NEWS RELEASE
American Psychiatric Association
1400 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 1997
Contact: Gus Cervini
Telephone: (202) 682-6142
E-mail: [email protected]
APA INVITES MEDIA TO ATTEND 150TH ANNUAL MEETING IN SAN DIEGO, CA
NOTE: All presentations are EMBARGOED until date and local time of presentation.
Psychiatric experts will share the latest advances in mental illnesses research and treatment at the American Psychiatric Association's 150th Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA., May 17-22, 1997, at the San Diego Convention Center.
The six-day conference will feature 121 symposia, 34 paper sessions, over 700 new research presentations, 25 special lectures, 11 special noon forums including a Town Hall Meeting on Reasserting Psychiatry's Control of its Future: The Containment of Managed Care, which is chaired by APA President Harold I. Eist., M.D.
Media briefings topics will include Are We Pushing Our Kids Too Hard? (Tuesday, May 20, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.), and Presidential Issues Briefing: "Is Managed Care Killing Quality Psychiatric Care?"(Wednesday, May 21, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.). Both events will feature panels of expert psychiatrists as presenters and will be held in the media briefing room (San Diego Convention Center, Mezzanine Level, Room 16B). Note: media wishing to attend these events must register in the APA press office.
The theme for the meeting "Strengthening Psychiatry's Dedication and Commitment to: Compassionate Care - Educational Excellence - Creative Research" resonates through the 59 various topics covered in the meeting. Some of this year's highlights are:
DILEMMAS IN MANAGED CARE (Clinical Reports Session 4, Monday, May 19,
1997. 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m..) Presenters are Bentson H. McFarland, M.D., Martin A.
Goldstein, M.D., and Eugene L. Lowenkopf, M.D. Location: TBA.
NOTABLE WOMEN PSYCHIATRISTS IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES
(Forum 3, Monday, May 19, 1997. Noon - 1:30 p.m.) Chairperson: Leah J. Dickstein,
M.D. Location: TBA.
THE 1997 NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY: ENGAGING THE
MEDICAL COMMUNITY (Lecture 6, Monday, May 19, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Special guest: Dr. Hoover Adger, Deputy director of the White House Office of National
Drug Control Policy. Location: TBA.
DANGER ZONE: PSYCHIATRY IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
(Symposium 2, Monday, May 19, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Presenters include: David
M. Benedek, M.D., Simon H. Pincus, M.D., Donald P. Hall, M.D., Gregory L. Belenky,
M.D., Linton S. Holsenbeck, M.D., Theodore S. Nam, M.D. Location: TBA.
TRAUMA AND RECOVERY IN VICTIMS OF THE BOSNIAN WAR (Symposium
6, Monday, May 19, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Presenters include: S. Arshad Husian,
M.D., Gordon L. Neligh, M.D., Arthur Green, M.D., Robert S. Pynoos, M.D. Location:
TBA.
ABUSE OF CHILDREN: A FRAGILE ALLIANCE BETWEEN MEDICINE AND
THE LAW (Clinical Reports Session 17, Tuesday, May 20, 1997. 11:00 a.m. - 12: 30
p.m.) Presenters include: Johannes G. Dalmasy-Frouin, M.D., Jack C. Westman, M.D.,
Jiri Raboch, M.D. Location: TBA.
PSYCHOTHERAPY WORKS: THE DATA EVERY PSYCHIATRIST SHOULD
KNOW (Forum 5, Tuesday, May 20, 1997. Noon - 1:30 p.m.) Presented by APA
Commission on Psychotherapy Chairperson Norman A. Clemens, M.D.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ON THE INTERNET (Symposium 48, Tuesday, May
20, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Presenters include: Donald F. Klein, M.D., Ivan K.
Goldberg, M.D., Robert C. Hsiung, M.D., and Steven E. Hyler, M.D. Location: TBA.
A WIDE GAP: UNMET NEED FOR CHILD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
(Symposium 82, Wednesday, May 21, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Presenters include:
Regina Bussing, M.D., Bonnie T. Zima, M.D., Edgardo J. Menvielle, M.D., William P.
McMiller, M.D., and Kenneth M. Rogers, M.D. Location: TBA.
SUICIDE ACROSS CULTURES (Symposium 109, Thursday, May 22, 1997. 2:00 p.m.
- 5:00 p.m.) Presenters include: Cynthia R. Pfeffer, M.D., John A. Chiles, M.D., Kevin
M. Malone, M.D., and Renato D. Alarcon, M.D. Location: TBA.
CRIME, VIOLENCE, AND THE INFLUENCE OF MEDIA ON SOCIETY
(Symposium 117, Thursday, May 22, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Presenters include:
Robert T.M. Phillips, M.D., Paul J. Fink, M.D., and Carl C. Bell, M.D. Location: TBA.
The Press Room will be located in 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 Continous Case Conferences. Preliminary programs are available be contacting Gus Cervini, Media Coordinator, at (202) 682-6142 or by e-mail at
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