NASSPD Annual Conference 2018

North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (NASSPD) Annual Conference 2018 is organized by North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (NASSPD) and will be held during Apr 13 - 14, 2018 at The New York Academy of Sciences, New York City, New York, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Psychiatrists, clinical and research psychologists, social workers, nurses, psychiatric residents and licensed mental health counselors. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference Description :
During the past decade, the view of personality disorders has changed dramatically. Rather than being seen as chronic conditions, it has been found that they have a particularly good symptomatic outcome. We are committed to further research on these disorders. We are also committed to informing clinicians, patients, and their family members about the latest information concerning this set of disorders.This CME activity provides an exchange for cutting-edge research, best practices in diagnosis and treatment of individuals with personality disorders.

Conference Objectives are :
• Describe how to match patient characteristics with specific forms of psychotherapy and select appropriate psychosocial treatments for the personality disorders.
• Describe the underlying neurobiological finding that correlates with suicide risk and will develop an algorithm to manage this risk in patients with personality disorders.
• Identify current barriers around treatment resistance.
• Implement an action plan to more effectively engage family members in the discussion of diagnosis and prognosis with their loved one with a personality disorder.