Depression: Brain Causes - Body Consequences

2nd and 3rd April 2007 - Venue Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK

Depression cannot be described any longer as a simple disorder of the brain, but rather as a series of behavioural and biological changes that spans mind, brain, genes, body – and indeed affects both psychological and physical health. This unique conference will bring together the world leaders in research on depression, to discuss, for the first time in an interdisciplinary setting, both classical and innovative ideas to understand this devastating disorder.

The experts will present neurobiological, psychological, genetic and evolutionary models, with a particular emphasis on the mechanisms linking the brain to the endocrine and the immune systems, and therefore linking depression to physical health. The conference will reach out to clinicians and scientists from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we are confident that the way speakers and delegates think about depression will be enriched and transformed by this vibrant interactive conference.

Scientific Commitee

Carmine M. Pariante (London), Robin Murray (London), David Nutt (Bristol), Randolph Nesse (Ann Arbour, Michigan), Lewis Wolpert (London)

Organizing Commitee

Ayse Omer, Carmine M. Pariante, Monica Aas, Sarah Bull, Livia Carvalho, Andrea Danese, Mario Juruena, Brittany Mason,Valeria Mondelli, Francesca Pili, Kuan-Pin Su

Venue

The Royal Society of Medicine
1 Wimpole Street
London W1G 0AE
Tel: (+44) (0)20 7290 2900
How to find the Royal Society of Medicine

Conference Administrator

Ms Ayse Omer, Dip. Event. Man.
Institute of Psychiatry, KCL
Division of Psychological Medicine & Psychiatry
PO Box 63
DeCrespigny Park
London, SE5 8AF
Tel/Fax: 020 7848 0299/020 7848 0287
email: depression@iop.kcl.ac.uk