AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, 1400 K STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE NO. 97-22
MAY 17, 1997
SAN DIEGO ON-SITE MEDIA CONTACT: Erin Murphy, Lynn Schultz-Writsel, John Blamphin, Walter Hill (619) 525-6543
OFF-SITE MEDIA CONTACT:
Michael Stewart
(202) 682-6119
e-mail: [email protected]
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PSYCHIATRIC ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS: MONDAY, MAY 19, 1997
Note: All presentations are embargoed from broadcast, publication, and electronic communications release to the public until the date and the local time of the presentation.
Monday: Press Room opens 8:00 a.m.; closes 6 p.m.; San Diego
Convention Center, Mezzanine Level, Room 17A/B
Of Special Note:
o White House Deputy Drug Policy Director Dr. Hoover Adger, to urge medical community to lead efforts against substance abuse. 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Convention Center; Room 6B, Upper Level. Media availability immediately following -- Dr. Adger will be available to media to answer questions concerning the National Drug Control Strategy and his call to the medical community for enhanced involvement.
Other Highlights:
o Trauma survivors with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have risk factors that predispose them to the disorder and show distinctive brain and hormonal differences. Lecture 2. 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Convention Center, Room 6B, Upper Level. Lecturer: Rachel Yehuda, Ph.D. Chair: Steven Lazrove, M.D., Co-Chair: Emily B. Newman, M.D.
o Is it Ethically Permissible for Psychiatrists to Participate in the Competency Evaluation of a Prisoner About to be Executed? Debate 1. 9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m., Convention Center, Room 9, Upper Level. Moderator: Jeremy Lazarus, M.D.; Affirmative: Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D., Steven K. Hoge, M.D.; Negative: Alfred M. Freedman, M.D. Lawrence Hartmann, M.D.
o Ana Maria Rizzuto, M.D., discusses how an individual's beliefs and sense of self are intertwined. Lecture 3. 9:00-10:30 a.m., Room 6F, Upper Level, Convention Center.
o Research Advances in Major Depressive Disorders. Component Workshop 1. 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Room 1A, Upper Level, Convention Center. Co-Chairs: Laurent S. Lehmann, M.D.; Frederick G. Guggenheim, M.D.
o For a Future in Ethnicity, Aging, and Mental Health. Component Workshop 5. Windsor Rooms A/B, Third Floor, Hyatt. Chair: Jacobo E. Mintzer, M.D.
o Psychiatry and New Welfare and Economic Policies. Issue Workshop 1. 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Room 1B, Upper Level, Convention Center. Chair: Carl I. Cohen, M.D.
o HIV and Hispanics: Sociocultural Considerations. Issue Workshop 2. 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Chair: Pedro Ruiz, M.D. .
o Work Stress: A Problem at All Organizational Levels. Issue Workshop 5. 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Room 10, Upper Level, Convention Center. Chair: Brian L. Grant, M.D.
o The Homeless Mentally Ill and Sexually Risky Behavior. Issue Workshop 20. Gibbons Room, Fourth Floor, Hyatt. Chair: Steven E. Samuel, Ph.D.
o Research Advances in Psychiatry: An Update for the Clinician. Advances in Research. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Room 6A, Upper Level, Convention Center. Chair: Herbert Pardes, M.D., Co-Chair: Sidney H. Weissman, M.D.
o Multiculturalism in health assessment. Culture, Health, and Quality of Life. Lecture 4. 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Room 3, Upper Level, Convention Center. Lecturer: Juan E. Mezzich, M.D. Chair: Silvia W. Olarte, M.D.; Co-Chair: Angela Pedraza, M.D.
o The Anatomy of Prejudices. Lecture 5. 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Room 6B, Upper Level, Convention Center. Lecturer: Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Ph.D. Chair: Carol C. Nadelson, M.D.; Co-Chair: Emily K. Lee, M.D.
o Clinical Spectrum of ADHD [Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder] in Adult Women. Scientific and Clinical Report Session 5, Underdetected Problems in Adult Psychiatry (14). 11:00 a.m. Presenters: Kytja Voeller, M.D.; Rudy Bogoian, M.D.; Gary Geffken, Ph.D. Mary Garofalakis, M.A., Paula Edge, B.P.S.
Looking Ahead:
o Media Briefing: "Are We Pushing Our Kids Too Hard?" (Tuesday, May 20, 10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (APA Media Briefing Room)
o Presidential Issues Media Briefing: "Is Managed Care Killing Quality Psychiatric Care?" (Wednesday, May 21, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. (APA Media Briefing Room)
TIPS ON COVERING THE MEETING:
Press Room Hours: Sat. 5/17: 12 noon - 6 p.m. Sun. 5/18 - Thurs. 5/22: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Off-Site Media can cover the meeting by contacting Michael Stewart, (202) 682-6119, e-mail:
Dates of Meeting: May 17-22, 1997, San Diego, CA
Audiotapes of many sessions available on-site at the Mobiltape Booth (Convention Center, Grand Lobby, Ground Level).
Obtain copies of scientific papers in the Press Room (as made available by the presenters).
Arrange interviews directly with presenters. Go to the APA Message Center located in the Convention Center, Grand Lobby, Ground Level. Leave a message for the presenter you wish to interview. When s/he returns your call, you can set up the interview. Except when otherwise in use for APA media events, use the APA media briefing room to conduct interviews.
Reporters using laptops to gain Internet/World Wide Web access for filing stories may hook up to one of the several modem lines available in the media work area of the Press Room.
APA has an open media policy. All Annual Meeting sessions are open to registered media EXCEPT Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses, Clinical Case Conferences, Continuous Clinical Case Conferences, Master Educator Clinical Consultations, and the Business Meetings. Copies of the APA Press Room and Media Policies are available in the Press Room, Mezzanine Level, Room 17A/B, San Diego Convention Center.
Descriptions of the various program session formats appear on pages XXVIII-XXVIX of the Program book. Topical index: pages 139-151 Participant index: pages 153-165.
All Annual Meeting presentations are listed in chronological order in the Program book. The Syllabus & Proceedings Summary book contains abstracts of all presentations on the scientific program (EXCEPT New Research presentations). Abstracts are organized by presentation format. New Research presentations and abstracts are listed separately in the New Research Program & Abstracts book. Last-minute program changes: consult the newspaper of the Annual Meeting, the Daily Bulletin (available in the Press Room).
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