2021-01-26
Description
Virtual Forum: Exploring Nonpharmacological Anti-Inflammatory Strategies In Mental Health: Connecting Science To Clinical Practice (Inflammation Part 2)
Location: Online Via PsychU.org
Description: In the upcoming second part of the inflammation series, Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH along with moderator and discussant, Rachel Self, MS, PhD, will discuss nonpharmacologic anti-inflammatory strategies to build on the science discussed during Part 1 of the series and provide practical interventions that can be instituted in the clinic setting. The virtual forum’s focus will be on interventions such as exercise, mindfulness, sleep hygiene, social connectedness, and optimized nutrition that suggest anti-inflammatory effects and improve mood and overall wellbeing.
In Part 1 of the inflammation series, Dr. McIntyre discussed the concept of inflammation metastasizing to the brain and how physical markers for inflammation play a role in mental health disorders. He discussed the immune and metabolic mechanisms associated with cognitive and mood disorders, which was presented in the context of disease modelling, as well as novel approaches. If you missed Part 1 of the inflammation series, you can review the archived presentation on PsychU at: https://www.psychu.org/inflammation-metabolic-disturbances-metastasize-brain-implications-disease-modeling-novel-approaches-psychiatry-part-1-2/
Speakers are paid consultants for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Event Speakers
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH
Featured Speaker
Featured Speaker
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, is Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Medical School at Permian Basin, Midland, Texas.
Dr Jain received a medical degree from the University of Calcutta in India. He then attended The University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, and earned a Master of Public Health degree. He completed a residency in Psychiatry and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston. In addition, Dr Jain completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Research Psychiatry at The University of Texas Mental Sciences Institute in Houston.
Dr Jain’s research focuses on the effects of medications on short- and long-term treatment of depression, anxiety, pain/mood overlap disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and psychosis in adult and child/adolescent populations.
Rachel Self, MS, PhD
Moderator/Discussant
Moderator/Discussant
Rachel Self, MS, PhD, serves as a Senior Medical Science Liaison for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Her clinical areas of expertise include Psychopharmacology, Basic Neuroscience, Alzheimer’s Disease, Major Depressive Disorder, Mood disorders, Clinical trials, Psychiatric Clinical rating scales (MADRS, HAM-D, CAPS, etc.)
Rachel attended Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, VA, GA State University in Atlanta, GA, and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.