What to Expect at the 2022 Annual Psychiatric Times™ World CME Conference

Treatment-Resistant Depression

Michael Thase, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, will give an update on major depressive disorder (MDD). (August 12, 9:00 to 9:20 a.m. PT)

Further reading on MDD:

• Top 8 Issues in Major Depressive Disorder
• Promising Strategies for Treatment-Resistant Depression
• Research Explores Neurocognitive Profile, Cognitive Impairment in MDD

Bipolar Disorder: Early Intervention Strategies

Christopher Schneck, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado HIV Clinic, will give an update on bipolar disorder. (August 12, 12:55 to 1:15 p.m. PT)

Further reading on bipolar disorder:

• Bipolar Disorder: The Difficult Diagnosis
• Gender and Sex Issues in Bipolar Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder: Sorting Out Comorbidities

Medical Crossfire: Psychoactive Substances

John J. Miller, MD, medical director of Brain Health and Editor in Chief of Psychiatric Times™, will discuss psychedelics in psychiatry. (August 12, 2:40 to 3:20 p.m. PT)

Further reading on psychedelics:

• Psychedelics and the Future of Psychiatry
• Emerging Psychedelic Therapies
• Here’s to a Psychedelic Revolution

Appropriate Treatment for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia (Clozapine)

Jonathan Meyer, MD, voluntary clinical professor in the University of California, San Diego Department of Psychiatry, will give an update on schizophrenia. (August 13, 8:40 to 9:00 a.m. PT)

Further reading on schizophrenia:

• Schizophrenia: Current Treatment Options and Considerations
• Antipsychotic Nonadherence in Schizophrenia
• Shattered Self: Schizophrenia Suffering, Beyond Logic and Reason

Effects of Virtual Schooling, Telecommuting, etc.

Nidal Moukaddam, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, will discuss psychiatry in a post-pandemic world. (August 13, 12:55 to 1:15 p.m. PT)

Further reading on the effects of the pandemic on the psychiatric field and beyond:

• Telepsychiatry: Diverse Needs Require Diverse Options
• Teleworking—A New Way of Working?
• How Did Virtual Schooling Impact Youth?

Medical Crossfire: What is the Future of DSM?

Anita Clayton, MD, David C. Wilson Professor and Chair of the University of Virginia Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, will discuss the future of psychiatry. (August 13, 4:35 to 4:55 p.m. PT)

Further reading on DSM and the future of psychiatry:

• Major Diagnostic Differences Between DSM-5 and ICD-11
• Is DSM-5-TR Worth Buying?
• Mass Formation Psychosis and the Need for a DSM of Social Psychopathologies