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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine The Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Tosa Center, 3rd Floor 1155 North Mayfair Road Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
Phone: (414) 955-8990 Fax: (414) 955-6299
May 3-8, 2008: American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
June 10, 2008: Graduation.
June 24, 2008: Psychiatric Residency Orientation 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
June 25, 2008: Orientation Continued 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, EPIC Training.
June 26, 2008: MCWAH (Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals) Orientation, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
June 27, 2008: VA and Froedtert Hospital Orientation, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
June 30, 2008: MCWAH Orientation, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
It is an extraordinary time for our profession and in our world. Recent advances in psychiatry, neuroscience and genetics, cognitive science, and behavioral medicine are rapidly translating into real understanding and valuable treatments that promise to substantively improve the lives of people with mental illness. We are learning more each day about the causes and correlates of mental disorders, about psychological development and psychopathology, about the relationship between mental and physical health, about addiction, and about psychological well being more generally. Very importantly, the health professions, scientists, policy makers, and community leaders are coming together to address the true impact of mental illness in our lives. Through such efforts, we are beginning to change the stigma associated with mental illness and related disorders. This is a time in which we can make a difference.
It is important that we undertake this challenge. The prevalence and importance of mental illness, addiction, and coexisting conditions are daunting. One in five persons will experience a significant mental illness in their lives. Half of patients who present for clinical care in medical settings will have a coexisting mental and/or addictive disorder. The global, national, and local burden of mental illness is nearly immeasurable in terms of human suffering and economic impact. Despite changing societal perceptions, mental illness continues to be highly stigmatized, poorly recognized, and until recently, scientifically neglected. As a result, mentally ill persons encounter greater barriers to care than other populations, and they are more likely to receive suboptimal care clinically and ethically. More postively, however, it is increasingly documented that mental illness treatment has better outcomes than those developed for many chronic diseases. The next 10 years will continue to deliver dramatic advances, scientifically, clinically, socio-culturally, economically, and ethically. More.....
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