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When:
October 10, 2014 all-day
2014-10-10T00:00:00+02:00
2014-10-11T00:00:00+02:00
Where:
The New York Academy of Sciences
New York
NY
USA
New York
NY
USA
Contact:
Website: www.nyas.org/MentalIllness2014
This conference will explore the translation of recent breakthroughs in neuroscience into therapies for the more than twenty-five percent of Americans suffering from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, fear and anxiety disorders, autism, and other psychiatric disorders. A keynote lecture by The Honorable Patrick J, Kennedy will address strategies to simultaneously abolish the stigma surrounding mental illness in order to fully realize the potential of these new treatments to improve mental health.
