Massachusetts General Hospital | Psychiatry

The Laboratory of Adult Development is devoted to the study of adult lives, and how earlier life experience is related to emotional well-being, physical health, and interpersonal functioning in adulthood. Our work spans the entire adult life cycle from late adolescence to the 9th and 10th decades of life.

Our projects involve the collaboration of psychiatrists, psychologists, neuroscientists, internists, social workers, and undergraduate and graduate students from a wide variety of backgrounds. Two projects are the primary foci of our work: the Study of Adult Development, and the Close Relationships Project.