"Early Life Stress and Susceptibility to Schizophrenia and Depression"

 September 3 Psychiatry Grand Rounds | Anthony Grace

Speaker Information:

 You can learn more about Dr. Grace at his University of Pittsburgh faculty bio page:
https://www.neuroscience.pitt.edu/people/anthony-grace-phd

Objectives:

 At the conclusion of the activity, participants will:

• Discuss the impact of stress on developing systems and how it contributes to pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders

• Explain the role of parvalbumin neuron loss in the etiology of schizophrenia

• Discuss how mitigating the effects of stress prepubertally can prevent adult pathophysiology

• Assess how changes in different dopamine projection systems impact the expression of schizophrenia and depression symptomatology. 

CME/CE credit for Psychiatry Grand Rounds is only available during the live feed time and for a brief time immediately following. The code for this week's session is displayed at the opening and closing of the meeting and also in the Chair's Office Zoom Account Name during the meeting.

For CME/CE information about this session, please visit:

https://vumc.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=32866

The webinar can be viewed at the link below:

September 3 Psychiatry Grand Rounds | Anthony Grace

This talk is sponsored by the

Hollender Lecture Fund, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 
This educational activity received no commercial support.