Dr. Helen Mayberg
Helen S. Mayberg, M.D., professor of psychiatry and neurology at Emory University, in Atlanta, has been a leader in research using brain-imaging technology to explore the neural mechanisms that underlie the development of depression and patients’ responses to various treatments. She has pioneered the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treating patients with severe depression for whom no other therapies have been effective.
Dr. Mayberg is a member of the Institute of Medicine, and serves on NARSAD’s Scientific Council. She was awarded NARSAD’s 2007 Falcone Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Affective Disorders Research, and her innovative studies have been supported over the years with NARSAD Young Investigator, Independent Investigator and Distinguished Investigator grants.
