Dr. Charles Nemeroff is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas-Austin's Dell Medical School. He is also co-director of the Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy, and director of the Institute for Early Life Adversity Research. His research is focused on the pathophysiology of mood and anxiety disorders with a focus on the role of child abuse and neglect as a major risk factor.
00:00 Introduction
00:52 Dr. Nemeroff's Research Journey
01:55 Childhood Maltreatment as Risk Factor
04:53 Advances and Challenges in Precision Psychiatry
07:33 Psychedelic Medicine (incl. blinding issues and potential adverse events)
20:50 How Psychedelics Disrupt the "Circle of Hell"
30:00 Psilocybin as Potential Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
38:32 Screening for Childhood Maltreatment
41:30 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
44:14 Focused Ultrasound
46:32 Prescribing MAOIs
49:34 Conclusion
Learn more about Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD: dellmed.utexas.edu/directory/charles-nemeroff
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