Mdedge Psychcast

Charles Raison, MD, returns to the Psychcast this week to give a Masterclass lecture on the bidirectional relationship between inflammation and depression. There are links to relevant research below.   Dr. Raison discusses incorporating the science of inflammation into the pharmacologic treatment of depression. He addresses research suggesting that while depression as a whole isn’t an inflammatory condition, inflammation may be a depressive subtype. He also covered how inflammation might affect treatment. You can listen to Dr. Raison's take-home messages by skipping to (19:45).      CHARLES RASION, M.D. Dr. Raison is Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children, & Families and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the  School of Human Ecology as well as Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.   Dr. Raison previously appeared on Psychast in a two-part lecture on ketamine. In episode 14, Dr.