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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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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 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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Bipolar disorder evolves differently in patients who also binge eat, a study by Mayo Clinic, the Lindner Center of HOPE and the University of Minnesota found. Binge eating and obesity often are present among bipolar patients, but the mood disorder appears to take a different path in those who binge eat than it does in obese bipolar patients who do not, the researchers discovered. The findings are published online in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

To read the whole article, click here.

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Lindner Center of HOPE served as recruitment site, contributing to study The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) presented results of a multi-site, naturalistic study of rTMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) for major depressive disorder at the May meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry in San Francisco. Lindner Center of HOPE, University Cincinnati College of Medicine and Lindner Center of HOPE Chief of Psychiatry, John M. Hawkins, MD, were one of nine key contributors to the study. The conclusion of the study stated that rTMS demonstrates efficacy in clinical practice within the NNDC, although response rates were slightly lower in comparison to a recent community-based sample. The study, sponsored by NNDC, was an open-label ‘registry’ study for patients receiving rTMS treatment for Major Depressive Disorders at 9 participating specialized academic centers. Patients were assessed pre-treatment (baseline) and weekly, up to 4-6 weeks during treatment. Forty-three patients were enrolled. Beyond Lindner Center of HOPE, recruitment sites included Duke University, McLean Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Medical University of South Carolina, University of Louisville, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Weill Cornell Medical College.

Click here to view the poster presentation.

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Everybody Knows Somebody. Eating disorders do not discriminate. They affect people of all ages, gender and demographics. In the U.S., approximately 20 million women and 10 million men are battling an eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder. Visit NEDAwareness.org to find out how you can make a difference during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 24-March 2.

U.S. Statistics on Eating Disorders
20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or an eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)

  • Four out of 10 Americans either suffered or have known someone who has suffered from an eating disorder
  • By age 6, girls especially start to express concerns about their own weight or shape
  • 40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or about becoming too fat. This concern endures through life
  • 46% of nine- to 11-year-olds are “sometimes” or “very often” on diets and 82% of their families are “sometimes” or “very often” on diets
  • Even among clearly non-overweight girls, over one-third report dieting
  • 35% of “normal dieters” progress to pathological dieting. Of those, 20-25% progress to partial or full-syndrome eating disorders
  • Over one-half of teenage girls and nearly one-third of teenage boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, smoking cigarettes, vomiting and taking laxatives
  • There has been a rise in incidence of anorexia in young women 15-19 in each decade since 1930
  • The rate of development of new cases of eating disorders overall has been increasing since 1950
  • 40% of newly identified cases of anorexia are in girls 15-19 years old
  • The prevalence of eating disorders is similar among non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanics, African-Americans and © 2012 National Eating Disorders Association. Permission is granted to copy and reprint materials for educational purposes only. National Eating Disorders Association must be cited and web address listed. www.NationalEatingDisorders.org Information and Referral Helpline: 800.931.2237
  • Asians, with the exception that anorexia nervosa is more common among non-Hispanic Whites
  • It is common for eating disorders to occur with one or more other psychiatric disorders, which can complicate treatment and make recovery more difficult. Among those who suffer from eating disorders, alcohol and other substance abuse disorders are four times more common than in the general populations
  • The average American woman is 5’4” tall and weighs 165 pounds. The average Miss America winner is 5’7” and weighs 121 pounds
  • Most fashion models are thinner than 98% of American women
  • For females between 15- and 24-years-old who suffer from anorexia nervosa, the mortality rate associated with the illness is 12 times higher than the death rate of all other causes of death.

10 Signs of an Eating Disorder

    • Drastic weight loss.
    • Preoccupation with counting calories.
    • The need to weigh yourself several times a day.
    • Excessive exercise.
    • Binge eating or purging.
    • Food rituals, like taking tiny bites, skipping food groups or re-arranging food on the plate.
    • Avoiding meals or only wanting to eat alone.
    • Taking laxatives or diuretics.
    • Smoking to curb appetite.
    • Persistent view of yourself as fat that worsens despite weight loss.

www.NationalEatingDisorders.org

Information and Referral Helpline: 800.931.2237

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Dr. Paul E. Keck, president and CEO provided an opinion piece to The Cincinnati Enquirer in response to discussions about untreated mental illness in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings.

December 28, 2012 – Mason – Read the article by Dr. Paul E. Keck – Link to Enquirer article.

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The Silent Wounds of War Please join General Peter Chiarelli, U.S. Army (Retired), former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and current CEO of One Mind for Research, and physicians and researchers from Greater Cincinnati on August 30 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to learn about traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress, what we’re doing to address these injuries, and the global mission of One Mind for Research. For more details about this free event, click here to view the invitation. Please feel free to share with your colleagues and staff. RSVP Required by August 28, due to limited seating. Contact Susan Snodgrass at: (513) 792-2165 [email protected]

Read more, click here.