Penn Comprehensive Neuroscience Center

Press Releases

May 13, 2008
Dwight L. Evans, MD, chair of Psychiatry, is quoted in the U.K.’s The Independent, commenting on his study published in Biological Psychiatry which finds that antidepressant drugs may help the immune system fight serious illness.
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May 11, 2008
Aaron T. Beck, MD, professor of Psychiatry and 2006 Lasker Award recipient, was featured in Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer. Dr. Beck, who turns 87 in two months, is credited for founding “the burgeoning field of cognitive therapy" and shows no signs of slowing down his career. He continues to teach and has five books in the works.
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May 5, 2008
Wade H. Berrettini, MD
, professor of psychiatry and genetics, is quoted in a New York Times article about the growing trend toward reclassifying diseases based on their genetic underpinnings.
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The Penn Comprehensive Neuroscience Center is dedicated to the advancement of the understanding of the brain, spine and peripheral nervous system.

Developing effective treatments and therapies for these areas requires the expertise, dedication and cooperation of scientists from many fields of research.

At Penn, the schools, centers, and institutes across our campus are brought together in the Penn CNC to create an integrated approach to patient care, education and research.

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