RSVP FOR DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY PARTY THIS THURSDAY, DEC. 21
Washington Post Quotes Gibbons on Antidepressants, Suicide Risk in Young Adults
Robert Gibbons, Ph.D., was quoted in a Dec. 14 Washington Post article on the use of antidepressants and the risk of suicide in young adults. “What we are seeing is the early signs of an epidemic of suicide in children who are no longer being treated for their depression," Gibbons said in an interview referring to the FDA's black box warning that caused a decline in antidepressant prescriptions for children. Dr. Gibbons predicted dozens more suicides as a result and warned that any expansion of the black box would have a similar impact on adults. The article is available at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/13/AR2006121300452.html
Graczyk Presents School District Inservice on Cognitive Behavioral Interventions
Patricia Graczyk, Ph.D., last week presented an inservice to Indian Prairie School District 204 school psychologists and school social workers in Naperville, Il. The title of her presentation was "Cognitive Behavioral Interventions."
Remember to RSVP for the Department Holiday Party Thurs., Dec. 21
Psychiatry Department employees and their significant others are invited to attend the annual holiday party, this Thurs., Dec. 21, from 5 to 11 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, Wolf Point Ballroom, 15th floor, 350 N. Orleans Street, in Chicago. Enjoy music, dancing, hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar. Please RSVP to George Manning.
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