WPS News and Information

2008 APA Annual Meeting: Scientific Contributions by WPS Members

Title: International Symposium on Bullying Across the Lifespan: Associated Health Risks, Detection and Prevention.
Chairperson/Director : Jorge C Srabstein, M.D.
Date-Time : Tuesday, May 6 2008, 02:00 PM - 5:00PM
Location : Washington Convention Center
Room : Room 151B, Level One
Format : Symposium

Presenter 1 : Jorge C Srabstein, M.D.
Title: School Bullying and Related Health Risks: Detection, Prevention and Advocacy

Presenter 2 : Loraleigh Keashly, Ph.D.
Title: Workplace Bullying: What We Know, What We Think We Know and What We Don’t Know

Presenter 3 : Jane Ireland, M.S.C.
Title: Bullying Among Prisoners: Theoretical and Practical Advances From a Decade of Research

Presenter 4 : Paramjit Joshi, M.D.
Title: Bullying – In the Context of War & Terrorism

More information at: http://amdsearch.psych.org/item.aspx?SubID=10526

"Cognitive Changes During Puberty in Inner-City Adolescent Males"
Mark Smith, MD
Poster Session: New Research Poster Session 5
Poster Number: NR5-074
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Washington Convention Center , West Lobby, Level 1

"Psychopharmacology in the Athlete"
Antonia Baum, MD
Symposium #13
Date: Monday May 5, 2008, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Washington Convention Center, Room 147B

Symposium on Current Status of Med Development in Schizophrenia,  Mood Disorders and Substance Abuse
Husseini K Manji, MD
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008; Noon

APA's Frontiers of Science Lectures
Husseini K Manji, MD
Date: Monday, May 5, 2008; 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Psychaitry and Primary Care in Disaster Relief Workshops
Julia Frank, MD and Catherine May, MD
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008; 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

The Use of Standardized Patients in Psychiatric Education.
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008; 9:00 -10:30

Symposium on Demoralization
Led by John de Firguereido, MD
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008; 2:00 p.m.

Course 08: "Spirituality and Worldview in Clinical Practice"
James Griffith, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, George Washington University Medical Center
Date: Saturday, May 3: 9:00 - 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, May 3: 9:00 - 4:00 p.m.;
Location: Room 143C, Level One Convention Center.

Symposium 54: "Demoralization and Psychotherapy: Research Advances and Clinical Implications"
James Griffith, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, George Washington University Medical Center
Date: Wednesday, 5/7—2:00 -5:00 pm
Location: Room 144A/B, Level One Convention Center.

Symposium 75: "Religion that Heals, Religion that Harms: What is the Place of Psychiatry?"
James Griffith, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, George Washington University Medical Center
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008: 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Location: Room 102A/B

Issues Workshop 54: "Delivering Psychiatric Aid to Iraq: How Can American Psychiatrists Help in a Conflict Zone"
Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD and James Griffith, MD
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008; 9:00-10:30 am.

Issues Workshop 90: "Mindfulness and Psychotherapy"
Anjali Dsouza, MD and James Griffith, MD
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008; 9:00-10:30 am;
Location: Room 160, Level I Convention Center

Scientific and Clinical Report 16: "Psychiatric Emergencies on Obstetrics Service from Unrecognized PTSD"
Anjuli Jindal, MD, Lydia Sit, MD, and James Griffith, MD
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008; 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Location: Room 151B, Level One Convention Center

Research Poster: "Existential Postures of Resilience in Recovery from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder"
Madhuri Shors, MS-4 and James Griffith, MD
Location:; Monday, May 5, 2008; 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Course  87:  Drug Interaction Principles Course:  Update 2008
Kelly L. Cozza, M.D. and Scott C. Armstrong, M.D., Course Directors
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008; 9:00AM-4:00 PM
Location: Renaissance Washington

Symposium: Health Care Financing Reform
Harvey Fernbach MD MPH, Steve Sharfstein MD, Cong. Jim McDermott
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008; 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Washington Convention Center, Room 146C Level 1

Course: "A Developmental Approach to Contemporary Issues in Psychotherapy with Gay Men"
Jeffrey Akman, MD; Course
Date : Tuesday, May 6, 2008; -1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Component Workshop: "Grass Roots in Action: District Branch Initiatives and APA Grant Funding Unite in Making a Difference"
Jeffrey Akman, MD
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008; 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

ORAL COMMUNICATION:
Mark Smith, MD
Date: Monday, May 5, 2008; 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL REPORT SESSION 2<
Room 142, Level One, Washington Convention Center

WOMEN'S HEALTH AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH
11:00 a.m.

4 Adverse Effects on Gestational and Neonatal Outcomes: From Depression or Antidepressant Drugs?
Katherine Wisner, M.D.
11:30 a.m.

5 Overvaluation of Shape and Weight in Binge-Eating Disorder and Overweight Controls: Refinement of BED as a Diagnostic Construct
Carlos Grilo, Ph.D., Joshua I. Hrabosky, Psy.D., Marney A. White, Ph.D., Kelly C. Allison, Ph.D., Albert J. Stunkard, M.D., Robin M. Masheb, Ph.D.
12:00 noon

6 High Frequency of Undiagnosed Cognitive Disorders in Inner-City Children and Adolescents Hospitalized for Disruptive Behavior
Mark Smith, M.D., Sidney Binks, Ph.D.
THIS SESSION WILL BE AUDIOTAPED.

POSTER: Cognitive Changes During Puberty in Inner-City Adolescent Males
Poster Session: New Research Poster Session 5
Poster Number: NR5-074
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Washington Convention Center, West Lobby, Level 1

POSTER: A Web Application to Increase Interest in Treatment Among Problem Drinkers
Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, Sheela Kadekar, MD, Suena Huang, MD, Melissa Lausin, BS
Date: Poster session: Wednesday, May 7th, from 3-5 pm.

“The Gay Agenda” - The Intersection of Mental Health and Public Policy
Annual AGLP Meeting
Date: May 3, 2008
Location: Hotel Palomar, Washington DC
Please click here for more information.

The Role of International Organizations for Global Child & Adolescent Mental Health, workshop

Co-Chairs: Eliot Sorel, M.D. & Siham Muntasser, M.D.

Date: Monday May 5th 9:00-10:30 am
Location: Room 207, Level 2, Washington Convention Center

 

European & American Psychiatry: Identity & Priorities symposium

Chair: Pedro Ruiz, M.D.; Discussant: Eliot Sorel, M.D.
Date: Monday, May 5th, 2:00-5:00 pm

Location: Room 150, Level 1, Washington Convention Center

 

American Psychiatry: Care Quality, Access, Ethics, and Advocacy, workshop

Co-Chairs: Eliot Sorel, M.D., & Daniel Winstead, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, May 6th 9:00-10:30 am

Location: Room 154 A/B Level 1, Washington Convention Center,

"The Empathic Stance and the Internal Transference."
American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
Date: Friday, May 2, 2008, 9:30 a.m.
Location: J.W. Marriott, Washington, D.C.

Embassy Disaster Preparedness
Workshop: Disaster Preparation And Mental Health Response: Roles For District Branch Emergency Committee
Erminia Scarcella MD
Date: Tuesday, May 6th 9:00

Symposium #13: Psychopharmacology in the Athlete
Chair: Antonia L Baum, MD
Date: Monday May 5 from 2-5 pm in the
Location: Convention Center, Room 147B
In addition to three brief talks on use of psychoactive > meds in the athlete, we'll have a former NFL player (NY Jets, KC Chiefs, St. Louis Rams), a former MLB player (KC Royals and Baltimore Orioles) and a former DIvision I field hockey player/equestrienne and current Ironwoman, each presenting their psychiatric histories and medication history.