FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE NO. 97-17
CONTACT: Gus Cervini
Telephone: (202) 682-6142
E-mail: [email protected]
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SELECTED APA ANNUAL MEETING SESSIONS HIGHLIGHT ISSUES RELEVANT TO OLDER AMERICANS
NOTE: All Presentations are EMBARGOED until date and local time of presentation.
Presentations on topics of interest to older Americans will be among the nearly sixty different scientific areas to be covered at the upcoming 150th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, to be held in San Diego, CA, May 17-22. The following are only a few highlights of the presentations:
NEW RESEARCH SESSIONS: (designated "NR" + session number)
Young Investigators' Poster Session -- Mon. 5/19/97, 9 - 10:30 a.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Suicide Assessment in the Elderly (NR79)
Young Investigators' Poster Session -- Mon. 5/19/97, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Divalproex Treatment of Mania in Elderly Patients (NR122)
o Neuroimaging in Geriatric Psychiatry: A Review (NR169)
o A Survey of Depression Knowledge/Understanding in Nursing Home Aides (NR178)
Poster Session --
Tue. 5/20/97, 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Effect of Fluoxetine Therapy on Weight in Depressed Geriatric Patients (NR203)
o Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Quetiapine in Elderly Subjects with Psychotic Disorders (NR231)
o Finding and Treating Depression in Alzheimer's Patients: A Study of the Effects on Patients and Caregivers (NR235)
o Sertraline Efficacy in Elderly Patients Suffering from Major Depression (NR252)
o Outcome of Risperidone Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease Patients with Psychotic Symptoms and Behavioral Disturbances (NR268)
Poster Session -- Tue. 5/20/97, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Neuroleptics in Nursing Homes: Outcome of Discontinuation (NR35)
Poster Session -- Wed. 5/21/97, 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center:
o Growing Old and the Risk of Major Depression (NR463)
o Fluotexine Therapy in Depression in the Older Patient: Effects on Anxiety, Agitation, and Insomnia (NR467)
Poster Session -- Weds. 5/21/97, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Long-Term Treatment of Elderly Psychotic Patients with Risperidone (NR598)
o Risperidone in Elderly Patients with Psychotic Disorders (NR601)
Oral/Slide Presentation -- Thu. 5/22/97, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. (Room 11A, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Identification of a Putative Alzheimer's Disease Risk Locus on the X-Chromosome (NR616)
Poster Session -- Thu. 5/22/97, 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o ApoE Gene Variants and Drug-Induced Cognitive Toxicity i the Elderly (NR661)
o Estrogen Therapy Decreases the Frequency of Physically Agressive Behaviors in Severely Demented Elderly Patients (NR666)
o Apathy and Activities of Daily Living in Geriatric Depressed Patients With and Without CT-Scan Identified White Matter Disease (NR669)
o Clinical Utility of the Dementia Rating Scale for Evaluation of Patients with Stroke and Non-Alzheimer's Dementia (NR671)
o A Stress-Diathesis Model of Spousal/Consortial Homicide/Suicide in the Aged (NR672)
o Increased Medical Utlization in High Anxiety Sensitivity Elderly (NR673)
o Hopelessness and Suicide Attempts in Elderly Patients with Major Depresssion (NR675)
o Personality Disorders Predict Functional Decline in Elderly Depressives (NR676)
o Caregiver Status in Late-Life Depression (NR679)
o Geropsychiatric Day Hospital: Successful Utilizers Versus Inpatient Recidivists (NR682)
o Pupil Dilation Test: A Potential Marker for Alzheimer's Disease (NR683)
o Sertindole Treatment in Elderly Patients With Dementia (NR722)
Also of Interest:
o Late-Life Depression: A Distinct Entity? (Symposium 32, Tuesday, May 20, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
o Dysthymia in Elderly People Living in Dublin (Clinical Reports Session 59, Wednesday, May 21, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
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Note to Media: To register to cover APA's 150th Annual Meeting on-site in San
Diego, contact Gus Cervini at (202) 682-6142. The Press Office will be located
at the San Diego Convention Center, Mezzanine level, Rooms 17A/B. Hours of
operation will be: Saturday, May 17, Noon - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, May 18
through Thursday, May 22, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Media registration for the
meeting is complimentary. All annual meeting sessions will be open to
registered media EXCEPT Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses,
the Business Meeting, and Clinical and Continuous Case Conferences.
Preliminary programs are available by contacting Gus Cervini, Media
Coordinator, at (202) 682-6142 or by e-mail at
Journalists unable to attend may cover the meeting from off-site. Contact Gus
Cervini to obtain media materials on the meeting.
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