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Pauline Maki
Pauline Maki PhD
For over 20 years, Dr. Pauline M. Maki has led a program of NIH-funded research focused on the role of sex steroid hormones on cognition, mood, brain function (neuroimaging) and stress responsivity in women. Women’s cognitive abilities, mood, and response to stress can be affected by changes in s ...
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Sunnyside for Moms
Sunnyside for Moms, an initiative at the UI Center on Depression & Resilience (UICDR) that combines cutting edge technology, enhanced mental health outreach efforts, and new opportunities to identify blood biomarkers for depression in an effort to help African American moms from low-income communities identify, manage, and treat perinatal depression. This is the kind of multidisciplinary approach integral to the UICDR designation as part of the National Network of Depression Centers. It is the future of medicine and it is happening here. Read More
Executives’ Club of Chicago Nominates UI CDR as “INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR”
UI CDR is honored to be nominated for Executives’ Club of Chicago “Innovator of the Year” award. Since 2013, this honor has been awarded to an individual or company in greater Chicago whose new product, service, process or business model has resulted in organic growth and measurable economic benefit to the region. Read More
Cognitive therapy, mindfulness may help with menopausal depression
Psychotherapy and mindfulness techniques could help many women who experience depression during menopause, according to a review of existing research. Read More
On the Table discussion on "Building a Mental Health Resilience Plan for Chicago"
How can we have an impact on mental health citywide? How can individual treatment methods be translated into policy? What does mental health look like through a public health lens? These were the questions raised during an On the Table discussion hosted by UICDR titled “Creating a Mental Health Resilience Plan for Chicago,” part of the series of conversations held on May 10 in conjunction with the Chicago Community Trust and the Kennedy Forum. Read More
Dr. Jenna Duffecy at UI CDR Nominated for Social Innovation Award
For the past 14 years, the Chicago Innovation Awards has recognized inventors, entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies alike in an effort to make Chicago a hub of innovation. Created by the Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski & Associates in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards recognizes 10 Chicago area businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations that develop the year’s most innovative new products and services. Read More
UI Center on Depression & Resilience Launches Interdisciplinary Initiative for Perinatal Depression
Sunnyside for Moms, a new initiative at the UI Center on Depression & Resilience (UI CDR) combines cutting edge technology, enhanced mental health outreach efforts, and new opportunities to identify blood biomarkers for depression in an effort to help African American moms from low-income communities identify, manage, and treat perinatal depression. This is the kind of multidisciplinary approach integral to the UI CDR designation as part of the National Network of Depression Centers. It is the future of medicine and it is happening here. Read More