Rogers' Child & Adolescent Specialists to Participate in AACAP Meeting

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Oct 16, 2014, 11:57 ET

OCONOMOWOC, Wis., Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Key members of the psychiatric team at Rogers Memorial Hospital will attend the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), to be held October 20-25 in San Francisco, Calif. Peter Lake, M.D., medical director of the Adolescent Center at Rogers Memorial Hospital – Oconomowoc, and Stephanie Eken, M.D., regional medical director of Rogers Behavioral Health System – will attend this year's meeting. Dr. Lake will participate in the "Clinical Perspectives" for life members event on Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m.

Peter Lake, M.D., medical director of the Adolescent Center at Rogers Memorial Hospital-Oconomowoc, and Stephanie Eken, M.D., regional medical director of Rogers Behavioral Health System, will participate in the 61st annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) in San Francisco, Calif.

AACAP is the leading national professional medical association dedicated to treating and improving the quality of life for children, adolescents and families affected by mental, behavioral and developmental disorders. Each year, AACAP's Annual Meeting draws some of the world's most experienced clinicians and researchers in the industry.

Rogers' Role in the Industry

Recognized for leading the way through published outcomes research, Rogers Memorial Hospital is the world's largest provider for intensive residential treatment of children, adolescents and adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders. Both the Child Center and Adolescent Center are nationally recognized for their unique blend of intensive psychiatric care, education, experiential therapies and family involvement. Both medical directors are active members of the AACAP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to researching, evaluating, diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders.

Rogers Memorial Hospital is a key corporation of Rogers Behavioral Health System, which also includes: Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc.; Rogers Partners in Behavioral Health, LLC; Rogers Center for Research and Training; and Rogers InHealth. The hospital has become nationally recognized for its specialized residential treatment services and affiliations with academic institutions and teaching hospitals in the area. Rogers Memorial Hospital is currently Wisconsin's largest not-for-profit, private behavioral health hospital, providing adults, children and adolescents with depression and mood disorders treatment, eating disorders treatment, addiction treatment, obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders treatment, posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as caring for a variety of other child and adolescent mental health concerns. For more information, please visit www.rogershospital.org.