Emory Professor Wins Award for Contributions to Neuropsychiatry

Emory University neuroscientist Helen Mayberg has received a Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for her contributions to neuropsychiatry.

The professor of psychiatry, neurology and radiology was honored May 10 at a special event, the university reported Tuesday.

From the report:

Mayberg leads a multidisciplinary research program, using neuroimaging to study brain mechanisms and treatment response for major depression. She pioneered the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment-resistant depression, and continues to enrich the use of DBS through ongoing studies that provide psychotherapeutic rehabilitation tailored to the specific individual’s needs.

Mayberg is also the Dorothy C. Fuqua Chair in Psychiatric Imaging and Therapeutics at Emory University School of Medicine.

The Pasarow awards have been around for about 26 years, since 1987. They honor extraordinary achievement, creativity and distinction in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease and neuropsychiatry.

The Pasarow awards were created in 1987 to honor extraordinary achievement, creativity and distinction in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease and neuropsychiatry.

Mayberg leads a multidisciplinary research program, using neuroimaging to study brain mechanisms and treatment response for major depression. She pioneered the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment-resistant depression, and continues to enrich the use of DBS through ongoing studies that provide psychotherapeutic rehabilitation tailored to the specific individual’s needs.