#25: Saunas, Weight Loss, and Sleep to Reverse Depression? Neuroinflammation and Psychiatric Disease with Dr. Chuck Raison, MD

Chuck Raison, MD, is the Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Distinguished Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families and Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, in the School of Human Ecology, and Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of #Medicine and Public #Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Raison also serves as Director of Clinical and Translational #Research for Usona Institute and as Director of Research on #Spiritual #Health for Emory #Healthcare in Atlanta, GA.

Web of Science named him one of the world’s most influential #researchers, with nearly 11,000 citations in the decade preceding 2019 and 137 publications. Dr. Raison is internationally recognized for his studies examining #novel mechanisms involved in the development and treatment of major #depression and other #stress-related #emotional and physical conditions, as well as for his work examining the physical and #behavioral effects of #compassion training.

Find out more about Dr. Raison at https://spiritualhealth.emory.edu/about-us/bios/raison-charles.html

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