FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE NO. 97-18a
April 14, 1997
CONTACT:
Gus Cervini
Telephone: (202) 682-6142
E-mail: [email protected]
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SELECTED APA ANNUAL MEETING SESSIONS HIGHLIGHT ISSUES RELEVANT TO INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES
NOTE: All Presentations are EMBARGOED until date and local time of presentation.
Many presentations on topics of interest to international audiences 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 among these many 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 A Classification of Korean Adolescent Criminals (NR37)
o Seasonal Variation in Mood and Behavior in Chinese Medical Students (NR61)
o Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in an Artic Community (NR64)
Poster Session -- Mon. 5/19/97, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o A Study of the Sampoong Disaster Survivors in Korea (NR155)
Poster Session -- Tue. 5/20/97, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Ego Defense Mechanisms in Korean Male Cigarette Smokers (NR311)
o Epidemiological Study of ADHD [Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder] in an Egyptian Sample (NR365)
o Use of the Beck Depression Inventory with French Children (NR367)
o Fate of Borderline Psychopathology: Nine-Year Follow-Up Study in Japan (NR374)
Poster Session --
Wed. 5/21/97, 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Prevalence of Mood Disorders in Hungary (NR438)
o Anger Attacks in French Depressed Patients (NR444)
o Precarious Job Integration in Self-Attempters [suicide]: A French Preliminary Report (NR509)
Poster Session --
Wed. 5/21/97, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o A One-Year Prevalence Study of Schizophrenia on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean (NR588)
Oral/Slide Session --
Thu. 5/22/97, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. (Room 11B, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Homicidal Behavior and Schizophrenia in Finland (NR619)
o A Six-Month Parasuicide Prospective Study in the Emergency Room of a French General Hospital (NR 620)
o PTSD in Survivors of Rwanda's 1994 War (NR 621)
o Mental Disorders in a French Follow-Up Study of Rape Victims (NR622)
o Correlates of ADHD [Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder] in the Quebec Child Mental Health Survey (NR624)
Poster Session -- Thu. 5/22/97, 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. (Special Events Area, Upper Level, Convention Center):
o Bosnian Student Survivors at Home and in Exile: A Comparative Study (NR655)
o Comorbidity of Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders in Japan (NR694)
o Suicidality and Eating Disorders: Epidemiology in a Canadian Community Sample (NR716)
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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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