Canadian Psychiatry Association (CPA) Annual Conference 2011

CPA 2011 in Vancouver had a great turnout from Queen’s. We tied McGill in terms of resident representation in the CPA. McGill and Queen’s were the top two schools with most residents signed up with the CPA in Canada.

Two of our residents won bursary awards to attend the CPA.

• Dr. David Murray and Dr. Mitra Monir Abbasi both won travel bursary awards to attend the CPA. Congratulations!
• Dr. Nishardi Wijeratne presented on Olanzapine and diabetes.
• Dr. Maria Hussain although could not be present in person, presented a poster presentation on, Edema, a rare but serious side effect of quetiapine. 
• Dr. Varinder Parmar was the COPE representative for Queen’s University at the CPA.
• Dr. Barinder Singh represented Queen’s on the members in training (MIT) executive as a member at large. Dr. Barinder Singh currently sits as the MIT member on the Advocacy committee in the CPA.

Great representation from Queen’s residents overall. Great work Queen’s psychiatry!

ICRE

Three residents from our program are attending the ICRE conference as we speak. Our program is full of budding young leaders.

Dr. Mitra Monir Abbasi, Dr. Daniela Volochniouk and Dr. Barinder Singh are currently in Quebec city for the international conference on residency education.

http://icreblog.royalcollege.ca/about-icre/

WHO | World report on disability

WHO | World report on disability

Cuba’s primary health care revolution: 30 years on

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/5/08-030508/en/index.html


"What is left to address? Mendoza says: “We have to pay more attention to patient satisfaction. Some of the staff don’t like to hear criticism. But I tell them, ‘the day we think we’re doing everything right is the day we’ve abandoned our patients, and also abandoned our commitment to the principles of Alma-Ata’.” "

WPA guidance on how to combat stigmatization of psychiatry and psychiatrists

http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=7&content_id=922

MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION OF CANADA | U of C "Mind Course" targets stigma among medical students

MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION OF CANADA | U of C "Mind Course" targets stigma among medical students

Dr. Rivera’s Booklist

Basic Psychotherapy Reading for Psychiatry Residents

General

Bateman, A., Brown D., and Pedder, J. Introduction to Psychotherapy (4^th edition). (2010). London and New York: Routledge.

Gabbard, Glen. Textbook of Psychotherapeutic Treatments. (2009). American Psychiatric publishing. (Comprehensive overview of a wide range of modalities.) 

Roth, A. and Fonagy, P. What Works For Whom? (2005) (A critical review of psychotherapy research.)

Wallin, David (2007). Attachment in Psychotherapy. New York: Guilford

Cognitive  Behavioural  Therapy

Beck, Judith (1995) Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond. New York: Guilford.

Clark, D.A., Beck, A.T. and Alford, B.A. (1999). Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression. New York: Wiley.

Greenberger, Dennis and Padesky, Christine (1995). Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way That You Think.  New York: Guilford.

Padesky, Christine and Greenburger, Dennis (1995). Clinician's Guide to Mind Over Mood.  New York: Guilford.

Interpersonal Therapy

Ravitz , Paula. The Interpersonal Fulcrum: IPT for the Treatment of Depression, CPA Bullitin, 36(1), 15-19.pdf

Markowitz, John - Developments in IPT, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 44, 556-561.pdf

http://www.interpersonalpsychotherapy.org/   (website of the International Society for Interpersonal Psychotherapy)

http://www.med.umich.edu/depression/ipt.htm (University of Michigan Depression Centre)

http://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Interpersonal-Psychotherapy-Behavioral-Science/dp/0465095666 (Updated manual)

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

Linehan, Marsha (1993). Dialectical Behavioural Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: Guilford

Linehan, Marsha. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills-Building Workbook (1993). New York: Guilford

Mason, Paul and Kreger, Randy. Stop Walking on Eggshells. 

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Bateman, A. and Foragy, P.. Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder; Mentalization-based treatment. (2004). Oxford.

Bateman, Brown and Peder. Introduction to Psychotherapy (4^th Ed.). (2010). Routledge.

(Excellent and simple overview of psychodyamic principles and practice.)

Gabbard, Glen (2005). Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice.

American Psychiatric Press

(This text expresses the basic principles of psychodynamic psychiatry and four fundamental theoretical frameworks derived from psychoanalytic theory: ego psychology, object relations theory, self psychology and attachment theory.)

McWilliams, Nancy (1994). Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process. New York: Guilford

Two other excellent texts by the same author that frame psychodynamic psychotherapy accessibly: Psychoanalytic Case Formulation {1997} and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy {2004}

Koenigsberg et al. (2000). Borderline Patients: Extending the Limits of Treatability. New York: Basic Books

Supportive Psychotherapy

Winston, A., Rosenthal, R., and Pinsker, H. Introduction to Supportive Psychotherapy (2004). American Psychiatric Publishing.

Group Psychotherapy

Yalom, I. The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (5^th Ed.)