GRAND ROUNDS 2005-2006 LECTURE SERIES

JANUARY 2006

JANUARY 5

Update on Depression, Suicide, and Antidepressant Treatment
Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry (Neuroscience) Harvard Medical School
Director: McLean Hospital Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Psychopharmacology Program & International Consortium for Bipolar Research

JANUARY 12

ADHD: Improved understanding, better outcomes
Robert L. Doyle, M.D.
Clinical Associate in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

JANUARY 19

Early Onset Psychosis: An Update
Jean Frazier, M.D.
Director, Child Psychopharmacology Cambridge Health Alliance
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

JANUARY 26

Antidepressant Treatment of Child and Adolescent Depression: Separating Fact from Fiction
Carol Glod, , Ph.D., ARNP
Director of Developmental Studies, McLean Hospital
Professor, Bouve College of Health Sciences,
Northeastern University Lecturer,
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

FEBRUARY 2006

FEBRUARY 2

Psychosocial Treatments of Suicidality
Igor Weinberg, Ph.D.
Clinical Research Fellow, BPD Treatment and Research Center,
McLean Hospital

FEBRUARY 9

The Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
Roger D. Weiss, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program
McLean Hospital

FEBRUARY 16

Stress, Antidepressants, and Brain Development
Susan Andersen, Ph.D.
Director, Laboratory of Developmental Neuropharmacology
McLean Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

FEBRUARY 23

The Neurobiology of Fear and Anxiety
Jack M. Gorman, M.D.
President and Psychiatrist in Chief, McLean Hospital
Chief, Partners Psychiatry and Mental Health
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
TO BE HELD IN PIERCE HALL

MARCH 2006

MARCH 2

Response of Cluster Headache to Psilocybin and LSD Andrew R. Sewell, M.D.
Research Fellow, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center, McLean Hospital

MARCH 9

Assessment and Assignment of Suicide Risk
Douglas Jacobs, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

MARCH 16

Cognitive and Behavioral Function in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders and Hyponatremia: New Insights, New Therapies
Arthur J. Siegel, M.D.
Director, Internal Medicine Department, McLean Hospital
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School

MARCH 23

The Use of a Herbal Root, Kudzu, to Treat Alcohol Related Disorders
Scott Lukas, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry (Pharmacology), Harvard Medical School
Director, Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory, McLean Hospital

MARCH 30

Clinical Decision-Making in Bipolar Disorder
Roy H. Perlis, M.D.
Bipolar Clinical and Research Program
Massachusetts General Hospital

APRIL 2006

APRIL 6

Antidepressants Withdrawal Syndromes
Joseph Glenmullen, M.D.
Harvard Law School Health Services

APRIL 13

Medical Malpractice Update
Ron Jeffries
Asst. Claim Manager Risk Management Foundation/CRICO

APRIL 20

THE ADAM CORNEEL LECTURE
MAJOR TEACHERS IN PSYCHOTHEARPY

"Doing" Psychotherapy: Dogmas, Dilemmas and Difficulties
Susan W. Pasternak, D.M.H.
Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School TO BE HELD IN PIERCE HALL

APRIL 27

MCLEAN HOSPITAL STAFF ASSOCIATES LECTURE

Quality Management in Mental Healthcare
Richard Herman, M.D., MS
Director, Center for Quality Assessment & Improvement in Mental Health
Associate Professor of Medicine & Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine

ACCREDIATIONS: (If NOT a McLean Hospital Employee $20.00 per certificate)

Physicians: McLean Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. McLean Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 hour in category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Psychologists: McLean Hospital is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. McLean Hospital maintains responsibility for the program. Participants meeting requirements will receive 1 CE credit.

Nurses: This program carries 1.2 contact hours. McLean Hospital is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the Rhode Island state nurses association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses' Credentialing center's commission on accreditation.

Social Workers: Grand Rounds has been approved in accordance with the Regulations of the Board of Registration of Social Workers, 258 CMR 31.00. NASW Authorization number is D 36792

NBCC: McLean Hospital is accredited by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC) to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines. Each session in this series is accredited for 1 hour.