Join Mark Hyman Rapaport, MD, second William H. and Edna D. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair, University of Utah School of Medicine, for this special Wolfe Adler Award lecture.
Overview
There is a great deal of interest in the relationship between the immune system and in particular inflammation and psychiatric syndromes. This presentation focuses on the relationship between inflammation and mood disorders. The goals of the talk are; (1) to distinguish between acute and chronic inflammatory states, (2) discuss the impact of peripheral inflammation on dopamine and glutamate systems of some people with inflammation and major depressive disorder, (3) review a series of studies we have performed exploring inflammation, depression and the resolution of both inflammation and depression with a high dose omega-3 fatty acids.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:
- Discuss the heterogeneity of major depressive disorders.
- Explain the bidirectional lateration between the immune system and the brain .
- Illustrate the complexity of the entire inflammatory cascade.
Approval Statements:
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