Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Psychiatry: 2008 COLLEGE STUDENTS/ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 24 December 21, 2008 Transition and vulnerability: the mental health of college students – Gary Christenson, MD Alternative therapies in the treatment of anxiety and depression – Patricia D. Culliton, MA, LAc Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From 8th Annual Psychiatry Update, Presented By Healthpartners Institute For Medical Education "GOOD" CANCER/DEPRESSION Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 23 December 7, 2008 "Good" cancer: understanding and addressing distress in cancer patients with a good prognosis – Jennifer J. Griggs, MD, MPH Depression and its interaction with medical illness in geriatric patients – Helen C. Kales, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 19th Annual Advances In Psychiatry: Psychiatry And Medical Comorbidities, Presented By The University Of Michigan Medical School GRIEF AND DEPRESSION Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 22 November 21, 2008 Introduction; Bereavement; Complications of grief; Case examples; Bereavement and depression; Treatment; Summary; Questions and answers – Sidney Zisook, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Advances in Psychopharmacology Throughout the Lifespan, presented by the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine GENETICS AND TREATMENT OF BIPOLAR-SPECTRUM DISORDERS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 21 November 7, 2008 Introduction; What is the bipolar spectrum?; Genetics of bipolar II; Genetic features of the bipolar spectrum; The universe of bipolar genes; Genome–wide association studies; Pharmacogenetics; What is NTRK2? – John R. Kelsoe, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Advances In Psychopharmacology Throughout The Lifespan, Presented By The University Of California, San Diego, School Of Medicine DETECTION OF MALINGERED PSYCHOSIS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 20 October 21, 2008 Introduction; Detection of lying; Hallucinations; Clues to malingered psychosis; Clues to malingering in insanity defense; Case example 1; Case example 2 – Phillip J. Resnick, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CORRECTIONAL PSYCHIATRY AND RIGHT TO TREATMENT Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 19 October 7, 2008 Correctional psychiatry: Types of correctional facilities; Mental illness in correctional facilities; Therapeutic issues; Confidentiality issues – Charles L. Scott, MD Right to treatment: Landmark cases; Consequences – Charles L. Scott, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Forensic Psychiatry Review Course, Presented By The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 18 September 21, 2008 Introduction; Biochemical changes; Cholinesterase inhibitors; Nerve growth factor gene therapy; Disease–modifying treatment; Immunization trials; Potential protective factors; Questions and answers – David P. Salmon, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Innovations In The Assessment Of Neurocognitive And Neurobehavioral Disorders, Presented By The University Of California, San Diego, School Of Medicine TREATMENT-RESISTANT SCHIZOPHRENIA Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 17 September 7, 2008 Introduction; Treatment algorithm; Dosing atypical antipsychotics; Clozapine; Questions and answers – Donald C. Goff, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Individuals With Serious Mental Illness: Optimizing Understanding, Treatment, And Recovery, Presented By Loma Linda University School Of Medicine And Patton State Hospital TREATMENT-RESISTANT BIPOLAR DISORDER Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 16 August 21, 2008 Introduction; Other anticonvulsants; Combination treatment; Other medications; Adjunctive psychotherapies; Questions and answers – Michael Gitlin, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Individuals With Serious Mental Illness: Optimizing Understanding, Treatment, And Recovery, Presented By Loma Linda University School Of Medicine And Patton State Hospital AGGRESSION / RESILIENCE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 15 August 7, 2008 Understanding aggression: from causes to interventions – Leslie L. Citrome, MD, MPH Resilience and the effects of antidepressants – Jonathan Davidson, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Wondrous Words Of Wisdom From World-Wise, Well-Spoken Witan, Presented By The University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And Public Health And The Madison Institute Of Medicine, Inc. ISSUES IN ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 14 July 21, 2008 Eating disorders in children and adolescents – Eric Rickin, MD Atypical antipsychotics and metabolic syndrome in adolescents and children – Bruce Meltzer, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Cutting-Edge Issues In Adolescent Psychiatry: Substance Abuse, Psychopharmacology, And Forensics, Presented By The American Society For Adolescent Psychiatry And Southwestern Medical Center DEPRESSION UPDATE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 13 July 7, 2008 Depression: a lifelong illness – Alan J. Gelenberg, MD Treatment–resistant depression – Richard C. Shelton, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Wondrous Words Of Wisdom From World-Wise, Well-Spoken Witan, Presented By The University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And Public Health And The Madison Institute Of Medicine, Inc. TECHNOLOGY IN PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 12 June 21, 2008 The use of computers in psychotherapy – Jesse H. Wright, MD, PhD Neurosurgery for the treatment of psychiatric disorders – Konstantin Slavin, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Use Of New Technologies In Psychiatric Practice, Presented By The University Of Iowa Roy J. And Lucille A. Carver College Of Medicine And The American Academy Of Clinical Psychiatry UPDATE ON DEPRESSION Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 11 June 7, 2008 Neurobiology of depression – Owen M. Wolkowitz, MD Cardiovascular aspects of depression – Mary A. Whooley, 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 NICOTINE AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 10 May 21, 2008 Nicotine dependence: Introduction; Nicotine replacement – Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA Pharmacologic treatment of alcoholism: Injectable naltrexone; Acamprosate; Topiramate – Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 13th Annual Psychopharmacology Update, Presented By The University Of Nevada School Of Medicine And The Nevada Psychiatric Association INSOMNIA/FIBROMYALGIA Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 09 May 7, 2008 Pharmacotherapy for insomnia – W. Vaughn McCall, MD Emerging treatments for fibromyalgia – Barry Eliot Cole, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 13th Annual Psychopharmacology Update, Presented By The University Of Nevada School Of Medicine And The Nevada Psychiatric Association UPDATE ON DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 08 April 21, 2008 Primary prevention for Alzheimer's disease – Joseph Quinn, MD Are obesity and diabetes risk factors for Alzheimer's disease? – Richard Pratley, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Dementia And Neuropsychiatry: An Update For Neurologists, Psychiatrists, Geriatricians, And Primary Care, Presented By The University Of Vermont College Of Medicine And Fletcher Allen Eldercare Services PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 37, Issue 07 April 7, 2008 Benzodiazepines: safe and effective anxiolytics or drug fiend's delight? – David J. Katzelnick, MD Omega–3 fatty acids in psychiatry – Marlene P. Freeman, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. 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