Wellness

General Psychiatry

Social Relationships: Their Key Role in Etiology and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

Speaker(s)

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  Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC

  Adjunct Clinical Affiliate, University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing;
  Private Practice, Austin, Texas
  University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing
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  Vladimir Maletic, MD

  Clinical Professor Neuropsychiatry/Behavioral Science
  University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
  USC School of Medicine, Greenville, SC
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  Bernadette DeMuri-Maletic, MD

  Medical Director, TMS Center of Wisconsin, Assistant Clinical Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  Associated Mental Health Consultants
  Medical College of Wisconsin

Social relationships play a key role in etiology and pathophysiology of many psychiatric and general medical conditions. This session will review physiological underpinning of loneliness and social isolation and provide insight how it may contribute to development of psychiatric disorders. We will discuss how actively promoting better social interactions may be a key component of effective treatment plan for several psychiatric disorders and often a neglected part of their prevention.