Insulin Resistance Syndrome and Neuropsychiatric Disease

NATALIE L. RASGON is Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, California, and she is Director of the Center for Neuroscience in Women’s Health at the Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Rasgon received her M.D. and Ph.D. in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathological Physiology from the Central Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education, Central Institute of General Pathology and Pathological Physiology, Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. Dr. Rasgon is the author of over 124 peer-reviewed articles, more than 25 book chapters, and is a reviewer for more than 25 medical journals specific to psychiatry, neuropharmacology, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Introduction. The Metabolic Syndrome: Much Ado About (almost) Nothing. Insulin Resistance in Schizophrenia and Major Depression. Insulin Resistance Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease. Insulin Resistance, Depressive Disorders, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Conclusion