How Childhood Adversity Could Shape Mental Health and Resilience in Adulthood
Could early-life childhood adversity such as trauma, socio-economic hardship, or parental illness have an impact mental health and resilience later in life?
Novel Approaches in the Treatment of Depression
A free educational program exclusively for patients, families and friends presented by the Department of Psychiatry's Patient & Family Resource Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.
TMS and Other Brain Stimulation Therapies
Joan Camprodon, MD, PhD, MPH
Novel Combination and Augmentation Strategies in Depression
Maurizio Fava, MD
The Role of Placebo in Clinical Practice
Cristina Cusin, MD
Biological Targeting and Antidepressants
David Mischoulon, MD, PhD
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
John D. Matthews, MD
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