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26th Annual Summer Seminars: New Innovations for the Treatment of ADHD and Psychological Brain Health

This course will focus on specific approaches and interventions to patients with ADHD, Aggression and Mood, the Addictions, and Social disorders, “including a special section on autism and the author’s research and experience with disruptive adolescents with autism”. Treatment issues will be emphasized and we will explore new medications and alternative strategies that are shown Continue reading →

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26th Annual Summer Seminars: Psychopharmacology, 2015

This seminar will address the clinically important science of psychopharmacology as applied to treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and anxiety disorders, with a focus on topics of importance for practicing clinicians. It will emphasize selected aspects of the evidence base that guides clinical practice in the use of psychotropic medicines to treat major Continue reading →

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26th Annual Summer Seminars: Meditation and Mindfulness in Clinical Practice: Enhancing Treatment Effectiveness and Personal Wellbeing

Meditation is currently one of the most widely researched treatment methods. It is a systematic method of regulating attention and emotion—beneficial skills for alleviating mental and physical disorders in patients, and for enhancing the wellbeing of clinicians and cultivating positive attitudes associated with patient care. “Mindfulness” is the term currently used in the scientific literature Continue reading →

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Psychopharmacology, 2015: A Master Class

This unique two-day course is designed for the experienced clinician. The objectives of this course are to provide, in a lecture and question and answer format, a review of the mechanisms and clinical applications of psychotropic drug treatments with particular emphasis on difficult-to-treat patients. Course participants will be expected to have had clinical experience, familiarity Continue reading →

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Leadership for Physician Executives

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The Lawrence E. Lifson, MD, Psychotherapy Conference on Psychodynamic Psychotherapy – 2015

This tenth extraordinary two-day conference will feature many of the finest local and  national leaders in the field of psychodynamic psychotherapy. They will be offering their innovative and evolving reflections on the integration of theoretical constructs into clinical practice. The intent of this conference will be to widen the scope of applicability of psychodynamic psychotherapy Continue reading →

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18th Annual Winter Seminar: New Innovations for the Treatment of ADHD and Psychological Brain Health

This course will focus on specific approaches and interventions to patients with ADHD, Aggression and Mood, the Addictions, and Social disorders, “including a special section on autism and the authors research and experience with disruptive adolescents with autism.” Treatment issues will be emphasized and we will explore new medications and alternative strategies that are shown Continue reading →

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18th Annual Winter Seminar: Psychopharmacology: A Master Class

An updated review of neurobiology and brain function will be presented, taking the attendee through neurotransmission sequence from synthesis to gene transcription. Specific categories of treatment will include treatment schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. The evidence based effectiveness of conventional antipsychotic medications and atypical antipsychotic medications will be emphasized. Newer, useful agents Continue reading →

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18th Annual Winter Seminar: Meditation and Visualization Practices for Everyday Living and Well-Being and to Enhance Peak Performance

This evidence-based seminar integrates the practical spiritual wisdom from the Eastern meditation traditions, and self-hypnosis and visualizations, and other methods from positive psychology from the Western traditions to address staying in the ‘flow’ and bringing one’s best self to everyday living. These methods include: visualizations for developing optimal performance states; positive states of mind to Continue reading →

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18th Annual Winter Seminar: Essential Psychopharmacology, 2015

This course will provide a simplified and clinically relevant updated review of neurobiology and brain function. Areas of emphasis will be the psychopharmacology treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and borderline personality. The effectiveness of atypical and conventional anti-psychotic drugs as well as potential new medications will be reviewed. Augmenting agents of Continue reading →

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