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APRIL 2003

Addiction Psychiatry & Pain Management Focus of Silver Hill Seminar

The latest developments in Addiction Psychiatry, the use of painkillers and the management of chronic pain, are the focus of the Spring Seminar at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn. Featuring presentations by five prominent experts in their fields, the seminar is co-sponsored by the New York University Department of Psychiatry, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, and Silver Hill.

Marc Galanter, M.D., a Professor of Psychiatry at New York University Medical Center, will present research on Healing Through Social and Spiritual Affiliation. Roger Weiss, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, will discuss Substance Abuse and Mood Disorders. Henry R. Kranzler, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center will address Recent Developments in Pharmacotherapy and Alcoholism. Dual Diagnosis (the combination of a psychiatric and an addictive disorder) is the topic of Richard Rosenthal, M.D., Chairman, Department of Psychiatry at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center. David Haddox, M.D., Vice President, Health Policy, Purdue Pharma, L.P., will discuss The Interface of Pain and Addiction and describe the latest pharmaceutical developments in pain management.

According to Dr. Richard Frances, President and Medical Director of Silver Hill, “No group of patients suffers more than those with both addiction and psychiatric problems, including pain management. The Spring Seminar brings together five national experts in the dual diagnosis field to discuss these pressing issues. The event is a complement to last year’s extremely well received symposium in which a different panel of speakers addressed the same topic.” The presentations at Silver Hill will be published in a special supplement of the American Journal on Addiction in July 2003, with an introduction by Dr. Frances.

Located at 208 Valley Road in New Canaan, Silver Hill Hospital is a nationally recognized behavioral health and substance abuse treatment center, providing a full range of treatment for adults and adolescents. Included are inpatient, partial hospital, halfway houses and outpatient programs.#

For registration or further information, contact Bridgette Guida, Community Outreach Coordinator at (203) 966-3561, extension 2509.

 

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