AACAP 2006 Psychopharmacology Update Institute will take place January 27-28, at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New York, New York. Laurence Greenhill, M.D. is Chair. Registered media are encouraged to attend "Evidence-Based Psychopharmacological Treatments for Youth in a Time of Regulatory Uncertainty."
For immediate release:
December 28, 2005
Contact:
Erin Baker, Communication Specialist, ext. 119, ebaker@aacap.org
NEW YORK—The AACAP 2006 Psychopharmacology Update Institute, “Evidence-Based Psychopharmacological Treatments for Youth in a Time of Regulatory Uncertainty” will focus on psychotropic medications in treating children and adolescents' mental illnesses and examine the increased attention on medications' safety and efficacy raised by the Food and Drug Administration. Journalists will hear expert opinions on psychotropic medications' risks and benefits and parental concerns.
The Institute will feature expert faculty on psychopharmacology, including:
- Larry Greenhill, M.D., Chair
- Gabrielle Carlson, M.D.
- Barbara Coffey, M.D., M.S.
- Graham Emslie, M.D.
- Robert Findling, M.D.
- Peter Jensen, M.D.
- Daniel Pine, M.D., and
- Lawrence Scahill, Ph.D., MSN
All Institute sessions are open to registered journalists. Press registration is free, though prior registration is encouraged. Appropriate credentials are required.
Click here for the preliminary program.
Those who wish to register can contact Erin Baker: 202.966.7300, ext. 119, ebaker@aacap.org.
Representing over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children’s mental health. AACAP members actively research, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children’s mental health. AACAP members actively research, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
Our Facts for Families, available free of charge on the AACAP website, provide concise and up-to-date information on a wide array of issues relating to children’s mental health. Written in a simple, straightforward manner, these 88 one-page fact sheets are valuable to anyone raising or working with children. In addition, the AACAP routinely refers the media to expert spokespeople on child and adolescent issues, and sponsors The Campaign for America’s Kids – an initiative designed to fund an Advocacy Institute for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, with the goal of mental health for all children.
AACAP Mission: The Mission of the AACAP is the promotion of mentally healthy children, adolescents and families through research, training, advocacy, prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment, peer support and collaboration.
