Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Psychiatry: 2006 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 24 December 21, 2006 Psychopharmacology for eating disorders – Joel Yager, MD Psychotherapy for eating disorders – Carol B. Peterson, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THE BIPOLAR SPECTRUM Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 23 December 7, 2006 Introduction; Asking the right questions; Reducing suicide risk; Managing mania; Monotherapy with atypical antipsychotics; Medication combinations – Ronnie G. Swift, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From 2006 Psychopharmacology Academy, Sponsored By The Neuroscience Education Institute SCHIZOPHRENIA/METHAMPHETAMINE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 22 November 21, 2006 Newer antipsychotic drugs and schizophrenia – John M. Kane, MD Methamphetamine use and abuse – Carson R. Harris, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 21 November 7, 2006 Applying adult treatments to adolescents; Diagnostic criteria for substance abuse disorders; Pharmacologic treatment for alcoholism; Future treatments for alcoholism; Other substances of abuse – Marc Schuckit, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Advances In Pharmacology Throughout The Lifespan, Presented By The University Of California, San Diego, School Of Medicine EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION/SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 20 October 21, 2006 Executive dysfunction syndrome – Adam Rosenblatt, MD Sleep in the elderly – Daniel F. Kripke, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. INTERVENTIONAL PSYCHIATRY/COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 19 October 7, 2006 Interventional psychiatry: ECT, VNS, and TMS – Stephen Hall, MD Complementary approaches – Sudha Prathikanti, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From New Frontiers in Depression Research and Treatment, presented by the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine TREATMENT RESISTANCE IN DEPRESSION AND PTSD Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 18 September 21, 2006 Treatment–resistant depression – Mantosh Dewan, MD Treatment–resistant PTSD – Lawrence A. Labbate, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Treatment-Resistant Disorders, Presented By The American Academy Of Clinical Psychiatrists SUICIDE ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 17 September 7, 2006 Suicidal behavior in adolescents – David A. Brent, MD Can therapy prevent suicide? – Charles L. Rich, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. GRIEF, BEREAVEMENT AND DEPRESSION Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 16 August 21, 2006 Grief, bereavement, and mourning – Sidney Zisook, MD Complicated grief – M. Katherine Shear, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. DEPRESSION IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 15 August 7, 2006 Depression in women: PMS/PMDD, postpartum, and perimenopausal – Ellen Haller, MD Depression in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations – Ellen Haller, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From New Frontiers In Depression Research And Treatment, Presented By The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine ETHICS IN PAIN MANAGEMENT AND END-OF-LIFE CARE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 14 July 21, 2006 Ethical implications and legal challenges – B. Eliot Cole, MD Pain management and Western ethical traditions – B. Eliot Cole, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Pain Management And The Care And Treatment Of The Terminally Ill, Presented By The American Psychiatric Association And The Nevada Psychiatric Association ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE/BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 13 July 7, 2006 Rationalizing therapies in Alzheimer's disease – George T. Grossberg, MD Pharmacotherapy update: borderline personality disorder – S. Charles Schulz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ANXIETY AND COMORBID MENTAL DISORDERS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 12 June 21, 2006 Facilitating treatment for anxious patients with comorbid mental illness – Peter P. Roy–Byrne, MD Use of second–generation antipsychotics in anxiety and depression – Davie E. Adson, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OUTCOMES AND EVIDENCE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 11 June 7, 2006 Measuring and using outcomes in your clinical practice – Patricia A. Areán, PhD Evidence–based treatments for children and adolescents – Heather Hoover, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION/BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 10 May 21, 2006 Vagus nerve stimulation: what it is and when to consider it – A. John Rush, MD Clinical management of behavioral addictions – Jon E. Grant, JD, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. BIPOLAR CHILDREN PART 2: THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 09 May 7, 2006 Introduction – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Is family–focused therapy effective for adolescents? – David J. Miklowitz, PhD The relapse drill – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Medication compliance – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Distinguishing BPD from "typical adolescence" – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Accepting reality – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Question and answer – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents, presented by the Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE BIPOLAR CHILDREN PART 1: PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 08 April 21, 2006 Psychosocial stressors – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Psychosocial interventions – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Cognitive therapy – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Group psychoeducation – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Family–focused therapy – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Questions and answers – David J. Miklowitz, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Mood Disorders In Children And Adolescents, Presented By The Nemours Alfred I. Dupont Hospital For Children, Wilmington, DE PSYCHIATRIC MALPRACTICE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 07 April 7, 2006 Basic malpractice law – Phillip J. Resnick, MD Proximate cause – Phillip J. Resnick, MD Suicide – Phillip J. Resnick, MD Duty – Phillip J. Resnick, MD Sexual relations – Phillip J. Resnick, MD Questions and answers – Phillip J. Resnick, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Forensic Psychiatry Review Course, sponsored by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law MOOD DISORDERS AND PREGNANCY Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 06 March 21, 2006 Mood disorders during and after pregnancy – Heather A. Flynn, PhD Pharmacologic treatment of depression during and after pregnancy – Meir Steiner, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SCHIZOPHRENIA/SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 05 March 7, 2006 Cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia: assessment and treatment – Rona J. Hu, MD Overcoming seasonal affective disorder – Norman E. Rosenthal, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Golden Gleanings from Gracious, Galvanizing Gurus, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Medical School and the Madison Institute of Medicine, Inc. SAPIENT SLEEP SOLUTIONS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 04 February 21, 2006 Sleep and depression – Roseanne Armitage, PhD Treating insomnia and insufficient sleep – Todd Arnedt, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Sleep, Sleep Disorders and Depression, and Current Issues in Perinatal Mood Disorders, sponsored by the University of Michigan Medical School DEPRESSION DILEMMAS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 03 February 7, 2006 Treatment of breakthrough depression – Frederick K. Goodwin, MD Depression in late life – Sidney Zisook, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. MEDICAL MALADIES Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 02 January 21, 2006 Depression and medical illness – Scott J. Crow, MD Fibromyalgia: Evaluation and treatment – Lesley M. Arnold, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ELUCIDATING ENIGMAS OF THE ELDERLY Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 35, Issue 01 January 7, 2006 Psychosis treatment – James B. Lohr, MD Alcohol use and abuse in older adults – Tamara Wall, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the West Coast Geriatric Psychiatry Conference, sponsored by the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine