The Scientific Program Committee of APA’s Institute on Psychiatric Services has organized a series of outstanding lectures and distinguished speakers for the meeting, which is being held October 25 to 29 at the Philadelphia Marriott.

Lecture topics range from APA President Daniel B. Borenstein’s theme, "Psychodynamic Psychotherapy," to addiction, violence, public health, complementary medicine, advocacy, managed care and access to care, international psychiatric issues, and psychiatric disorders.

Some of the world-renowned speakers and their lecture titles include Ian E. Alger, M.D., "Psychotherapy in the Electronic World: An Historical Perspective"; Michael R. Arambula, M.D., R.Ph., "After All These Years: Risk Factors From the Texas Jail Suicide Project"; Ron A. Astor, Ph.D., M.S.W., "School Safety, Dangerous Places, Morality and Culture: An International Perspective on Violence in Schools"; Richard J. Bonnie, L.L.B., "Addiction and Responsibility"; Marian I. Butterfield, M.D., M.P.H., "Sexual Trauma in Women: Clinical Treatment Issues"; Ronald J. Diamond, M.D., "Recovery From a Psychiatrist’s Point of View"; Jack Drescher, M.D., "What Causes Homosexuality and Why Do Patients and Therapists Want to Know?"; Javier I. Escobar, M.D., "Immigration and Mental Health: An Update"; Michael M. Faenza, M.S.S.W., "Psychiatry and Public Health in America: A Time for Revolution"; Paul J. Fink, M.D., "Youth Violence: Prevention and Community Action"; Laurie M. Flynn, M.A., "Eyes Wide Shut: Advocacy Adventures"; Joseph Foderaro, L.S.W., and Ruth Ann Ryan, M.S.N., "Safety, Affect Regulation, Grief Work, and Emancipation: Promoting a Culture of Recovery"; Elio J. Frattaroli, M.D., "Introspection, Anxiety, and the Mind-Body Problem, or Why Psychiatry Needs Psychotherapy?"; Howard H. Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., "Using the Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health"; Sally Guthrie, Pharm.D., "Herbaceuticals in Psychiatry"; Steven M. Mirin, M.D., "APA’s Advocacy Agenda: Strategy and Tactics"; David A. Pollack, M.D., "The Politics of Psychiatry and the Psychiatry of Politics: Reflections on a Year in the Senate"; Carolyn B. Robinowitz, M.D., "Psychiatrists and Leadership: Lessons Learned"; Pedro Ruiz, M.D., "Access to Care: A Challenge to Public Sector Psychiatry"; Kenneth Silk, M.D., "Biology of Personality Disorders: The Molecules of Character"; Altha J. Stewart, M.D., "American Psychiatry and People of Color: Challenges for the 21st Century"; John A. Talbott, M.D., "Managed Care in Europe: Different Animal, Same Fur"; J. Mark Thompson, M.D., "A Concise Guide to the Identification of Working Through in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy"; Troy L. Thompson II, M.D., "Evaluation of Sexual Dysfunction by Psychiatrists"; and Elizabeth B. Weller, M.D., "Bipolar Disorders in Children and Its Treatment."