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Substance use disorders are common in both general psychiatric and medical practice. Because clinicians often do not have the knowledge about how to treat these disorders, it is common for clinicians to not screen for them. This often leads to poor outcomes for these patients. This course will review key issues that clinicians need to Continue reading →

Mindfulness meditation is one of the most rapidly expanding and widely researched psychotherapeutic interventions today. It holds great promise not only for clinicians’ own personal development, but also as a remarkably powerful tool to augment virtually every form of treatment. Mindfulness is not, however, a one-size-fits-all remedy. Practices need to be tailored to fit the Continue reading →

An updated review of clinical psychopharmacology will be presented. Neurobiology and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics will be incorporated throughout the course, as well as careful analyses of clinical trials and their results. Specific clinical conditions examined will include schizophrenia, bipolar and depressive illnesses, anxiety conditions, ADHD, and personality disorders. Treatment in adults, including the elderly, and Continue reading →

The influence of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is widening as the importance of cost-effective, empirically validated, shorter-term treatment increases. From its beginnings as a treatment for specific phobias, CBT is now indicated as primary or adjunctive treatment for a wide range of mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Simultaneously, cognitive impairments are increasingly being viewed as core Continue reading →

The objective of this seminar is to familiarize the clinician with emerging strategies in the assessment and treatment of major depression, bipolar illness and anxiety disorders. The course will also highlight key comorbid conditions associated with mood and anxiety disorders, including axis II personality disorders, management of patients with medical conditions and management of the Continue reading →

This course, which will be both didactic and experiential, will focus on understanding the foundation of mind/body medicine, the role of stress in illness, recent research advances, and techniques and applications of mind/body medicine. Learners will come to understand how the causes, development and outcomes of an illness are determined by the interaction of biochemistry Continue reading →

Dr. Martha Stark has developed a comprehensive theory of therapeutic action that integrates the interpretive perspective of classical psychoanalysis; the deficiency-compensation perspective of self-psychology and other deficit theories; and the intersubjective perspective of contemporary relational theory. In order to address the difficulty many clinicians report having when it comes to explaining what exactly they are Continue reading →

An updated review of neurobiology and brain function will be presented, taking the attendee through neurotransmission sequence from neurotransmitter and synaptic function synthesis to gene transcription. The emerging role of gene polymorphisms will be discussed as well as the interaction between genes and the environment. The current use of antipsychotic drugs and mood stabilizing drugs Continue reading →

The essence of various spiritual traditions is the discovery of practical wisdom about everyday living. Clinicians encounter what Freud once called “the problem of everyday unhappiness.” This affects both patient and Clinician. The spiritual traditions provide a way to discover full presence, excellence, well-being, happiness, and vital engagement in everyday life. This workshop integrates the Continue reading →