Juan F. López, M.D.

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Dr. Lopez reports no commercial conflict of interest.

This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology.

Release Date: 05/08/2002
Termination Date: 05/08/2005

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

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Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, the participant should be able to:

• List some of the signs and symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder
• Describe research findings showing hyperactivity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Axis in Major Depressive Disorder
• Describe some of the serotonin receptor changes found in the brains of suicide victims
• Discuss some of the ways in which the Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and the Serotonin system interact
• Discuss the evidence linking stress with the onset of depressive symptoms.

 

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