2023 Peter Goodenough Memorial Lecture presented by Professor Leanne Williams

Event Details

Date:

Wednesday, 06 September 2023 - Wednesday, 06 September 2023

Time:

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Room:

QBI Level 7 auditorium

UQ Location:

Queensland Brain Institute (St Lucia)

URL:

https://qbi.uq.edu.au/2023-goodenough

Event category(s):

Full Description:: New visions for mental health care: Using neuroscience to personalise treatments
By Professor Leanne Williams

Globally, depression is now the foremost cause of lost productive years, surpassing all other illnesses. It is also a leading cause in the loss of 700,000 lives to suicide annually – that’s one life lost every 40 seconds. A momentous shift is occurring in how we understand and treat depression as a disorder of brain health and function. Thanks to advances in functional brain imaging, we can discern the unique brain patterns that underlie each person’s distress, enabling us to tailor treatments to their specific needs. The lecture will explore this ground-breaking vision for mental health care founded on a personalised approach to neuroscience.