Stanford psychiatrist Dr. Rona Hu is a fighter when it comes to patients with serious mental illnesses. She has been at Stanford Hospital for almost three decades and is the Medical Director of the hospital’s acute psychiatric inpatient unit, where she specializes in the care of those with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.
Back by popular demand is our “Ask the Doctor” general meeting, and Dr. Rona Hu, MD, is our April presenter. She will speak briefly about schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and then spend most of the evening answering your questions.
It’s been more than two years since Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act. The legislation is designed to provide better treatment access for those with a serious mental illness like schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
People may experience schizophrenia in different ways based on their race, ethnicity, gender, age, and background. Having a diverse group of people in the study will help to see how the potential new drug works for different people.
Dr. Jacob Ballon is our May 14 general meeting presenter. Dr. Ballon will discuss the current pipeline of medications for schizophrenia, focusing on the medications in clinical trials at the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University. He will touch on the different mechanisms and how that may make for fewer, or at least different, side effect profiles but also why these medications may work well with existing ones.
Dr. Karen Adams will discuss what is known about the links between major depression, generalized anxiety, and perimenopausal/menopausal mood instability. She will also address how menopause affects those with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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