Conference Schedule
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Saturday
November 1, 2003
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM
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8:30- 9:00
Registration and breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 am
Welcome: Julie Totten, President, Families for Depression
Awareness
9:10 – 9:30 am
Opening Remarks: Elizabeth Childs, Commissioner of Mental
Health
9:30- 10:15 am
Coping with Depression in the Family: Julie Totten, President,
Families for Depression Awareness
10:15 – 10:30 am
Morning Break
10:35 -11:35 am - MORNING WORKSHOPS
| A. |
Major Depression and Treatments
Dr. Alex Bodkin, McLean Hospital
Dr. David Mischoulon, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| B. |
Bipolar Disorder and Treatments
Dr. Andrew Stoll, McLean Hospital
Dr. Roy Perlis, Massachusetts General Hospital
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| C. |
Children and Treatments
Dr. Eva Szigethy
Children’s Hospital |
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Lunch and Support Groups
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Martha Manning,
Keynote Speaker
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12:45 – 1:15 pm
Keynote speaker: Dr. Martha Manning, clinical psychologist
and author of Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
and A Place to Land: Lost and Found in an Unlikely Friendship
1:15-1:30 pm
Sharing our Stories: Irving Brudnick
1:30 – 2:15 pm Family Panel
With Anne Sheffield, Author, Depression Fallout:
The Impact of Depression On Couples and What You Can Do
to Preserve the Bond
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Book signing* and afternoon break
2:30- 3:45 pm - AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
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Communication skills for
helping someone with Depression
Alexis Henry, Boston University/UMass Medical School |
| E. |
Cognitive behavioral skills
for those with
Depression
Dr. Stephen McDermott, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| F. |
Multicultural Perspectives
Carolyn Reynolds & Dr. Alberto Barreto
Dimock Community Health Center |
| G. |
Helping Someone in Crisis
Kim Kates & Roberta Hurtig, Samaritans of Boston
Dr. Beth Murphy, McLean Hospital |
*BOOK SIGNING
Copies of the authors' books will be available for sale
and personalized signing at the conference. Check or cash
only.
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