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SUMMARY:The Quest for Innovative Treatments in Psychiatry: a personal pers
 pective - Dr Norman Rosenthal\, Georgetown University School of Medicine
DTSTART:20161020T113000Z
DTEND:20161020T123000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Julia Deakin
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on almost four decades of psychiatric research experie
 nce Dr Rosenthal will discuss the elements required for innovation includi
 ng the value of "taking a flyer\," a bold\, high-risk\, high-yield step th
 at can significantly advance a field. He will refer specifically to his wo
 rk with seasonal affective disorder and light therapy\, Transcendental Med
 itation for post-traumatic stress disorder\, and Botox for depression. \n\
 nDr Norman Rosenthal is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown U
 niversity Medical School in Washington D.C. A highly cited researcher\, he
  has published more than 200 scholarly papers. He was the first physician 
 to describe and name Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and pioneered the u
 se of light therapy as a treatment. More recently he has researched the us
 e of Botox for Depression and Transcendental Meditation for Post Traumatic
  Stress Disorder. He has authored or co-authored 9 popular books\, includi
 ng several best sellers. His most recent book\, Super Mind\, reached numbe
 r one in the Washington Post best sellers list.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Herchel Smith Building\, Forvie Site.
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