Charles C. Dike, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, delivered the Robert M. Heavenrich, MD, Endowed Lecture in Pediatrics at Michigan State University on October 17.
The title of his talk was, “Complex Developmental Trauma in Childhood, Severe Psychopathology and Crime: Is There Hope?” He gave a second lecture titled, “Social Determinants of Health, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Dangerousness: Opportunities for Intervention.”
In its 28th year, the Heavenrich lectureship was created to pay tribute to the late Dr. Heavenrich, a beloved Michigan pediatrician and member of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s community-based volunteer faculty. Past lecturers have included pediatricians, community physicians, residents, students, and community members.
Dike is Associate Director of the Law and Psychiatry Fellowship Program at Yale School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. He is Past President of the Connecticut Psychiatric Society and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of England.