Treatment Or Punishment? Psychiatry and the Law

Contact:
Melissa Saunders Katz
202-682-6142
fax 202-682-6255
[email protected]
www.psych.org

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TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT? PSYCHIATRY AND THE LAW
AT APA 151ST ANNUAL MEETING IN TORONTO, CANADA

Psychiatric experts will share the latest research into what happens when people with mental causes and treatments of mental illnesses at the American Psychiatric Association's 151st Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 30 - June 4, 1998, at the Toronto Convention Centre.

Note: All presentations are embargoed until the day of presentation.

MANAGEMENT OF SEXUAL PREDATORS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT RULING IN KANSAS VS. HENDRICKS
(Issue Workshop 44, Tuesday, June 2, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.)
Presenters include: James Dillion, M.D., Melvin Guyer, PhD, J.D., Lee H. Rome, M.D.

HOT OFF THE PRESS: NEW GUIDELINES FOR JAILS AND PRISONS
(Component Workshop 35, Tuesday, June 2, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Presenters include: Henry C. Weinstein, M.D., Kathryn A. Burns, M.D., Joel A. Dvoskin, Ph.D., Cassandra F. Newkirk, M.D., John S. Zil, M.D., J.D.

CONTROVERSY IN CORRECTIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(Symposium 26E, 26F, Tuesday, June 2, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Lee H. Rome, M.D., Gene G. Abel, M.D.

DEALING WITH PSYCHOPATHY: THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT'S KANSAS VS. HENDRICKS DECISION AND BEYOND
(Symposium 35, Tuesday, June 2, 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: John M.W. Bradford, M.B., Robert D. Hare, PhD, Gary J. Maier, M.D., William M. Tucker, M.D.

PUNK PRISONS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM IN THE 1990s
(Issue Workshop 72, Wednesday, June 3, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 am.)
James E. Dillion, M.D., Peter Ash, M.D., Lee H. Rome, M.D., Euphemie A. Brown, M.D. Note: media wishing to attend sessions must register in the APA Communications Center.

The APA Press Room 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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