The 15th Annual Conference of the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP)

(formerly known as the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology) Co-sponsored by the

Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care ALTERNATIVES TO BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY: TREATMENTS THAT WORK

Presenters include:
Irving Kirsch, PhD Author of The Emperors New Drugs Gary Greenberg, PhD Author of Manufacturing Depression James Gordon, MD Author of Unstuck Grace Jackson, MD Author of Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs Howard Glasser, PhD Author of Transforming the Difficult Child Elio Frattaroli, MD Author of Healing the Soul in the Age of the Brain Peter Lehmann Author of Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs Tomi Gomory, PhD Co-author (with David Cohen and Stuart Kirk) of Mad Science Salman Akhtar, MD Author of Quest for Answers and The Damaged Core Deborah Luepnitz, PhD Author of The Family Interpreted Laurel Silber, PhD Author of Ghostbusting Transgenerational Processes

Topics Include:
Alternatives to medication for those in psychological distress, including approaches to both psychosis and depression. Comparisons of efficacy of drug and nondrug treatments. Consumer-centered interventions that help people move towards full recovery. What parents and families can do to help children without reliance on psychotropic drugs. Withdrawing from psychotropic drugs: Clinical indications, safety, and supervision concerns. Treating children and adults with integrative care. Non-drug approaches to helping children diagnosed with ADHD.

For more information or to register, go to www.psychintegrity.org