2006 - Fall Issue

Johns Hopkins Psychiatry         Newsletter
FALL 2006

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Depressive Disorders

Life Without Episodes: Major Depression's Hidden Group
    Dr. Mondimore focuses on chronic depression.

Translations: Way to Go
    Dr. Potash and more signposts for research in chronic depression.

Schizopolar? Biphrenic? Why boundary blurring may help
    Psychologist David Schretlen talks about using new eyes in the hunt for disease genes.

Dementia

Frontotemporal Dementia: It's Not Alzheimer's
    Dr. Onyike wants to increase awareness of this often-missed form of dementia.

Huntington's Disease
    
Surprise help from Huntington's look-alike 
    Drs. Margolis and Rudnicki find a an unusual path in Huntington's Disease.

INSIGHTS: Christopher Ross
    The hunt for Huntington's - still a black box but the search for a way inside is changing psychiatry.

Reaching Out

Sallie Mink
    Psychiatry's clear voice brings important messages to high school students.

Research's Road
    A sampling of current research projects

Featured Perspective

On My Mind: Gilbert Lamphere
    Put Together Again - How the king's men mended Gil Lamphere's depression.