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Stuart Eisendrath, MD

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Title(s)Prof of Clinical Psychiatry, Psychiatry
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1550 Fourth Street, #282
San Francisco CA 94158
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    I focus my research on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy as a treatment for major depressive disorder. I am investigating its usage for treatment-resistant depression in a RCT including fMRI to assess brain functioning pre and post intervention.

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    University of California, San FranciscoResidency School of Medicine
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    American Psychiatric Association2010Distinguished Life Fellow
    UCSF2008  - 2009George Sarlo Prize for Teaching
    Mind and Life Institute2012Senior Fellow
    Best Doctors in America2005  - 2017Best Doctor

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    Applying Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Treatment-Resistant Depression
    NIH R01AT004572Apr 1, 2008 - Feb 28, 2015
    Role: Principal Investigator
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    1. Efficacy and Moderators of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Difficult-to-Treat Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Psychother Psychosom. 2026 Jun 12; 1-21. Barnhofer T, Niemi M, Michalak J, Velana M, Williams JMG, Chiesa A, Eisendrath SJ, Delucchi KL, Segal ZV, Cladder-Micus M, Speckens A, Garcia-Toro M, Montero-Marin J, Dunn BD, Strauss C, Ruths FA, Ryan M, Young AH, Cuijpers P, Harrer M. PMID: 42284258.
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    2. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Taking It Further (MBCT-D-TiF): An Assessment of an Intervention Development Study. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 14:27536130251407681. Siwik CJ, Harrison JM, Kuyken W, Segal Z, Moran PJ, Felder JN, Hartogensis W, Goldman V, Eisendrath S, Hecht FM, Adler SR. PMID: 41383293; PMCID: PMC12690042.
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    3. Efficacy and moderators of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in 'Difficult to Treat' depression: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 08; 15(12):e106350. Barnhofer T, Niemi M, Michalak J, Velana M, Williams JMG, Chiesa A, Eisendrath S, Delucchi K, Segal Z, Cladder-Micus M, Speckens A, Foroughi AA, García-Toro M, Montero-Marin J, Dunn B, Strauss C, Ruths FA, Ryan M, Harrer M. PMID: 41365587; PMCID: PMC12719901.
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    4. Evaluation of major depressive disorder using 7 Tesla phase sensitive neuroimaging before and after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. J Affect Disord. 2023 08 15; 335:383-391. Jakary A, Lupo JM, Mackin S, Yin A, Murray D, Yang T, Mukherjee P, Larson P, Xu D, Eisendrath S, Luks T, Li Y. PMID: 37192691.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Preventing Depression Relapse: A Qualitative Study on the Need for Additional Structured Support Following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2023 Jan-Dec; 12:27536130221144247. Siwik CJ, Adler SR, Moran PJ, Kuyken W, Segal Z, Felder J, Eisendrath S, Hecht FM. PMID: 37077178; PMCID: PMC10108404.
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    6. Dysfunctional Cortical Gradient Topography in Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2023 09; 8(9):928-939. Pasquini L, Fryer SL, Eisendrath SJ, Segal ZV, Lee AJ, Brown JA, Saggar M, Mathalon DH. PMID: 36754677; PMCID: PMC10150583.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for People with Parkinson's Disease and Their Caregivers: a Pilot Study. J Technol Behav Sci. 2022; 7(3):381-395. Seritan AL, Iosif AM, Prakash P, Wang SS, Eisendrath S. PMID: 35527798; PMCID: PMC9059916.
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    8. "Non-healing Wounds": Addressing Complex Physical and Emotional Trauma in a Case of Factitious Disorder. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2022 May-Jun 01; 30(3):207-213. Peng CS, Koire AM, Eisendrath S, Abrams J, Feldman MD, Jimenez-Madiedo C. PMID: 35421012.
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    9. The Many Roads to Mindfulness: A Review of Nonmindfulness-Based Interventions that Increase Mindfulness. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Sep; 25(9):874-889. Xia T, Hu H, Seritan AL, Eisendrath S. PMID: 31241348.
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    10. Blunted amygdala activity is associated with depression severity in treatment-resistant depression. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2017 12; 17(6):1221-1231. Ferri J, Eisendrath SJ, Fryer SL, Gillung E, Roach BJ, Mathalon DH. PMID: 29063521; PMCID: PMC5728990.
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    11. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Innovative Applications. 2016. Eisendrath S (ed). . View Publication.
    12. Evaluating metabolites in patients with major depressive disorder who received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and healthy controls using short echo MRSI at 7 Tesla. MAGMA. 2016 Jun; 29(3):523-33. Li Y, Jakary A, Gillung E, Eisendrath S, Nelson SJ, Mukherjee P, Luks T. PMID: 26861048; PMCID: PMC4891376.
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    13. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression. Psychother Psychosom. 2016; 85(2):99-110. Eisendrath SJ, Gillung E, Delucchi KL, Segal ZV, Nelson JC, McInnes LA, Mathalon DH, Feldman MD. PMID: 26808973; PMCID: PMC4756643.
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    14. A Preliminary Study: Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy versus Sertraline as First-line Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder. Mindfulness (N Y). 2015 Jun 01; 6(3):475-482. Eisendrath SJ, Gillung E, Delucchi K, Mathalon DH, Yang TT, Satre DD, Rosser R, Sipe WE, Wolkowitz OM. PMID: 26085853; PMCID: PMC4465797.
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    15. Critical analysis of the efficacy of meditation therapies for acute and subacute phase treatment of depressive disorders: a systematic review. Psychosomatics. 2015 Mar-Apr; 56(2):140-52. Jain FA, Walsh RN, Eisendrath SJ, Christensen S, Rael Cahn B. PMID: 25591492; PMCID: PMC4383597.
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    16. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) versus the health-enhancement program (HEP) for adults with treatment-resistant depression: a randomized control trial study protocol. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Mar 11; 14:95. Eisendrath SJ, Gillung EP, Delucchi KL, Chartier M, Mathalon DH, Sullivan JC, Segal ZV, Feldman MD. PMID: 24612825; PMCID: PMC3995768.
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    17. Preliminary long-term follow-up of Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy-induced remission of depression. Mindfulness (N Y). 2013 Dec 01; 4(4):354-361. Munshi K, Eisendrath S, Delucchi K. PMID: 24443660; PMCID: PMC3891780.
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    18. Resting-state functional connectivity of subgenual anterior cingulate cortex in depressed adolescents. Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Dec 15; 74(12):898-907. Connolly CG, Wu J, Ho TC, Hoeft F, Wolkowitz O, Eisendrath S, Frank G, Hendren R, Max JE, Paulus MP, Tapert SF, Banerjee D, Simmons AN, Yang TT. PMID: 23910949; PMCID: PMC4103629.
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    19. Altered cerebral perfusion in executive, affective, and motor networks during adolescent depression. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Oct; 52(10):1076-1091.e2. Ho TC, Wu J, Shin DD, Liu TT, Tapert SF, Yang G, Connolly CG, Frank GK, Max JE, Wolkowitz O, Eisendrath S, Hoeft F, Banerjee D, Hood K, Hendren RL, Paulus MP, Simmons AN, Yang TT. PMID: 24074474; PMCID: PMC3825460.
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    20. Pain, avoidance, and suffering. Pain. 2012 Jun; 153(6):1134-1135. Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 22341999.
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    21. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: theory and practice. Can J Psychiatry. 2012 Feb; 57(2):63-9. Sipe WE, Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 22340145.
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    22. Adapting Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Clinical Case Study. Cogn Behav Pract. 2011 Aug; 18(3):362-370. Eisendrath S, Chartier M, McLane M. PMID: 22211062; PMCID: PMC3247069.
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    23. Subdiagnostic alcohol use by depressed men and women seeking outpatient psychiatric services: consumption patterns and motivation to reduce drinking. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2011 Apr; 35(4):695-702. Satre DD, Chi FW, Eisendrath S, Weisner C. PMID: 21223306; PMCID: PMC3066306.
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    24. Enhancing patient safety and resident education during the academic year-end transfer of outpatients: lessons from the suicide of a psychiatric patient. Acad Psychiatry. 2011 Jan-Feb; 35(1):54-7. Young JQ, Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 21209409.
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    25. Adapting Ancient Wisdom for the Treatment of Depression: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group Training. Group (New York). 2010 Dec 01; 34(4):319-327. Chartier M, Bitner R, Peng T, Coffelt N, McLane M, Eisendrath S. PMID: 25309026; PMCID: PMC4190038.
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    26. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treatment-resistant depression: a pilot study. Psychother Psychosom. 2008; 77(5):319-20. Eisendrath SJ, Delucchi K, Bitner R, Fenimore P, Smit M, McLane M. PMID: 18600038.
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    27. Computerized screening for alcohol and drug use among adults seeking outpatient psychiatric services. Psychiatr Serv. 2008 Apr; 59(4):441-4. Satre D, Wolfe W, Eisendrath S, Weisner C. PMID: 18378846; PMCID: PMC3659170.
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    28. Factitious disorders: potential litigation risks for plastic surgeons. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Jan; 60(1):64-9. Eisendrath SJ, Telischak KS. PMID: 18281800.
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    29. Psychiatric and behavioral correlates of factitious blindness. Compr Psychiatry. 2008 Mar-Apr; 49(2):159-62. Feldman MD, Eisendrath SJ, Tyerman M. PMID: 18243888.
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    30. Treating tobacco dependence in clinically depressed smokers: effect of smoking cessation on mental health functioning. Am J Public Health. 2008 Mar; 98(3):446-8. Prochaska JJ, Hall SM, Tsoh JY, Eisendrath S, Rossi JS, Redding CA, Rosen AB, Meisner M, Humfleet GL, Gorecki JA. PMID: 17600251; PMCID: PMC2253568.
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    31. Addressing nicotine dependence in psychodynamic psychotherapy: perspectives from residency training. Acad Psychiatry. 2007 Jan-Feb; 31(1):8-14. Prochaska JJ, Fromont SC, Banys P, Eisendrath SJ, Horowitz MJ, Jacobs MH, Hall SM. PMID: 17242046; PMCID: PMC5108452.
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    32. Treatment for cigarette smoking among depressed mental health outpatients: a randomized clinical trial. Am J Public Health. 2006 Oct; 96(10):1808-14. Hall SM, Tsoh JY, Prochaska JJ, Eisendrath S, Rossi JS, Redding CA, Rosen AB, Meisner M, Humfleet GL, Gorecki JA. PMID: 17008577; PMCID: PMC1586139.
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    33. Implementing interpersonal psychotherapy in a psychiatry residency training program. Acad Psychiatry. 2006 Sep-Oct; 30(5):385-91. Lichtmacher J, Eisendrath SJ, Haller E. PMID: 17021146.
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    34. Management of psychiatric problems in critically ill patients. Am J Med. 2006 Jan; 119(1):22-9. Eisendrath SJ, Shim JJ. PMID: 16431178.
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    35. The association of pharmaceutical company promotional spending with resident physician prescribing behavior. Acad Psychiatry. 2005 Nov-Dec; 29(5):500-1. Huang FY, Weiss DS, Fenimore PG, Fleming AM, Haller E, Lichtmacher JE, Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 16387978.
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    36. Acceptance of nicotine dependence treatment among currently depressed smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2005 Apr; 7(2):217-24. Haug NA, Hall SM, Prochaska JJ, Rosen AB, Tsoh JY, Humfleet G, Delucchi K, Rossi JS, Redding CA, Eisendrath S. PMID: 16036278.
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    37. Predictors of health functioning in two high-risk groups of smokers. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2005 May 09; 78(2):169-75. Prochaska JJ, Sorensen JL, Hall SM, Rossi JS, Redding CA, Rosen AB, Eisendrath SJ, Meisner MR. PMID: 15845320.
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    38. Depressed smokers and stage of change: implications for treatment interventions. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2004 Nov 11; 76(2):143-51. Prochaska JJ, Rossi JS, Redding CA, Rosen AB, Tsoh JY, Humfleet GL, Eisendrath SJ, Meisner MR, Hall SM. PMID: 15488338.
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    39. Factitious physical disorders, litigation, and mortality. Psychosomatics. 2004 Jul-Aug; 45(4):350-3. Eisendrath SJ, McNiel DE. PMID: 15232050.
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    40. Training psychiatry residents in evidence-based treatments for major depression. Psychother Psychosom. 2003 Mar-Apr; 72(2):108-9; author reply 109. Eisendrath SJ, Lichtmacher JE, Haller E, Fleming AM, Fritch M, Weiss DS, Jacobs M, Hall SM. PMID: 12601230.
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    41. Factitious disorders in civil litigation: twenty cases illustrating the spectrum of abnormal illness-affirming behavior. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2002; 30(3):391-9. Eisendrath SJ, McNiel DE. PMID: 12380419.
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    42. Psychiatric training in primary care medicine residency programs. A national survey. Psychosomatics. 2000 Sep-Oct; 41(5):412-7. Chin HP, Guillermo G, Prakken S, Eisendrath S. PMID: 11015627.
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    43. When Munchausen becomes malingering: factitious disorders that penetrate the legal system. Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1996; 24(4):471-81. Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 9001745.
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    44. Psychiatric aspects of chronic pain. Neurology. 1995 Dec; 45(12 Suppl 9):S26-34; discussion S35-6. Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 8538883.
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    45. Factitious physical disorders. West J Med. 1994 Feb; 160(2):177-9. Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 8160474; PMCID: PMC1022332.
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    46. Psychiatric predictors of pseudoepileptic seizures in patients with refractory seizures. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1994; 6(3):257-60. Eisendrath SJ, Valan MN. PMID: 7950348.
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    47. Dextroamphetamine treatment for depression in terminally ill patients. Psychosomatics. 1994 Jan-Feb; 35(1):80-3. Burns MM, Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 8134533.
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    48. Fluoxetine management of chronic abdominal pain. Psychosomatics. 1992; 33(2):227-9. Eisendrath SJ, Kodama KT. PMID: 1557491.
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    49. Adverse neuropsychiatric effects of dopamine antagonist medications. Misdiagnosis in the medical setting. Psychosomatics. 1991; 32(4):426-32. Ferrando SJ, Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 1961857.
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    50. Ranitidine-associated delirium. Psychosomatics. 1990; 31(1):98-100. Eisendrath SJ, Ostroff JW. PMID: 2300661.
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    51. Factitious physical disorders: treatment without confrontation. Psychosomatics. 1989; 30(4):383-7. Eisendrath SJ. PMID: 2798730.
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    52. Guillain-Barré syndrome: psychosocial aspects of management. Psychosomatics. 1983 May; 24(5):465-75. Eisendrath SJ, Matthay MA, Dunkel JA, Zimmerman JK, Layzer RB. PMID: 6878601.
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