Abstract
In March, 2012 we held the first Mideast conference on “Depression and Anxiety Spectrum disorders: from basic science to the clinic and back”, at the University of Amman, Jordan. This event brought together both clinical and basic scientists with expertise in depression and anxiety spectrum disorders. The meeting took place in a large lecture hall at the University of Jordan Medical School. The audience included faculty, residents, and students. The Dean of the Medical School opened the meeting, welcoming the guest speakers and participants.
Highlights
In March, 2012 we held the first Mideast conference on “Depression and Anxiety Spectrum disorders: from basic science to the clinic and back”, at the University of Amman, Jordan
Dr Moghaddam discussed reward and anxiety processing in adolescents, their vulnerability to disease, and goals for prevention; Dr Aston-Jones talked about ongoing studies focused on the locus coeruleus; Dr Greenberg discussed the clinical and basic science perspective of obsessivecompulsive disorder while Dr Grace focused on animal models of the disease
The last afternoon of the meeting was dedicated to trauma and fear, with Dr Pitman discussing stress, anxiety, and trauma, Dr Milad focusing in fear and fear extinction, and Dr Quirk discussing the neurobiology of fear learning
Summary
In March, 2012 we held the first Mideast conference on “Depression and Anxiety Spectrum disorders: from basic science to the clinic and back”, at the University of Amman, Jordan. Combining basic science research and human clinical studies, and using genetic, molecular, anatomical and behavioral approaches are yielding exciting new insights into the causes of depression and hold promise for developing new treatment strategies for these stressrelated brain disorders.
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