PCSD clinicians routinely speak on a variety of psychiatric topics of interest to Primary Care Physicians and mental health providers. These lectures stress practical aspects of psychiatric care in the primary care setting and include topics in the areas of mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder), anxiety disorders (panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, social and other phobias, generalized anxiety disorder), alcohol and substance abuse, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, use of psychotropic medications, and many more.
Availability and booking of speaking engagements may be made by contacting our Community Relations and Education Coordinator at: (619) 528-4600.
For a list of recent educational presentations by PCSD clinicians to Primary Care Groups/PCP's and other clinical organizations click here.
This newsletter, titled, SYNAPSE: Connecting you to educational updates from PCSD has been published since 1991 and specifically tailored for primary care physicians, is authored in its entirety by PCSD psychiatrists and therapists. Its purpose is to address in a distilled and condensed format the main aspects of timely psychiatric issues relevant to primary care.
| Topic |
Author |
Date |
SCHIZOPHRENIA : Essential Facts
for the Primary Care Physician |
Elizabeth Hudler, M.D. |
Summer 2004 |
How to Recognized the Hypomanic or Manic Patient in your Family Practice Office |
Greg McFadden, M.D. |
Spring
2004 |
Telemedicine: Could I really work
from home? |
Christopher Morache, M.D. |
July
2003 |
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia |
Sabah Chammas, M.D. |
January 2003 |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Alternatives to Benzodiazepines |
Sabah Chammas, M.D. |
May
2002 |
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