Mood Disorders in Adolescence Presentation on Wednesday evening

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Fairfield is honored to have Dr. Hilary Blumberg to talk about her work at Yale’s Mood Disorders Research Program. This talk, entitled Brain Development and the Development of Mood Disorders in Adolescence: A View from Neuroimaging, will focus on her findings in the development of disorders in the teenage brain.

As a special treat, NAMI Fairfield is partnering with B Stigma-Free and is celebrating the authors of their 2nd annual essay contest. The stories are powerful, and are intended to break down stigma by inviting people to better understand the experiences of others. The public is invited to attend both the essay celebration and Dr. Blumberg’s presentation. Light refreshments will be served and there is no charge for either event.

Dr. Hilary Blumberg is a psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry, Diagnostic Radiology and the Child Study Center, and Director of the Mood Disorders Research Program at the Yale School of Medicine.  She graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University and then completed her medical degree, psychiatry training and specialty training in brain scanning research at Cornell University Medical College.  Her research is devoted to understanding the brain circuitry that underlies the development of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder and depression, in adolescence and young adulthood, and the associated high risk of suicide. Her Mood Disorders Research Program brings together a multi-disciplinary group of scientists to study the genetic and environmental factors that underlie the development of brain differences in mood disorders. Her research includes the use of state-of-the-art brain scanning methods. The Mood Disorders Research Program is regarded internationally as a leading laboratory in the effort to understand the causes of mood disorders and to develop new methods for early detection of mood disorders, more effective interventions, and hopefully future prevention.

This essay celebration will precede Dr. Blumberg’s talk, and it will take place from 7-7:30 at First Church Congregational. Dr. Blumberg will speak from 7:30-9:00 at the Elliot Room Library - First Church Congregational, 148 Beach Road, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Free and open to all.  Light refreshments will be served.

For more information call Judy at 203-650-3463