Meeting Agenda
Benefits, Limitations, and Emerging Research Needs in Treating Youth with Depression
February 6, 2006 –February 7, 2006
Washington, DC
| Day 1 | |
| 8:30 am | Welcome and Introductions: Richard Nakamura, Ph.D. (NIMH) Benedetto Vitiello, M.D. (NIMH) |
| 8:45am | What We Know About the Effects of Treatment Interventions Chair: Benedetto Vitiello, M.D. (NIMH) Psychotherapy Presenter: Laura Mufson, Ph.D. (Columbia University) Discussants: John Weisz, Ph.D. (Harvard Medical School) Anne Simons, Ph.D. (University of Oregon) Pharmacotherapy Presenter: Graham Emslie, M.D. (Southwestern Medical Center) Discussants: Karen Wagner, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Texas, Galveston) Jörg Fegert, M.D. (University of Ulm) |
| 10:30- 10:45 am | Coffee break |
| 10:45- 12:30 pm | Combined Treatments Presenters: John March, M.D. (Duke University) Ian Goodyer, M.D. (Cambridge University) Discussants: David Brent, M.D. (University of Pittsburgh) Stanley Kutcher, M.D. (Dalhousie University) |
| 12:30- 1:30 pm | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:30- 2:45 pm | How Do Treatments Work? Chair: Joel Sherrill, Ph.D. (NIMH) Understanding Mechanisms of Psychotherapy Presenters: Robin Weersing, Ph.D. (Yale University) Stephen Shirk, Ph.D. (University of Denver) Searching for Biomarkers of Treatment Effects: Contributions from Neuroimaging Presenter: David Rosenberg, M.D. (Wayne State University) |
| 2:45-3:00 pm | Coffee break |
| 3:00-5:00 pm | How to Individualize and Optimize Treatment Chair: John Walkup, M.D. (Johns Hopkins University) Panel: Joan Asarnow, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles), Guillermo Bernal, Ph.D. (University of Puerto Rico), David Brent, M.D. (University of Pittsburgh), Gregory Clarke, Ph.D. (Kaiser Foundation), John Curry, Ph.D. (Duke University), Graham Emslie, M.D. (Southwestern Medical Center), Paul Rohde, Ph.D. (Oregon Research Institute), and Neal Ryan, M.D. (University of Pittsburgh) For discussion: How to address comorbidity (P. Rohde) How to address non-response (D. Brent) How to prevent relapse/recurrence (G. Emslie) Cultural and ethnic issues (G. Bernal) How effective are treatments in practice settings? (J. Asarnow & G. Clarke) How to individualize treatment: possible predictors and moderators of response or adverse effects (J. Curry and N. Ryan) |
| Day 2 | Approaching Future Research: Promises, Challenges, and Possible Solutions |
| 8:30 am | Treatment of Depression: Are We Always Using the Right Construct? Speaker: Paul McHugh, M.D. (Johns Hopkins University) Discussion |
| 9:45 am | Coffee break |
| 10:00 am | Novel Approaches to Treatment Research Chair: Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D. (NIMH) Panel: Joan Luby, M.D. (Washington University), John March, M.D. (Duke University), Kevin Stark, Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin), Elizabeth McCauley, Ph.D. (University of Washington), and Mark Riddle, M.D. (Johns Hopkins University) For discussion: Treatment of prepubertal depression (K. Stark and J. Luby) Clinical trials in practice settings: promise and challenges (J. March) Testing treatment algorithms (M. Riddle) Developing innovative treatment interventions (E. McCauley) |
| 12 noon | Summary and Conclusions |
| 12:30 pm | Adjourn |
