"Evolution Comes to the Clinic: Relevance of Ancient Practices for 21st Century Mental Health"
William K. Warren, Jr. Frontiers in Neuroscience Lecture
Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital Conference Center
11:00am - 11:45 am Registration and Lunch, lunch stops being served at 11:45 - no exceptions
12:00pm - 1:00pm Program
Charles Raison, MD, is the Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families and Professor, School of Human Ecology, and Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI. He also serves in a consultant role as Director of Clinical and Translational Research for Usona Institute, and as Director of Research in Spiritual Health for Emory University Healthcare and as the Founding Director of the Center for Compassion Studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona Dr. Raison is internationally recognized for his studies examining novel mechanisms involved in the development and treatment of major depression and other stress-related emotional and physical conditions, as well as for his work in identifying and examining novel somatic and behavioral treatments for depression and related conditions associated with reduced well-being. Dr. Raison received the Raymond Pearl Memorial Award from the Human Biology Association “in recognition of his contributions to our understanding of evolutionary biocultural origins of mental health and illness” and has been recognized as a “Faculty of Excellence” at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Raison’s book “The New Mind-Body Science of Depression” was published by W.W. Norton in 2017.
Three Learning Objectives:
- Describe evolutionary forces that have maintained genetic risk factors for depression in human populations.
- Explain how inputs that signaled survival and reproductive success in ancient environments have been repeatedly accessed across human history to induce states of emotional and physical well-being and stress-resiliency.
- Describe how biological/psychological processes employed by ancient practices are being repurposed as novel treatments for major depression and other stress-related conditions.
To register, email: Lauren Haguewood at lehaguewood@saintfrancis.com