Reconceptualizing the Diagnosis of Dementia to Meet Real World Needs
Dr. Ellen M. Whyte gives a presentation on Reconceptualizing the diagnosis of dementia to meet real world needs. MORE >
UPMC Synergies Fall 2014
In this issue of UPMC Synergies, Drs. Kupfer, Frank, and Reynolds discuss the diagnostic criteria changes in sleep/wake and mood disorders and present a sleep/wake disorder case study. MORE >
DSM-5: Changes and Implications for Clinical Practice Sleep Wake Disorders
Dr. Charles F. Reynolds III, MD, presents on on DSM-5: Changes and Implications for Clinical Practice Sleep Wake Disorders. MORE >
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorder Intellectual Disability, Communication and Learning Disorders, and more
Dr. Martin Lubetsky discusses neurodevelopmental disorders with a focus on Autism Spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and a brief overview of communication and learning disorders. MORE >
DSM-5 Feeding and Eating Disorders
Dr. Marsha Marcus provides an overview on feeding and eating disorders in relation to the new DSM-5. MORE >
Suicide in Old Age: Risk and Management
Dr. Alexandre Y. Dombrovski will provide an overview of how to assess and manage suicidal risk in older individuals. MORE >
Synergies Spring 2013
Dr. Holly Swartz defines and dicusses the importance of Bipolar II Disorder. MORE >
Developmental Trajectories of Cortical Circuits and the Emergence of Psychosis: Identifying Sensitive Periods of Vulnerability
Using normal brain development as a comparison, Dr. Lewis discusses how alterations in development can lead to the underlying abnormalities of the brain that are associated with the symptoms of schizophrenia. MORE >
Infectious Agents and Impaired Cognitive Processes in Schizophrenia
Using results from recent studies, Dr. Nimgaonkar discusses the relationship between the herpes virus and cognitive functioning in schizophrenia. MORE >
Neurophysiology of Schizophrenia: Its Salience to the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis of Schizophrenia
After a general introduction of how we think about schizophrenia, Dr. Steinhauer discusses what psychologically oriented neurophysiology has brought to the understanding of the disease. MORE >
Quality: Raising the Bar - Implications for Performance
Dr. Francis Solano discusses the shift in medicine from volume-based health care to a system based on quality metrics, cost, and value. This presentation was part of the 2011 Update in Internal Medicine: Evidence Based Approaches to Common Medical Problems. MORE >
DSM-5 Has Arrived
Dr. David Kupfer reviews the orginizational and diagnostic changes of DSM-5-, as well as the future of the DSM and the integration of new neuroscience findings. MORE >
The Evolution of Executive Function
Dr. Greg Slomka discusses the neurodevelopmental underpinnings of executive functioning, functional correlations between advances in cognitive and academic ability as compared to executive functioning and age and adaptational expectations, and assesment strategies for the evaluation of executive functioning. MORE >
ADHD and Substance Abuse: A Developmental Model of Alcohol and other Substance Abuse Risk in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Dr. Brooke Molina discusses the increased risk of substance abuse disorder in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, the impact of parenting effectiveness on substance use risk in children with ADHD, and recent findings from a large multi-center study with regard to stimulant treatment for these patients. MORE >
Neurodevelopment of Cognitive Control through Adolescence: Imaging Studies in Normal Development
Beatriz Luna, PhD uses various studies of cognition and brain maturation to help improve early identification of psychiatric disorders and improve treatment of such disorders, specifically for adolescent patients. MORE >
DBS, TMS and other brain neuromodulation therapies for depression and anxiety disorders
Robert Howland, MD discusses how far deep brain stimulation (DBS) and transcranial magnetic stimulations (TMS) have taken us in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. MORE >
Light Therapy Management and Use of Light Therapy with Bipolar Disorder
Light therapy for bipolar disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is gaining awareness in the public sphere. In this UPMC presentation, Dorothy Sit, MD, discusses light therapy regimens and patient selection for these psychiatric disorders. MORE >
Depression Subtypes: Neuroscience Perspectives
Starting with patients who get better following the similar treatment regimens, Greg Siegle, PhD, discusses what we can learn from successful targeted therapy and where neuroscience can help predict a response to treatment. MORE >
MR Imaging Predictors of Treatment Response in Late-Life Depression
Howard Aizenstein, MD discusses how MR images of brain structure and function can inform treatment decision in elderly with mood symptoms including late-life depression. MORE >