Mood Disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, represent a group of common and debilitating mental illnesses.
While major depressive disorder is the most widespread mood disorder with an approximate lifetime prevalence of 20%, bipolar disorder is a severe form of mood disorder with an estimated prevalence of 2-4%. The World Health Organization has ranked depression and bipolar disorder among the most disabling conditions worldwide. Suicide is a common consequence of mood disorders and other mental disorders and is a major public health issue world-wide.
A group of researchers in the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, including Drs. Yogesh Dwivedi, Matthew Macaluso, Richard Shelton, Junghee Lee, Li Li, Jennifer Lockman, and Minae Niwa and have developed a wide range of laboratory, clinical, and translational neuroscience projects to investigate the neurobiology, treatment, and prevention of mood disorders and suicide.
Learn more about the UAB Depression and Suicide Center.
Leadership
Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D.
Program Lead
Distinguished Professor
Elesabeth Ridgely Shook Endowed Chair for Psychiatric Research
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs/Faculty Development
Director, Alabama Brain Collection
Director, Translational Research, UAB Mood Disorders Program
ydwivedi@uab.edu