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Recent Advances in Psychiatry

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Mahesh Patel, MD

Treatment resistant hallucination leads to poor quality of life and increases in economic burden. TMS has been brain Stimulation technique  has shown  promising results. The presentation goals are to familiarize the psychiatrists and mental health Professional about history of TMS, Technique and  review TMS application studies for Treatment Resistant Hallucination.

Nash Boutros, MD

The presentation will outline the current utility of the standard EEG in everyday management of psychiatric conditions. The presentation will also briefly cover the areas where future expansion of the role of EEG in managing psychopharmacology are likely to occur in the near future.

Timothy Dellenbaugh, MD
Will discuss genetic influences on psychiatric drug metabolism with specific discussion of Cytochrome P450 2D6.  Will review genetic causes and clinical implications of 2D6 phenotypes: ultra-rapid, extensive, intermediate, and poor.  Will recommend strategies for learning cytochrome-based drug interactions.

Dellenbaugh Cytochromes Simplified Slides in PDF Format

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Dellenbaugh, Timothy, MD

Dr. Dellenbaugh is Associate Chair for Education and Residency Training Director for UMKC- School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.  He serves on committees for the School of Medicine related to Medical Student Education and Graduate Medical Education.  He chaired a DHM Committee on Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics which made recommendations to Medical Directors on  utilization of Pharmacogenomic Testing. He Completed Medical School at the University of Illinois and Residency Training at Kansas University- School of Medicine.

Recent Advances in Psychiatry

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Boutros, Nash, MD

Dr. Boutros is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He is board certified in Psychiatry, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology with two advanced fellowship training programs at the University of Illinoi, Chicago for EEG training and University of Texas in Dallas for epileptology and behavioral neurology training. Dr. Boutros has published upward of 200 peer-reviewed papers in fields related to his topic of presentation.

Recent Advances in Psychiatry

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Patel, Mahesh, MD

Baroda Medical college : MBBS 1975
Department Of Psychiatry, UMKC School of Medicine , Residency in Psychiatry 1989 to 1993 ;
Board Certified by ABPN
Inpatient Staff Psychiatrist at CBM for 25 bed unit,
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry ,UMKC School of Medicine ,Associate Program Director for Department of Psychiatry ,UMKC School of Medicine,
Certified by Brain  Simulation laboratory ,Intensive course.,Medical University of South Carolina :Course included patient Selection, TMS technique, TMS treatment Management ,Management of Complications and Medico legal issues  Oct 2015

Recent Advances in Psychiatry 

 

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for the Treatment of Schizophrenia Symptoms

Speaker(s)

Jessica Peterson, PhD

Alicia Pardee, PhD

Jennifer Lewey, MA

This presentation will focus on reviewing and discussing a variety of evidenced-based cognitive behavioral therapies for the treatment of schizophrenia symptoms. Evidence for the efficacy of these interventions will be reviewed, and a brief demonstration of some of the interventions will be provided. Specific consideration will be given to Attention Shaping (Silverstein et. al, 2014), which has been shown to improve attention for individuals with Schizophrenia. A cognitive intervention entitled Michael’s Game (Khazaal et al., 2006) used to treat delusions will also be discussed. A pilot intervention of Michael’s Game to assist clients who are admitted to Fulton State Hospital for competency restoration who are also experiencing significant delusions will be reviewed. Lastly, a discussion concerning the implementation and application of the described interventions in a variety of settings will also be included.

Objectives:

    • The use of empirical research to examine cognitive behavioral interventions used to treat symptoms of Schizophrenia.
    • How to implement some of the discussed interventions through demonstrations.
    • How to apply these interventions in a variety of settings, such as outpatient, inpatient, and forensic settings.

 
CogBxTxForSchizophreniaPeterson Slides in PDF format
 

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Gregory, Amanda, LPC, NCC

Amanda Gregory is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Nationally Certified Counselor who specializes in the treatment of children/adolescents, trauma, and attachment. She was provided experiential treatment for children/adolescents in residential and outpatient settings. She is also an author. Her work has appeared in Adoption Today, Addiction Professional, New Therapist, Psychology Tomorrow, and Better Mental Health Magazine. You can view her portfolio at http://amandagregorylpc.pressfolios.com

No Talking, No Problem: Implementing Experiential Treatment for Children with Complex Trauma

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No Talking, No Problem: Implementing Experiential Treatment for Children with Complex Trauma

Speaker(s)

Amanda Gregory, LPC, NCC

Objectives:

  • Identify children that have experienced complex trauma
  • Learn how complex trauma impacts brain development
  • Discover how children can benefit from experiential treatment
  • Learn a variety of specific simple experiential interventions to utilize with children with complex trauma.
  • Review four case studies of children with complex trauma who received experiential treatment.