This course will combine the study of theory of aggression with its representation in clinical practice. It will offer a historical background of the evolution in the approaches to aggression in psychodynamic theory followed by an overview of its relevance on a variety of psychiatric diagnosis, from personality disorders to psychotic states. Emphasis will be made on differential aspects according to the core pathology in each diagnostic group and suitable therapeutic interventions. The program will include the study of inward directed aggression as in self-harming behaviors as well as the type directed towards external world. The impact of aggression, verbal and behavioral as well as the non-spoken forms, in the therapeutic relationship will also be explored. Theoretical discussions will be accompanied by clinical vignettes and videotape.
Course Objectives
• Sketch the evolution of concepts of aggression in the history of psychoanalysis;
• Recognize patterns of destructive manifestations in various clinical syndromes;
• Differentiate sadistic (or perverse) transference patterns from non-responsive patterns;
• Understand the role of primitive unconscious destructive forces in typical patients/clients undergoing psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Presenters:
Angel Cienfuegos, M.D. is currently a 3rd year candidate at the New Center for Psychoanalysis. He holds a medical degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain) and did his psychiatric residency in Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor in UCLA and an Attending Psychiatrist in the Schizophrenia Unit at the Brentwood VA Med Center. He has also a private practice in Los Angeles CA.
Thomas M. Brod, M.D. faculty, New Center for Psychoanalysis, will assist in teaching this program
This course is limited to licensed professionals
(incl. registered interns).
American Psychiatric Association
161th Annual Meeting, Washington DC
Course # C05
EEG Feedback in Psychiatry: Clinical Applications
DATE SCHEDULED: Saturday, May 3, 2008, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Directors: Thomas M. Brod, M.D., Michael Cohen
Course Description:
EEG biofeedback (Neurofeedback) uses computer-based technology to affect brain plasticity and accelerate positive clinical outcomes. How do you “train the brain” with EEG biofeedback to improve affect, attention and behavior? How do you train neuroregulation and neuromodulation by altering electroencephalographic patterns-- and what are the clinical implications? How can neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) be integrated into the practice of a reasonably tech-savvy psychiatrist?
Neurofeedback demonstrates the impact of information on the brain, creating functional (and, most likely, structural) changes that impact clinical syndromes.
Beyond well-known effects on arousal and attention mechanisms and its role in the treatment of ADHD, growing research publications and clinical experience have led to the application of neurofeedback in a wide range of disorders. With applications as disparate as mood and anxiety disorders, Tourette’s syndrome, epilepsy, post-traumatic brain injuries, attachment disorders, PTSD, substance abuse, and adolescent acting out, neurofeedback mirrors the scope of many general psychiatric practices. Neurofeedback is complementary to both psychopharmacology and dynamic psychotherapy.
This course will focus on a few of those applications and offer resources for further study. Current research will be critically reviewed, and some of the fascinating theoretical issues of brain self-regulation and plasticity will be noted, but essentially this six-hour course will be directed with an eye on practical issues.
Attendees also get to watch (or participate) in live demonstrations of several different available neurofeedback systems. Faculty are practitioners from several centers invited because of their exceptional teaching ability.
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