Abigail L. Donovan, MD

Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham, Boston, Massachusetts

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2007–2026Active
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About

Abigail L. Donovan, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham in Boston, Massachusetts. With publications spanning from 2007 to 2026, Donovan has contributed extensively to topics including schizophrenia, schizoaffective and psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, movement disorders, seizures, neurology, and patient care. Her work addresses clinical challenges such as pharmacologic strategies for psychotic illnesses, management of clozapine-induced side effects, treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and the use of physical restraints in emergency settings. Frequent collaborators include Theodore A. Stern, Chirag M. Vyas, and Carol S. Lim.

Publications

Rounds in the General Hospital

Strategies for Documenting the Medical Record

May 7, 2026

Documentation should be objective and relevant, especially in psychosocially complex cases—too much information can interfere with establishing the correct diagnosis and treatment plan, while too little increases risk of...

James K. Rustad, Ashwini Nadkarni, Samy Amkieh, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Preventing Physician Burnout

February 10, 2026

The authors clarify misconceptions about burnout and depression and identify best practices and approaches for burnout at the individual and institutional level.

Ashwini Nadkarni, Abigail L. Donovan, Catherine Gonzalez, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Choosing a Pharmacologic Strategy for Psychosis

October 28, 2025

Find out which antipsychotic agent to prescribe to your patient with psychosis and learn how to balance the concepts of efficacy, tolerability, and cost.

Carol S. Lim, Alejandra Morfin Rodriguez, Abigail L. Donovan, et al

Case Report

Tirzepatide for Clozapine-Induced Weight Gain

July 8, 2025

The authors describe a patient with schizophrenia who effectively reversed substantial clozapine-induced weight gain using tirzepatide, followed by weight regain after insurance-related discontinuation.

Carol Lim, Sarah Maclaurin, Abigail L. Donovan, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Etiology, Prevention, and Management of TD

November 19, 2024

It is critical to detect TD early in its course and adjust medications to those that are less likely to cause it. Left untreated, TD is typically irreversible, disfiguring,...

Theodore A. Stern, Chirag M. Vyas, Abigail L. Donovan, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Clozapine: Its Use and Monitoring

July 30, 2024

The authors provide the latest information on clozapine use, including when your patients should receive or avoid taking it, what laboratory tests are required before and during administration, and...

Desta S. Lissanu, Chirag M. Vyas, Carol S. Lim, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Evaluation and Management of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia

July 2, 2024

If you have ever been uncertain about how to evaluate patients with a chronic psychotic illness or struggled over how best to manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia, then this case vignette...

Theodore A. Stern, Chirag M. Vyas, Abigail L. Donovan, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Drug-Induced Abnormal Involuntary Movements

May 11, 2023

Treatment of involuntary movements is based on their underlying etiology; however, symptomatic treatments are indicated to reduce motoric and psychological symptoms that impair social function and worsen quality of...

Theodore A. Stern, Shreedhar Paudel, Chirag M. Vyas, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Use of Physical Restraints in the ED

May 4, 2023

Restraints are the emergency intervention of last resort to manage agitated or aggressive behavior in the ED.

Theodore A. Stern, Shreedhar Paudel, Chirag M. Vyas, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Psychosis

March 23, 2023

The underlying cause of psychotic disorders is often uncertain. Determination of the nature, time course, and severity of psychotic symptoms and whether they are a consequence of a primary...

Theodore A. Stern, Shreedhar Paudel, Chirag M. Vyas, et al

Case Report

Comprehensive Evaluation Detects Seizure Disorder That Exacerbated Catatonia and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia

December 22, 2022

In this young man, continuous video-EEG monitoring revealed undiagnosed seizures that, once treated, helped resolve his catatonia and reduce symptoms of schizophrenia.

Oliver Freudenreich, Abigail L. Donovan, Carol Lim, et al

Rounds in the General Hospital

Agitation and an Altered Mental Status in the ED

December 8, 2022

Mr A was brought to the ED by police due to increasingly irritable and disturbing behavior for the last month. This Rounds report provides guidance on managing altered mental...

Theodore A. Stern, Shreedhar Paudel, Chirag M. Vyas, et al

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Abigail L. Donovan, MD

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