Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Psychiatry: 2009 SCHIZOPHRENIA Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 24 December 21, 2009 Prevention of and early intervention for psychosis – William R. McFarlane, MD Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia – Cameron S. Carter, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ANXIETY DISORDERS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 23 December 7, 2009 Neuromodulation therapies for anxiety – Mark S. George, MD Anxiety and alcohol – Sarah W. Book, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Update In Anxiety Disorders, Presented By The Medical University Of South Carolina ETHNOPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY/PALLIATIVE CARE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 22 November 21, 2009 Ethnopsychopharmacology – Stephen McLeod–Bryant, MD The Role of Psychiatry in Palliative Care – Scott A. Irwin, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ADHD THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 21 November 7, 2009 ADHD in adolescents and adults – Joel L. Young, MD ADHD in children and adolescents – Ann Childress, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 14th Annual Psychopharmacology Update, Presented By The University Of Nevada School Of Medicine And The Nevada Psychiatric Association ADDICTION Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 20 October 21, 2009 Motivational interviewing in addiction – David B. Rosengren, PhD The case for treating addiction as a chronic disease – Richard Saitz, MD, MPH Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From 11th Annual Fundamentals Of Addiction Medicine Conference, Presented By Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, WA TREATMENT OF OLDER ADULTS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 19 October 7, 2009 Anxiety disorders in older persons – Julie Loebach Wetherell, PhD Cognitive behavorial therapy with older adults – Steven R. Thorp, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The West Coast Geriatric Psychiatry Conference, Presented By The University Of California, San Diego, School Of Medicine, And The Veterans Affairs Center Of Excellence For Stress And Mental Health SLEEP AND DEPRESSION Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 18 September 21, 2009 Sex–based differences in the brain and in depression; Normal sleep and sleep in depression; Sleep regulation; Biologic rhythm disturbances; Circadian rhythm disturbances; Summation – Roseanne Armitage, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 20th Annual Advances In Psychiatry: Gender Differences Presented by the University of Michigan Medical School AFFECTIVE SPECTRUM DISORDERS/STRESS AND ANXIETY DISORDERS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 17 September 7, 2009 Earlyonset bipolar affective disorder – Matthew S. Koval, MD Stress and anxiety disorders – R. Bruce Lydiard, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From 2009 Update In Psychiatry: Common Challenges In Psychopharmacology, Presented By The Medical University Of South Carolina Institute Of Psychiatry SUICIDAL IDEATION/MEDICATION SIDE EFFECTS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 16 August 21, 2009 Factors associated with suicidal ideation – Sidney Zisook, MD Medication side effects and drug interactions – James W. Jefferson, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Nontrivial Neuropsychiatric Nourishment From Noble Notable Nabobs, Presented By The University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And The Madison Institute Of Medicine OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS/ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN YOUTH Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 15 August 7, 2009 Treating OCD and impulse control disorders – Lorrin M. Koran, MD Antipsychotic medication therapy for youth – S. Charles Schulz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 14th Annual Psychopharmacology Update, Presented By The University Of Nevada School Of Medicine And The Nevada Psychiatric Association THE PSYCHIATRIST/PSYCHOLOGIST AS PAIN MANAGER Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 14 July 21, 2009 Treatment of chronic pain: psychiatrists and psychologists must get involved – Barry Eliot Cole, MD, MPA Optimal therapy for fibromyalgia – Robert Lynn Horne, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ALTERNATIVES TO PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 13 July 7, 2009 Mindfulness and recovery from addictions – G. Alan Marlatt, PhD Physical exercise as medicine – Patrick J. Hogan III, DO Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Mental Health 2009, Presented By The College Of Medical Education, Pierce County Medical Society CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 12 June 21, 2009 Long–term effects of psychotropic medications – Elizabeth Reeve, MD Comorbid mental health disorders in chemically dependent adolescents – Leslie Adair, MA, LMFT Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Mind Of A Child: Psychiatric Challenges For Today's Youth, Presented By Healthpartners Medical Group And Clinics UPDATE ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 11 June 7, 2009 Antiamyloid drugs as modifiers for Alzheimer's disease – Samuel Gandy, MD, PhD Guidelines for management of Alzheimer's disease – Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. DEPRESSION: DBS AND ECT Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 10 May 21, 2009 Deep brain stimulation – Helen S. Mayberg, MD Electroconvulsive therapy – Descartes Li, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SUBSTANCE ABUSE Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 09 May 7, 2009 Office–based treatments for opioid and alcohol dependence – David A. Fiellin, MD Nicotine addiction: translation of science into novel treatments – Dorothy Hatsukami, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 9th Annual Psychiatry Review: Pleasure And Motivation: Addiction, Impulsivity, And Compulsivity, Presented By The University Of Minnesota Medical School BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER/IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 08 April 21, 2009 STEPPS program for treatment of borderline personality disorder – Donald W. Black, MD Impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease – Daniel Weintraub, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. RISK MANAGEMENT: PART 2 SUICIDE/CONFIDENTIALITY Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 07 April 7, 2009 Suicide: the importance of assessment and documentation– Jacqueline M. Melonas, RN, MS, JD Confidentiality and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)– Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Navigating The Maze Of Malpractice Risks: Let Risk Management Lead The Way, Presented By Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. RISK MANAGEMENT: PART 1 SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 06 March 21, 2009 Introduction and definitions; Case law; Regulation of seclusion and restraint; Psychologic issues; Coercive ecology; Collaborative ecology; Seclusion; The case for pulse oximetry – Kim J. Masters, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Navigating The Maze Of Malpractice Risks: Let Risk Managers Lead The Way, Presented By Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. TROUBLED SLEEP Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 05 March 7, 2009 Overview of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation – Richard J. Schwab, MD Insomnia: outcomes and multidisciplinary treatment – David N. Neubauer, MD Sleep and cancer – Richard D. Simon Jr, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. BIPOLAR DISORDER: PART 2 COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 04 February 21, 2009 The anterior limbic network; Memory subsystems; Is cognitive dysfunction an endophenotype?; Cognitive deficits independent of mood state; Executive dysfunction; Treatment; Atypical antipsychotics – Joseph F. Goldberg, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Advances In Psychiatry 2008: Breakthrough Treatments From Clinical Neuroscience, Presented By Mount Sinai School Of Medicine BIPOLAR DISORDER: PART 1 Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 03 February 7, 2009 New treatment options for patients with bipolar disorder – Terence A. Ketter, MD Depression and bipolar illness in pregnancy – Zachary N. Stowe, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SCHIZOPHRENIA Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 02 January 21, 2009 Is there a psychopharmacology of recovery from schizophrenia? – Peter J. Weiden, MD A patient's perspective on schizophrenia – Elyn R. Saks, MLitt, JD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ISSUES Audio-Digest Psychiatry Volume 38, Issue 01 January 7, 2009 Are we overmedicating kids with psychiatric disturbances? – Richard Dalton, MD Functional pain syndromes in children and teens – Milton W. Anderson, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Child And Adolescent Mental Health: The Role Of The Primary Care Physician, Presented By Tulane University School Of Medicine