HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies Marks 20th Anniversary with Day-Long Symposium

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Since 1987, the HIV Center at Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute has been conducting cutting-edge research into the behavioral causes and consequences of HIV infection. Its exemplary work helped earn it a $10 million, five-year grant focusing on the theme of ?Meeting the Challenges of Global AIDS at the Intersection of Gender, Sexuality, and Mental Health.?

Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry

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Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry 7:30 am = Continental Breakfast8:45 am = Official Welcome Course Description: This conference is designed for Mental Health Professionals involved in the research and treatment of people with psychiatric conditions who have cognitive deficits. We at Columbia University Medical Center are determined to continue our commitment to understand the causes of mental illness, and to find a cure for them. This course is designed to present information on the understanding and treatment of the cognitive deficits that commonly occur in many psychiatric conditions.

Clinical Case Presentation

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*CHILD PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS*"Clinical Case Presentation"Paola Mazzoni, M.D.Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ResidentNew York-Presbyterian HospitalPlease Note:Attendance at clinical case presentations is limited to professional staff from NYSPI, NYPH, and Columbia and Cornell universities.

Brain Stimulation Journal Club

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A Primate Model of the Effects of ECS and TMS on Ordinal KnowledgePapers:Terrace H.S., The simultaneous chain: A new approach to serial learning. Trends in Cognitive Science, 2005. 9: p. 202-210.Brannon, E.M. and Terrace H.S., Ordering of the numerosities 1-9 by monkeys. Science, 1998. 282: p. 746-749.