Nili Solomonov

Department of Psychiatry  

Weil Cornell Medical College 

How can we do better? Identifying mechanisms of action as a path to precision psychotherapies for depression

Abstract:

Psychotherapy is effective in reducing depression. Yet, 40-60% of patients remain symptomatic at treatment end. Identifying brain‐based and clinical mechanisms of action that underlie symptomatic improvement can guide the development of neuroscience‐informed, scalable and effective interventions. Dr. Solomonov will present studies conducted using imaging and computational approaches to detect mechanisms of action and improve psychotherapies. Studies will focus on understudied populations, including middle‐aged and older adults, mothers with postpartum depression and healthcare workers suffering from depression and anxiety.