Summer Seminar: Meditation and Mindfulness in Clinical Practice Enhancing Treatment Effectiveness and Personal Wellbeing

Harvard Medical ScHoolDepartment of Continuing Education

Offered by the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center

and The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

MARTHA’S VINEYARD WEEKEND SEMINARHarbor View Hotel and Resort, Martha’s Vineyard, MAJuly 6-8, 2012 • Friday - SundayEnhancement of Peak Performance in Sports, the Performing Arts and the WorksiteDaniel Brown, PhD, ABPH

Psychopharmacology, 2012Ross J. Baldessarini, MD, MA (hon.), D.Sc. (hon.)

Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Integrative ApproachMartha Stark, MD

WEEKLONG SEMINARSSea Crest Beach Hotel, Old Silver Beach N. Falmouth, Cape CodJuly 30-August 3, 2012 • Monday - FridayCognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Clinical UpdateRobert Goisman, MD

New Innovations For the Treatment of ADHD and Psychological Brain HealthJohn Ratey, MD

Essential Psychopharmacology, 2012: Practice and UpdateCarl Salzman, MD, Alan I. Green, MD, Russell G. Vasile, MD, Roscoe Brady, Jr., MD, PhD, and Barbara J. Coffey, MD, MS

Sea Crest Beach Hotel, Old Silver Beach N. Falmouth, Cape Cod August 6-10, 2012 • Monday - FridayCognitive-Behavior Therapy: Integrating into Everyday Clinical PracticeFrank Dattilio, PhD, ABPP

Mind/Body Medicine: Components, Research, Techniques and Applications with the Emphasis on the Relaxation Response Herbert Benson, MD and Ann Webster, PhD

The Treatment of Major Depression and Anxiety Disorders: Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapeutic Strategies in Clinical PracticeRussell G. Vasile, MD

Harbor View Hotel and Resort, Martha’s Vineyard, MAAugust 27-31, 2012 • Monday - FridayPsychopharmacology, 2012Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH

Meditation and Mindfulness in Clinical Practice: Enhancing Treatment Effectiveness and Personal WellbeingChristopher Germer, PhD

The Psychology of Investing in 2012John Schott, MD

23SUMMER SEMINARSRD ANNUAL

The Summer Seminars are a series of seminars of interest to the health professional. Taught by a distinguished faculty, the courses allow participants an opportunity to combine learning and relaxation at a totally renovated, magnificent oceanfront resort on Old Silver Beach, one of Cape Cod’s most beautiful

beaches, as well as at a stately hotel and resort overlooking Edgartown Harbor on Martha’s Vineyard.

REGISTER ONLINE AT:

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This seminar is designed for health professionals who work with clients wishing to enhance their performance in avo-cational or professional sports, the performing arts, or their daily work and to enhance patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning, and communication skills. Learners have a lack of skill in identifying states of performing excel-lence and the factors that contribute to the development of performance. Both in the own performance and in clients/patients wishing to improve performance excellence, in sports and in the worksite and the arts. Participants will learn a variety of psychological methods used in sports psychology as well as body/mind training techniques drawn from the meditation traditions. We will review biological, psychologi-cal and socio-cultural factors, which improve peak perfor-mance. The main emphasis will be on learning a variety of peak performance interventions: 1) psychodynamic, cogni-tive behavioral and hypnotic methods for eradicating factors which hinder peak performance. 2) body/mind training methods such as physical conditioning methods, concentra-tion training, awareness training, and techniques for cutting off scattered thought. The educational presentation will include lecturing, demonstration of methods, practice, case presentation and Q & A. Case presentations will be drawn for recreational and professional sports, dance and music performance, and managerial worksite training. This semi-nar is designed to develop competence in implementing the following interventions: concentration training, maintaining concentration during distracting conditions, visualizing and refining peak performance, developing the optimal level for peak performance, identifying cognitive and affective factors that interfere with peak performance and developing effec-tive coping strategies for correcting these; identifying and developing goals that consistently challenge the individual to maintain peak performance states.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:•Describetheresearchonpeakperformancein

sports,theperformingartsandtheworksite;•Performinterventionsforemotionalstates

andconflictsthathinderandenhancepeakperformance;

•Performinterventionsforrelaxationandenergizingthebody;

• Applymentalimageryskillsforpeakperformanceandinterventionsfortrainingconcentrationskillsandhelpparticipantsidentifyattentionalproblemsthathinderpeakperformance;

• Describethevarietyofapplicationsofthesepeakperformanceinterventionsinsports,theperformingartsandtheworksite.

FACULTYDaniel Brown, PhD, ABPH is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. He has taught hypnotherapy workshops for over 40 years and is the author of over a dozen books including a textbook on hypnotherapy, Hypnotherapy and Hypnoanalysis, a health psychology book, Hypnosis and Behavioral Medicine, 4 books on meditation including Transformations of Con-sciousness and Pointing Out the Great Way, and two books in collaboration with H.H. The Dalai Lama. Dr. Brown’s background in both Western psychology and Eastern meditation traditions offers a unique integration of the contemporary Western research on peak performance and positive psychology and the classical Buddhist meditation lineage traditions. Dr. Brown has given workshops on Peak Performance nationally and internationally.

For a complete course description, including the daily curriculum, please visit:

Summer Weekend Seminars 2012 Martha’s Vineyard

The Harborview Hotel and Resort

Psychopharmacology, 2012RossJ.Baldessarini,MD,MA(hon.),D.Sc.(hon.)

July 6–8, 2012 • Friday - Sunday

This seminar will address the clinically important science of psychopharmacologic treatment including the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and other relevant topics for the practicing clinician. The seminar will emphasize selected aspects of the evidence-base underlying clinical practice in the use of psychopharmacology for psychotic and major affective disorders and anxiety disorders, considering short-term and long-term use of antipsychotic, mood-stabilizing, antidepressant and antianxiety drugs as well as their adverse-effect risks. We will address the art of successful and safe prescribing and consider critically the limits of this approach to the treatment of complex human problems. The seminar will emphasize the establishment and importance of therapeutic alliance when prescribing all psychotropic medications. This seminar is intended to educate attendees on the most appropriate and effective current psychopharmacological practices in order to enhance patient care through improvement of clinicians’ prescribing practices and medication adherence strategies. Educational presentation will be in seminar format and include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Assessandcomparetheevidencesupportingshort-

termandlong-termtreatmentofpatientswithpsychotic,bipolar,majordepressive,andanxietydisorders;

• Reviewpsychotherapeuticdrugtreatmentwithparticularemphasisonrecentadvancesandpracticalprescribinginformation;



Enhancement of Peak Performance in Sports, the Performing Arts and the Worksite

DanielBrown,PhD,ABPHJuly 6-8, 2012 • Friday - Sunday

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• Discusscurrentrelationshipsbetweentreatmentwithpsychotropicdrugsandriskofmortalityduetosuicideandothercauses;

• Integratepsychopharmacologyintocomprehensivecareofpsychiatricpatients,andmorecriticallyassesstheadvantagesandlimitationsofpsychopharmacology.

FACULTYRoss J. Baldessarini, M.D., M.A. (hon.), D.Sc. (hon.) is a Professor of Psychiatry and in Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Psychopharmacology Program and the International Consortium for Psychotic and Bipolar Disorder Research at McLean Hospital. Dr. Baldessarini is widely known for his research and teach-ing in psychopharmacology and general psychiatry. Dr. Baldessarini is the recipient of many national awards and is on the Institute for Scientific Information list of most often cited authors in pharmacology and psychiatry. He is the author of nearly 1,900 scientific papers and several books, including Chemotherapy in Psychiatry: Principles and Practice, as well as the chapters on psychopharmacology in the standard textbook of pharmacology, Goodman & Gil-man’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 3rd edition. He serves on many editorial boards, including that of the Archives of General Psychiatry.




Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Integrative Approach

MarthaStark,MDJuly 6-8, 2012 • Friday - Sunday

Dr. Martha Stark has developed a comprehensive theory of therapeutic action that integrates the interpretive perspective of classical psychoanalysis (which speaks to the power of insight); the corrective-provision perspective of self psychology and other deficit theories (which speaks to the importance of corrective experience as compensation for early-on deficiencies); and the contemporary relational perspective (which speaks to mutual enactment and negotiation by both patient and therapist of the entanglements that will inevitably emerge at the intimate edge of their authentic engagement). For many psycho-therapists a gap exists between their knowledge about psychodynamic therapy and their feelings of competence in how they perform it. The therapists that attend the course sometimes intuitively know what to do but can’t begin to put the words to it, theoretically, as to what they’re doing. People are longing to formulate their stance. Dr. Stark focus throughout the seminar will be on the interface between theory and practice; and Dr. Stark will demonstrate, by way of numerous clinical vignettes and prototypical interventions, the ways in which the three modes of therapeutic action (knowledge, experience, and relationship) can be used to accelerate the healing process.

Educational presentation will be in seminar format and include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Examinethetherapist’s“useofself”toinformboth

understandingandintervention;• Understandthevariouscurativefactors

inpsychotherapy;• Workinterpretively,empathically,

andauthentically;• Explainthetherapeuticuseofchallengingwhen

possibleandsupportingwhennecessary;• Describetheprocessofrelenting,forgiving,grieving,

andaccepting.

FACULTYMartha Stark, MD is a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Teaching/Supervising Analyst at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis. She is an Adjunct Faculty at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies at Massachusetts General Hospital and teaches in the Continu-ing Education Programs at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and the Smith College School for Social Work. Dr. Stark is the author of Working with Resistance; A Primer on Working with Resistance; and Modes of Therapeutic Action.


Summer Weeklong Seminars 2012 North Falmouth, Cape Cod

Sea Crest Beach Hotel

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Clinical Update

RobertGoisman,MDJuly 30-August 3, 2012 • Monday - Friday

The influence of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is widening as the importance of cost-effective, empirically validated, shorter-term treatment increases. From its beginnings as a treatment for specific phobias, CBT is now indicated for a wide range of mood and anxiety disorders. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a highly effective and very popular form of cognitive-behavioral treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder. Newest on the scene is the application of CBT to the treatment of psychotic symptoms. Topics to be covered will include a brief review of the development of behavioral and cognitive treatments; anxiety disorders, including panic, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder; mood disorders; DBT; and social skills training for schizophrenia. We will include a discussion of CBT for bipolar disorder and also discuss new applications of cognitive therapy to the treatment of delusions and hallucinations. We will in part utilize a case presentation format, in which a typical case will be presented at the beginning of each session and then later discussed using the principles developed that



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morning. Live role-playing exercises will also be used in order to illustrate the application of social skills training principles. Participants will be invited to present their own cases for cognitive-behavioral consultation.

Many clinicians received their training in psychotherapy before the advent and/or popularity of CBT. These clini-cians have found that the climate of the mental health field has changed and there is a greater requirement for the prescribing of evidence-based practice. For those cli-nicians who have not been trained in CBT, acquisition of these skills has become very important. This seminar will be helpful to clinicians with no experience in CBT and DBT, as well as clinicians with a knowledge base in these areas. The seminar is an evolution of prior such courses and should prove helpful to past participants.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Utilizespecifictechniquesforanxietyreductionin

patientswithanxietydisorders;• DescribespecificCBTinterventionsusedinpanic

disorders,obsessive-compulsivedisorder,phobiasandPTSD;

• Applycognitivetherapytechniquestomanicpatientsanddepressedpatients;

• PrepareatypicalDBTcurriculum;• Discusssocialskillstrainingandcognitive

restructuringastheyapplytotheseriousandpersistentlymentallyill.

FACULTYRobert M. Goisman, MD Associate Professor of Psy-chiatry at Harvard Medical School and Former Director of Medical Student Education at Massachusetts Mental Health Center. His research interests include behavioral therapy, anxiety disorders, and psychosocial rehabilita-tion in chronic mental illness. Dr. Goisman is a past recipient of the Elvin V. Semrad Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Massachusetts Mental Center, he received the Nancy C.A. Roeske, MD Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education from the American Psychiatric Association, and the Outstanding Psychiatrist Award from the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society for Public Sector Service.




New Innovations For the Treatment of ADHD and Psychological Brain Health

JohnRatey,MDJuly 30-August 3, 2012 • Monday - Friday

This seminar will focus on specific approaches and interventions to patients with ADHD, Aggression and Mood, the Addictions, and Social disorders. Treatment issues will be emphasized and we will explore new

medications and alternative strategies that are shown to be effective in these psychiatric problems. We will take brief journeys into the brain and at the synapse to help understand what conditions we are aiming to change and why. We will discuss the use of combination of treatments, both medical and non-medical. We will study controversies of diagnosis: 1. Bipolar or ADHD or both and what this means for treatment; 2. Asperger’s or Autism or Social Dyslexia – does it matter and are there any relevant medications and behavioral interventions for these developmental differences; 3. Relevancies of DSM-IV-TR to the real world and the issue of subthreshold diagnoses of the “Shadow Syndromes” and 4. The effect of exercise and other environmental factors on the brain and psyche. This seminar will address current gaps in knowledge and competence with regard to specific approaches and interventions to patients with ADHD, Aggression and Mood, the Addictions, and Social disorders. This seminar will address current gaps in knowledge and competence with regard to specific approaches and interventions to patients with ADHD, Aggression and Mood, the Addictions, and Social disorders. The seminar will help clinicians identify problems that often complicate adequate treatment of many of these disorders and address these problems. Educational presentation will be in seminar format and include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• DescribetheneurobiologyofADHD,fatigue,stress,

thesocialbrainanditsvariancesandapplicationintheclinicalsetting;

• UtilizethenewertreatmentsandmedicationsavailablefortreatingADHD,aggression,andsocialdisorders;

• Understandholisticand“non-medical”treatmentsastotheireffectsonthebrain;

• Integrateexerciseintomanagementofpsychologicalbrainhealth.

FACULTYJohn J. Ratey, MD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ratey has been a leading teach-er and researcher on brain and personality and treatment of aggression and the development of disabilities as well as the psychological and cognitive benefits of exercise and play. He has written extensively on Attention Deficit Disorder, learning disabilities, brain differences that affect social skills and has published Shadow Syndromes, a book that has helped broaden our understanding of how the brain affects everyday life. Dr. Ratey is the author of co-author of more than 75 scientific publications and seven books: Mental Retardation: Developing Pharmacotherapies, The Neuropsychia-try of Personality Disorders, Driven to Distraction, Answers to Distraction, Shadow Syndromes, The User’s Guide to the Brain, and Delivered from Distraction. His latest book is SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.




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Essential Psychopharmacology, 2012: Practice and Update

CarlSalzman,MD,AlanI.Green,MD,RussellG.Vasile,MD,RoscoeBrady,Jr.,MD,PhD

andBarbaraJ.Coffey,MD,MSJuly 30-August 3, 2012 • Monday - Friday

This seminar is a basic review of neurotransmitter and synaptic function; factors of gene expression; second and third messenger systems; and neurohormones.

The purpose of this seminar is to review and update the use of psychotropic drugs in children, adolescents and adults and gain an understanding of the evidence-based literature supporting effective treatment. Course participants will be expected to have familiarity with the neurobiological and genetic contributions to psychi-atric illnesses as well as an understanding of the basic therapeutic mechanisms of psychotropic medications. .. Educational presentation will be in seminar format and include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A. There will be considerable opportunity for interaction with the presenters.

An updated review of neurobiology and brain func-tion will be presented, taking the attendee through neurotransmission sequence from neurotransmitter and synaptic function synthesis to gene transcription. The interaction between genes and the environment will be emphasized. The current use of antipsychotic drugs and mood stabilizing drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder will be presented; new antipsychotic medications will also be discussed along with potential new uses for mood stabilizers. A comprehensive review of the neurobiology and genetic predisposition to depres-sion will be emphasized along with the modern use of antidepressants based on the latest research findings. Treatment of Bipolar Depression will be emphasized. Overview of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders with a focus on psychopharmacologic management of major depression, including bipolar depression and other depressive subtypes such as psychotic depression, atypical depression and melancholia; approaches to treatment resistant depression; and the latest advances in child and adolescent psychopharmacology. Throughout the seminar the establishment and importance of the therapeutic alli-ance when prescribing all psychotropic medications will be underscored, as will the potential hazards/benefits of polypharmacy drug interactions.

This seminar was designed to enhance practitioners’ medical knowledge of evolving psychopharmacological practices. The seminar is intended to enhance patient care through improvement of clinicians’ prescribing practices and medication adherence strategies.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Demonstrateanunderstandingofpsychotropic

drugtreatment,withparticularemphasisonrecentadvancesandpracticalprescribinginformation;

• Discusspsychiatricdisordersandtheirpharmaco-therapywithinaframeworkthatintegratesbiologi-calandpsychodynamicperspectives;

• Assesspotentialliabilityissuesthatarisefromtheuseofpsychotropicdrugs;

• Assesspracticalandusefulinformationfortheprescribingaswellasthenon-prescribingclinician;

• Managethepsychopharmacologictreatmentofchildren,adolescentsandadults;

• Integratepsychopharmacologyandpsychotherapy.

FACULTYCarl Salzman, MD is a Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. He has served as Chairman, American Psychiatric Association Benzodiazepine Task Force. He has been awarded the Elvin V. Semrad Award for Outsanding Teaching in Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Vestermark Award from the American Psychiatric Association for Outstanding Contribution to Psychiatric Education, Heinz E. Lehmann Award from the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene for his contribu-tion to psychiatric research, Teacher of the Year Award from CME and Outstanding Psychiatrist of the Year for Education by the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society. He has also been on numerous editorial boards including The American Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Salzman is author of over 250 publications and 7 books. His latest book is Clinical Geriatric Psychopharmacology, 4th edition.

Alan I. Green, MD is the Raymond Sobel Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Dart-mouth Medical School. An internationally recognized teacher, expert and investigator in the clinical neurop-harmacology of schizophrenia and substance abuse, Dr. Green is currently the Principal Investigator of 4 NIH grants. He has published over 100 scientific articles and has received numerous awards, including the Outstand-ing Psychiatrist Award for Research from the Massachu-setts Psychiatric Society and the Outstanding Teaching Award at the Brockton VA Medical Center.

Russell G. Vasile MD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Director of the Affective Disorders Consultation Program at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Vasile has published in diverse areas related to the assessment and treatment of anxiety and affective disorders. Dr. Vasile is a graduate of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, and is certified in Forensic Psychiatry. He is a past recipient of the Elvin V. Semrad Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

Roscoe Brady Jr. MD, PhD is an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Director of Psychopharmacology Education at the Beth

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Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is the former Direc-tor of the Neuroscience Curriculum at the Mass General Hospital/McLean Hospital psychiatry residency. His academic interests include the neurobiology of mania in bipolar disorder and his research is supported by both the Dupont-Warren and Livingston Fellowship Awards from Harvard Medical School.

Barbara J. Coffey, MD, MS is an Associate Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine; Director, Tics and Tourette’s Clinical and Research Program, NYU Child Study Center, and Research Psychiatrist, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. She is the former Director of the Tics and Tourette’s Clinics at McLean and Massachusetts General Hospitals, and former Director of Pediatric Psychopharmacology at McLean Hospital. She is an Associate Editor of Advanced Pediatric Psychopharmacol-ogy, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.




Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: Integrating into Everyday Clinical Practice

FrankDattilio,PhD,ABPPAugust 6-10, 2012 • Monday - Friday

This seminar will enable participants of different levels of familiarity with CBT to learn CBT interventions that will enhance their clinical practice. This seminar focuses on cognitive-behavioral approaches with patients who suffer from a range of anxiety and depressive disorders. It will also provide strategies that are employable with couples and families, as well as methods for use in crisis and emergency situations. Participants will learn techniques and strategies for working with patients who are struggling with problems in these various content domains. A period of case review will be utilized and integrated to video clips to provide strategies for various cases using examples provided by participants or offered by the presenter. This course will be helpful to clinicians with no experience in CBT, as well as clinicians with a knowledge base in the area or clinicians who may have taken prior courses with Dr. Dattilio. This seminar is designed to help clinicians augment and improve their clinical competence and performance in the delivery of CBT. It is also the aim of this course to help them figure out how to integrate these techniques into their particular modality of treatment. This seminar has been designed to enhance patient care in that it improves the knowledge of service delivery, practice-based learning and improvement through case examples and DVD video example, and systems-based practice as manifested by the systems approach for therapeutic delivery.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:•Identifyandemploycognitive-behavioralstrategies

thatcanbeusedinworkingwithanxiety,depression,couplesandfamilies,andcrisis/emergencysettings;

•Identifywhentousestraightbehavioraltechniquesovercognitivetechniqueswiththeabovetopics;

•Learntoassignhomeworkexercisesandchoosethemostappropriateandeffectivecourseoftreatmentfortheanxiousordepressedpatientsandcouplesandfamilies,orindividualsincrisis.

FACULTYFrank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP is a clinical instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He has been a visiting faculty member at several major universi-ties throughout the world. Dr. Dattilio has more than 250 professional publications in the areas of anxiety and behav-ioral disorders, crisis intervention, and marital and family discord. He has also presented extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies, Mexico, and Cuba on cognitive-behavior therapy. His works have been translated into 27 languages and are used in 80 countries throughout the world.




Mind/Body Medicine: Components, Research, Techniques and Applications with the Emphasis

on the Relaxation Response HerbertBenson,MDandAnnWebster,PhD

August 6-10, 2012 • Monday - Friday

Health care is changing. The new model, often referred to as mind/body medicine, states clearly that the causes, development and outcomes of an illness are determined by the interaction of biochemistry and physiology with psychological, social and cultural factors. Recent data establish that the relaxation response beneficially alters genomic changes. Yet most health care providers do not communicate with their patients about these issues nor do they understand mind/body medicine interventions.

This seminar, which will be both didactic and experien-tial, will focus on understanding the foundation of mind/body medicine, the role of stress in illness, recent research advances, and techniques and applications of mind/body medicine. Learners will come to understand how the causes, development and outcomes of an illness are deter-mined by the interaction of biochemistry and physiology with psychological, social and cultural factors. Recent data establishing that the relaxation response beneficially



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alters genomic changes will be covered. Educational pres-entation will be in seminar format and include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Describethehistory,componentsandtheeconomic

benefitsofmind/bodymedicine;• Employstressphysiologyandmind/bodyinteractions

inhealthandillness;• Describerecentresearchinmind/bodymedicine;• Utilizeseveralmind/bodytechniquesand

understandtheirapplications.

FACULTYHerbert Benson, MD is the Mind/Body Medical Institute Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospi-tal. The recipient of numerous national and international awards, Dr. Benson has been a pioneer in mind/body studies. His work led to the definition of the relaxation response and how it counteracts the harmful effects of stress and serves as a bridge between mind and body as well as between medicine and spirituality. Dr. Benson is the author or co-author of more than 180 publications and eleven books including: The Relaxation Response; The Well-ness Book; and his most recent book, Relaxation Revolution.

Ann Webster, PhD is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Mind/Body Programs for Cancer and HIV+/AIDS. She is a health psy-chologist, researcher and clinical/corporate trainer for the Benson-Henry Institute. Dr. Webster has received several awards, most notably from the AIDS Action Committee and the Northern Lights Alternatives, for her work with HIV and AIDS patients. Dr. Webster sits on the boards of The Medical Foundation, the Community Research Initiative and the Institute for Body, Mind and Spirituality at Lesley University.




The Treatment of Major Depression and Anxiety Disorders:

Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapeutic Strategies in Clinical Practice

RussellG.Vasile,MDAugust 6-10, 2012 • Monday - Friday

The objective of this seminar is to familiarize the clinician with emerging strategies in the assessment and treatment of major depression, bipolar illness and anxiety disorders. The seminar will also highlight key comorbid conditions associated with mood and anxiety disorders, including axis II personality disorders, management of patients with

medical conditions and management of the geriatric patient. An essential theme of the seminar will be formulat-ing an integrated psychopharmacologic and psychothera-peutic treatment approach. The psychotherapy of the mood and/or anxiety disorder patient, including those with comorbid personality disorder will be examined in detail. Issues around the choice of specific antidepressants, mood stabilizers and anti-anxiety medications and psychophar-macologic management of the treatment resistant patient will be highlighted with a discussion of the use of augmenting medication strategies and combinations of psychopharmacologic agents. The role of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) will be examined. Psychotherapeutic approaches to mood and anxiety disorders will be studied with a focus on differing strategies including psychodynamic psychothera-py, cognitive and behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy for depression and other psychotherapeutic approaches. The seminar will update the clinician on recent developments in neuropsychiatry, including brain imaging and therapeutic stimulation techniques. Educational presentation will be in seminar format and include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Describeemergingstrategiesintheuseofpsy-

chotropicmedicationsinthetreatmentofmajordepressionandanxietydisorders.

• Demonstratetheintegrationofappropriatepsychopharmacologictreatmentsintoacompre-hensivetreatmentplan,includingpsychodynamic,cognitiveandbehavioralpsychotherapies.

• Describethediagnosisandtreatmentofaffec-tivedisorders,includingdepressionandmanic

depressiveillness,anxietydisordersandperson-alitydisorders.

• Analyzediagnosticandtreatmentstrategiesacrossthelifecycle,withparticularattentiontoissuesinpsychopharmacologicmanagementofthegeriatricpopulationandpatientswithmedicalillness.

• Useintegratedpsychopharmacologicandpsychotherapeuticstrategiesinthetreatmentofrefractorypatients,includingthosewithcomorbiddepressionand/oranxietydisordersandpersonal-itydisorder.

• Describetheuseofnewlyemergingstrategiesintheassessmentandtreatmentofmajordepressionandanxietydisorders,includingbrain-imagingtechniques,andtheuseoftherapeuticbrainstimu-lationtechniquesincludingvagalnervestimulationandtranscranialmagneticstimulation.

FACULTYFor Dr. Vasile’s bio, please see page 5.




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Summer Weeklong Seminars 2012 Martha’s Vineyard


Psychopharmacology, 2012NassirGhaemi,MD,MPH


This seminar will review and update the use of psychotropic drugs. An updated review of neurobiology and brain function will be presented. Specific categories of treatment will include treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. The seminar will address strategies for bipolar patients who are noncompliant or treatment-resistant; approaches to the acutely psychotic, recovering psychotic patient, and the concept of early intervention. The role of medical switch versus augmenta-tion strategies for treatment-resistant depression will be reviewed. Psychiatric medications for the elderly will be reviewed, including dosage adjustments for age, drug interactions, and sensitivity to side effects. The seminar will emphasize the establishment and importance of therapeutic alliance when prescribing all psychotropic medications, the interplay between pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, benefits and hazards of prescriber/nonprescriber co-treatment relationships. This seminar was designed to enhance practitioners’ medical knowledge of evolving psychopharmacological practices. The activity is intended to enhance patient care through improvement of clincians’ prescribing practices and medication adherence strategies. Educational presentation will be in seminar format and include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Learnandunderstandpsychotropicdrugtreatment,

withparticularemphasisonrecentadvancesandpracticalprescribinginformation;

• Understandbasicfactsaboutthepharmacologyofthemajorpsychotropicdrugclasses;

• Assesspotentialliabilityissuesthatarisefromtheuseofpsychotropicdrugs;

• Assesspracticalandusefulinformationfortheprescribingaswellasthenon-prescribingclinician.

FACULTYNassir Ghaemi, MD, MA, MPH is Lecturer on Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Ghaemi is also the re-cipient of a Master of Arts Degree in Philosophy and a Mas-ter of Public Health in the Clinical Effectiveness Program of Harvard School of Public Health. He is Director, Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Ghaemi has authored over 100 scientific articles or book chapters and serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals. He is the author of 4 books including, Mood Disorders: A Practical Guide. His most recent book is A First Rate Madness: Uncov-ering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.




Meditation and Mindfulness in Clinical Practice: Enhancing Treatment Effectiveness

and Personal WellbeingChristopherGermer,PhD


Meditation is currently one of the most widely researched treatment methods. Mindfulness, in particular, has been shown to change the structure and function of the brain within 8 weeks of daily practice, and the benefits extend from alleviation of a wide array of mental and physical disorders to enhancing the wellbeing of clinicians and cultivating positive attitudes associated with patient care.

But what is meditation exactly? What is mindfulness? How do we integrate meditation into psychotherapy, especially in the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and couples therapy? What scientific evidence supports its use and what are the contraindications? This program is an up-to-date review of the theory and practice of meditation from the Buddha to modern brain science and psychotherapy. Participants with no meditation experience, as well as seasoned practitioners, will find this course helpful in their clinical work.

The purpose of this seminar is to offer the partici-pants an up-to-date review of the theory, research, and practice of meditation in health care (especially as it applies to the practice of psychotherapy), to increase the effectiveness of behavioral treatment, to enhance the wellbeing of clinicians, and cultivate positive attitudes associated with patient care. This seminar is designed to enhance patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning, and communication skills. Educational presentation will be in seminar format, include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Identifythethreemainformsofmeditation--

concentration,mindfulness,andcompassion—andknowwhentoapplytheminclinicalsettings.

•Discussthemechanismsofactioninmeditationthatappeartounderliepositivetherapeuticchange,suchasattentionregulation,emotionregulation,andself-compassion.

•Explainhowmindfulnessandacceptance-basedtreatmentaregroundedinempirically-supportedpsychotherapy.

•Describenewresearchfindingsonmind/braintrainingthroughmeditation.

•Customizemeditationpracticesforindividualpatients,i.e.,thosewithanxiety,depression,trauma,psychophysiologicaldisorders,andforcouplesinconflict.

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•Thisprogramhasbeendesignedtoenhancepa-tientcare,medicalknowledge,interpersonalandcommunicationskills

FACULTYChristopher K. Germer, PhD is a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a founding member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He has been integrating the principles and practices of meditation into psychotherapy since 1978. Dr. Germer lectures nationally and internationally on mindfulness and self-compassion. He is co-editor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness in Clinical Practice. Dr. Germer is also author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion.




The Psychology of Investing in 2012JohnSchott,MD


This seminar studies the development of behavioral finance from its infancy shown in the 17th century tulip mania through current research in neurofinance. The first day is a workshop examining the origins of the participant’s personal attitudes toward money. In-depth looks are made into historical market manias, herd mentality, the development of investment heuristics, investment psychology research and neurofinance. The role of money in transference and countertransference is also discussed. The seminar also explores the psychology of the market as opposed to the emotions of individual investors.

This seminar will address the gaps in clinician knowledge and psychotherapy skills pertaining to the symbolic nature of money and the payment of fees. It will help clinicians understand communications from patients regarding conflicts about money, power, and self-worth that are disguised as money issues. This seminar has been designed to enhance patient care, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills and professionalism. Educational presentation will be in seminar format and include lectures, participant discussions and Q & A. There is ample opportunity for attendees to discuss their own clinical experiences.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:• Discusstheimplicationsofnewneuro-physiology

studiesoninvestmentbehavior;• Applypsychologyandpsychoanalysistoan

understandingoftheinvestmentprocess;• Discussthepsychologyofmoney,greed,

andaggression;

• Describegroupdynamics,thepsychologyofacrowd,andtheirrelationshipstothestockmarket;

• Discussquantitativemethodsformeasuringtheseforces;

• Identifyandaddresstheneuroticissuesrelatedtothehandlingofmoneyandinvestments;

• Identifyandaddresstransferenceandcountertransference.

FACULTYJohn Schott, MD is a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and former Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the Metro West Medical Center. He is a graduate of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, where he is past Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Schott was also a stockbroker for ten years and is presently a registered investment advisor with the SEC a principal in Steinberg Global Asset Management, and a money manager. For many years he had pursued a dual career as a practicing psychiatrist/psychoanalyst and a practicing investment advisor. For the past 26 years, he has published The Schott Letter, a monthly national newsletter that recommends stock purchases for individual and Keough accounts. A feature of the newsletter is his column, From Behind the Couch that analyzes how individual and group psychol-ogy affect successful investing. Dr. Schott is also a trustee for the Tempelton Foundation.


ACGME COMPETENCIESAll seminars are designed to meet one or more of the following Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education Competencies:• Patient care• Medical knowledge• Practice-based learning and improvement• Interpersonal and communication skills

TARGET AUDIENCE:The summer seminars are a series of seminars of interest to health professionals in the fields of psy-chiatry, psychology, nursing, social work, counseling, medicine and surgery.

Lawrence E. Lifson, MD, is co-course director of each seminar.

SEMINAR FORMAT:Weekend Seminars

Earn Up to 10 AMA PRA Category I CreditsTM

Friday: 4:30pm-6:30pmSaturday: 8:15am-12:30pmSunday: 8:15am-12:30pm

Week-Long SeminarsEarn Up to 15 AMA PRA Category I CreditsTM

Meet Monday-Friday: 9:00am-12:15pm



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THE HARBORVIEW HOTEL AND RESORTThe recently renovated Harbor View Hotel, overlooks Edgartown Harbor and the Lighthouse and is just minutes from downtown Edgartown, within walking distances to shops, galleries, the beach, restaurants and more. In season, the hotel offers a supervised children’s program, a water sports department, full concierge service and more. The hotel boasts two water vessels – a classic Bunker and Ellis picnic yacht, as well as a 31-foot Center Console boat. These are available to guests for private charter.

For information and reservations, contact Harbor View Hotel at 800-225-6005 or http://harbor-view.com. Please advise that you are with the Harvard Medical School Conference. Reservations must be made by May 21, 2012 to receive the reduced rates for the July 6-8 weekend and by July 9, 2012 for the August 27-31, 2012 week-long program. Reservations made after that date are subject to availability.

Martha’s Vineyard is easily accessible by boat via the Steamship Authority (508-477-8600) or Hy-Line Cruises (508-778-2600), within a 45-minute sailing time from Hyannis or Falmouth. Parking is avail-able at lots associated with boat lines. While a car is not necessary, it may be ferried by the Steamship Authority. However, ferry reservations must be made as soon as possible. Air service is also available.

NEWLY RENOVATED SEA CREST BEACH HOTEL NORTH FALMOUTHLocated in North Falmouth, Cape Cod, on Old Silver Beach, The Sea Crest has just undergone an over 22 million dollar renovation creating a beautiful, classic Cape Cod resort hotel. It is located on 700 feet of private beach on one of the Cape’s finest and warmest white-sand beaches. Recreational facilities at Sea Crest include indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center, and dining. Golf is nearby and all the charm of Falmouth and other Cape Cod Attractions are minutes away. For families, the Sea Crest Beach Hotel offers a supervised day camp for children age 3 and over. Babysitters are available during evenings by prior arrangements through the concierge. A limited number of rooms will be reserved until June 12, 2012 for course participants at a discounted rate of $252 per night or for upgraded room $317 per night plus tax of MA occupancy. For information and reservations, contact Sea Crest Beach Resort, Old Silver Beach, 350 Quaker Road, N. Falmouth, MA 02556-2903. Phone: 508-540-9400; 800-225-3110 or seacrestbeachhotel.com. Discountedroomsarelimitedandearlyreservationsarestronglyrecommend-ed. Please state that you are with the Harvard Medical School Conference.

Essential Psychopharmacology, 2012 Carl Salzman, MD

February 27-March 2, 2012

Meditation And Visualization Practice For Everyday Living And Well-Being And

To Enhance Peak PerformanceDaniel Brown, PhD, ABPH February 27-March 2, 2012

Mental Health And Mental Illness In Our Aging Population With

Treatment ImplicationsJames M. Ellison, MD, MPH

March 5-9, 2012

Psychopharmacology: A Master ClassCarl Salzman, MD March 5-9, 2012

Board Review Course For Part II Of The ABPNApril 25-27, 2012June 20-22, 2012

September 5-7, 2012

Leadership for the Physician ExecutiveMarch 25-30, 2012

Psychopharmacology 2012, A Master ClassApril 20-21, 2012

Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA

15th ANNUAL WINTER SEMINARS, Key Largo, FL

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

For further information on all courses visit www.cme.hms.harvard.eduor contact 1-617-754-1265 or e-mail Jess Rademaker at [email protected]

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ACCREDITATION:Physicians The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Weeklong Seminar: A maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Weekend Seminar: A maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Psychologists The Continuing Education Program at Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Major Teaching Hospital of Harvard Medical School is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Continuing Education Program at Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Major Teaching Hospital of Harvard Medical School maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Counselors The Continuing Education Program at Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Major Teaching Hospital of Harvard Medical School is approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer continuing education to participants. The weekend programs meet the criteria for 10 hours and the week long programs meet the criteria for 15 hours.

Social Workers For information on the status of the application to the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, please call 617-754-1265 or email: [email protected].

Nurses Programs meet the specifications of the Board of registration in Nursing (244 CMR).

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Application for continuing education credits has been made to the Massachusetts Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Summer Weekend Physicians $495 (USD), Residents/Fellows in Training/Students $295 (USD)

Summer Week-long Physicians $695 (USD), Residents/Fellows in Training/Students $495 (USD)

Each additional week $495 (USD) Registration by credit card (VISA or MasterCard) can be made at: Registration by check (draft on a United States bank), please make payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with registration form to Harvard Medical School–Department of Continuing Education, PO Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825. Telephone or fax registration is not accepted. Registration with cash payment is not permitted. Upon receipt of your paid registration an email confirmation from the HMS-DCE office will be sent to you. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information including: registration confirmation, evaluation and certificate.

INQUIRIES:By phone 617-384-8600, Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM (EST) or by email at: [email protected].

ONLINE INFORMATION:To register or view activity information online, visit: To ensure proper registration, please add the first three characters of the source code found at the bottom of this registration form.

DISCLOSURE POLICY: Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is HMS’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

REFUND POLICY:A handling fee of $60 is deducted for cancellation. Refund requests must be received by postal mail, email or fax one week prior to this activity. No refunds will be made thereafter.

COURSE LOCATIONS:All sessions for July 6-8, 2012 courses and August 27-31, 2012 courses will be held at Harbor View Hotel and Resort, Martha’s Vineyard, MA (Telephone 800-225-6005). All sessions for July 30-August 3, 2012 and August 6-10, 2012 sessions will be held at Sea Crest Beach Hotel, North Falmouth, MA (Telephone 508-540-9400 or 800-225-3110).

ACCOMMODATIONS /TRAVEL: A limited number of rooms have been reserved at Harbor View Hotel and Resort (Telephone: 800-225-6005) until May 21, 2012 and Sea Crest Beach Hotel (Telephone: 508-540-9400 or 800-225-3110) until June 12, 2012. Please specify that you are enrolled in this activity to receive a reduced room rate per night Single/Double. Hotel arrangements can also be made online at: harbor-view.com or seacrestbeachhotel.com. Please do not purchase non-refundable airline ticket(s) until you have received an email from our office confirming your paid registration. For airline reservations contact the HMS Travel Desk toll free 1-877-4-HARVMD (1-877-442-7863) Monday - Friday 9 AM - 8 PM (EST). From outside the U.S., Canada and Virgin Islands, please call 617-559-3764.

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North Falmouth Weeklong SeminarsJuly 30-August 3, 2012 q (#3214198) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Clinical UpdateMonday - Friday q (#3214375) New Innovations For the Treatment of ADHD and Psychological Brain Health q (#3214201) Essential Psychopharmacology, 2012: Practice and Update

August 6-10, 2012 q (#3214299) Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: Integrating into Everyday Clinical PracticeMonday - Friday q (#3214376) Mind/Body Medicine: Components, Research, Techniques and Applications with the Emphasis on the Relaxation Response q (#3214301) The Treatment of Major Depression and Anxiety Disorders: Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapeutic Strategies in Clinical Practice

Martha’s Vineyard Weeklong SeminarAugust 27-31, 2012 q (#3214270) Psychopharmacology, 2012Monday - Friday q (#3214496) Meditation and Mindfulness in Clinical Practice: Enhancing Treatment Effectiveness and Personal Wellbeing q (#3214200) The Psychology of Investing in 2012

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