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Preliminary ProgramFull Access

Preliminary Program: Saturday, May 14

7 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Scientific and Clinical Reports

SCR1. Anxiety Disorders

  • Long-Term and Withdrawal Phase of Treatment of Panic Disorder With Clonazepam or Paroxetine: A Randomized, Naturalistic Study Antonio Nardi, M.D.

  • A Longitudinal Investigation of the Role of Self-Medication in the Development of Comorbid Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders Jennifer Robinson, M.A.

  • Predictors of Treatment Response in Canadian Combat and Peacekeeping Veterans With Military-Related PTSD J. Don Richardson, M.D.

  • The Abnormalities of Myelin Integrity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Multi-Parameter Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study Qing Fan, M.D.

SCR2. Biological Psychiatry and Neuroscience

  • 5. Postmortem Dopamine Abnormalities in Human Cocaine Users: New Targets for In Vivo Imaging and Therapeutic Interventions Karley Little, M.D.

  • 6. Integrating Neuroscience Advances Into Clinical Psychiatric Practice David Hellerstein, M.D.

  • 7. Neurological Underpinnings of Food Intake, Energy Balance, and Obesity: Implications for Psychiatrists Treating Patients With Atypical Antipsychotics Sandhya Narayanan, M.A.

SCR3. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  • 8. Psychodynamic Profile of Diabetic Adolescent Patients Hani Hamed Dessoki, M.D.

  • 9. Comparison of Face Recognition in Non-Affected Siblings of Autistic Children and Normal Group Zahra Shahrivar, M.D.

  • 10. Cortical Thickness Correlates of Attention Problems in a Large-Scale Representative Cohort of 4- to 18-Year-Old Healthy Children Without ADHD Simon Ducharme, M.D.

  • 11. Genetic Evidence in Autism: A Review of the Literature Felicia Iftene, M.D., Ph.D.

Workshops

W1. Supervision: The Slippery Slope: Teacher? Mentor? Police? Therapist?Chair: Yener Balan, M.D.

W2. Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Workplace Mobbing VictimChair: James R. Hillard, M.D.

W3. Pan-Pacific Perspectives on Asians/Pacific Islanders, Substance Abuse, and Their TreatmentChair: John W. Tsuang, M.D.

W4. Applications and Lessons Learned From the HIV Psychiatry Liaison Experience for General PsychiatristsChair: Philip A. Bialer, M.D.

W5. Maintenance of Certification: Lessons From the TrenchesChair: Annette M. Matthews, M.D.

W6. Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: Using the NIAAA Clinician's GuideChairs: Robert Huebner, M.D., Mark Willenbring, M.D.

7 a.m.-11 a.m.

Course 1

Seminar

SM2. Seeing the Forest and the

Trees: An Approach to Biopsychosocial FormulationChair: William H. Campbell, M.D., M.B.A.

7 a.m.-2 p.m.

Courses 2-4

Master Course

MC01. Update on Pediatric PsychopharmacologyChair: Christopher Kratochvil, M.D.

Seminar

SM1. International Medical GraduatesChair: Jacob Sperber, M.D.

8 a.m.-9 a.m.

Lectures

L1. The Doctor I Need for the Health Care I WantChair: Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.

L2. Rethinking Mental IllnessChair: Thomas Insel, M.D.

8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Advances in Medicine

AM1. Medical Mysteries and Practical Medical Psychiatric Updates: Is it "Medical," "Psychiatric," or a Little of Both...?Chair: Robert M. McCarron, D.O.

Media Workshop

MW1. Cluster B Personality Disorders and the Neo-Noir Femme FataleChair: Scott Snyder, M.D.

Symposia

S1. Scope, Current Evidence, and Innovative Approaches in Managing PTSD in the MilitaryAmerican Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education

  • Epidemiology and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Associated With Combat: A Critical Look at the Evidence Charles Hoge, M.D.

  • Pharmacotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder David Benedek, M.D.

  • Understanding the Evidence on Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Paula Schnurr, Ph.D.

  • Mental Health Services Delivery in Primary Care Edward Post, M.D.

  • Re-engineering Systems of Primary Care Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in the U.S. Military: Program Description and Implementation Charles Engel, M.D., M.P.H.

  • DoD/APIRE Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Care Dissemination Project Update Farifteh Duffy, Ph.D.

S2. Therapeutic and Research Implications of Dissociation in PTSD: A Gap in Our Awareness?

  • Historical Overview of Traumatic Dissociation in Psychotraumatology Eric Vermetten, M.D., Ph.D.

  • The Diagnostic Domain of Dissociative Symptoms: Assessment in the Context of a Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Richard Loewenstein, M.D.

  • The Theoretical and Statistical Differentiation of Fantasy and Trauma Models of Dissociation Constance Dalenberg, Ph.D.

  • Emotion Dysregulation in PTSD: Evidence for a Dissociative Subtype Lanius Ruth, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Dissociation in DSM-5 ASD and PTSD David Spiegel, M.D.

S3. Understanding the Risk of Suicide Associated With Recent Discharge

  • Prospective Risk Factors for Suicide Ideation and Behavior in Recently Discharged Patients Paul Links, M.D.

  • Understanding the Risks of Recent Discharge: The Phenomenological Lived Experiences John Cutcliffe, Ph.D., B.Sc.

  • Is Research With Suicidal Participants Risky Business? Jesmin Antony, M.S.

  • Suicide Risk Associated With Recent Discharge: Moving From Models to Intervention Ken Balderson, M.D., B.Sc.

S4. Brain Mechanisms and Neuropsychiatry in Smoking Cessation

  • Brain Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Reactivity and Attentional Bias in Tobacco Abstinence Amy Janes, Ph.D.

  • Impulsivity in Smoking Cessation Richard Yi, Ph.D.

  • Naltrexone in Supplementing Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smokers Benjamin Toll, Ph.D.

  • Behavioral Activation in Depressed Smokers Receiving Nicotine Replacement Therapy Laura MacPherson, Ph.D.

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Scientific and Clinical Reports

SCR4. Cognitive Disorders (Delirium, Dementia)

  • 12. Comparison of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) in Identifying Cognitive Deficits in Mood Disorders Neha Jain, M.D.

  • 13. Epidemiological Survey of Influences of Long-Term Treatment With a Traditional Japanese Medicine, Yokukansan, on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms Kazunori Okahara, M.D.

  • 14. Addressing Patients Needs I: Feelings of Loneliness but Not Social Isolation Predict Incident Dementia in Older Persons Tjalling Holwerda, M.D.

  • 15. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Why to Use it, How to Use it, and How to Score it Sandra Jacobson, M.D.

SCR5. Cross-Cultural and Minority Issues

  • 16. Traditional and Alternative Healers: Prevalence of Use in Psychiatric Patients Zukiswa Zingela, M.B.B.S., M.Med.

  • 17. Investigating a Decade of Psychiatric Research in the Arab Gulf Region Ossama Osman, M.D., M.B.A.

  • 18. A Follow-Up Study of Risk and Protective Factors Influencing Posttraumatic Stress Reactions in Sierra Leonean Former Child Soldiers Theresa Betancourt, Sc.D., M.A.

  • 19. Motives for Khat Use and Abstinence in Yemen: A Gender Perspective Felix Wedegaertner, M.D., M.P.H.

SCR6. Epidemiology

  • 20. Psychiatric Comorbidity and Suicidal Ideation Associated With PTSD in the Baseline Sample of 2,616 Soldiers in the Ohio Army National Guard Joseph Calabrese, M.D.

  • 21. Underrecognition and Undertreatment of Depressed Chinese Americans in Primary Care Albert Yeung, M.D., Sc.D.

  • 22. Association Among Traumatic Experiences With Physical Health Conditions in a Nationally Representative Sample M. Natalie Husarewycz, M.D.

  • 24. Sex Differences in Work Stress in a Representative Sample of the Canadian Forces Natalie Mota, M.A.

Workshops

W7. Children of PsychiatristsChairs: Michelle B. Riba, M.D., M.S., Leah J. Dickstein, M.D., M.A.

W8. Introduction to the Evaluation of the Pain PatientChairs: Manu Mathews, M.D., Ed C. Covington, M.D.

W9. Electronic Health Records: Taking the PlungeAPA Committee on Electronic Health Records; Chairs: Robert M. Plovnick, M.D., M.S., Laura J. Fochtmann, M.D.

W10. The Tumultuous Marriage of Psychiatry and Religion and the Birth of the Biopsychosociospiritual FormulationAPA/SAMHSA Minority Fellows; Chairs: Amelia K. Villagomez, M.D., Billina R. Shaw, M.D.

W11. The New York State OMH SHAPEMEDs Project: Creating and Implementing an Antipsychotic Prescribing Care Pathway Via Public-Academic PartnershipChairs: Sharat Parameswaran, M.D., Matthew Erlich, M.D.

W12. Mood and Menopause: A Closer Look Into Diagnostic and Treatment PerspectivesChair: Claudio N. Soares, M.D., Ph.D.

10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Lectures

L3. American Exceptionalism and National Identity: Can We All Just Grow Up?Chair: Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton (Ret.)

L4. Benjamin Rush LectureChair: Andrea Tone, M.D.

New Research Resident Poster Session 1

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Scientific and Clinical Reports

SCR7. Forensic Psychiatry

  • 24. Ethical and Clinical Aspects of Pre-Trial Forced Nasogastric Administration of Medication William Richie, M.D.

  • 25. AMA VI Psychiatric Impairment Assessment: Is It Valid? Gordon Davies, M.B., D.P.M.

  • 26. Women, Malingering, and the SIRS: Gender Differences in the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms Jessica Ferranti, M.D.

SCR8. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 1

  • 27. Affective Deficits in Schizophrenia Revisited: The Role of Ambivalence and Alexithymia Fabien Tremeau, M.D.

  • 28. Current Prescribing Practices: Antidepressant Use in Schizophrenia Megan Ehret, Pharm.D.

  • 29. Does Social Support Prevent Relapse and Rehospitalization in Early-Onset Schizophrenia? Results From the Lambeth Early-Onset Study Raymond Tempier, M.D., M.Sc.

SCR9. Health Services Research

  • 30. Cancer Treatment for People With Mental Illness: A Systematic Review of the Literature Simha Ravven, M.D.

  • 31. Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) for Adults in Psychiatric Distress: Predictors and Characteristics of Clinical Response Deshmukh Parikshit, M.D.

  • 32. Impact of a Comprehensive Crisis Response Team on Utilization of Hospital and Emergency Services Deepika Sabnis, M.D.

  • 33. Two Implementation Models for Integration of Physical Health Into a Behavioral Health Setting for Patients With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Shula Minsky, Ed.D.

Workshops

W13. Emergency Psychiatry: A Global PerspectiveAmerican Association for Emergency Psychiatry; Chairs: Rachel L. Glick, M.D., Julien J.C. de Carvalho, M.D.

W14. American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Update: Certification in Psychiatry and Its SubspecialtiesChairs: Larry R. Faulkner, M.D., Victor I. Reus, M.D.

W15. Promises and Problems in Compensation and Pension Examinations for VeteransChair: Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, M.D.

W16. Caring for the Caregiver: The "Hidden" PatientChair: Amita R. Patel, M.D.

W17. Presurgical Psychiatric Evaluation of Patients Seeking Bariatric SurgeryChair: Zubeida Z. Mahomedy, M.D., M.Med.

W18. Polypharmacy in Schizophrenia: To Be or Not to Be!Chairs: Durga Bestha, M.B.B.S., Vishal Madaan, M.D.

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Lecture

L5. John Fryer Award LectureChair: The Right Rev. B. Gene Robinson

Noon-3 p.m.

Media Workshop

MW2. Faith and Resilience: Carl Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc"Chair: Francis Lu, M.D.

Presidential Symposium

PS1. Teaching Psychodynamic Psychiatry in the Era of NeuroscienceChair: Carol C. Nadelson, M.D.; Discussant: Carol A. Bernstein, M.D.

  • Psychotherapy Teaching Strategies Glen O. Gabbard, M.D.

  • Management Versus Interpretation: Teaching Psychotherapy to Residents Edward Shapiro, M.D.

  • Teaching Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Programs in Boston and Cleveland Malkah Notman, M.D.

  • Teaching Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Programs in Boston and Cleveland Norman Clemens, M.D.

  • Learning Psychotherapy: The Experience of Psychiatry Residents Michael Ferri, M.D.

Symposia

S5. Choosing the Right Treatment for Substance Abuse

  • Choosing the Right Treatment for Cocaine Dependence Adam Bisaga, M.D.

  • Choosing Treatment for Cannabis Dependence Frances Levin, M.D.

  • Combining Medications and Psychosocial Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Abuse Edward Nunes, M.D.

  • Opioid Dependence: A gonist and Antagonist Treatment Options for Addiction Maria Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Detecting and Managing Sedative-Hypnotic and Stimulant Abuse John Mariani, M.D.

S6. Health Care Reform and Mental Health Care FinancingNational Institute of Mental Health

  • Impact of Medicaid Prescription Cost-Containment Policies on Antipsychotic Medication Use Among Schizophrenia Patients Jalpa Doshi, Ph.D.

  • Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Mental Health Yuting Zhang, Ph.D., M.S.

  • Measuring Quality Adjusted Life Years for Economic Evaluations of Treatment Services for Children With Autism J. Mick Tilford, Ph.D.

  • Reducing Disparities in Mental Health Expenditures Among Children in Child Welfare Ramesh Raghavan, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Reducing Disparities in Mental Health Expenditures Among Children in Child Welfare Derek Brown, Ph.D.

S7. Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Advances and Challenges in Diagnosis, Biomarkers, and Treatment ModalitiesAPA Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families; Chair: Erin C. Soto, M.D.

  • An Evidence-Based Approach to Careful Assessment and Accurate Assessment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents Cathryn Galanter, M.D.

  • Prodromal Bipolar Disorder in Youth: Diagnosis and Early Intervention Kiki Chang, M.D.

  • Neurobiomarkers of Adolescent Bipolar Disorder Melissa DelBello, M.D.

  • Evidence-Based Treatments for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Erin Soto, M.D.

S8. Mood Disorders Across the Lifespan: Implications forDSM-5 American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education

  • Mood Disorders Across the Lifespan: Implications for DSM-5 David Shaffer, M.D.

  • Young Adulthood: Prime Time for Onset of Bipolar Disorder Ellen Frank, Ph.D.

  • Adult Major Depressive Disorder and the Bereavement Exclusion Sidney Zisook, M.D.

  • The Prognostic Importance of Anxiety Symptoms in Unipolar and Bipolar Depressive Episodes William Coryell, M.D.

  • The Origins and Presentation of Depression in Later Life: A Review Dan Blazer, M.D., Ph.D.

1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Forum

F1. Kaho'olawe: Healing a Violently Traumatized CultureChair: Naleen Andrade, M.D.

Scientific and Clinical Reports

SCR10. Mood Disorders 1

  • 34. Study Design Features Affecting Outcome in Antidepressant Trials Florian Seemüller, M.D.

  • 35. Addressing Patients' Needs III: Community Mental Health Care for Nonpsychotic Chronic Patients Tjalling Holwerda, M.D.

  • 36. Large-Scale Depression Screening in Primary Care—Unexpected Benefits Gabrielle Beaubrun, M.D.

Workshops

W19. The Kaona of HulaChair: Nanette H. Orman, M.D.

W20. Stress Management for Resilient Women in Psychiatry: In Tribute to Tana Weliky-GradyAssociation of Women Psychiatrists; Chair Mary Kay Smith, M.D.

W21. Growing Up in APA: A Case Study on Mentorship

W22. Multiple Perspectives on Overcoming Challenges to CBT Training for Psychiatry ResidentsChairs: Vicki Gluhoski, Ph.D., Hulya M. Erhan, Ph.D.

W23. All in the Gay Family—Lesbian and Gay Families: Past, Present, and FutureChair: Kenn Ashley, M.D.

W24. Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients With Parkinson's DiseaseChairs: Mateusz Zurowski, M.D., M.S., Andrew Howard, M.D.

W25. Translating Expert Opinion Into Strong Recommendations: New APA Practice Guidelines on Psychiatric ManagementAPA Steering Committee on Practice Guidelines; Chair: Joel Yager, M.D.

W26. Collaborating With Primary Care in the Disaster Setting: Clinical Issues for PsychiatristsChairs: Catherine S. May, M.D., Elspeth C. Ritchie, M.D., M.P.H.

W27. Treatment Challenges in Schizophrenia With Comorbid Conditions: Tailored ManagementChairs: Michael Y. Hwang, M.D., B.S., Henry A. Nasrallah, M.D.

W28. Movement Disorders in Psychiatry: A Video WorkshopChairs: Peter N. Van Harten, M.D., Ph.D., Hans W. Hoek, M.D., Ph.D.

1 p.m.-3 p.m.

New Research Resident Poster Session 2