Tremendous progress has been made in developing animal models for addictions, new treatments based on these models and testing these in patients with drug and alcohol dependence. We will review the most current research and state-of-the-art treatment for tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs of abuse and provide a framework for understanding current progress, limitations, and hope for the future.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

1. List major illnesses associated with obesity;
2. Discuss the epidemiology of obesity and overweight; and
3. Assess current theories, current treatment approaches-including minimally invasive surgery-and experimental approaches that have resulted from tests concluding that highly palatable, erotic and exotic foods act in the brain as a drug of abuse.

Do the media merely "reflect" the real world - as Hollywood and network executives would have us believe - or do they cause real-life problems as well? Do the media contribute to early sexual intercourse? Could the media increase teens' use of contraception? This talk will try to illuminate what we know about the impact of the media on adolescents, what we don't know, and what we need to do to find out. Several suggestions for parents and for schools will be presented.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

1. Describe the nature of current television programming for adolescents;
2. Discuss the impact of television programming on children and teens and how such effects were determined by research; and
3. Identify how the adverse effects of TV and other media can be mediated by parents and by school media literacy programs.

Dementia, mania, psychosis and neuropathy are familiar manifestations of late-stage HIV/AIDS disease. Some antiretrovirals used to treat HIV are also associated with neuropsychiatric side effects.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

1. Identify neurologic and psychiatric comorbidities commonly seen in the HIV population and discuss their association with HIV infection and treatment;
2. Discuss common neuropsychiatric complications associated with HIV disease and HIV therapies and outline the strategies for managing these complications; and
3. Recognize the impact of neuropsychiatric disorders with immunologic and virologic measures of HIV disease progression.

BasicNeeds (BN) is arguably the leading mental health organization in the developing world, working in 8 developing countries with new partnerships underway. Founded in the UK in 2000, BN has developed a Model for Mental Health and Development that provides a framework for and guides its work. This course describes the Model for Mental Health in the Developing world in some length and will draw parallels to US public mental health policy. Despite the enormous differences between the US and developing nations, this model is extremely relevant to US public mental health programs working with the seriously mentally ill and in resource poor locations. The course will end with a broader discussion of the future for BasicNeeds and the common challenges of sustainability faced by all mental health programs in resource poor areas.

Upon the completion of this activity, participants will be able to: . Provide a detailed description of the elements of BasicNeeds' mental health and development model . Demonstrate how these elements work in developing countries through case examples and discussion . Describe how BasicNeeds has implemented the model in different countries and the outcomes we have achieved . Describe new strategies for mental health program sustainability

Psychosocial support is an important aspect of HIV/AIDS care which enables people to function during overwhelmingly adverse circumstances and problems caused by HIV and AIDS.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

Do the media merely "reflect" the real world - as Hollywood and network executives would have us believe - or do they cause real-life problems as well? Teenagers spend an average of 6 hours a day with media: how much of an impact does that have on their attitudes and behavior? The answer lies partially in some voluminous and difficult media research and partially in the realm of common sense. This talk will try to illuminate what we know about the impact of the media on adolescents, what we don't know, and what we need to do to find out. The topics of violence, advertising, obesity, sex & sexuality, drugs, and new technologies will be explored, along with videotaped clips to illustrate the problems and some of the solutions. Several suggestions for parents and for schools will be presented.

Upon the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Illustrate the nature of current television programming for children and teenagers (topic areas = violence, commercialism, sex, drugs).
2. Discuss the impact of television programming on children and teenagers and how such effects were determined by research.
3. Analyze how the adverse effects of TV and other media can be mediated by parents and by school media literacy program.

Is it better conceptualized as a state, a trait, or a culture-bound construct? Are there predictable and universal causes of human happiness? To what degree is one's degree of happiness modifiable by any life event or intervention? In this session, participants will get an introduction to the science of subjective well-being. The session will provide an overview of the history, epidemiology, social psychology and neurobiology of happiness.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

1. Identify the three psychological components of subjective well-being
2. Discuss the evidence that happiness is or is not related to wealth, health, love, or sexual activity; 3)Discuss the evidence of an inborn component to human happiness and;
3. List four interventions likely to lastingly enhance subjective well-being.

This session will provide participants with an overview of human aggression. Based on the speaker's new chapter in the forthcoming Kaplan/Sadock Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, this talk will summarize what we know about the origin, pathophysiology, and clinical management of aggression as it occurs in multiple disorders--from ADHD to organic brain injury. Sample cases will be used to illustrate optimum management based on state of the art literature review.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

1. Identify the brain regions most important for regulating individual human aggression;
2. Discuss how the evolutionary adaptation of sociality helps to explain war;
3. List the 7 big factors that help account for collective human aggression; and
4. Discuss the evidence that interventions to reduce intergroup prejudice can enhance the prospects of long-term peace.

The practice of psychiatry can be a source of both great satisfaction and great stress.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

1. Identify professional goals;
2. Recognize the steps for recovering from burnout and avoiding burnout altogether; and
3. Discuss the management of career-specific stressors, and how they can achieve balance between their personal and professional lives to maximize satisfaction.