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Ontario Shores’ Inaugural Research Day

Promoting Recovery in Mental Health: Mobilizing Knowledge & Strengthening Partnerships

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Norman Doidge

Norman Doidge, M.D., is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst on faculty at the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry and Research Faculty at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University. His book, The Brain That Changes Itself, on neuroplasticity, has been described by Oliver Sacks as “Fascinating...a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.” The London Times has written, “Brilliant...Doidge has identified a tidal shift in basic science...the implications are monumental.” The New York Times has written that The Brain That Changes Itself, has “implications…not only for individual patients with neurologic disease but for all human beings, not to mention human culture, human learning and human history.” Available in over 100 countries, it has been made into two documentary films, and has received scholarly and academic awards, including the U.S. National Alliance on Mental Illness 2008 Ken Book Award, "for an outstanding literary contribution toward a better understanding of mental illness." Dr. Doidge recenty hosted the 25 hour television series, The Mysterious Mind: From Brilliant to Broken.

Who should attend? Nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, social service workers, child and youth workers, psychiatrists, family physicians, counselors, therapists, mental health hospital and clinical managers/administrators, mental health community agency workers.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Friday, March 23, 2012 at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences,

700 Gordon Street, Whitby, ON

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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 Ontario Shores Centre for Mental

Health Sciences 700 Gordon Street Whitby, Ontario L1N 5S9

Directions from Highway 401

Exit Hwy 401 at Brock Street/Hwy 12 (Exit #410) in Whitby. (If coming from Toronto do not exit at Brock Road in Pickering)

Turn South (left) onto Brock Street

Turn West (right) at Victoria Street - you will pass the Station Art Gallery and the Iroquois Sports Complex.

Turn South (left) onto Gordon Street Continue past Lakeridge Whitby Hospital

Turn West (right) at the electronic Ontario Shores sign.

7:30am Poster Set -up 8:00am Registration / Breakfast

8:30 – 8:55 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks:

“Milestones in Teaching and Research at Ontario Shores” Dr. Barbara Mildon, Vice-President, Professional Practice and Research, & Chief Nurse Dr. Phil Klassen, Vice-President Medical Services

Drs. Klassen and Mildon will describe milestones in our journey to a dynamic academic and research environment as envisioned in our first Academic Plan (2009-2012) entitled” From Here to There and Beyond” by Dr. Gail Donner and Dr. Molyn Leszcz and our new plan now in development.

8:55 – 9:00 am

Break / to concurrent session

9:00 – 10:00am

CONCURRENT SESSION A

A1 - Recovery and Mental Health Evaluation of the Establishment of a Recovery-Orientated Milieu in a Psychiatric Hospital – Tertiary Care Inpatient Unit Deborah Corring, PhD Rehabilitation Sciences, Program Lead, MH Transformation, St. Joseph`s Health Care London, London, Kamini Kalia, RN, MScN, Nurse Clinician, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Abraham Rudnick, MD, PHD, Physician Leader, Regional MH Care, London

The purpose of this project was to develop a recovery-oriented milieu in a traditional psychiatric inpatient unit. The project used focused ethnography and survey methodology. Descriptions of salient themes extracted from several data sources will be provided. Opportunities and challenges of implementing a recovery approach in inpatient mental health care settings will be discussed.

Forty is too Young to Die - A Call to Action Jacqueline Rankine, BA, Program Manager, Houselink Community Homes, Toronto, Kate Francombe Pridham, MSW Candidate, York University, Toronto, Carolyn Pitchot, Nurse Practitioner, South Riverdale Community Health Centre Toronto,

Recovery education and prevention aimed at healthy lifestyles and self help tools such as WRAP groups and hearing voices self help groups along with housing, food and employment programs present an alternative to early onset illness and mortality caused by poverty, mental illness, and homelessness. This Call to Action calls for desingating the inner city vulnerable population a priority population for LHIN funidng, addressing service coordination, home visits, training and improved communication among health care professionals.

40 minute presentation

Lecture Theatre

Lecture Theatre

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A2 - Cognitive Rehabilitation and Neuroscience

Cognitive Adaptation Training and Cognitive Remediation: Two Promising Interventions that Address the Cognitive Impacts of Schizophrenia Sean Kidd, Head of Psychological Services, Schizophrenia Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto

Addressing the cognitive impacts of schizophrenia is a vital avenue for intervention as they have a profound impact on quality of life. This presentation will provide a description, addressing both research and the practicalities of implementation, of cognitive adaptation training and cognitive remediation. Cognitive and Psychiatric Characteristics of Huntington`s Disease Rosa Ip, PhD, C.Psych, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Jean Byers, MD, FRCPC, DABPN, Psychiatrist, Carol Harren, RN, CNC, Nurse Clinician, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, Syb Pongracic, MA, PhD candidate, Ryerson University, Toronto

The current study examined patients with Huntington`s disease (HD) at a mental health centre. Preliminary findings indicate significant cognitive and psychiatric disturbances amongst this population. These individuals also underestimate the degree of their neuropsychiatric impairments when compared to caregivers.

Amygdala and Hippocampal Volume Reductions as Candidate Endophenotypes for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies Anthony Ruocco, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sathya Amirthavasagam, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology, Konstantine Zakzanis, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto

Borderline personality disorder is associated with volumetric reductions of the amygdala and hippocampus which may serve as biological liability markers, or endophenotypes, for this illness. Here, we present the results of our recent meta-analysis suggesting that volumetric reductions in this disorder may indeed meet the definitional criteria for an endophenotype.

A3 - Forensics and Risk

Narrative Approach for Assessing a Risk of Violence Yoshiyuki Takano, PhD (Candidate), Psychology Intern, Lisa Marshall, PhD, D.Clin.Psych., C.Psych., Forensic Rehabilitation Unit and Forensic Outpatient Service, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby

The purpose of this study is to explore a strategy to integrate patients` self-narrative into standard formulations of risk assessments and thus inform effective risk management strategies. In this way, patients are invited to work with the clinicians to identify their own risks and take responsibility for their recovery.

Examining the RNR Principles in Practice: The Relationship Between Matching Service to Criminogenic Need and Recidivism in Male and Female Youth Nina Vitopoulos, MA, Psychology Practicum Student, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, Michele Peterson-Badali, PhD, C. Psych, Professor, Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto, Tracey Skilling, PhD, C. Psych, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

This study examines the real-world efficacy of the Risk-Need-Responsivity framework for male and female youth. Comparative analyses of 39 male and 37 female justice system-involved youth were performed examining identified RNR-based needs, probation directed services received, as well as the efficacy of matching services to needs in relation to recidivism.

The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire: Examining the Clinical Utility of a Self-Report Violence Risk Assessment Tool in a Forensic Mental Health Setting Lisa Marshall, PhD, Registered Psychologist, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby

A modified version of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) was utilised with a large sample of forensic mental health patients to assess the utility of the SAQ in assessing risk for future violence. Findings were compared to traditional violence risk assessment tools with the implications for practice highlighted.

10:00 – 10:30am

Refreshment Break / Posters 10:30 – 12:00

Keynote – Norman Doidge (90 minutes)

“Brain Plasticity with Focus on Serious Mental Illnesses” See front page for more information

Conference Room A

Conference Room D & E

Lecture Theatre

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12:00 – 12:45pm

Lunch and Poster Viewing 12:45 – 1:45 pm

CONCURRENT SESSION B

B1 - Psychosocial Interventions Supportive Expressive Therapy for Depressed and Anxious Youth Pamela Wilansky-Traynor, PhD, C.Psych., Manager, Professional Practice Leader, Psychology, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby

The co-morbidity of anxiety and depression (as well as associated interpersonal problems) in adolescents is well established. Supportive Expressive Therapy (SET; a 16 week psychodynamic therapy) focuses on how individuals typically perceive themselves and others in relationships. This study explored the feasibility of conducting SET with anxious and/or depressed adolescents.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Age Effects in Adolescent Anxiety: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis Kathryn Bennett, PhD, Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Katharina Manassis, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist and Director, Anxiety Disorders, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Amy Cheung, MD, MSc, Psychiatrist and Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Stephen Walter, PhD, Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Pamela Wilansky-Traynor, PhD, C. Psych, Manager, Professional Practice Leader, Psychology, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, Natalia Diaz-Granados, MSc, PhD Candidate, McMaster University, Hamilton , Stephanie Duda, MSc(c), Research Coordinator, McMaster University, Hamilton and the Adolescent Anxiety Collaborative Group

The efficacy of CBT for child and adolescent anxiety has been demonstrated in numerous randomized controlled trials. However, available CBT protocols may be developmentally inappropriate for adolescents. We conducted an individual patient data meta-analysis to determine whether age moderates CBT effect size.

From Knowledge to Action in Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Depression: The Durham School Board Project Pamela Wilansky-Traynor, PhD, C.Psych, Manager, Professional Practice Leader, Psychology, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, Kathryn Bennett, PhD, Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton Katharina Manassis, MD, Psychiatrist, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Stephanie Duda, MSc (candidate), Research Assistant, McMaster University, Hamilton

The challenge facing mental health facilities and school boards centers on successfully translating and adapting established evidence-based practices into an acceptable and feasible collaborative mental health services implementation model. The paper will describe the theoretical foundations and research plan for knowledge translation of CBT into a school board system.

B2 - Neuropsychiatry & Neuropsychology

Cerebral Correlates of Unexplained Neurological Symptoms. A fMRI Study Omar Ghaffar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Staff Psychiatrist, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, W. Richard Staines, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Sensorimotor Control, Associate Professor of Applied Health Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Anthony Feinstein, MPhil, PhD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Neuropsychiatry Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto, Toronto

Conversion disorder refers to a disturbance in neurological function in the absence of an explanatory lesion. Attempts to construct a cohesive neuroscientific account of conversion disorder have been problematic owing to technical and theoretical limitations. However, functional brain imaging is beginning to provide some clues. We present a functional MRI study of individuals with unexplained somatosensory symptoms. Our data tentatively implicate brain regions involved in sensory gating and affect regulation in the pathophysiology of conversion disorder.

Multiple Sclerosis Presenting as a Rapidly Progressive Dementia Omar Ghaffar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Staff Psychiatrist, Jean Byers, MD, FRCPC, David McNeill, MD, CCFP, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby

The typical presenting symptoms of MS are visual, sensorimotor, cerebellar, or urinary. Although cognitive dysfunction is common in MS and current data suggests rates of psychosis twice that of the general population in MS cohorts, rapidly progressive dementia as the presenting feature is extremely rare. Only a handful of cases are reported in the medical literature. Intellectually-Stimulating Life Experiences Moderate the Effects of Brain Pathology on Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis Omar Ghaffar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Staff Psychiatrist, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby

Cognitive reserve is a theoretical construct that may explain why some individuals are able to sustain a relatively high degree of cerebral insult before exhibiting cognitive decline. Here, we examine occupational attainment as potential marker of cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory and degenerative illness associated with cognitive impairment.

Lecture Theatre

Conference Room D & E

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B3 - Mental Health Programming and Evaluation The `Field of Dreams` Approach: A Lesson in Staff-Client Group Collaboration Bruce MacDonald, BA, Case Manager, Trillium Health Centre, Toronto, Joe Stevenson, BA, Case Manager, Trillium Health Centre, Toronto, Tamara Flanigan, SSW, Case Manager, Trillium Health Centre, Toronto, SHEY Clients

Staff and clients from Trillium`s SHEY program, a supportive housing case management program, will speak of the effect that recovery-focused collaboration has had on them, the hope it instils, and the lesson it teaches that truly, together, we are not alone.

Family Centered Care in Adult Mental Health: Patient, Family and Clinician Perspectives Malcolm MacFarlane, MA, Mental Health Therapist, Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay

Family Centered Care (FCC) is a best practice for promoting recovery. Research indicates many benefits of family involvement, yet families are often excluded from treatment. A FCC approach in partnership with CMHA is described. Survey results indicate strong endorsement of FCC by clinicians and high patient and family satisfaction.

A New Lens for Understanding Knowledge Translation: Implications for Inter-Professional Education Laura Ball, MA, Psychology, Knowledge Translation and Implementation Coordinator, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Penetanguishene

This presentation underscores the need for effective knowledge translation strategies that are rooted in culturally-based learning theory. The aim is to improve the uptake of evidence-based practices within an inter-professional mental health care setting.

1:45 – 2:00 pm

Refreshment Break / Posters 2:00 – 3:00 pm

CONCURRENT SESSION C

C1 - Psychosocial Interventions Beyond Recovery to Flourishing: An Evaluation of a Peer-Facilitated Self-Development Program Anna Ivanova, MA, Research Assistant, Tammy Purdy, MSW, Addictions Counsellor, Vytas Velyvis, PhD(c), Joanne Jones, BScN, CPMHN (C), Clinical Manager ICAP, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby Lindsay Oades, PhD, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Trevor Crowe, PhD, Research Fellow, Illawarra Institute of Mental Health, Wollongong

This study evaluates effectiveness of a 12-week peer-facilitated self-help recovery educational program offered to individuals living in the community surrounding Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. Found outcomes indicate that the program is a promising tool for improving psychological well being and recovery in people with mental illness.

Therapeutic Alliance Mediates the Association between Agreeableness and Treatment Response among Patients Randomized to Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder Shauna Kushner, MA, Graduate Student, University of Toronto, Department of Psychology, Toronto, Amanda Uliaszek, PhD, Professor, University of Toronto, Scarborough, R. Michael Bagby, PhD, ABAP, C.Psych, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough; Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

This investigation examines the associations among patient personality, therapeutic alliance, and treatment outcomes within 206 patients randomized to treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The results suggest that patient commitment to therapy mediates the relationship between patient Agreeableness and treatment response, highlighting the importance of personality for treatment outcomes.

The Effectiveness of Schizophrenia Narrative to Reduce Self-Stigma among High School Youth Ariella Winter, Honours Undergraduate Student, Leah Hartman, BA, MA (Cand), Rebecca Young, PhD (Cand), Natalie Michel, PhD (Cand), Gordon Flett, PhD, Professor, Joel Goldberg, PhD, C.Psych, Director of Clinical Training, Psychology Department, York University, Toronto The effectiveness of an anti-stigma psycho-educational program which included a testimonial narrative delivered by an individual with schizophrenia was explored in a study of 254 high school students. There were significant benefits in increased knowledge, reduced social distance towards the mentally ill and importantly, reduced self-stigma barriers for seeking help.

Lecture Theatre

Conference Room A

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C2 - Metabolic Issues in Mental Health Metabolic Syndrome and Mental Illness Jacquiline Duncan, FRCP (C), Psychiatrist, Mary Lenio, RN, Clinician, Metabolic Clinic Coordinator, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Penetanguishene

Metabolic Syndrome refers to a cluster of phenomena including Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, Lipid Imbalance and Centripital Obesity. While the general population in the industrialized world carries a 34% risk for metabolic syndrome, the risk for clients with serious mental illness is doubled as a result of genetics, social determinants of health and the use of psychotropic medications. At Waypoint Outpatient Services Program a clinic has been successfully implemented to provide clients with the information and strategies they need to combat and reverse metabolic syndrome, thereby significantly improving quality of life and reducing the risks of developing Cardiovascular Disease and Type II Diabetes.

Towards the Implementation of Genetic Testing for Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain Daniel Mueller, MD, PhD, Clinician Scientist; Associate Professor, University of Toronto, CAMH - Head, Pharamcogenetics Research Clinic, Toronto, Nabilah Chowdhury, BSc, PhD Candidate, Arun Tiwari, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Eva Brandl, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Natalie Freeman, MSc, Lab Manager, James Kennedy, Director, Department of Neuroscience, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto

This presentation will review the genetics of antipsychotic-induced weight gain. Our group has generated very interesting findings over the past years, mostly related to hypothalamic genes. These findings have clinical implications and audience will obtain insights on how genetic testing will help optimizing psychiatric drug treatment.

Genetics of Antipsychotic Response and Induced Weight Gain: Update and Collection of a New Sample Eva Brandl, MD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nabilah Chowdhury, PhD Candidate, Bsc, Pharmacogenetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Section, Arun Tiwari, PhD, Pharmacogenetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Section, Clement Zai, PhD, Pharmacogenetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Section, Janna Fe Notario, Pharmacogenetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Section, Natalie Freeman, Pharmacogenetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Section, Tristram Lett, Pharmacogenetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Section, James Kennedy, Pharmacogenetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Section, Daniel Mueller, Pharmacogenetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Section, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto

Antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG) is a serious and common side effect. Genetic factors are known to be influence AIWG. Therefore, we investigated genetic variation in NPY and MC4R and found association of variants in both genes with AIWG.In addition, we introduce our current study with the goal to collect a larger sample of schizophrenia patients treated with antipsychotics to further investigate pharmacogenetics of side-effects and treatment response.

C3 - Promoting Safety Liberty Restrictions in Mental Health: Examining the Perspectives of Healthcare Workers Diego Silva, BA, MA, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto, Toronto

Harm to self or other is a commonly used to justify restricting the liberty of persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses (SPMI). This mixed methods study analyzes healthcare workers conceptualization of harm and liberty restrictions in mental health.

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Safe Management Group (SMG) Crisis Intervention Training Program Bruce Linder, PhD Psychology, Vice-President, Safe Management Group Inc., Oakville

This presentation will provide a short review of literature and present data on the effectiveness of one extensively used Canadian based crisis intervention training program - Safe Management Group’s “Creating and Maintaining Safe Environments”.

3:00 – 3:10 pm

Refreshment Break / Posters 3:10 – 3:30 pm

Closing Keynote “From Today’s Perspectives to Tomorrow’s Practice” Dr. Ian Dawe, Physician in Chief at Ontario Shores will close our inaugural research day by reflecting on the themes that emerged throughout the day’s proceedings and looking ahead to their implications for research and practice in mental health

Conference Room A

Conference Room D & E

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POSTERS

1. The Youth Outreach Worker Program Stages of Change Pilot: Bridging, Research, Theory, and Practice Gregory Knoll, MA, Debra Pepler, Wendy Josephson, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 2. An Exploration of Mindfulness Meditation in Working with Negative Emotionality in Sexual Offenders Terra Dafoe, MA, Lana Stermac, PhD, OISE/UT, Toronto 3. The Canadian Assessment of Life Skills (COALS): A New Measure of Functional Competence in Schizophrenia R. Walter Heinrichs, PhD, C.Psych, Stephanie McDermid Vaz, PhD, C.Psych, Narmeen Ammari, MA, PhD (cand.), Ashley Miles, MA, PhD (cand.), Melissa Parlar, BSc, Natalie Michel, MA, PhD (cand.), Suzanne Archie, MD, Eva Muharib, BSc, MA (cand.), York University, Toronto 4. Integrating Psychology in a Prisoner’s Reformation Program J. Enrique Saplala, PhD, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 5. Brain Plasticity-Based Neurocognitive Training and Schizophrenia – A Pilot Study Marc Levi, PhD, David Nussbaum, PhD, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, 6. Is there a Common Neurobiological Substrate Underlying Recovery Across Diagnostic Entities? David Nussbaum, PhD, C. Psych, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 7. Family Perspectives on Functional Limitations in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: A Preliminary Analysis Gabriela Baumann, BSc (Hons.), Anthony Ruocco, PhD, C.Psych, Sean Gulrajani, University of Toronto, Toronto 8. Understanding Patients and Staffs’ Perspective on Causation & Management of Violence & Aggression Sanaz Riahi, RN, BScN, MSN, Lisa Marshall, PhD, D.Clin.Psych., C.Psych, Bobbie Ivankovic, RN, BScN, MN, Susan Taylor, RN, BScN, John Dick, Vytas Velyvis, Malory Arsenault, James Gasparini, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whiby 9. `Enhancing Our Relationships` Barbara Robinson, RN, BScN, Cathy Lyle, RN, MSc, GNC(C), Providence Care, Kingston 10. The Thalamus and Motor and Non-Motor Control: A Case Report Anil Srivastava, MD, MSc, Dave McNeill, MD, Rosa Ip, PhD, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 11. Understanding the Role of the Body in Adolescent Girls’ Mental Health Sachiko Nagasawa, HBSc, MA, PhD Candidate, Niva Piran, PhD, C. Psych University of Toronto, Toronto 12. CBT Knowledge Translation in a Psychiatric Hospital Setting Safi Abbas, HBSc, Pamela Wilansky, PhD, Kathryn Bennett, PhD, Diane Warling, PhD, Katharina Manassis, MD, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 13. The Role of the Cerebellum in Behaviour, Mood, and Cognition: A Case Report Anil Srivastava, MD, MSc, Carol Harren, RN, Rosa Ip, PhD, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 14. A Study to Assess the Content Validity of the Modified Engulfment Scale - Family Version Andria Aiello, RN, BScN, MN, CPMHN(C), Elizabeth McCay, RN, PhD, Heather Beanlands, RN, PhD, Donna Romano, RN, PhD, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto 15. Does Methylphenidate have a Significant Clinical Impact on Working Memory in Children with ADHD? Kim Saliba, BSc, MSc, PhD Candidate, Umesh Jain, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Rosemary Tannock, PhD, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby

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16. The Attentional Network Differences in Individuals with ADHD Kim Saliba, BSc, MSc, PhD Candidate, Umesh Jain, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Rosemary Tannock, PhD, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, ON, 17. Clinical Features of the Neuropsychiatric Patients Rosa Ip, PhD, C.Psych, Syb Pongracic, MA, PhD candidate, Jean Byers, MD, FRCPC, DABPN, Anil Srivastava, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Meinwen Valley, BSc,OT Reg(Ont.), Jodi Brooker, BST, Andrea Penhale, BSc, Omar Ghaffar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 18 Recovery-Based, Inter-Professional Neuropsychiatric Care of an Individual with Borderline Personality Disorder and Acquired Brain Injury Amy Davidovich, MSW, RSW, Rosa Ip, PhD, C.Psych, Meinwen Valley, BSc (OT), Andrea Keating, R-TRO, Jodi Brooker, BST, Catherine Wood, RN, CPMHN(c), Susan Fraser, RN, CNS, Omar Ghaffar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 19. CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 Gene Testing Improves Psychiatric Drug Treatment Janna Fe Notario, BSc (Hons.), Daniel Mueller, MD, Arun Tiwari, PhD, Eva Brandl, MD, Natalie Freeman, MLT, MSC, Margaret Richter, MD, James Kennedy, MD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto 20. Suicide in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders: An Analysis of Neuroticism and Antipsychotic Dosage in Suicide Attempters and Non-Attempters Gina Polsinelli, BA, Ahmed Hassan, MD, Vincenzo DeLuca, MD, PhD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto 21. Behavioural Management on a 25 Bed Neuropsychiatric Ward: From the Individual to the Milieu Andrea Penhale, BSc, Honours, Jodi Brooker, BST, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby 22. An Examination of the Role of Motives and Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Alcohol Use Natalie Vilhena, MA, Abby Goldstein, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto 23. Clients’ Attachment Style in Psychotherapy Outcome: The Role of Emotion Regulation Aline Rodrigues, Jeanne Watson, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto 24. Discovery of Clinical and Metabolic Genetic Syndromes Manifesting as Neuropsychiatric Disorders Joyce So, James Kennedy, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto

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