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April 2012    

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 24, 2012
26^th Annual Mood Disorders Research/Education Symposium
The Many Faces of Depression
 > To learn more and to register

April 27, 2012
1^st Annual Symposium
Child Sexual Abuse: A Public Health Perspective
 > To learn more and to register

April 27, 2012
Center for Behavior and Health Lecture Series
Talking to Patients about Behavior Change
 > To learn more

May 30, 2012
3rd Annual Michael Ossoff Visiting Lectureship
Monique Breteler, M.D., Ph.D.
4-5 PM | Asthma and Allergy Center | Bayview
> Watch for details here

June 2, 2012
Traumatic Brain Injury: A National Conference
Repetitive Head Injury
 > To learn more and to register

June 15, 2012
Schizophrenia Center Annual Symposium
From Bench to Bedside and Society
> To learn more and to register

IN THE MEDIA

Huffington Post – April 9, 2012
Draft National Alzheimer’s Plan is Disappointing
Dr. Kostas Lyketsos and others feel that the psycho-social dimensions of dementia are largely ignored in this national policy statement.
> Read article online

Washington Post – April 9, 2012
Aging makes people more vulnerable to depression, but the problem can be treated
Dr. Susan Lehmann says that even minor depression can have a major impact on functioning and quality of life.
> Read article online

Johns Hopkins Medicine Magazine - Winter 2012
Charting a New Course
Geriatric psychiatrist Susan Lehmann says that it is more important than ever to teach future physicians about psychiatric illnesses that afflict the elderly.
> Read article online

The Daily Beast - March 1, 2012
Pickiness: The Secret Eating Disorder Nobody’s Talking About
Dr. Angela Guarda
> Read online article

Baltimore Sun - March 1, 2012
Some memory changes in aging brain are normal
Hopkins psychiatrist Susan Lehmann points to steps that may slow or prevent dementia
> Read online article

Shots: NPR's Health Blog - February 29, 2012
The High Price Of Caring For A Loved One With Alzheimer's
> Link to online article

US News and World Report - February 28, 2012
Drug-Free Housing Helps Heroin, Oxycontin Addicts Recover
Study found higher abstinence rates with housing, day treatment
> Link to online article
>Link to online JHMI news release

Johns Hopkins Gazette - February 20, 2012
Training the Twitterati
Psychiatrist Meg Chisolm champions social media for medical students
> Read online article

Baltimore Sun: Howard Magazine - January 25, 2012
The Power of Sleep
How a good night's sleep can transform your life
> Link to online article

FACULTY HONORS

Constantine Lyketsos, M.D., M.H.S., Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center was awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.

Susan Lehman, M.D., Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Day Hospital and the Psychiatry Clerkship Director has been awarded the first Berkheimer Faculty Education Scholar Award by School of Medicine's Institute for Excellence in Education to develop a curriculum and materials to teach future physicians about psychiatric illnesses that affect older people. The Institute works to improve medical education, support educational scholarship and recognize educators at Johns Hopkins.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

Recent scientific publications of the department faculty are posted each month on Webnotes, the central point for research articles on the School of Medicine’s website. To view Webnotes, go to the index page below and click on ‘Psychiatry’:

RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you think you might be interested in volunteering to participate in a research study or clinical trial, go to this page for a list of department projects that are currently recruiting individuals and families.
> Learn more

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