ASDI News, 2001-2002
October, 2002
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On October 17, ASDI's Dr. Steve Shearer gave a 90 minute presentation entitled "Resident and Physician Stress: Coping Amid the Upheaval of American Health Care" at the International Conference on Physician Health sponsored by the CMA and AMA in Vancouver, British Columbia.
On October 10, ASDI's Dr. Steve Shearer gave a presentation on Worry and Depression at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
September, 2002
On September 7, 2002, ASDI's Ms. Stephnie Thomas was cited in a front page story in The Baltimore Sun entitled, "To many, 'fly or drive?' not much of a question; Travel: Airport hassles and lingering fears keep some Americans on the ground - and an industry struggling to survive." Excerpt: "After Sept. 11, the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland in Towson offered its first formal classes addressing the fear of flying. Eleven people have completed the six-session class, and a third program begins this fall. Instructor Stephnie Thomas used to offer only individual therapy sessions to people afraid of flying. Now, she offers courses. 'After Sept. 11, a lot more people were more afraid to fly,' she said." (See "ASDI Events" for information on the next offering of Fear of Flying Classes.)
April, 2002
ASDI's Dr. Steve Shearer made two presentations regarding Physician Stress at the annual meeting of Family Medicine Residency Training Program Directors in Kansas City.
March, 2002
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ASDI's Dr. Sally Winston presented "Coping With Anxiety and Fear" on February 19, 2002, in Bethesda at the Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress seminar sponsored by the NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health. View lectures: NIH Videocast |
ASDI's Dr. Sally Winston gave a workshop entitled, "What Every Trauma Therapist Should Learn About Panic, Phobias and OCD," at the annual conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) in New Orleans. Dr. Winston was representing the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and, in exchange, Dr. Rachel Yehuda will represent ISTSS at the ADAA annual meeting, March, 2002, in Austin, Texas.
December, 2001
On December 6, ASDI's Dr. Harold Steinitz was the psychologist commentator on WJZ-TV regarding workplace violence following a shooting in Goshen, Indiana. Dr. Steinitz discussed how perpetrators of violence believe they are restoring justice, but resort to aggression because of inadequate coping skills. Entitlement and misdirected grief are frequent catalysts, as well as a sense of betrayal. Kai Jackson from the WJZ-TV news team was the interviewer.
November, 2001
In the November 25, 2001 edition of The Baltimore Sun, ASDI's Andre Papantonio was quoted in an article entitled, "Living in the Now; Forget the past. Forget the future. Paying attention to this moment can bring much-needed peace in these unsettling times." Excerpt: "We should just be aware of how much time we spend perseverating about the past and future," says Andre Papantonio, who is on the staff of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute in Towson. This doesn't mean that reflecting on the past is wrong or thinking about the future ridiculous, he adds. There's nothing wrong with planning. As the saying goes, the mind makes a good servant but a poor master. Papantonio recommends that, when you find yourself worrying about what might happen, you should come back to the present with a simple technique. The body is always in the present; only the mind flits to the past and future. Simply be aware of what your five senses are telling you, or take note of your breathing without trying to change it. "When you're taking a walk, instead of thinking, feel the sun on your shoulder or smell the burning leaves," he says. "Don't try to control your mind, just gently bring it back from where it usually is." (See "ASDI Events" for more information regarding Andre Papantonio's upcoming seminar on mindfulness and meditation.)
ASDI's Dr. Steve Shearer presented "Beyond
Benzodiazepines: Working With Flying Phobics in Primary Care
(Before and After 9/11/01)" on November 17 at the 23rd Annual
Patient Education Conference in Seattle sponsored by the American
Academy of Family Physicians and The Society for Teachers of Family
Medicine. With Manhattan-based family physician, Dr. Linda Prine,
he also co-led a "town hall" meeting on the impact of 9/11/01.
On November 4, ASDI's Dr. Harold Steinitz was quoted in an
article in The Baltimore Sun entitled,"Calming fears, easing
anxiety aftermath: There are effective ways to lessen the unease,
worry and doubt that many Americans are feeling in this new age of
terrorist threat."
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