on risks and treatment of stress
Recent advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness will be explored in an information session titled "Neuroscience 2005: A Symposium on Stress, Risk and Recovery" on Saturday, April 9.
The event, which is open to mental health professionals and the public, is hosted by the School of Medicine in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. It is free of charge and will take place 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in Harkness Auditorium, 333 Cedar St.
The presentations will be non-technical in nature and questions will be taken from the audience.
Dr. Kenneth Marcus, medical director of the state mental health department, Dr. Benjamin Bunney, chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale, and Bob Correll, president of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI-CT) will open the symposium. Dr. John Krystal, deputy chair for research in the Department of Psychiatry, will give an introduction to the brain.
Other speakers and their topics will be Jane Taylor, associate professor of psychiatry, "The Neurobiology of Impulsivity: Insights from Pre-Clinical Studies and Implications for Treatment"; Dr. D. Cyril D'Souza, associate professor of psychiatry, "New Strategies in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis"; Stephanie O'Malley, professor of psychiatry, "The Role of Stress in Substance Abuse"; Dr. Ralph Hoffman, associate professor of psychiatry, "Brain Stimulation Treatments for Schizophrenia"; and Dr. Matthew State, assistant professor at the Child Study Center, "The Genetics of Childhood Psychiatric Disorder: A Decade of Progress." Joan Kaufman, assistant professor of psychiatry, will close the symposium with a general discussion.
The symposium is being held in association with NAMI-CT, the Department of Psychiatry, the Connecticut Mental Health Center, and the Yale Mental Health Education Program. For further information, contact Georgia Miller at (203) 974-7723.
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