Robert M. Post, M.D.
“Ask the Doctor”
A Q&A Session: This is an opportunity to ask questions of one of the world’s leading experts on the treatment of mood disorders.
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location:
George Washington University Hospital
Auditorium (basement level)
900 Twenty-Third Street, NW Adjacent to the Foggy Bottom Metro Station
Parking and Directions
Free and Open to the Public: Voluntary Contributions Encouraged
Light refreshments will be provided.
Dr. Post will sign copies of his most recent book, Treatment of Bipolar Illness: A Casebook for Clinicians and Patients following the presentation. Please consider supporting DBSA with purchasing books in advance by accessing amazon.com through our national web site: DBSA Online Bookstore. Books will not be available at the presentation.
Biography:
Dr. Post is a Professor of Psychiatry at the George Washington University and at Penn State University. He is the Retired Chief of the Biological Psychiatry Branch, NIMH and has volunteered as a member of the National DBSA Scientific Advisory Board since its inception.
Dr. Post’s career has focused on understanding and developing new treatments for people with refractory unipolar and bipolar illness, particularly with anticonvulsants and, most recently, repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). He and his group have won numerous research awards. He is on the editorial boards of many journals and has published more than 900 scientific articles. Dr. Post organized the Bipolar Collaborative Network and serves as its head. The network is focused on developing long-term treatments. Dr. Post also edits the free newsletter Bipolar Network News, and is member of the APA Committee on Prevention of Childhood Mental Illness.
