Srijan Sen
Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Professor of Depression and Neurosciences
Center Director, University of Michigan Depression Center
Professor of Psychiatry and Research Professor
Michigan Neuroscience Institute
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Srijan Sen
Center Director
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    Srijan Sen is the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Professor of Depression and Neurosciences and Director of the Eisenberg Family Depression Center at the University of Michigan. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, completed a psychiatry residency at Yale University and returned to Michigan as faculty in 2009. The Intern Health Study is a longitudinal cohort study that assesses stress and mood in training physicians, enrolling over 25,000 participants from 100+ institutions. The project has produced high-impact findings across a wide range of interdisciplinary academic topics including genomics, mobile technology, economics, gender and racial disparities, survey methodology and medical education policy. Work from the study has been published in JAMA, BMJ, New England Journal of Medicine and other leading journals covered in the New York Times, Washington Post, Time Magazine and other media outlets. Dr. Sen is a member of the National Academy of Medicine Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
    • Center Member
      Global REACH
    • Center Member
      Precision Health Initiative
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      Taubman Institute
    • Center Member
      MM-PKUHSC Joint Institute
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Correction: Use of mobile technology to identify behavioral mechanisms linked to mental health outcomes in Kenya: protocol for development and validation of a predictive model.
      Njoroge W, Maina R, Frank E, Atwoli L, Wu Z, Ngugi AK, Sen S, Wang J, Wong S, Baker JA, Weinheimer-Haus EM, Khakali L, Aballa A, Orwa J, Nyongesa MK, Shah J, Waljee AK, Abubakar A, Merali Z. BMC Res Notes, 2024 Mar 12; 17 (1): 72 DOI:10.1186/s13104-024-06731-w
      PMID: 38475887
    • Journal Article
      Burnout, Depression, and Diminished Well-Being among Physicians.
      Guille C, Sen S. N Engl J Med, 2024 Oct 24; 391 (16): 1519 - 1527. DOI:10.1056/NEJMra2302878
      PMID: 39442042
    • Journal Article
      New Insights on Trends in Overdose Deaths by Intent and Drug Involvement From Improved Public Health Monitoring.
      Bohnert ASB, Sen S. Am J Public Health, 2024 Oct; 114 (10): 966 - 967. DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2024.307811
      PMID: 39116398
    • Journal Article
      Trends in Female Physicians Entering High-Compensation Specialties, 2008 to 2022.
      Pereira-Lima K, Sen S, Changolkar S, Frank E, Bohnert ASB. JAMA, 2024 Sep 30; DOI:10.1001/jama.2024.17516
      PMID: 39348130
    • Journal Article
      Resident physician depression: systemic challenges and possible solutions.
      Pereira-Lima K, Sen S. Trends Mol Med, 2024 Aug 23; DOI:10.1016/j.molmed.2024.08.001
      PMID: 39181802
    • Journal Article
      A review of the peak-end rule in mental health contexts.
      Horwitz AG, McCarthy K, Sen S. Curr Opin Psychol, 2024 Aug; 58: 101845 DOI:10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101845
      PMID: 39018885
    • Journal Article
      Comparative Effectiveness of Three Digital Interventions for Adults Seeking Psychiatric Services: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
      Horwitz AG, Mills ED, Sen S, Bohnert ASB. JAMA Netw Open, 2024 Jul 1; 7 (7): e2422115 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.22115
      PMID: 39023893
    • Journal Article
      Duration of New-Onset Depressive Symptoms During Medical Residency.
      Kim E, Sinco BR, Zhao J, Fang Y, Cunningham C, Frank E, Sen S, Bohnert A, Hughes TM. JAMA Netw Open, 2024 Jun 3; 7 (6): e2418082 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18082
      PMID: 38904957
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