Newswise — Reporters are welcome to attend "Advances in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder," an all day symposium geared to psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals, which will take place at the Lighthouse International on Saturday, March 26, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHAT: The symposium, sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center (MMC)and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), is designed to provide professionals with:
· a state-of-the-art overview of the diagnostic, epidemiological, clinical and somatic treatment issues of bipolar disorder· the subtle differences between bipolar1 and bipolar2 disorders· how bipolar disorder presents and masquerades in childhood and adolescence; · new advances in various treatments, including drug refractory states, and · which treatment approach to utilize depending on clinical profile and APA guidelines.
WHO: Gregory M. Asnis, MD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Affective Disorders Program, AECOM and MMC.
Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD, professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, SUNY at Stony Brook..
Jean Endicott, Ph.D, professor of Clinical Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University.
Max Fink, MD, professor Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, AECOM
Robert M. Post, MD, head, Bipolar Collaborative Network, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Norman Sussman, MD, professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine.
WHEN: Saturday, March 26 2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (registration at 8:15 a.m.) WHERE: Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, NY, NY 10022
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