establishing the psychometric properties of the DSM-III-R personality disorders: implications for DSM-V. J Clin Psychol. 1998 Oct; 54(6):795-802.
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  58. Holdwick DJ, Hilsenroth MJ, Castlebury FD, Blais MA. Identifying the unique and common characteristics among the DSM-IV antisocial, borderline, and narcissistic personality disorders. Compr Psychiatry. 1998 Sep-Oct; 39(5):277-86.
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  59. Blais MA, Matthews J, Schouten R, O'Keefe SM, Summergrad P. Stability and predictive value of self-report personality traits pre- and post-electroconvulsive therapy: a preliminary study. Compr Psychiatry. 1998 Jul-Aug; 39(4):231-5.
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  60. Blais MA, Hilsenroth MJ, Fowler JC. Rorschach correlates of the DSM-IV histrionic personality disorder. J Pers Assess. 1998 Apr; 70(2):355-64.
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  61. Blais MA. Clinician ratings of the five-factor model of personality and the DSM-IV personality disorders. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1997 Jun; 185(6):388-93.
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  62. Blais MA, Norman DK. A psychometric evaluation of the DSM-IV personality disorder criteria. J Pers Disord. 1997; 11(2):168-76.
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  63. Blais MA, McCann JT, Benedict KB, Norman DK. Toward an empirical/theoretical grouping of the DSM-III-R personality disorders. J Pers Disord. 1997; 11(2):191-8.
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  64. Blais MA, Hilsenroth MJ, Castlebury FD. Content validity of the DSM-IV borderline and narcissistic personality disorder criteria sets. Compr Psychiatry. 1997 Jan-Feb; 38(1):31-7.
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  65. Blais MA, Hilsenroth MJ, Castlebury FD. Psychometric characteristics of the cluster B personality disorders under DSM-III-R and DSM-IV. J Pers Disord. 1997; 11(3):270-8.
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  66. Blais MA, Conboy CA, Wilcox N, Norman DK. An empirical study of the DSM-IV Defensive Functioning Scale in personality disordered patients. Compr Psychiatry. 1996 Nov-Dec; 37(6):435-40.
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  67. Blais MA, Benedict KB, Norman DK. Concurrent validity of the MCMI-II modifier indices. J Clin Psychol. 1995 Nov; 51(6):783-9.
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  68. Blais MA, Norman DK, Quintar B, Herzog DB. The effect of administration method: a comparison of the Rapaport and Exner Rorschach systems. J Clin Psychol. 1995 Jan; 51(1):100-7.
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  69. Gailani S, Blais M. Clinical trial of acetylenic carbamate: 1,1-diphenyl-2-propynyl cyclohexanecarbamate (NSC-112682). Cancer Chemother Rep. 1970 Jun; 54(3):187-90.
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