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The Arthur P. Noyes Research Foundation
Science for the benefit of people living with schizophrenia |
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Faculty
Jean Addington, Ph.D. Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry
at the University of Toronto.
Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry
at the University of Pennsylvania.
Scott Woods, M.D. Professor in
the Department of Psychiatry at
Yale University School of Medicine
Stephen R. Marder, M.D. Professor
in Residence in the School of
Medicine at UCLA
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8:00 AM
to 4:30 PM
At Norristown
State Hospital
Conference
Center,
Norristown, PA
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The 21st Annual Arthur P. Noyes Schizophrenia Conference,
TOWARD EARLY DETECTION AND INTERVENTION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
will take a close look at recent studies of the complex and controversial area of “high risk” for schizophrenia. Investigators have been trying to identify and treat teenagers and young adults who may be clinically at risk before fully developing psychotic symptoms. This “prodromal” research (prodromal means early symptoms and signs of an illness that precede the beginning of the acute, fully developed illness) is trying to help avoid the damage that can occur once the illness begins especially since the longer the duration of untreated psychosis the worse the long term prognosis.
But, is it possible to identify individuals who are vulnerable for schizophrenia before the full force of the illness is expressed? How accurate are the procedures? Does early detection and treatment influence the course of schizophrenia? What are the emotional consequences for those identified to be at “high-risk”? Does this raise the risk of over-treatment and even stigma? In any case, the use of antipsychotic medication for those who have not developed psychotic symptoms is controversial and the research is inconclusive at this point about whether it is effective and safe. Some studies have suggested that the newer second-generation antipsychotic medication can be effective in “high-risk” individuals, although side effects have been prominent in many of these studies. In the face of these questions, however, it appears that antipsychotic medications are already being prescribed prodromally in the community.
The idea of early detection suggests the day when prevention of the illness may be a reality. This is certainly the ultimate hope. An unusually gifted gathering of speakers will address this issue at the October 12th conference. They include: Scott W. Woods, Jean Addington, Deborah Levy, Elaine Walker, Stephen R. Marder, and Paul Root Wolpe. All are leaders in this field of inquiry, and share a history of bridging and integrating divergent disciplines to discover new pathways to effective treatment.
We hope you will join us.
On behalf of the Foundation,
RICHARD C. JOSIASSEN, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
The ARTHUR P. NOYES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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The 21st Annual Arthur P. Noyes Schizophrenia Conference is
open to everyone interested in understanding schizophrenia, including mental health professionals, hospital and clinic administrators, policy makers, consumers, and families.
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Lunch and refreshments
at breaks will be provided
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Faculty:
Elaine Walker, Ph.D. Professor
of Psychology and Neuroscience,
Department of Psychology,
Emory University.
Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry
at the University of Pennsylvania.
Deborah Levy, Ph.D. Director,
Psychology Research Laboratory
at the Mailman Research Center,
McLean Hospital.
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Stephen R. Marder, M.D. Professor
in Residence in the School of
Medicine at UCLA
Scott Woods, M.D. Professor in
the Department of Psychiatry at
Yale University School of Medicine
Jean Addington, Ph.D. Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry
at the University of Toronto.
Richard C. Josiassen, Ph.D. Chief
Scientific Officer, Arthur P. Noyes
Research Foundation
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The Arthur P. Noyes Research Foundation
1001 Sterigere Street, Norristown, PA 19401 • (610) 313-1151 • Fax: (610) 313-5753 • E-mail:info@noyesfoundation.net |
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