Charles is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry
and the Barry and Janet Lang Associate Professor of Integrative
Mental Health at the John and Doris Norton School of Family and
Consumer Sciences, University of Arizona. Prior to this, he was
an Associate Professor and Clinical Director of the Mind-Body
Program at Emory University. Dr. Raison received his medical
degree from Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, where
he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha and won the Missouri
State Medical Association Award. He completed residency
training at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital in
Los Angeles. The recipient of several teaching awards, Dr.
Raison has received research funding from the National Institute
of Mental Health, National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine, and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. His research focuses on bi-directional relationships
between neuroendocrine and immune systems, especially as
these pertain to depression in response to stress or medical
illness. Dr. Raison has also done pioneering studies on the use of
cytokine antagonists for the treatment of major depression. In
addition to his activities at University of Arizona, Dr. Raison is the
mental health expert for CNN.com and serves on the editorial
board of
Brain, Behavior and Immunity
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