FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No. 98-19
April 27, 1998
Contact:
Melissa Saunders Katz
202-682-6142
fax 202-682-6255
[email protected]
www.psych.org
* * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *
ADDICTION RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT RELEASED AT APA 151ST ANNUAL MEETING IN TORONTO, CANADA
Note: All presentations are embargoed until the day of presentation. Psychiatric experts will share the latest research at the American Psychiatric Association's 151st Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 30-June 4, 1998, at the Toronto Convention Centre. In collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the APA is sponsoring a special track releasing new findings in the treatment of addiction. A sample of highlighted sessions are listed below:
RISK AND VULNERABILITY TO DRUG ABUSE
(Symposia 9, Monday, June 1, 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include:
Ralph E. Tarter, Ph.D., Kathleen R. Merikangas, Ph.D., Denise Kandel, Ph.D., Sheppard G. Kellam, M.D., Xiange Ling, M.S., Rolande Merisca, Ph.D., C. Hendricks Brown, Ph.D., Nicolas I. Ialongo, Ph.D.
RESEARCH ADVANCES IN MEDICINE: THE EFFECTS OF PERINATAL EXPOSURE TO COCAINE
(Tuesday, June 2, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
WOMEN'S ISSUES IN DRUG ABUSE: VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, AND VICTIMIZATION
(Issue Workshop 59, Tuesday, June 2, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Presenters include:
Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Linda Teplin, Ph.D., Sheila B. Blume, M.D.
HOW TO HELP YOUR PATIENTS STOP SMOKING
(Issue Workshop 47, Tuesday, June 2,
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
Presenters include: John R. Hughes, M.D.
WOMEN, TOBACCO, BONDAGE, AND FREEDOM
(Symposium 54C, Tuesday, June 2, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Terry Halbert, J.D.
RESULTS OF THE NIDA COLLABORATIVE COCAINE TREATMENT STUDY
(Symposia 105,Thursday, June 4, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include:
Lynne Siqueland, Ph.D., Paul Crits-Christoph, Ph.D., Michael E. Thase, M.D., Arlene F. Frank, Ph.D., Roger D. Weiss, M.D.
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND HIV INFECTION IN 1998: WHERE ARE WE WITH
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT?
(Discussion Group 10, Wednesday, June 3, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
Presenters include: Stephen J. Ferrando, M.D.
Note: media wishing to attend sessions must register in the APA
Communications Center.
The APA Communications Center will be located in the Toronto Convention Centre, lower level. Hours of operation will be Saturday, May 30th 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, May 31st through Wednesday, June 3rd, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, June 4th, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 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 Erin Murphy at 202-682-6324 or e-mail [email protected]. Journalists unable to attend may cover the meeting off-site by contacting the Division of Public Affairs and requesting materials.
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