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Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC and  Weinfeld Education Group, LLC
present

Current Thinking About Anxiety: The State of the Science
by

Daniel Pine, MD

Anxiety disorders are the most common psychological problem of childhood.  Dr. Daniel Pine will present the latest medical research about this important topic. Specifically, he will review the symptoms of anxiety that parents and teachers are likely to see. He will talk about the long term outcomes of children with anxiety.  Second, he will discuss what the science knows about the underlying biology of anxiety. Finally, Dr. Pine will provide practical information about how understandings of the biology are guiding our efforts to provide effective treatment.

Audience:  Parents,Educators, and all others who have interest.

Daniel Pine, MD

Dr. Pine is Chief, Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience, in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program.Dr. Pine moved to this position in the fall of 2000, after 10 years of training, teaching, and research at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.Since graduating from medical school at the University of Chicago, Dr. Pine has been engaged continuously in research focusing on the epidemiology, biology and treatment of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.His areas of expertise include biological and pharmacological aspects of mood, anxiety, and behavioral disorders in children, as well as classification of psychopathology across the lifespan.This expertise is reflected in a series of more than 280 peer-reviewed papers on these topics.Dr. Pine also possesses expertise in the biological commonalities and differences among psychiatric disorders of children, adolescents, and adults as well as on interfaces between psychiatric and medical disorders.Currently, his group at the NIMH is examining the degree to which mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents are associated with underlying abnormalities in the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and other brain regions that modulate activity in these structures.Dr. Pine has also served as the Chair of the Psychopharmacologic Drug Advisory Committee for the Food and Drug Administration and the Chair of the Developmental Working Group for the DSM-5 Task Force.He has received many awards, including Career Development and R01 extramural grant support from the NIMH, a NARSAD Independent Investigator Award, an NIH Director’s Award, the Irving Philips Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Joel Elkes Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology for research contributions to psychopharmacology, and the Blanche Ittelson Award from the American Psychiatric Association for outstanding research contributions to the field of child psychiatry. 

Registration Fee:
$25.00 advanced purchase through April 10
$35.00 starting April 11, including at the door (only cash or checks accepted at the door; checks should be made payable to Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC)

Parking: Free

For more information, contact: Dr. Mary Alvord301-593-6554 x14 or email: malvord@alvordbaker.com

Refund Policy:

If Alvord,Baker & Associates, LLC and The Weinfeld Education Group LLC decide to cancel the class, all registrants will receive a full refund. Through Sunday, April 9, 2012 registrants who need to cancel for any reason will receive a refund of 90% of their registration fee. Cancellation requests must be received no later than April 9th by phone 301-593-6554 x14 or by email: malvord@alvordbaker.com. Be sure to include your name, address and contact information as provided in your registration information. No refunds will be issued for any reason after April 9, 2012.