Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Chairman's Grand Rounds

Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Time: 1-2pm

Venue: Zoom and Scott Hall - Blue Lecture Hall

Speaker: 

Eslam Kersha, D.O.

Resident

General Psychiatry Residency Program

Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Wayne State University School of Medicine

TOPIC: "Hormonal Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder"

Objectives:

1.  Demonstrate working knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal/Thyroid/Adrenal axis.

2.  Identify common clinical signs and symptoms of the most common endocrine disorders in the psychiatric patient.

3.  Select appropriate lab tests, and imaging protocols to evaluate patients for suspected endocrine.

4.  Demonstrate the ability to analyze pertinent findings to inform treatment decisions.

5.  Discuss the role of treating endocrine disorders as a psychiatrist.

6.  Apply current standards of care to the treatment of endocrine disorders in depressed patients.