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The Frances and Craig Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce the following new clinicians:

October 24, 2013, Mason, OH – The Frances and Craig Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce the following new clinicians:

Nicole Marie Gibler, MD , has joined Lindner Center of HOPE as a staff psychiatrist.

Lisa Nicole Hockersmith, RN, MSN , will serve as Advanced Practice Nurse.

Charles Shelton Charles I. Shelton, DO , has joined Lindner Center of HOPE as a staff psychiatrist.

Suzanne H. Sumida, MD , has joined Lindner Center of HOPE as a staff psychiatrist. Dr. Sumida also serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati.

Elizabeth Wassenaar, MS, MD Elizabeth Wassenaar, MD , has joined Lindner Center of HOPE as a staff psychiatrist.

Lindner Center of HOPE provides excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

CONTACT:
Jennifer Pierson
Lindner Center of HOPE
(513) 536 -0316
[email protected]

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October 15, 2013, Mason, OH – Lindner Center of HOPE’s President and CEO presented Grand Rounds at the Medical University of South Carolina’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in early October as part of the Jason Pressley Visiting Professorship. Dr. Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD, presented “Acute Mania: State of the Evidence”.

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine’s The Craig and Frances Lindner Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Keck is a researcher in Bipolar Disorder and psychopharmacology, the author of over 525 scientific papers in leading medical journals and was the 7th most cited scientist in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology over the past decade. He has also contributed over 170 reviews and chapters to major psychiatric textbooks.

The Jason Pressley Visiting Professorship honors the memory of 26-year-old Jason Pressley, who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at a young age. Jason ultimately took his life in April of 2000.

His family and friends share the goal of encouraging and supporting research and training in the hopes of discovering more effective means of treating bipolar disorder.

Lindner Center of HOPE provides excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

CONTACT:
Jennifer Pierson
Lindner Center of HOPE
(513) 536 -0316
[email protected]

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Lindner Center of HOPE Clinicians to Present at Symposium 2013 Links to Learning

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October 4, 2013, Mason, OH – Three Lindner Center of HOPE clinicians will present at the Symposium 2013 Links To Learning, a continuing education event for healthcare professionals. The 2013 Symposium: Annual Fall Learning Event will be Saturday, October 12, 2013 (8am to 4 pm) at Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville.

The day includes four presentations, three of which will be presented by Lindner Center of HOPE staff.

Nelson F. Rodriguez, MD, FAPA, will present, “Healing Invisible Wounds in Trauma and Disasters”. Chris Tuell, EdD, LPCC-S, LICDC, will present, “The Addicted Brain and Co-Occurring Disorders”. Brett A. Dowdy, PsyD, will present, “Spiritual Medicine: Is Religion Good for Your Health?”

To learn more, go to http://mullaneys.com/symposium-2013/.

Lindner Center of HOPE provides excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

CONTACT:
Jennifer Pierson
Lindner Center of HOPE
(513) 536 -0316
[email protected]

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OCD Awareness Week is an international effort to raise awareness and understanding about obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders, with the goal of helping more people to get timely access to appropriate and effective treatment. Launched in 2009 by the IOCDF, OCD Awareness Week is now celebrated by a number of organizations across the US and around the world.

Visit http://ocfoundation.org/ocdweek/, for more information.

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Lindner Center of HOPE’s Dr. Palumbo Honored as Exemplary Psychiatrist by NAMI Hamilton County

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October 1, 1013, Mason, OH – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hamilton County recently announced the award winners to be highlighted at the NAMI Annual Celebration.
Todd N. Palumbo, MD, MBA, Lindner Center of HOPE Staff Psychiatrist was named Exemplary Psychiatrist, among seven other winners.

Excerpts from the nominations for Dr. Palumbo stated, he “has genuine concern and compassion for everyone he sees at Lindner Center of HOPE and its Sibcy House … he always has something legitimately positive to say … He has been a savior to many and a friend to more … it is his never-ending pursuit to bring hope to those who need it.”

NAMI’s annual celebration recognizes those in the local community who are doing exemplary work. The celebration is Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Cintas Center at Xavier University at 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Palumbo has served as a trusted psychiatric resource for the Greater Cincinnati mental health community. Prior to joining Lindner Center of HOPE, Dr. Palumbo evaluated and treated psychiatric emergency room patients through Psychiatric Professional Services, Inc.; University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry; and Cincinnati’s VA Medical Center. Dr. Palumbo has also provided patient evaluations, treatments and medication management in collaboration with therapists at Central Clinic’s Children’s Diagnostic Center and at Talbert House. In addition, Dr. Palumbo has supervised resident psychiatrists in the psychiatric emergency room environment.

Lindner Center of HOPE provides excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

CONTACT:
Jennifer Pierson
Lindner Center of HOPE
(513) 536 -0316
[email protected]

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September, 27, 2013 , Mason, OH – Susan L. McElroy, MD, Lindner Center of HOPE, Chief Research Officer and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, will present at “IX International Symposium on Psychopathology and Clinical Psychiatry” at Clinica Alemana in Santiago, Chile on October 4th and 5th, 2013. She is one of just a few international lecturers presenting during this course.

Dr. McElroy will present Eating Disorders Today: A General Overview and Binge Eating Disorder: Diagnostic, Comorbidities and Treatment. The first presentation is intended to provide an update on Eating Disorders and the second is a more in-depth discussion of binge eating disorder.

Dr. McElroy is internationally known for her research in bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, impulse control disorders and pharmacology. She is the author of over 500 scientific papers in leading medical journals and was the 8th most cited scientist in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology since 1996. She has also authored over 150 reviews and chapters in major psychiatric textbooks. Dr. McElroy is the editor or author of 4 scientific books and serves on the editorial boards of 5 journals.

As Chief Research Officer for Lindner Center of HOPE, a mental health center of excellence, near Cincinnati, Ohio, she oversees multiple ongoing studies in mood, anxiety, eating and impulse control disorders, genetics and psychopharmacology.

Lindner Center of HOPE provides excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

CONTACT:
Jennifer Pierson
Lindner Center of HOPE
(513) 536 -0316
[email protected]

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Recruitment began this month for a prospective, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, sham-controlled feasibility trial of multi-coil Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Lindner Center of HOPE is participating in this trial.

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Lindner Center of HOPE and OCD Midwest have partnered to offer Anxious Kids in School: Rethinking Response Strategies on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Lindner Center of HOPE, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This event is a panel discussion for school psychologists, school counselors and administrators in Greater Cincinnati.
Participants will:
Learn additional ways to help students and families manage anxiety and anxious behaviors in the classroom and develop effective intervention.

Increase your skills in identifying children who are struggling in school as a result of anxiety which is often disguised by misleading behaviors.

Learn how many traditional short-term responses can worsen the anxiety in the long term.

Dr. Patrick McGrath, PhD, Keynote Speaker
Dr. Patrick B. McGrath is the Director of the Center for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and the Co-Director of the School Anxiety and School Refusal Program at Alexian Brother Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, IL. President of OCD Midwest, the midwest affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), he has authored a stress management workbook, “Don’t Try Harder, Try Different” as well as “The OCD Answer Book” in addition to being featured in newspapers, journals, magazines and numerous radio and television programs across the country.

Panel Members:
Moderator: Charles F. Brady, PhD, ABPP, Director Lindner Center OCD and Anxiety Treatment Program and Vice-President OCD Midwest. Dr. Brady is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience on the staff and faculty of the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Psychiatry and recently honored with the Exemplary Clinical Psychologist Award from NAMI Hamilton County.

Jennifer G. Wells, MSW, LISW-S, Child and Adolescent Therapist, member LCOH OCD and Anxiety Treatment Program. Ms. Wells has completed advanced training through the Behavioral Therapy Institute at the IOCDF. She has treated hundreds of patients with OCD in her work as a therapist and was honored as the “2012 Exemplary Therapist” working with children by NAMI Hamilton County.

Leah Casuto, MD, Lindner Center of HOPE, Staff Psychiatrist and member of OCD and Anxiety Treatment Program. Dr. Casuto took the lead in Lindner Center of HOPE’s efforts to increase awareness around adolescent depression. Through her efforts, Lindner Center of HOPE launched the Johns Hopkins’ Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) in Cincinnati. ADAP is a school-based program designed to educate high school students, faculty, and parents about adolescent depression.

Liz Lindley, parent advocate and OCD-Midwest volunteer. Chairperson for fundraiser, Ping Pong for OCD and co-facilitator of NAMI support group for parents of Children with OCD.

6 p.m.
Welcome reception and
hors d’oeuvres
6:30 p.m.
Program
8 to 8:30 p.m.
Questions and
Dessert Reception

RSVP to Liz Lindley
before October 8th
and you will be entered to win one of two Maggiano’s Little Italy $50 gift cards.
Seating is limited.
[email protected]

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In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first full week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in recognition of NAMI’s efforts to raise mental illness awareness. Since then, mental health advocates across the country have joined with others in their communities to encourage education about mental illness.

MIAW coincides with the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding (Oct. 8) and National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 10.)

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Recruitment began this month for a prospective, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, sham-controlled feasibility trial of multi-coil Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Lindner Center of HOPE is participating in this trial.