2011 Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress Highlights from UBM Medica's Psychiatric Times

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica's Psychiatric Times (www.psychiatrictimes.com), a leading resource for psychiatric news and information, reports on some of the topics discussed this past week at the 24th Annual Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The theme at this year's Psych Congress is "Evolution of Care," with the agenda concentrating on advances in mental healthcare, individualized treatment strategies, and the healthcare team approach to patient management and wellness.

Here are some of the conference highlights from Psychiatric Times:

• Since only the most dangerous and violent patients are now institutionalized, the need for psychiatrists in the community to manage patients who are most likely to commit violent acts has risen. Risk assessment of these patients is critical in order to protect mental health professionals, the community, and the patient.
• One out of every 33 homicides in the United States involves the murder of a child by his or her parents. Recognizing early signs of postpartum conditions and other psychiatric conditions which predispose child homicide is imperative.
• Bullying is not new – but with a slew of recent media coverage about the topic, there is a need to focus on how bullying affects patients and work to deter victimization to de-escalate the process, rather than trying to focus on and eradicate bullying entirely.

"Well over 2,000 mental health professionals convened this past week at the 2011 Psych Congress to hear some of the country's leading mental health authorities plumb the depths of the human psyche," says Sue Kweskin, editorial director of Psychiatric Times. "The topics that have been discussed this week are of vital interest not just to psychiatrists and psychologists, but also to the general public at large."

About UBM Medica

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