Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - Garrod Symposium 2015
Progress and Challenges in Recognizing Inborn Errors of Metabolism Presenting with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Vancouver, BC / May 21-23, 2015
Vancouver - Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NP-C) often remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for > 5 years due to a lack of physician awareness and the rarity and clinical heterogeneity of the disease. Improved awareness amongst psychiatrists...
PRIORITY PRESS - 26th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
The Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders: Insights from ECNP 2013
Barcelona, Spain / October 5-9, 2013
Barcelona - ECNP is Europe’s leading interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of scientific research on the brain. During the 2013 congress, investigators from around the world shared current insights into the workings of the brain...
PRIORITY PRESS - 28th CINP World Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology
Resetting the Internal Master Clock: A Novel Approach to the Treatment of Depression
Stockholm, Sweden / June 3-7, 2012
Stockholm - It has long been argued that human health and well-being are tied to synchronization of circadian rhythms. This is particularly relevant in depressive patients in whom circadian rhythms are often profoundly disrupted. This...
PRIORITY PRESS - 28th CINP World Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology
Novel Atypical Antipsychotic Seeks Balanced Control of Symptom Complexes
Stockholm, Sweden / June 3-7, 2012
Stockholm - Improved control of both positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia was one of the defining advances of atypical vs. typical antipsychotic agents. In bipolar disease, the most effective atypicals are those that control both...
PRIORITY PRESS -49th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
Optimizing Antipsychotic Drug Treatment
Miami, Florida / December 5-9, 2010
Miami - The ability to measure degree and duration of central nervous system (CNS) receptor occupancy appears to provide substantial new insight into the relative activities of second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic therapies. While it...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CACAP) & American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Improving Relationships Outside School for Children with ADHD
Toronto, Ontario / September 26-28, 2010 & New York, New York / October 26-31, 2010
Data presented during the CACAP and AACAP conferences have expanded the evidence that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be effectively controlled in most children and adolescents. While a holistic approach is needed to...
PRIORITY PRESS - 23rd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Management of Major Depressive Disorder: The Role of Atypical Antipsychotics
Amsterdam, The Netherlands / August 28-September 1, 2010
“Severe depression is the most important dimension of a complex and heterogeneous condition that includes anxiety, suicidality and multiple medical comorbidities that are urgent to treat,” according to Dr. Michael E. Thase, Director, Mood...
PRIORITY PRESS - 163rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association
Update on the Management of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disease
New Orleans, Louisiana / May 22-26, 2010
New Orleans - As reported here this week, the disconnect between the efficacy of antipsychotic therapies for both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in clinical trials and the long-term control of symptoms has encouraged focus on...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 163rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association
Treatment of ADHD Across the Lifespan: Effective Therapies in Children Demonstrate Benefits in Adolescents and Adults
New Orleans, Louisiana / May 22-26, 2010
It is now well recognized that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not limited to childhood but is a disease that can persist indefinitely. In a new analysis of a large dataset of children, adolescents and adults with ADHD...