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2015 APA's Annual Meeting Special Edition
NIDA Director Nora Volkow, M.D., Calls for Humane Psychiatric Response to Addiction as a Brain Disorder

Volkow“If we as psychiatrists can embrace addiction as a disease of the brain that disrupts the systems that allow people to exert self-control, we can reduce the stigma that surrounds this disorder—for insurance companies and the wider public—and help to eliminate the shame and suffering that accompany the addict who experiences relapse after relapse after relapse.” >>read more



Renée Binder, M.DAPA Incoming President Renée Binder Charts Course for APA in Coming Year
Renée Binder, M.D., will become president of APA at the end of APA’s 2015 annual meeting. In this video interview, Binder discusses a major initiative to address the issue of the criminalization of people with mental illness. She will also work toward claiming psychiatry’s role as the leader in new models of health care delivery and educating the public about psychiatry as an important part of overall health care. >>watch video
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Saul LevinAPA Poised to Help Members Adapt to New Health Care Era
APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., discusses the work that APA has done to be better positioned to provide tools and information to APA members that will help them adapt to the changing health care environment. He is interviewed by Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., editor in chief of Psychiatric News. >>watch video
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Eric Plakun, M.D.APA Members Are Invited to Join Caucus on Psychotherapy
Eric Plakun, M.D., chair of APA’s Caucus on Psychotherapy, invites APA members who are committed to the value of psychosocial treatment as part of the identity, skill set, and training of psychiatrists to join the Caucus on Psychotherapy. In this video interview, Plakun talks about the history and purpose of the caucus, which now has more than 200 members. If you are interested in joining, email Plakun at eric.plakun@austenriggs.net. The caucus will meet on Wednesday, May 20, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Simcoe-Dufferin Room on the second floor of the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. >>watch video
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Joel Paris, M.D.Experts Present Evidence on Childhood Precursors to BPD
A number of childhood precursors appear to be associated with the development of borderline personality disorder (BPD), said some of the nation’s leading BPD experts at the symposium “Childhood Precursors of BPD” yesterday at APA’s 2015 annual meeting in Toronto. The symposium was chaired by Joel Paris, M.D., of McGill University. >>read more



JSir Simon Wessely, M.D., Ph.D.War Traumas Are Not All the Same, Says President of Royal College of Psychiatrists
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not just another term for shell shock, Sir Simon Wessely, M.D., Ph.D., said at APA’s 2015 annual meeting in Toronto yesterday. Both the symptoms and the context in which they arose were different. >>read more and watch video

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Daniel Falk, Ph.D.Varenicline Shows Promise for Reducing Alcohol Use
For almost a decade, varenicline—marketed as Chantix—has been spotlighted as a pharmacotherapy intended to achieve smoking cessation in those with a nicotine addiction. Now the drug is in the spotlight for a different reason—its ability to reduce alcohol use.
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Robin MurrayEvidence Emerging for Usefulness of Biomarkers in Prodrome, First-Episode Psychosis
Substantial evidence has accumulated for the use of biomarkers in the diagnosis and treatment of the schizophrenia “prodrome” and first-episode psychosis. So said speakers yesterday at APA’s 2015 annual meeting in Toronto in the symposium “The Potential of Biomarkers to Assist in Clinical Care of Schizophrenia.” >>read more


Andrew SkodolAlternative DSM-5 Model of Personality Disorders Can Be Used Now
Personality disorders are best conceptualized dimensionally, in contrast to the categorical approach adopted in DSM-III, DSM-IV, and Section II of DSM-5, according to John Oldham, M.D., and Andrew Skodol, M.D. In an interactive session at APA’s 2015 annual meeting in Toronto, they set the stage for their discussion by reviewing over a decade of clinical experience and research. >>read more


Yudofsky“Over-Pleasing Others”: An Introduction to Supermentalization Highlighted
Why do some people believe that it is their responsibility to make everyone around them happy? Why do these individuals do almost anything in their power to avoid disappointing others to the point that they are unable to say “no” to others’ requests of them, no matter how inappropriate the requests might be? >>read more


Dilip JesteAccentuate the Positive: Model Emphasizes Patient Strengths Rather Than Illness
The time has come to change the focus of psychiatry as a field, from the purely negative (psychopathology) to the positive: wellness, happiness, and positive traits such as resilience, optimism, and social engagement. These traits are associated with better physical and psychological outcomes and can be improved through psychosocial and biological interventions, according to Dilip Jeste, M.D. >>read more


Katherine PhillipsTreatments for Body Dysmorphic Disorder Discussed
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is common, often severely impairing, and associated with high rates of suicidal ideation and attempts, yet it usually goes unrecognized and undiagnosed in clinical practice. >>read more



YeomansTransference-Focused Psychotherapy: Why It Works for Borderline Personality Disorder
The treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most challenging areas in mental health. Many clinicians are intimidated by the prospect, are pessimistic about the outcome, and consider stabilization of symptoms the best possible outcome. >>read more


Coming Up Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 19)


Ram DassRam Dass to Share Reflections on Spirituality, Life Lessons
APA President Paul Summergrad, M.D., will chair the session “A Special Conversation with Ram Dass” at 11 a.m. in Exhibit Hall A, Level 300, North Building, Toronto Convention Centre. In a prerecorded interview, Dass (Richard Alpert), one of America’s most beloved spiritual teachers, has made his mark on the world by teaching the path of the heart and promoting service in the areas of social consciousness and care for the dying.



George KoobScience Making Major Inroads to Understanding, Treating Alcohol Use Disorders
George Koob, Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, will present the lecture “How Science Can Inform the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders” at 1:30 p.m. in Exhibit Hall A, Level 300, North Building, Toronto Convention Centre.



Paul Summergrad, M.D.Symposium to Highlight Role of Psychiatrist in Health Care Reform, Education
In the presidential symposium “Psychiatrists as Leaders,” APA President Paul Summergrad, M.D., brings together experts to reflect on the changes in health care reform, education, and public policy that impact psychiatry and the leadership role that psychiatrists are playing in these areas. They will also consider special opportunities and challenges for psychiatry within health care reform. Speakers include Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., Herbert Pardes, M.D., Peter F. Buckley, M.D., and Robert N. Golden, M.D. It will be held at 2 p.m. in Room 718 A, Level 700, South Building, Toronto Convention Centre.



Question markWorkshop Will Address What to Do When a Colleague Has Cognitive Impairment
The APA Senior Psychiatrists are presenting a workshop on Tuesday that examines the issues raised when one becomes aware that a colleague is cognitively impaired. Ethically, the situation calls for reporting one’s observations to a supervisory body, but that doesn’t happen often. This workshop will help participants reach out to colleagues with courage, tact, and sensitivity. The workshop will meet a 9 a.m. in Humber Room on the main level of the InterContinental Toronto Centre.



Patrick KennedyFormer Rep. Patrick Kennedy to Receive Patient Advocacy Award, Present Lecture
The Patient Advocacy Award, established in 1987, recognizes a public figure who champions the rights and needs of people with mental illness and substance use disorders. This year’s awardee, former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy spent 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and is predominately known as a leading sponsor of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Kennedy will deliver the 2015 Patient Advocacy Award Lecture tomorrow (Tuesday, May 19) at 9 a.m. in Exhibit Hall A, Level 300, North Building, Toronto Convention Centre.


While on site...


RunnerJoin in Fun Run to Benefit American Psychiatric Foundation
If your plans go no further than being asleep at 7 a.m. on Tuesday (May 19), here’s an alternative that not only will get your blood moving but also will support the mission of the American Psychiatric Foundation. Lara Cox, M.D., APA’s resident-fellow trustee, has worked with the foundation to organize an informal Fun Run for Tuesday at 7 a.m. in Roundhouse Park at Bremner Boulevard and Lower Simcoe Street. The run will take place along the waterfront trail. Those wishing to make a contribution to the foundation can do so here. It is hoped that if the event is successful, it will become a community event in partnership with APA at future meetings.






 

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