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Workshop/APD : architecture, interiors and the spaces between
The first book from award-winning interior design and architecture firm Workshop/APD with projects ranging from New York City to Miami, Nantucket to Aspen.
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PAD: a UK Perspective - Contemplating Change is Challenging!
Physician assisted dying is not new, neither historically, nor globally. What has changed in the UK however, is the perspective of society. In the UK, the British Medical Association is both a union and a professional organisation representing doctors and liaising with governments departments in matters of healthcare. As with various specialties within medicine, there are those in favour of change and those against. There are matters on which there is common ground, and a consensus of experts has identified principles, which, if legislation is to change, would be sensible to follow. A profession has united around the idea that if change is coming, it is better to inform the debate proactively and ensure that the interest of patients and doctors are promoted. This session will look at how potential change in the UK has been approached and hopefully well managed.’Disclosure of InterestNone Declared
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Harmonizing and Contrasting Psychotherapy Approaches: Case Presentation
Various psychotherapeutic approaches could be used for the assessment, formulation, and treatment of the same case. It is of great importance to include cultural evaluation and empathetic reformulation in psychotherapy applications. This case presentation illustrates a female patient in her thirties who was consulted at the psychiatric outpatient clinic with depressive symptomatology, which presented after a psychosocially stressful life event. Following a detailed clinical evaluation, psychotherapeutic treatment was planned with the diagnosis of major depressive disorder. In this case presentation and subsequent discussion, the case-specific advantages, along with standard and differing aspects of different psychotherapeutic methods and treatments, will be evaluated.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared
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Readmission predictors at three years after a manic episode
In this section, the speaker will present the results from a recent longitudinal study performed by the work group, in which a cohort of 265 patients admitted with a manic episode were followed up during three years after hospital discharge to identify acute readmissions due to affective relapses. The study of different sociodemographic and clinical variables potentially implicated in a higher risk of readmission over three years is presented, including adherence to treatment, substance use, number of previous episodes, family history, predominant polarity, treatments used and number of visits to the Emergency Department.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared
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A delicate aggression : savagery and survival in the Iowa Writers' Workshop
\"As the world's preeminent creative writing program, the Iowa Writers' Workshop has produced an astonishing number of distinguished writers and poets since its establishment in 1936. Its alumni and faculty include twenty-eight Pulitzer Prize winners, six U.S. poet laureates, and numerous National Book Award winners. This volume follows the program from its rise to prominence in the early 1940s under director Paul Engle, who promoted the \"workshop\" method of classroom peer criticism. Meant to simulate the rigors of editorial and critical scrutiny in the publishing industry, this educational style created an environment of both competition and community, cooperation and rivalry. Focusing on some of the exceptional authors who have participated in the program--such as Flannery O'Connor, Dylan Thomas, Kurt Vonnegut, Jane Smiley, Sandra Cisneros, T. C. Boyle, and Marilynne Robinso--David Dowling examines how the Iowa Writers' Workshop has shaped professional authorship, publishing industries, and the course of American literature\"-- Page [2] of cover.
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A case of misdiagnosis and mismanagement in forensic psychiatry
A case of misdiagnosis and mismanagement in forensic psychiatry Speaker: Farzaneh Saeedzadeh Sardahaee, MD, PhD, Consultant Psychiatrist, Trondheim, NorwayTimely diagnosis and treatment for psychiatric illnesses in first time offenders in forensic psychiatry remains a challenge. Presenting a young male first-time offender with recent onset psychosis, ADHD and anxiety disorder, the speaker reflects upon the complexities around making the right diagnosis in a prison with very limited resources for clinical observation. Minting the term “Psychosis Incognito”, the speaker goes on to explore a complex multiagency follow up process faced by this offender and his treating team, as well as many medical complications including malnutrition and Korsakoff syndrome.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared
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The psychiatric assessment including fitness to participate in court proceedings for defendants with intellectual disabilities
The very brief presentation will describe the initial approach to the psychiatric assessment of the case presented including the issue of fitness to participate in court proceedings. The use of screening tools at court to identify people with intellectual disabilities will be highlighted along with what support can be provided for vulnerable offenders in attending court. The potential disposal options for the court such as prison or hospital or community will be outlined. Variation in practice across Eurpean countries needs further discussion to ensure the rights of defendants with intellectual disabilities are safeguarded during their participation in court proceedingsDisclosure of InterestNone Declared
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