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Paul Laybourne Symposium on Child Psychiatry 2009
Presented by University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, KVC Behavioral HealthCare, Inc., The Kansas City Regional Council of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Kansas City Regional Chapter of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Continuing Education
This symposium will provide current information on the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. Dr. Eric Youngstrom will describe the typical presentation of bipolar disorder in youth, identifying those symptoms that are most helpful for diagnosis and reviewing methods for evidence-based assessments to facilitate diagnostic accuracy. In addition, Dr. Youngstrom will describe effective psychotherapy treatment for children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. Dr. Mani Pavuluri will provide an overview of the neurobiology of bipolar disorder, including neuroimaging and neurocognitive studies and a discussion of the translational application of this research into treatment for the disorder in children and adolescents. Dr. Robert Kowatch will outline evidence-based medication strategies to treat children and adolescents with symptoms of bipolar disorder.
This symposium is intended for psychiatrists, pediatricians, psychologists, nurses, social workers and other clinicians participating in mental health care for children and adolescents. The symposium also welcomes students and trainees in the above fields.
At the completion of this symposium, participants should be able to:
Financial contributions and supporters of this program will be acknowledged in print at the symposium.
Commercial vendors are invited to exhibit at this meeting. Limited exhibit space will be available. Call Monya Floyd at 913-588-4478 or e-mail mfloyd2@kumc.edu for an application or more information.
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