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November 19–22, 2008
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SESSION DETAILS
As of November 5, 2008

The abstracts of posters and papers are available in the PDF APM 2008 Proceedings. The PDF is 61 pages and 4.5 MB, and it may take several seconds to download.

Below are the participants and titles of individual scientific sessions (workshops, symposia, posters, and papers) to be held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the 2008 Annual Meeting. All sessions are expected to be CME-accredited. For the program schedule by date and time, please see the Program Schedule.

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Program Tracks
Workshops, symposia, posters, and paper presentations are differentiated below according to where they best fit into seven categories that are color-coded to the right.

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[T] = Trainee submission

Bioethics

Neuropsychiatry

Across the Lifespan

Writing, Publishing, and Teaching

Delivery of Care (Business & Emotions)

Managing Difficult Patients

Patient Care (Cardiac Disease, Cancer, Case Studies, Transplant)

to top of page  WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIA:   THURSDAY, NOV. 20  •  1:15pm – 3:15pm

WORKSHOPS 1–3:   Thursday, 1:15–3:15pm

Workshop 1:
Training and Career Paths in Medical Psychiatry: Comparison of Double-Boarded Medical Psychiatrists and Psychosomatic Medicine Paths

Moderator: Paul Summergrad, MD

Presenters:

Paul Summergrad, MD:  Comparison In Training Between The Groups And Their Relative Numbers In The US Psychiatric Community

Theodore Stern, MD, FAPM:  Shaping A Career In Medical Psychiatry

Linda Worley, MD, FAPM:  Unique Career Opportunities For PM Physicians

Roger Kathol, MD, FAPM:  What People With Medical Psychiatric Training Actually Do


Workshop 2:
When is "Suicide" not Suicidal? The Roles of Collaboration and Intent in End-of-Life Decisions

Moderator: J. Michael Bostwick, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

J. Michael Bostwick, MD, FAPM

Lewis M Cohen, MD, FAPM


Workshop 3:
Transfer My Patient to Psychiatry! Where to Treat the "Difficult" Medical-Surgical Patient: Factors Influencing Decisions about Patient Transfers

Moderators: Kenneth Certa, MD & Elisabeth Kunkel, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Kenneth Certa, MD:  Views of an Accepting or Refusing Inpatient Psychiatrist

Elisabeth Kunkel, MD, FAPM:  Cases from The Viewpoint of a Consulting Psychiatrist

Madeleine Becker, MA, MD:  Particular Problems of Managing the Staff on the Medical-Surgical Floor (and in particular how to address the issue of caring for a patient the medical–surgical attending believes he/she cannot or should not treat)

Elaine Martin, MD:  Cases and Case Vignettes to Illustrate Such Dilemmas

SYMPOSIA 1 – 3:   Thursday, 1:15–3:15pm

Symposium 1:
Comorbid Depression and Chronic Medical Illness: A Description of Four New Randomized Trials

Moderator: Wayne Katon, MD

Presenters:

Wayne Katon, MD:  The TeamCare Study: Enhancing Outcomes of Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Depression

Michael Sharpe, MD, FAPM:  Better Depression Care for People with Cancer: The CR-UK SMART Oncology Trials 1, 2 and 3

Kurt Kroenke, MD:  The Indiana Cancer Pain and Depression (INCPAD) Trial: Telecare Management of Symptoms in Community-Based Oncology Practices

Jurgen Unutzer, MD, MPH:  Green Ribbon Health's Medicare Health Support Program: Understanding the Impact of Depression in Older Adults with Chronic Medical Illness


Symposium 2:
AIDS Psychiatry Across the Life Cycle

Moderator: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM

Discussant: Jon Levenson, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Lori Weiner, PhD:  Transitioning from Childhood to Adulthood in HIV Care

Philip Bialer, MD, FAPM:  Long-Term Non-Progressors with HIV

Aly Rifai, MD, FAPM:  Co-infection with HIV and HCV

Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM:  Geriatric AIDS Psychiatry: A Hidden Epidemic


Symposium 3:
Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: Update on Psychopathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies

Moderator: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD

Presenters:

Adarsh Gupta, MD, FAPM:  Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES): History, Clinical Presentation & Psychopathology

W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD:  Treatment of PNES

Bernardino Vaccaro, MD, FAPM:  PNES: Review of Research and Diagnostic Considerations

to top of page  WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIA:  FRIDAY, NOV. 21  •  9:15am – 11:15am

WORKSHOPS 4, 5:   Friday, 9:15am – 11:15am

Workshop 4:
Interdisciplinary Simulation to Enhance the Management of Changes in Mental Status: Content Theory, and Practice

Presenters:

Theodore Stern, MD, FAPM

Jeanne McHale, RN, MSN

Jennifer Repper-DeLisi

Mary Lussier-Cushing, MS


Workshop 5:
An Interactive Case-Based Exercise in Using a Tavistock Group Relations Model to Help Untangle a "Messy" Consult [T]

Presenters:

Sandra Rackley, MD

J. Michael Bostwick, MD, FAPM

Yonas Geda, MD

Symposia 4 – 7:   Friday, 9:15am – 11:15am

Symposium 4:
Bioethical Challenges in Capacity Determination (Bioethics Subcommittee Invited Symposium and Roundtable)

Moderator: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM

Disscusant: Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD

Presenters:

Philip R. Muskin, MD, FAPM:  A Prospective Study of Consultations for Capacity—A Cry for Help

Robert Martin, MD, FAPM:  Challenges in Specialized Capacity Decisions

Debra Kahn, MD & James Bourgeois, OD, MD, FAPM:  Psychopathology and Decisional Capacity—Results of Two Studies

Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD:  Evaluating Capacity of the Surrogate Decision-Maker


Symposium 5:
Perspectives on the Role and Value of C-L Psychiatry by Hospital Administration and Hospital Medicine

Moderator: Maurice Steinberg, MD, FAPM

Discussant: Thomas Wise, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Martin Brotman, MD:  C-L Psychiatry at a Major Medical Center—A CEO's Viewpoint

Jeremy Boal, MD:  C-L Psychiatry: A Value Analysis from the Chief Medical Officer's Perspective

Daniel Steinberg, MD:  Hospitalist Valuation and Utilization of C-L Psychiatry Services


Symposium 6:
The XX Factor: Navigating Women's Mental Health Issues Across the Lifespan [T]

Moderator: Christina Wichman, DO

Presenters:

Christina Wichman, DO:  "The Difference an X can Make" and Psychosocial Issues surrounding Abortion, Infertility, and Adoption

Katherine Moore, MD:  Special Considerations in the Treatment of Women with Addiction

Lynne Shuster, MD:  Understanding Mood in the Context of Hormonal Changes over the Menopausal Transition

Linda Worley, MD, FAPM:  Critical Updates in Perinatal Mental Health


Symposium 7:
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Cancer Treatment Through the Life Span: An Update (Sponsored by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society)

Moderator: William Pirl, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Annah Abrams, MD:  Posterior Fossa Syndrome—A Unique Condition of Mutism, Mood Lability, and Ataxia that Follows Tumor Resection from the Posterior Fossa of Children

Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM:  Use of Antidepressant Medications in Children with Cancer

Alan Valentine, MD:  Controversies About Pharmacologic Interactions Between Tamoxifen and Antidepressant Medications: Implications for Women with Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancer

Jon Levenson, MD, FAPM:  The Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Side Effects of Brain Tumors in Adults

to top of page  WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIA:  FRIDAY, NOV. 21  •  1:45pm – 3:45pm

WORKSHOPS 6 – 9:   Friday, 1:45pm – 3:45pm

Workshop 6:
Altruistic Organ Donors: When Should Psychiatry Say No?

Moderator: Kevin Hails, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Kevin Hails, MD, FAPM:  How Much Giving is Too Much?

Lewis Cohen, MD, FAPM:  More Tales of Giving: When is Sacrifice Crazy?

Donald Rosenstein, MD, FAPM:  Clarifying the Purpose of the Donor Evaluation: An Ethical Perspective


Workshop 7:
American Idol (C-L Style): An Interactive Workshop to Enhance Public Speaking (Sponsored by the APM Education Committee)
PDF icon Workshop 7 Invitation

Moderators: Linda Worley, MD, FAPM & Lucy Epstein, MD

Discussant: Theodore Stern, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Linda Worley, MD, FAPM

Lucy Epstein, MD

Robert Boland, MD, FAPM

John Shuster, MD, FAPM


Workshop 8:
Quality Measures in Psychosomatic Medicine: Development of Quality Standards Related to the IOM Report: Cancer Care for the Whole Patient; Impact on Clinical Outcomes and Reimbursement

Moderator: Carol Alter, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Carol Alter, MD, FAPM:  Overview of Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Implications for PM Psychiatry and Quality Care

Robert Plovnick, MD:  Overview of Psychiatric Performance Measurement

Deane Wolcott, MD, FAPM:  Embedding Psychosocial Oncology Quality Indicators in Oncology P4P and Value-Based Purchasing Programs

Paul Jacobsen, PhD:  Indicators of Quality of Care in Psychosocial Oncology: Outcomes from Test Measures with Links to Cancer Care for the Whole Patient


Workshop 9:
Liaison Psychiatry in the General Hospital Setting: The Dynamics of Consultation to Staff and Colleagues in Crisis

Moderator: Kathy Sanders, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Bernie Vaccaro, MD, FAPM:  The Tavistock Model of Group Dynamics and its Application in the General Hospital

Kathy Sanders, MD, FAPM:  Presence-Based Leadership in Systems in Crises

Symposia 8, 9:   Friday, 1:45pm – 3:45pm

Symposium 8:
Essentials in Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine IV: Issues with Chronic Illness in Children and Adolescents

Moderator: Susan Turkel, MD

Presenters:

Susan Turkel, MD:  Rheumatologic Disorders

Eva Szigethy, MD:  Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Anna Georgiopoulos, MD:  Cystic Fibrosis

Ngoc Nguyen, MD:  Acute and Chronic Pain


Symposium 9:
Catatonia: Recognition, Management, and Complications

Moderator: Andrew Francis, MD, PhD

Presenters:

Andrew Francis, MD, PhD:  Recognition of Catatonia: Video Vignettes and Rating Scale

Gregory Fricchione, MD, FAPM:  Management and Treatment of Catatonia

James Levenson, MD, FAPM:  Complications of Catatonia

to top of page  WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIA:  FRIDAY, NOV. 21  •  5:15pm – 7:15pm

Workshops 10, 11:   Friday, 5:15pm – 7:15pm

Workshop 10:
How to Develop and Publish Research Projects (APM Research Committee Workshop)

Moderator: E. Sherwood Brown, MD, PhD

Discussant: Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

E. Sherwood Brown, MD, PhD:  Introduction

Robert G. Robinson, MD, FAPM:  Funding for New Research

Peter A. Shapiro, MD, FAPM:  Getting a Pilot Study Off the Ground

Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM:  Publishing Research Data

Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, FAPM:  National Institute of Mental Health


Workshop 11:
Hospital Held Hostage: The Role of C-L Psychiatry in the Care of Challenging Patients in Medical Settings

Moderator: David Gitlin, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

David Gitlin, MD, FAPM

Florina Haimovici, MD

Marcus Tjia, BS, MD

Adrienne Tan, MD, FRCP(C)


Symposia 10 – 13:   Friday, 5:15pm – 7:15pm

Symposium 10:
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Delirium in Special Populations [T]

Chair: Paula Trzepacz, MD, FAPM

Moderator & Discussant: William Breitbart, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Paula Trzepacz, MD, FAPM:  Delirium Overshadows Dementia

Jacob Kean, PhD:  Validation of a Provisional Diagnostic Tool for Delirium in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Malene Holder:  Anticholinergic Drugs and Severity of Post Brain Injury Delirium

Yasuhiro Kishi, MD, FAPM:  Asian Patients and Delirium Treatment: Japanese Risperidone Trial


Symposium 11:
Specialization of a Consultation-Liaison Service: A Model for Collaboration, Efficiency, and Funding in Patient Care

Moderator: Thedore Stern, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Cornelia M. Cremens, MD, FAPM:  Inpatient and Outpatient Geriatric Consultation

Felicia Smith, MD:  Transplant Psychiatry

Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD:  Comprehensive Consultation for the Psychosocially Complex Medical Patient

Jennifer Repper-DeLisi:  Consultation for Behavior Management


Symposium 12:
The Oregon Death with Dignity Act: A Decade of Experience

Moderator: Linda Ganzini, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Linda Ganzini, MD, FAPM:  Depression and Anxiety in Oregonians Who Request Physician Aid in Dying

Elizabeth Goy, PhD:  Family Members' Views On and Experiences Around Physician Aid in Dying

Steven Dobscha, MD, FAPM:  Why Do Oregonians Request Physician Aid in Dying?


Symposium 13:
The Impact of Poverty Throughout the Lifespan

Moderator: Carol Larroque, MD

Presenters:

Carol Larroque, MD:  The Impact of Poverty on Physical and Mental Health of Children

Curley Bonds, MD, FAPM:  The Impact of Poverty on Physical and Mental Health of Adults

Paulo Shiroma, MD: The Impact of Poverty on Physical and Mental Health of the Elderly

to top of page  WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIA:  SATURDAY, NOV. 22  •  2:45pm – 4:45pm

Workshops 12 –14:   Saturday, 2:45pm – 4:45pm

Workshop 12:
Writing and Reviewing for Peer-Reviewed Journals

Moderator: Theodore Stern, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Theodore Stern, MD, FAPM

Laura Roberts, MD

Thomas Wise, MD, FAPM


Workshop 13:
Practical Psychopharmacology in Medically Complicated Patients

Moderator: James Stinnett, MD

Presenters:

Robert Weinrieb, MD:  Delirium in the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient: Strategies for Recognition and Management

Benoit Dube, MD, FRCPC:  Psychotropic Use in Individuals Living with HIV

Deborah Kim, MD:  The Pregnant Psychiatric Patient: A Practical Approach to Psychotropic Use

Lisa Rosenthal, MD:  The Treatment of Chronic Pain in Patients with Somatoform Disorders


Workshop 14:
Integrated Care

Moderator: Frits Huyse, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Roger Kathol, MD, FAPM

Frits Huyse, MD, FAPM

Cheri Lattimer, RN

James Rundell, MD, FAPM

Wolfgang Sollner, MD

Symposia 14 – 16:   Saturday, 2:45pm – 4:45pm

Symposium 14:
Systems of Care: Integrating Medical and Psychosocial Care Across the Lifespan

Moderator: Anna Muriel, MD, MPH

Presenters:

Anna Muriel, MD, MPH:  Transition from Pediatric to Adult Systems of Care for Chronic Illness: Challenges and Useful Approaches

Deborah Bilder, MD:  The "Medical Home" Model: Coordinating Care with Primary Care Physicians

Annah Abrams, MD:  Psychosocial Care in Pediatric Oncology and Beyond


Symposium 15:
Psychiatric, Psychosocial, and Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation: Report from 2008 Frontiers of Ethics in Transplantation Conference

Moderators: Cathy Crone, MD, FAPM; Marian Fireman, MD, FAPM

Discussant: James Levenson, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Marian Fireman, MD, FAPM:  Psychiatric and Psychosocial Criteria in the Selection Process

Cathy Crone, MD, FAPM:  Solicitation of Donors

Kathy Coffman, MD, FAPM:  Compensation of Donors

John Franklin, MD:  Summary of Policy Sessions


Symposium 16:
Emotion Awareness and Expression: From Basic Science to Clinical Application in Psychosomatic Medicine (Sponsored by the American Psychosomatic Society)

Moderator & Discussant: Peter Shapiro, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Richard Lane, MD, PhD:  Concept and Neuroscience of Emotional Awareness

Gail Ironson, MD, PhD:  An Expressive Writing Intervention in Patients with HIV and PTSD

Linda Carlson, PhD:  Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Cancer Patients

to top of page  WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIA:  SATURDAY, NOV. 22  •  5:00pm – 7:00pm

Workshops 15–17:   Saturday, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Workshop 15:
Career Options for PSM Fellows: A Current Perspective Through Shared Experiences of Recent Fellowship Graduates

Moderators: Catherine Crone, MD, FAPM; James Levenson, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Jeffrey Huffman, MD

Christopher Sola, DO

Elsa Gisella Mirasol, MD

Jennifer Santoro, MD

Fatimah A. Tahil, MD, MPH

Dahlia Saad Pendergrass, MD


Workshop 16:
Psychiatric Consultation at the End of Life: Clinical and Ethical Considerations in the Decision to Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatment in a Ventilatory-Dependent Conscious Man with Recent High Quadriplegia

Moderator: Richard Martinez, MD, MH

Presenters:

Richard Martinez, MD, MH:  Case Presentation

Phil Weintraub, MD:  Clinical Considerations in Evaluating Patients' Desires to Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatment

Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD:  Legal and Ethical Paradigms at the End of Life

Robert House, MD:  What can Research Teach Us About the Management of Newly Quadriplegic Patients


Workshop 17:
Tales of Two Texts: The Editors Speak: Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychosomatic Medicine

Moderator: Robert D. Martin, MD, FAPM

Discussant: William S. Breitbart, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

James L. Levenson, MD, FAPM

Michael Blumenfield, MD, FAPM

James Strain, MD, FAPM

Symposia 17 – 19:   Saturday, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Symposium 17:
Meditation & Brain: Applications to Psychosomatic Medicine

Moderator: Gregory Fricchione, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Adarsh Gupta, MD, FAPM:  Meditation & Brain: Definition, Neurophysiological Correlates, and Mechanics of Meditation Process

Gregory Fricchione, MD, FAPM:  Meditation: Review of Research & Applications to Psychosomatic Medicine—Experience From Benson-Henry Mind Body Institute

Charles Raison, MD:  Behavioral and Neuroimmune Mechanisms by which Compassion Meditation May Enhance Health and Well-Being

Lobsang Ragpay, PhD:  Meditation and Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy


Symposium 18:
Psychotropic Medication in Pregnancy and Lactation: Prescribing Issues, Current Safety Data, and Medico-Legal Implications

Moderator: Geraldine Mayor, MD

Presenters:

Geraldine Mayor, MD:  Physiology of Pregnancy and Lactation

Clarence Watson, JD, MD:  Medico-Legal Implications

Madeleine Becker, MA, MD:  Safety Data in Psychotropic Use in Lactation

Iris Vivas, MD:  Antipsychotic Use

Brian Wong, MD:  Antidepressant Use

Jennifer Almendrala, MD:  Benzodiazepine Use

Julie Bartholomae, DO:  Use of Mood Stabilizers


Symposium 19:
Medication-Associated Neuropsychiatric Toxicity: Clinical, Scientific, and Health Policy Challenges in Defining "Caseness"

Moderator: Donald Rosenstein, MD, FAPM

Presenters:

Theodore Stern, MD, FAPM:  Drugs That Are Bad for Your Brain: An Update on What We Think We Know

J. J. Rasimas, MD, PhD:  How Do We Know What We Know? The Case For Interferon Alpha

Paula Trzepacz, MD, FAPM:  Safety Signal Detection in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Bob A. Rappaport, MD:   Chantix: A Regulatory Perspective on the Assessment of Neuropsychiatric Safety Signals

 
to top of page  POSTER SESSION — THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 - 4:30-6:30pm

Poster Session A:  Across the Lifespan

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Delirium in Infancy
Presenting Author: Bethany Lehman
Co-Authors: Susan Turkel, MD; Julienne Jacobson, MD; Jane Tavare, MS

Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Delirium
Presenting Author: Elizabeth Munzig, DO
Co-Authors: Susan Turkel, MD; Julienne Jacobson, MD; Neveen Abdelghani, PharmD; Jane Tavare, MS

Response to Antidepressant Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy and Depression
Presenting Author: Tatiana Falcone, MD
Co-Authors: Diosely Silveira, MD, PhD; Leenu Mishra, MD; Franco Eloy, MD; Erin Carlton, MDc; Damir Janigro, MD

Psychosis and Epilepsy in Childhood
Presenting Author: Tatiana Falcone, MD
Co-Authors: Erin Carlton, MDc; Ingrid Tuxhorn, MD; Damir Janigro, MD

Consequence of Demographics and Comorbidities on Functioning in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry [T]
Presenting Author: Jonathan Fellers, MD
Co-Author: Hoyle Leigh, MD

Prevalence of Pediatric Unexplained Medical Complaints in a Primary Pediatric Clinic
Presenting Author: Courtney Worley, MPH
Co-Authors: Kellee Bivens, PhD; James Hamilton, PhD; Michael Taylor, MD; Leslie Swanson, PhD; Lindsey Jacobs, BA

Psychiatric Illnesses Identified in Palliative Care Consults in a Tertiary Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Presenting Author: Harold Goforth, MA, MD
Co-Author: Toni Cutson, MD

The Role of Caregiver: Sick Role Features and Attachment Style in Predicting Pediatric Unexplained Medical Complaints [T]
Presenting Author: Kellee Bivens, PhD
Co-Authors: James Hamilton, PhD; Michael Taylor, MD; Leslie Swanson, PhD; Courtney Worley, MPH; Lindsey Jacobs, BS

Low Serum Vitamin B12 Levels in Pregnant Women with Depression [T]
Presenting Author: Michael Caucci, MD
Co-Author: Paul W. Ragan, MD


Poster Session B:  Bioethics

Bringing Biopsychosocial Medicine to Cadaver Dissection: The Generalist Physician Anatomy Faculty Program
Presenting Author: Charles Schwartz, MD
Co-Authors: Alice Fornari, EdD; Sherry Downie, PhD; Todd Olson, PhD

Patient Preferences in Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials of Antidepressants
Presenting Author: Cheryl McCullumsmith, MD, PhD
Co-Author: Scott Kim, MD, PhD

Folie à Deux, Ethics, and Capacity to Make Medical Decisions
Presenting Author: Isabel Schuermeyer, MD
Co-Author: Christa Poole, LISW


Poster Session C:  Delivery of Care (Business and Emotions)

Comparison of an Integrated, Multidisciplinary Outpatient Psychosomatic Medicine Assessment Model with Traditional Outpatient Consultation
Presenting Author: James Rundell, MD, FAPM
Co-Author: Rick Seime, PhD

Prescribing For Better Outcomes: Providing Clinicians with a Resource for Evidence-Based Prescribing Information
Presenting Author: Cathy Melvin, PhD
Co-Authors: Leah Ranney, PhD; Tim Carey, MD

Identifying Unprofessional Behavior in Medical Surgical Physicians: Monitoring the Impact on Trainees and Healthcare Delivery
Presenting Author: Barbara Schindler, MD, FAPM
Co-Author: Dilip Ramchandani, MD, FAPM

PHQ-9 Self-Report for Group Medication Management Outcomes: A One Year Follow Up [T]
Presenting Author: Mackenzie Varkula, MA, DO
Co-Author: Lilian Gonsalves, MD, FAPM; Sowell Jerilyn Hagan, MSN, CN

Primary Care Depression Screening and Management Among a Multilingual Patient Population in a Public Safety Net Hospital [T]
Presenting Author: Amy Bauer, MD
Co-Authors: Carleen Riselli, RNCS; Robert Joseph, MD, FAPM

Cancer Patients' Services Satisfaction is Enhanced by Use of Supportive Care Services
Presenting Author: Deane Wolcott, MD, FAPM
Co-Author: Robert Wolosin, PhD

Physician Assistants on the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service: A Cleveland Clinic Experience
Presenting Author: Leo Pozuelo, MD
Co-Authors: Debra Kangisser, PA; Josanne Pagel, PA; Kathy Coffman, MD, FAPM; Lilian Gonsalves, MD, FAPM; George Tesar, MD

Factors Associated with Mortality in Hospitalized Medical-Surgical Patients Requiring Psychiatric Consultation
Presenting Author: Gayla Tennen, MD
Co-Author: James Rundell, MD, FAPM

Primary Care Physicians' Attitudes and Beliefs About Depression Care: An Exploratory Survey
Presenting Author: Steven A. Epstein, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Lisa M. Hooper, PhD; Kalai Muligan, PhD, MPH


Poster Session D:  Managing Difficult Patients

A Study of Suicide Attempts Prompted by "Health Problems"
Presenting Author: Maki Matsuki, MD
Co-Authors: Hideyuki Matsuki, MD; Yasuhiro Kishi, MD, PhD, FAPM; Naoshi Horikawa, MD

Psychosocial Selection, Care, and Outcome of Patients Considered for Liver Transplant Due to Intentional Acetaminophen Overdose
Presenting Author: Catherine Crone, MD, FAPM
Co-Author: Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM

Personality Disorders in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry—An Empirical Investigation
Presenting Author: Albert Diefenbacher, MD, PhD, MBA, FAPM
Co-Author: Ute Golombek, MD; James J. Strain, MD, FAPM

Survey of Current Practice Regarding Marijuana Abuse in Liver Transplantation Patients Prior to Transplantation [T]
Presenting Author: Sharon Batista, MD
Co-Author: Kim Klipstein, MD

Intentions for Medication Compliance at Time of Discharge from an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Presenting Author: Edward Norris, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Emily Bates, BS; Ralph Primelo, MD; Laurence Karper, MD; Michael Kaufmann, MD

Prevalence Rates of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Primary Care [T]
Presenting Author: Leslie Swanson, PhD
Co-Authors: James Hamilton, PhD; Marc Feldman, MD

The Debate About Marijuana Usage in Transplant Candidates: Recent Medical Evidence on Marijuana Health Effects
Presenting Author: Kathy Coffman, MD, FAPM

Characteristics of Liver Transplant Candidates Who Deny Nicotine Use But Have Detectable Cotinine Levels
Presenting Author: Robert Bright, MD
Co-Authors: Kari Martin, MD; Lois Krahn, MD, FAPM


Poster Session E:  Neuropsychiatry

Delirium Training Program for Nurses
Presenting Author: Tatsuo Akechi, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Chieko Ishiguro, RN; Toru Okuyama, MD, PhD; Chiharu Endo, MD; Ryuichi Sagawa, MD; Megumi Uchida, MD; Toshiaki Furukawa, MD, PhD

The K's the Thing: A Case of VGKC LE
Presenting Author: Kristin Somers, MD
Co-Author: Christopher Sola, DO

Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Geriatric Psychiatric Patients: Case Description and Literature Review [T]
Presenting Author: K. Chase Spoon, MD
Co-Author: Maria Lapid, MD, Bradley Boeve, MD

Divalproex Sodium Extended-Release Versus Quetiapine for Agitated Behaviors in Patients with Dementia
Presenting Author: John Shuster, MD, FAPM
Co-Author: Sheila Essary, LPN; Michael Hardin, PhD

Using Simulation Sessions to Improve the Recognition, Evaluation, and Management of Patients with an Altered Mental Status
Presenting Author: Jeanne McHale, RN, MSN
Co-Author: Monique Mitchell, APRN, BC; Jennifer Repper-DeLisi, APRN, BC; Mary Lussier-Cushing, APRN, BC; Beth Nagle, RN, MSN; Theodore Stern, MD, FAPM

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Endocrinopathy Associated with Partial Deletion of Chromosome 8 [T]
Presenting Author: J. J. Rasimas, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM; Donald Rosenstein, MD, FAPM

New-Onset Psychiatric Manifestations After Corticosteroid Therapy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Prospective Case Series
Presenting Author: Katsuji Nishimura, MD
Co-Authors: Masako Omori, MD; Sato Eri, MD; Masayoshi Harigai, MD, PhD; Yasuhiro Katsumata, MD, PhD; Naoshi Horikawa, MD, PhD; Jun Ishigooka, MD, PhD; Naoyuki Kamatani, MD, PhD; Masako Hara, MD, PhD

A Case of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Sepsis
Presenting Author: James Cunagin, MD

Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Stiff Person Syndrome: A Case Report [T]
Presenting Author: Victor A. Torres-Collazo, MD
Co-Authors: Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, FAPM; Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM

Identifying Presurgical Predictors of Delirium After Hip Replacement Surgery [T]
Presenting Author: Christina Hines, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Frederick Sieber, MD; Christine Ramsey, BS; Paul Rosenberg, MD; Simon Mears, MD, PhD; Hochang Lee, MD

Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Bipolar I Disorder with Catatonic Features
Presenting Author: Adekola Alao, MD, MRCPsych
Co-Authors: Catherine Chung, MD; Susan Chlebowski, MD

Apathy in Patients with Post-Stroke Depression and Anxiety
Presenting Author: Ulrike Sagen, MD
Co-Authors: Tom Gunnar Vik, MD; Tore Moerland, MD; Arnstein Finset, PhD; Toril Dammen, MD, PhD

Community-Based Prevalence of Pathological Compulsive Behaviors After Drug Treatment of Idiopathic Parkinson Disease
Presenting Author: J. Michael Bostwick, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Kathleen Hecksel, MD; Susanna Stevens, MS; J. Eric Ahlskog, MD, PhD

Morgellons Disease or Antipsychotic-Responsive Delusional Parasitosis in an HIV Patient: Beliefs in the Age of the Internet
Presenting Author: Oliver Freudenreich, MD
Co-Authors: Nicholas Kontos, MD; Constantin Tranulis, MD; Corinne Cather, PhD

Multicentric Castleman's Disease and HIV: Inflammatory Mechanisms and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, A Case Report [T]
Presenting Author: Eric Hirsch-Rodriguez, MD
Co-Authors: Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM; Donald Rosenstein, MD, FAPM

Longitudinal Correlates of Physician Recognition of Dementia in the Community: Preliminary Findings from the Memory and Medical Care Study
Presenting Author: Seong-Jin Cho, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Peter Rabins, MD, MPH; Betty Black, PhD; Judith Kaspar, PhD; Hochang Lee, MD

Recognition and Treatment of Depression in Neurosurgical Candidates with Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy
Presenting Author: George Tesar, MD
Co-Author: Eloy Franco-Lopez, MD

Association between Restless Legs Syndrome and DSM-IV Psychiatric Disorders in South Korea
Presenting Author: Seong-Jin Cho, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Hochang Lee, MD; Bong-Jin Hahm, MD, PhD; Pyo Hong Jin, MD, PhD; Maeng Je Cho, MD, PhD


Poster Session F:  Patient Care (Cardiac Disease, Cancer, Case Studies, Transplant)

Paxil and Tamoxifen: A Bad Mix?
Presenting Author: Martha Kato, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Beatriz Currier, MD, FAPM; Carlos Fernandez, MD

Income and Gender Differences in Feelings of Hopelessness and Toe Pain/Stiffness Among Persons of Hispanic Origin: A Population-Based Study
Presenting Author: Graham Shaw, PhD
Co-Authors: Stephen Morewitz, PhD; Sharada Tata, MS; Joel Clark, DPM

The pNNx Heart Rate Variability Statistics: An Application to Neuroautonomic Dysfunction of Clozapine-Treated Subjects
Presenting Author: Jong-Hoon Kim, MD
Co-Authors: Sang-Hoon Yi, PhD; Yong-Sik Kim, MD

Psychogenic Polydipsia: Case Series Comparison of a Community Sample with an Institutionalized Population
Presenting Author: S. Taylor Williams, MD
Co-Author: Robert Kores, PhD

Efficacy and Safety of Duloxetine 60 mg to 120 mg Once Daily in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
Presenting Author: Paula Trzepacz, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Vladimir Skljarevski, MD; Durisala Desaiah, PhD; Hong Liu-Seifert, PhD; Qi Zhang, PhD; J. Hampton Atkinson, MD; Miroslav Backonja, MD

Duloxetine 60 to 120 mg Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Patients with Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
Presenting Author: Patrick Toalson, RPh, BCPP
Co-Authors: Amy Chappell, MD; Melissa Ossanna, PhD; Hong Liu-Seifert, PhD; Jerry Hall, MD; Harry Collins, MD

Relationship Between Psychotropic Prescription Pattern and Suicide Attempts by Psychotropic Overdose
Presenting Author: Hideyuki Matsuki, MD
Co-Authors: Maki Matsuki, MD; Yasuhiro Kishi, MD, PhD, FAPM; Naoshi Horikawa, MD

Effect of Duloxetine Treatment in Women with Fibromyalgia: Results from Four Clinical Trials
Presenting Author: Paula Trzepacz, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: David Muram, MD; Lesley Crofford, MD; Susan Kornstein, MD; Madelaine Wohlreich, MD; Leo Plouffe, MD; Daniel Kajdasz, PhD

Comparisons of the Efficacy and Safety of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia in Patients With vs. Without Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Presenting Author: Patrick Toalson, RPh, BCPP
Co-Authors: Lesley Arnold, MD; James Hudson, MD; Fujan Wang, PhD; Madelaine Wohlreich, MD; Apurva Prakash, BS; Daniel Kajdasz, PhD; Amy Chappell, MD

Short Course Olanzapine Monotherapy for Acute Stress Disorder
Presenting Author: Beena Nair, MD
Co-Author: Hoyle Leigh, MD

Reliability and Validity of the Short-Form Supportive Care Needs Survey, Japanese version (SCNS-SF34-J)
Presenting Author: Toru Okuyama, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Tatsuo Akechi, MD, PhD; Chiharu Endo, MD; Hiroko Yamashita, MD; Tatsuya Toyama, MD; Ryuichi Sagawa, MD; Megumi Uchida, MD; Toshiaki Furukawa, MD, PhD

Psychological Effects of Patients' Attitudes Toward Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Japan
Presenting Author: Sayaka Kobayashi, MA
Co-Authors: Kazue Kuwahara, PhD; Katsuji Nishimura, MD; Shin-ichi Suzuki, MD; Tsuyoshi Suzuki, PhD; Hiroshi Kasanuki, PhD; Jun Ishigooka, PhD

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Case Report [T]
Presenting Author: Scott R. Beach, MD
Co-Author: R. J. Canterbury, MD, FAPM

Psychosocial Evaluations of Bariatric Surgery Patients [T]
Presenting Author: Michelle Soe, MD
Co-Authors: Celena Dancourt, MD; Philip Bialer, MD, FAPM; Nancy Maruyama, MD

Stress and Its Influence Over Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A PiSCES Project
Presenting Author: Vanessa Citero, MD
Co-Authors: James Levenson, MD, FAPM; Viktor Bovbjerg, MPH, PhD; Donna McClish, PhD; Lynne Penberthy, MPH, PhD; Imoigele Aisiku, MD, MSCR; Susan Roseff, MD; Wally Smith, MD

Psychosis Precipitating Foreign Body Ingestion: Literature Review and Case Reports [T]
Presenting Author: Brenda Garro, MD
Co-Authors: Laura Kunkel, MD; Steven Cole, MD, FAPM; Andrew Francis, MD, PhD

Case of Betel Nut Withdrawal in a Postoperative Cardiothoracic Patient
Presenting Author: Samuel Wedes, BS
Co-Authors: Nirica Borges, BS; Kathy Coffman, MD, FAPM; Leo Pozuelo, MD

The Metabolic Syndrome: Identification at a Community Mental Health Centre [T]
Presenting Author: Sosunmolu Shoyinka, MD

Can Infliximab (Remicaide) Induce Depression? [T]
Presenting Author: Reba King, MSN, MD
Co-Authors: Shirlene Sampson, MD; James Rundell, MD, FAPM

Methadone Maintenance and Liver Transplantation
Presenting Author: Marian Fireman, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Ann Busch, RN; Katie Oyama, RN; John Ham, MD

Evaluating a Multi-Component Intervention for Depression in Patients with Lung Cancer: Clinical and Methodological Challenges [T]
Presenting Author: Jane Walker, MB, ChB
Co-Author: Michael Sharpe, MD, FAPM

Is the Dexamethasone Suppression Test Useful for Predicting Suicide?
Presenting Author: J. Michael Bostwick, MD, FAPM

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Citalopram for Interferon-Associated Psychiatric Side Effects in Methadone-Maintained Hepatitis C-Infected Veterans [T]
Presenting Author: Campbell Scott, MD
Co-Authors: Robert Weinrieb, MD; Carlos Tirado, MD, MPH; Zickmund Susan, PhD; Arndt Robin, MD, PhD

A Pilot Study on Prevalence of Anxiety Disorders Among Patients with POTS [T]
Presenting Author: Jianping Zhang, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Leo Pozuelo, MD; Kathy Franco, MD; Mary Kay DePaul, RN; Fetnat Fouad, MD

Predictors of HIV Risk Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Presenting Author: Murray Bennett, MD
Co-Author: Eric Strachan, PhD


Poster Session G:  Writing, Publishing, and Teaching

Alan Stoudemire Award for Innovation & Excellence in PM Education:
"Team 5" at Massachusetts General Hospital

Presenting Author: Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD

Teaching Behavioural Sciences to Family Practice Residents: The "Shared Care" Approach
Presenting Author: Jon Davine, MD, FAPM

Team-Based Learning: A Novel Way to Introduce Psychosomatic Medicine to Medical Students [T]
Presenting Author: Divy Ravindranath, MD
Co-Authors: Lisa Seyfried, MD; Michelle Riba, MD

Taking Control of the Writing Process: Examination of Narrative Content in Psychiatrically and Medically-Ill Hospitalized Patients Versus Control Populations
Presenting Author: Robin Freyberg, PhD
Co-Authors: Zachary Freyberg, MD, PhD; John Barnhill, MD; Stephen Ferrando, MD, FAPM

The Psychiatry Rotation for Neurology Residents: A Role for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry/Psychosomatic Medicine
Presenting Author: Henry Weisman, MD
Co-Author: Roby David, MD

Facilitating Research in Psychosomatic Medicine: The Use of an Electronic Medical Record Search Engine to Speed Clinical Chart Reviews
Presenting Author: Lisa Seyfried, MD
Co-Authors: David Hanauer, MD; Donald Nease, MD; Janet Kavanagh, MS; Helen Kales, MD

The Psychosomatic Challenge [T]
Presenting Author: Hisam Goueli, MD
Co-Author: Monica MacDougall, MD

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Paper Session A:  Patient Care (Cancer)
Moderator: Linda Ganzini, MD, FAPM

Identifying Neuropsychiatric/Psychosocial/Physical Symptom Clusters in a Large Cohort of Breast Cancer Survivors
Presenting Author: Wayne Bardwell, PhD
Co-Authors: Loki Natarajan, PhD; Cheryl Rock, PhD; John Pierce, PhD

A Randomized Pilot Study on a Cognitive-Existential Intervention to Improve Existential and Global Quality of Life
Presenting Author: Pierre Gagnon, MD, FRCPC
Co-Authors: Lise Fillion, PhD; Harvey Chochinov, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FAPM; Line Croteau, MA; Marie-Anik Robitaille, MA; Michele Girard, TS; Francois Tardif, MSc; Stephane Duval, Mtsy; Francois Harel, MSc; Marie-Claude Blais, PhD; Melissa Henry, PhD

Differentiating Adaptation and Depression in Cancer Patients: Early Exploration of Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Genetic Traits
Presenting Author: Thomas Beresford, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Brook McConnell, Megan Key, Julie Alfers, MSPH

Comparison of Four Strategies for Diagnosing Depression Among Advanced Cancer Patients with Severe Pain
Presenting Author: Sharla Wells-DiGregorio, PhD


Paper Session B:  Patient Care (Heart Disease)
Moderator: Steven V. Fischel, MD, PhD, FAPM

Antipsychotic Practice Patterns Among Psychiatrically Consulted Medical-Surgical Inpatients at a Tertiary Care Medical Center
Presenting Author: James Rundell, MD, FAPM

Post-MI Depression Is Associated with Impaired Lowering of Cholesterol at Six Months
Presenting Author: Jeff Huffman, MD
Co-Authors: William Pirl, MD, FAPM; Felicia Smith, MD; Sara Nadelman, BA; James Januzzi, MD; Gregory Fricchione, MD, FAPM

Systematic Depression Screening of Cardiac Inpatients: An Evaluation of Feasibility and Satisfaction
Presenting Author: Jeff Huffman, MD
Co-Authors: Gillian Sowden, BS; Carol Mastromauro, MSW, LICSW; James Januzzi, MD; Heather Crane, BA; Gregory Fricchione, MD, FAPM

How to Build a Psychosomatic Medicine Clinic in Cardiology and Keep the Cardiologists Happy!
Presenting Author: Leo Pozuelo, MD
Co-Authors: Gordon Blackburn, PhD; Karen Broer, PhD; Scott Bea, PhD; Kathy Gambino, RN, MSN; Leslie Cho, MD; Stan Hazen, MD, PhD

Presurgical Detection of Carotid Bruit and Peripheral Vascular Disease Predicts Incidence of Depression After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Presenting Author: Hochang Lee, MD
Co-Authors: Ola Selnes, PhD; Christine Ramsey, MS; Maura Grega, MSN; Guy McKhann, MD


Paper Session C:  Delivery of Care (Business and Emotions)
Moderator: M. Beatriz Currier, MD, FAPM

A Group Training Program for Veterans Receiving Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C
Presenting Author: Stephen Stern, MD
Co-Authors: Amy Webb, MD; Robin Hilabeck, PhD; Paul Ingmundson, PhD; Isela Poy, MD; Olga Ali, PA-C; Anastacio Hoyumpa, MD; Anna Dematatis, PhD; Geoffrey Hutchinson, PhD; Kenneth Major, PsyD; Emma Mata-Galan, PsyD; Shuko Lee, MS; Angela Casas, MA; Shawn Johnson, BA; Marcia Jovel, BA; Stephanie Garcia, BA; Rebecca Stein, MA

Cluster-Randomized Trial of Collaborative Care for Chronic Pain in Primary Care
Presenting Author: Steven Dobscha, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Kathryn Corson, PhD; Nancy Perrin, PhD; Martha Gerrity, MD, MPH

Unmet Need of Care for the Somatizing and Mentally Ill Patients in Primary Care
Presenting Author: Per Fink, PhD, DRMEDSC, MD, FAPM
Co-Author: Marianne Rosendal, MD, PhD

Can Staff Education Change Nursing Attitudes Toward Suicidal Patients?
Presenting Author: Edward Norris, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Karen Burke, RN; Gail Stern, RN; Ralph Primelo, MD; Michael Kaufmann, MD

Growing Organizational Capacity to Streamline the Transfer of Medical Inpatients to Psychiatric Inpatients—A Five Year Review
Presenting Author: Edward Norris, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Ralph Primelo, MD; Rosanne Teders, LCSW; Jim Ezrow, MSW; Michael Kaufmann, MD

The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT)
Presenting Author: Jose Maldonado, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Rodney Plante, RSW; Evonne David, LCSW


Paper Session D:  Across the Lifespan
Moderator: Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM

Cytokines with Key Role in Reproduction May Be Modulated by Psychopathology and May Influence IVF Outcome
Presenting Author: Florina Haimovici, MD
Co-Authors: Stacey Missmer; Catherine Racowsky, PhD; Janis Anderson, PhD; Raina Fichorova, MD, PhD

Anxiety Disorder and Its Predictors During the First Two Years After Lung Transplantation
Presenting Author: Mary Amanda Dew, PhD
Co-Authors: Andrea F. DiMartini, MD, FAPM; Annette De Vito Dabbs, PhD, RN; Galen E. Switzer, PhD; Rachelle Zomak, RN, MSN; Robert L. Kormos, MD; Kenneth R. McCurry, MD

A Pilot Study of Distress and Parenting Concerns Among Adults with Cancer
Presenting Author: Anna Muriel, MD, MPH
Co-Authors: Cynthia Moore, PhD; Joel Jon Villanueva, BS; Paula Rauch, MD

Physical Exercise May Be Protective Against Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Population-Based Study
Presenting Author: Yonas Geda, MD, MSc
Co-Authors: Rosebud Roberts, MD, MSc; David Knopman, MD; Shane Pankratz, PhD; Walter Rocca, MD, MPH; Roncal Petersen, MD, PhD

Lifetime Depression and Post-Stroke Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Stroke Outcomes at 12 Months
Presenting Author: Lawson Wulsin, MD, FAPM
Co-Authors: Kathleen Alwell, RN; Charles Moomaw, PhD; Christopher Lindsell, PhD; Dawn Kleindorfer, MD; Daniel Woo, MD; Matthew Flaherty, MD; Joseph Broderick, MD; Brett Kissela, MD

Folate Supplementation (4 mg) Reduces the Risk of Postpartum Depression and Depressive Symptoms in Women with Methyltetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Gene Polymorphism (C677T) [T]
Presenting Author: Douha Sabouni, MD
Co-Authors: Muhamad Aly Rifai, MD, FACP, FAPM; Aldo Khoury, MD, FACOG


Paper Session E:  Neuropsychiatry
Moderator: Marian Fireman, MD, FAPM

Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Delirium
Presenting Author: Dimitry Davydow, MD

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in General Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Systematic Review
Presenting Author: Dimitry Davydow, MD
Co-Authors: Jeneen Gifford, MD; Sanjay Desai, MD; Dale Needham, MD, PhD; O. Joseph Bienvenu, MD, PhD

Neurologists' Beliefs About Conversion Disorder
Presenting Author: Richard Kanaan, MBBS, MA , MRCPsych
Co-Authors: David Armstrong, MBBS, PhD, FRCGP; Simon Wessely, MBBS, MA, FRCPsych

Gender Differences Prominent in Linking Anxiety to Long-Term Mortality Among the Elderly [T]
Presenting Author: Jianping Zhang, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Boaz Kahana, PhD; Eva Kahana, PhD; Bo Hu, PhD; Leo Pozuelo, MD

Aripiprazole and Risperidone in the Treatment of Hypoactive and Hyperactive Delirium
Presenting Author: Soenke Boettger, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Steven Passik, PhD; William Breitbart, MD ,FAPM

Treatment Differences in Dementia and the Non-Demented in Delirium
Presenting Author: Soenke Boettger, MD, PhD
Co-Authors: Steven Passik, PhD; William Breitbart, MD, FAPM


Paper Session F:  2007 Webb Fellows' Presentations
Moderator & Discussant: Donald Rosenstein, MD, FAPM

Does "That Which Does Not Kill Us, Make Us Stronger"? The Relationship Between Exposure to Illness and Death in Early Development and Later Adaptive Mechanism Formation in a 70-Year Retrospective Cohort Study
Presenting Author: James F. Hammel, MD, MA, MSc (Oxon)

Building and Evaluating Educational Models in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Presenting Author: Lucy A. Epstein, MD

Somatic and Cognitive Domains of Self-Reported Depression in Rural Ecuador: Cultural & Education Effects
Presenting Author: Anna Yusim, MD

Learning from Dying Patients About Meaning at the End of Life: The Dignity Interview as an Educational Intervention
Presenting Author: Glendon Tait, MD

Cancer Screening in Patients with Mental Illness Presenting to a Psychiatric Emergency Room — A Pilot Study
Presenting Author: Chris White, MD

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