Areas of Interest
- Psychological factors affecting health
- Diabetes, hypertension, skin disorders, obesity
- Sleep and its relationship to mental and physical health
- Stress and disease
- Integrated primary care
- Social contact and health
- Inflammation and psychological functioning
- Psychoneuroendoimmunology
Featured News
June 14, 2023
Educating medical students to lead collaborative pain management teams
Cohort 3 RISE Innovator Dr. Elissa Patterson is looking to develop new pain management course materials for learners that teaches core competencies in pain management
March 15, 2023
Depression too often gets deemed ‘hard to treat’ when medication falls short
Dr. Elissa H. Patterson and Jay Kayser published this article in The Conversation
February 11, 2022
In research studies and in real life, placebos have a powerful healing effect on the body and mind
Drs. Elissa H. Patterson and Hans Schroder published this article in The Conversation .
Credentials
- University of Chicago
- Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
- Harvard University Division of Continuing Education
- Colgate University
