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The American Psychopathological Association

FEAR AND ANXIETY: BENEFITS OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

The 92nd Annual Meeting: March 7-9, 2002

Crowne Plaza Hotel, New York, NY

Scientific Program

Our goal for the 2002 meeting is to demonstrate the power of translational research, with fear and anxiety as the example. We will trace scientific progress in understanding these emotions from molecular biology to animal models to clinical presentations. In addition, a session devoted to "Young Investigators at the Forefront of Translation" will highlight cutting edge work in this area.

Thursday, March 7, 2002
   
8:30 -- 9:15 Registration
   
9:15 -- 9:45 Welcome, Introduction and Presentation of Robins-Guze Award
  Jack M. Gorman M.D., Columbia University
   
SESSION 1 Basic Mechanisms
Chair: Jack M. Gorman, MD, Columbia University
   
9:45 -- 10:15

Synaptic Self

  Joe LeDoux, M.D., New York University
   
10:15 -- 10:25 Discussion
   
10:25 -- 10:55

Structural Plasticity in the Adult Brain: Stress Effects and Clinical Relevance

  Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D., Rockefeller University
   
10:55 -- 11:05 Discussion
   
11:05 -- 11:25 Coffee Break
   
11:25 -- 11:55

Genetic Models of Anxiety and Depression

  Rene Hen, Ph.D., Columbia University
   
11:55 -- 12:05 Discussion
   
12:05 -- 12:15 Discussant and General Discussion
  Jack Gorman, M.D., Columbia University
   
12:15 -- 12:30 Presentation of Hoch Award: Joe LeDoux, M.D.
  Presentation of Zubin Award: Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.
   
12:30 -- 2:00 LUNCH
   
SESSION 2 Animal Models and Their Human Relevance
Chair: Mady Hornig, M.D., University of California, Irvine
   
2:00 -- 2:30

Neuropsychobiology of Variable Foraging Demand (VFD) Rearing in Nonhuman Primates

  Jeremy Coplan, M.D., Columbia University
   
2:30 -- 2:40 Discussion
   
2:40 -- 3:10

Affective Style and Anxiety: Dysfunctions in the Circuitry of Emotion Regulation

  Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
   
3:10 -- 3:20 Discussion
   
3:20 -- 3:40 Coffee Break
   
3:40 -- 4:10

The Amygdala and Social Behavior: What's Fear Got To Do With It

  David G. Amaral, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
   
4:10 -- 4:20 Discussion
   
4:20 -- 4:50 Discussant and General Discussion
  Mady Hornig, M.D., University of California, Irvine
   
5:30 -- 7:30 Poster reception
   
Friday March 8, 2002
   
SESSION 3 Development and Epidemiology
Chair: Judith L. Rapoport, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health
   
8:45 -- 9:15

Offspring at High Risk for Depression: A Three Generational Study

  Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., Columbia University
   
9:15 -- 9:25 Discussion
   
9:25 -- 9:55

Linking Fearful and Anxious Behaviors in Young Monkeys to Fear and Anxiety in Children

  Judy Cameron, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
   
9:55 -- 10:05 Discussion
   
10:05 -- 10:25 Coffee Break
   
10:25 -- 10:55

Research on Pediatric Anxiety: Integrating Developmental Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience

  Daniel Pine, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health
   
10:55 -- 11:05 Discussion
11:05 -- 11:35

Disasters, Terrorism, and PTSD

Carol S. North, M.D., M.P.E., Washington University in St. Louis
   
11:35 -- 12:15 Discussant and General Discussion
  Judith L. Rapoport, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health
   
12:15 -- 12:45 APPA Business Meeting (Members Only)
   
12:45 -- 2:30 LUNCH
   
SESSION 4 New investigators
Chair: Gary Heiman, Ph.D., Columbia University
   
2:30 -- 2:55 Long-range Cortical Networks in Classical Conditioning
  David Gutman, M.D., Columbia University
   
2:55 -- 3:20 Neuroimaging Investigations of Differentially Reared Nonhuman Primates: Implications for Anxiety and Fear-related Conditions
  Sanjay Matthew, M.D., Columbia University
   
3:20 -- 3:45 The Anatomy of Fear: Microcircuits of the Lateral Amygdala
  Luke Johnson, Ph.D., New York University
   
3:45 -- 4:05 Coffee Break
   
4:05 -- 4:30

Rapid Structural Remodeling in Brain: Studies of Hibernation and Diabetes

 

Ana Maria Magarinos, PhD, Rockefeller University

4:30 -- 4:50

The Neurotoxic Effects of Childhood Trauma

  Michael DeBellis, M.D., University of Pittsburgh
   
4:50 -- 5:15 General Discussion
   
Saturday, March 9, 2002
   
SESSION 5 Human Imaging and Treatment
Chair: Linda L. Carpenter, M.D., Brown University
   
9:00 -- 9:30

Neuroimaging of Anxiety Disorders and Their Treatment

  Scott L. Rauch, M.D., Harvard University
   
9:30 -- 9:40 Discussion
   
9:40 -- 10:00 Coffee Break
   
10:00 -- 10:30

The New Psychological Treatments for Anxiety Disorders, and Contributions from Basic Science

  David H. Barlow, Ph.D., Boston University
   
10:30 -- 10:40 Discussion
   
10:40 -- 11:10 Presidential Address: New Molecular Targets for Antianxiety Interventions
  Jack Gorman, M.D., Columbia University
   
11:10 -- 11:20 Discussion
   
11:20 -- 11:40 Discussant and General Discussion
  Linda L. Carpenter, M.D., Brown University