Synergies Fall 2012 (CME available)
Rasim Diler, MD, explains methods of diagnosing bipolar disorder (BD) in children and emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis in children and adolescents. 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 >
Circadian Rhythms and Reward Neural Circuitry and the Relationship to Bipolar Disorder
Mary Phillips, PhD looks at links between circadian function, brain imaging and bipolar disorders, and Ellen Frank, MD, and expert in mood disorders and their treatment, explores circadian sleep alignment in the patient with bipolar disorder. MORE >
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Status Update
Two specialists in child and adolescent psychiatric conditions present on the diagnosis, prevalence, course, and consequence of pediatric bipolar disorder. MORE >
Management of Late-Life Depression and Anxiety
James Tew, MD reviews data on the prevalence of antidepressant use for depression and anxiety by Primary Care Physicians. MORE >
25 Years of Research at Serving Teens at Risk: Prizes and Surprises
David Brent, MD presents information intended to improve recognition of psychiatric disorders and suicidal behavior in teenage patients. 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 >
Linking Late-life Depression to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Future Dementia
Charles Reynolds, MD discusses the link between late-life depression and future dementia in this recent presentation of the outcomes of the MTLD-III trial. MORE >
Brain Oscillations and Cognition in Schizophrenia
Raymond Cho, MD, a leading researcher in the field, provides new research findings in the management of patients with schizophrenia. MORE >
Psychiatric Aspects of Medical Rehabilitation
Ellen Whyte, MD examines major depression in patients undergoing medical rehabilitation following disease or injury resulting in disability. MORE >