Speaker(s):

Bartochowski, Zachary, MD

Presentation:

This is a case presentation featuring a patient with repetitive behaviors, behavioral agitation, observed responses to internal stimuli, and a reluctance towards verbal communication, who was later found to have a left cerebellar lesion on imaging. The case conference explores the utility of neuroimaging in psychiatric patients, the relationship between the cerebellum and psychosis, and Cerebellar Cognitive and Affective Syndrome.

Objectives:

1. Explain the limitations and utility of neuroimaging in patients with psychosis
2. Identify appropriate indications for neuroimaging in psychiatric patients.
3. Understand the role of the cerebellum in cognition and emotion, and the implications for psychiatric illness.

Speaker(s):

Murray, Drew, MD

Presentation:

An evidence-based presentation on the topic of breathwork and mental health.  This presentation will cover the science behind the breath, the history of breathwork in other cultures, the types of breathwork, what evidence supports its use in practice, its side effects and potential contraindications. Demonstrations are included via video embedded in the presentation.

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate familiarity with the types of breathwork and their purported benefits.
2. Discuss the state of the research on breathwork and its uses within psychiatry and other fields of medicine.
3. Appreciate the risks and contraindications to certain types of breathwork
4. Apply these insights to their own lives and clinical practice.  

Speaker(s):

Bellman, Val, MD, PsyD

Presentation:

There is an increasing number of patients with no previous psychiatric history who develop COVID-19–associated psychosis with severe behavioral changes weeks to months after contracting the virus. We present a case of a 60-year-old previously healthy Caucasian male with no psychiatric history who presented to the ED with recent onset of severe psychosis three months after recovering from COVID-19 infection. The objective of the current report is to discuss the clinical presentation and provide an updated data review of the psychopharmacological management of psychosis in COVID-19 survivors with no previous psychiatric history, while identifying the etiopathogenic aspects and clinical correlations between COVID-19 and psychotic symptoms. We also discuss the role of ICU-related psychological trauma in the development of psychosis later in life.

Objectives:

1. Understand more fully neuropsychiatric presentations, complications, long-term effects and mechanism of behavioral disturbances in the context of COVID-19
2. Define Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) and COVID-19 associated delirium
3. Recognize COVID-induced and post-COVID 19 manic and psychotic syndromes
4. Identify strategies for assessing and addressing patients’ emotional health and the supports they may need to manage affective and psychotic symptoms

Speaker(s):

Osayande, Ferdinand, MD

Presentation:

This presentation will aim to discuss not only the DSM critieria for Bipolar disorder, but also describe concerns of current and future health care providers on mental illness. Although the acceptance of mental illness in the United States appears to be rising for the better, there are many healthcare professionals who fear backlash and negative consequences from seeking treatment.


Objectives:

1. Apply the DSM 5 Criteria for a diagnosis of Bipolar I/II Disorder
2. Understand what the Americans with Disabilities Act is and who it protects
3. Appreciate the concerns of healthcare providers who have a personal history of mental illnes
4. Recognize the existence of mental illness stigmas amongst health professional trainees
5. Be aware of methods and techniques for creating a safer culture for inclusivity