Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
GAP
The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) is an organization of nationally respected psychiatrists dedicated to shaping psychiatric thinking, public programs and clinical practice in mental health. GAP meets twice a year at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains, New York.
GAP News
News of interest to visitors of OurGAP.org …
Circular Letter #610
The current issue of the GAP Circular Letter.
Post-Meeting Spring 2009 »
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The Social Brain
Presented by the Research Committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry.
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Cosmetic Psychiatry: The Use of Enhancement in Psychiatry
Fellows, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, Fall Meeting 2008.
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In therapy? Here's how to assess effectiveness
So, you've been in therapy for several months and aren't sure if you're improving. You seem to feel better, getting things off your mind each week, but how do you know if you're actually gaining from seeing your therapist? There's a difference between feeling better and getting better.
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Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle: For Some People, Intimacy Is Toxic
… Just before [this patient] made his suicide attempt, he remembered, he had been feeling very uncomfortable with his girlfriend and the pressure from his parents. ''I wanted everyone to go away,'' he recalled …
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GAP Product of the Month
Cultural Assessment in Clinical Psychiatry
GAP Report 145
Culture permeates human activity the world over. In today’s technological “global village,” people from very different cultures are interacting more closely and more often than ever—making it critical for clinicians to understand and incorporate cultural dimensions into their daily practices.
This volume offers a contemporary pragmatic understanding of how culture is inextricably intertwined with mental health and mental illness. Purchase info »
GAP Officers
C. Knight Aldrich, M.D. – Ex-officio
David A. Baron, D.O. – President
Jack Drescher, M.D. – President Elect
Marcia Goin, M.D. – Secretary
Steven S. Sharfstein, M.D. – Treasurer
Stephen C. Scheiber, M.D. – Website Editor