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Special Issue: Inflammation in Psychiatry

Video Author: Dr. Paulo Lizano
Published on: 01.10.2022
Associated with: January/February 2022, Volume 30, Issue 1;

A video introduction by Dr. Paulo Lizano, Editor of the Special Issue: Inflammation in Psychiatry. This special issue of the Harvard Review of Psychiatry tackles the intriguing topic of psychoimmunology from various perspectives reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the problem at hand. The topics range from the interaction of early-life stress and inflammation, to the neurodevelopmental, genetic, and neurocircuitry effects of inflammation.

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Creator: Dr. Paulo Lizano
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