CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH
(NEUROSCI 1047)
SPRING, 2008
NIMH Undergraduate Fellowship in Mental Health Research
Gretchen L. Haas, Ph.D., Director
Jason B. Rosenstock, M.D., Co-Director
January 11
Jason Rosenstock, M.D.
History of Psychiatry
Lamber & Kinsley: Clinical Neuroscience; Chapter 2: Research, Treatment, and Points of View: Historical Perspectives, pp 35- 72
January 18
Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.
Psychiatric Diagnosis
Andreasen N and Black DW: Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, Fourth Edition, American Psychiatric Association Press, 2006;
Chapter 1: Diagnosis and Classification, pp. 3 – 15.
Reference: American Psychiatric Association Press, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Vol IV, 2000.
January 25
Walter H. Kaye, M.D.
The Neurobiology of Eating Disorders
Kaye, W; Strober, M; Jimerson, D.: The Neurobiology of Eating Disorders, Charney, D.S., Nestler, E.J., (eds.) in The Neurobiology of
Mental Illness. Oxford Press: New York, Pages 1112-1128, 2004.
Additional Reading
Clinical Neuroscience: Chapter 13—Eating Regulation and Associated Disorders, pp 467-508.
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry: Chapter 12—Eating Disorders, pp 327-341.
February 1
Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar, M.D., Ph.D.
Schizophrenia: Research into Causes
Gottesman I (1991): Schizophrenia Genesis: The Origins of Madness. New York: WH Freeman.
Additional Reading
Clinical Neuroscience: Chapter 9—Schizophrenia, pp 311-349.; and
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry: Chapter 5—Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders, pp 107-138.
February 8
Holly Swartz, M.D.
Bipolar Disorder
Frank E, Kupfer DJ, Thase MG, Mallinger AG, Swartz HA, Fagiolini AM, Grochosinski V, Houck P, Scott J, Thompson W, Monk T:
Two year outcomes for interpersonal and social rhythm therapy in individuals with bipolar I disorder: Archives of General
Psychiatry, 62:996-1004, 2005.
Swartz HA, Frank E, Kupfer DJ: Psychotherapy of bipolar disorder. In Textbook of Mood Disorders, Eds: Stein DJ, Kupfer DJ,
Schatzberg AF; Arlington VA: American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., pp. 405-419, 2006.
Additional Reading
Clinical Neuroscience: Chapter 8—Mood Disorder, pp 301-307.
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry: Chapter 6—Mood Disorders, pp 139-166.
February 15
Nancy J. Minshew, M.D.
Recognizing Autism and the New Concepts about Neurobiology
Just MA Cherkassky VL, Keller TA, Minshew NJ: Cortical activation and synchronization during sentence comprehension in highfunctioning autism: Evidence of underconnectivity. Brain, 2004. 127:6; 1-11.
Williams DL, Goldstein, G, Minshew N: Neuropsychologic Functioning in Children with Autism: Further Evidence for Disordered
Complex Information-Processing. Child Neuropsychology, 12:279-298, 2006.
Additional Reading
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry: Autistic Disorder and Asperger's Disorder, in Chapter 16—Child Psychiatry, pp 393-398.
February 22
Oscar Bukstein, M.D.
Eric A. Nofzinger, M.D.
Disruptive Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence
Sleep
LoeberDisorders
R, Burke JD, Lahey BB, Winters A, Zera M: Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorder: A Review of the Past 10 Years, Part
Nofzinger
EA: Neuroimaging
Sleep Medicine.
Sleep Medicine
I.
J. Am. ACAD.
Child Adolesc.and
Psychiatry,
39:12, December
2000. Reviews, 9(3):157-72; Jun 2005.
Additional Reading
Introductory
Textbook Chapter
of Psychiatry:
Chapter 17—Sleep
Disorders;
421-440.
Clinical
Neuroscience:
6—Neurodevelopment
over
the Life pp
Span,
pp 185-225:
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry: Chapter 14—Impulse-Control Disorders, pp 353-364.
February 29
Mark Miller, M.D.
Late Life Depression
Reynolds CF, III, Dew MA, Pollock BG, Mulsant BH, Miller FE, Houck PR, Mazumdar S, Butters MA, Stack JA, Schlernitzauer MA,
Whyte EM, Gildengers A, Karp J, Lenze E, Szanto K, Bensasi S, Kupfer DJ: Maintenance Treatment of Major Depression in Old Age,
N Eng J Med, Volume 354:1130-1138, Number 11, March 16, 2006.
Miller MD and Reynolds CF: Expanding the Usefulness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for Depressed Elders with Co-morbid
Cognitive Impairment, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22:101-105, 2007.
Additional Reading
Clinical Neuroscience: Chapter 8 – Mood Disorders, pp 261-310.
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry: Chapter 6 – Mood Disorders, pp 139-166.
March 7
Roger Haskett, M.D.
Treatment Resistant Depression
Snow V, Lasher S, Mottur-Pilson C: Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Major Depression and Dysthymia, American College of
Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, 2000; and
Mann, JJ: The Medical Management of Depression. N Engl J of Med, 353:1819-34, October, 2005.
Additional Reading
Clinical Neuroscience: Chapter 8 – Mood Disorders, pp 261-300.
March 14 – HOLIDAY – NO CLASS
March 21
Robert Hudak, M.D.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Nuttin BJ, Gabriels LA, Cosyns PR, Meyerson BA, Andreewitch S, Sunaert SG, Maes AF, Dupont PJ, Gybels JM, Gielen F,
Demeulemeester HG: Long-term Electrical Capsular Stimulation in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder;Neurosurgery,
Vol 52(6):1263-1274, June 2003.
Additional Reading
Clinical Neuroscience: Chapter 7 – Disorders of Anxiety: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tourette’s Syndrome, pp. 227-253.
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, in Chapter 7 – Anxiety Disorders, pp 167-200.
March 28
Dennis Daley, Ph.D.
Substance Use Disorders
Clinical Neuroscience: Chapter 10 – Drug Addiction, pp 351-389.
April 4
Robert Arnold, M.D.
Palliative Care
Readings TBD
April 11
Jack Cornelius, M.D., M.P.H.
Antidepressants for Treatment of Comorbid Adolescents and Adults
Cornelius JR, Salloum IM, Ehler JG, Jarrett PJ, Cornelius MD, Perel JM, Thase ME, Black A: Fluoxetine in Depressed Alcoholics: A
Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry, Vol 54(8): 700-705, August 1997.
Andreasen N and Black DW: Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, Fourth Edition, American Psychiatric Association Press, 2006;
Chapter 9 – Alcohol and Drug-Related Disorders, pp 233-274.
April 18
Steven Forman, M.D., Ph.D.
Opiate Addiction and Treatment
Forman SD, Dougherty GG, Casey BJ, Siegle GJ, Braver TS, Barch DM, Stenger VA, Wick-Hull C, Pisarov LA, Lorensen E: Opiate
Addicts Lack Error-Dependent Activation of Rostral Anterior Cingulate. Biol Psychiatry, 55:531-537, 2004.
Jaffe JH, O’Keeffe C: From morphine clinics to buprenorphine: Regulating opioid agonist treatment of addiction in the United
States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 70:S3-S11, 2003.
Amato L, Davoli M, Perucci CA, Ferri M, Faggiano F, Mattick RP: An overview of systematic reviews of the effectiveness of opiate
maintenance therapies: Available evidence to inform clinical practice and research. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,
28:321-329, 2005.
Additional Reading
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry: Chapter 9 – Alcohol and Drug-Related Disorders, pp 233-274.