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Paul Laybourne Symposium on Child Psychiatry 2008

Treatment Update in Child Psychiatry: Current trends in Psychopharmacology and Evidenced-Based Psychotherapy

Friday, June 6, 2008

KVC Behavioral HealthCare, Ball Conference Center, 12350 West 153^rdStreet, Olathe, Kansas

Presented by University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, KVC Behavioral HealthCare, The K.C. Regional Council of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and University of Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education

Overview

This symposium will discuss current trends in the treatment of child psychiatric disorders. Dr. John March will discuss new developments in the treatment of anxiety, OCD, and mood disorders. He will also provide an overview of how progress in developmental neuroscience offers the future possibility of a world without mental illness. Dr. Bob Batterson will review the rational use of "combined" psychotropic medications, such as treatment regimens that include antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants. Dr. Smith will present evidenced-based psychotherapies that can be used in combination with or as alternatives to medication management.

Target Audience

This symposium is intended for psychiatrists, pediatricians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and other clinicians providing mental health treatment to children and adolescents. The symposium also welcomes students and trainees in the above fields.

Objectives

At the completion of this symposium, participants should be able to:

Identify new developments in the treatment of anxiety, OCD, and mood disorders.
Describe the rational use of combined psychotropic regimens, including potential adverse effects and long-term implications of combining stimulant medications with antipsychotics and mood stabilizers.
Identify evidence-based therapies to be used in combination with medication or as alternatives to medication.
Review recent progress in developmental neuroscience as it relates to the possibility of eliminating mental illness.

Acknowledgments

Financial contributions and supporters of this program will be acknowledged in print at the symposium.

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Exhibits

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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