Major Depressive Disorder: Burden & Impact Beyond The Sufferer

Description

Virtual Forum: Major Depressive Disorder: Burden & Impact Beyond The Sufferer

Location: Online Via PsychU.org

Description: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating disease that affects approximately 7% of adults in the US. In this virtual forum, experienced psychiatrists Rajnish Mago, MD and Rick Weisler, MD will discuss the burden of MDD on the patient, caregiver, payer, and employer; the negative impact of residual symptoms; and the importance of remission in optimizing overall functioning and quality of life. The virtual forum will conclude with time for questions from the audience.

Event Speakers

Rajnish Mago, MD
Featured Speaker

Director of the Mood Disorders Program at Thomas Jefferson University and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA

Rick Weisler, MD
Featured Speaker

Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC