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Conference Abstracts

October 26-28, 2012 (13th Annual Meeting)

 “Making Contact with the Depths: Psychosis as it is Lived” Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA.  Keynoter: Danielle Bergeron, MD, FRCPC, FAPA; Honoree: Jim Gottstein, Esq.

October 14-16, 2011 (12th Annual Meeting)

 “Beyond Pandora's Box: Exploring Integrative Approaches to Treating Psychosis.” Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA.  Keynoter: Richard Bentall, PhD; Honoree: Ann-Louise Silver, MD

November 5-7, 2010 (11th Annual Meeting)

 “Psychosis, Trauma, and Human Connections: Building Community.” Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA.  Keynoter: Joanne Greenberg, DHL; Honorees: Francoise Davoine, PhD & Jean-Max Gaudilliere, PhD

October 2-4, 2009 (10th Annual)

 “Interpersonal Approaches to Treating Psychosis: The Living Legacy of Chestnut Lodge.” Keynoter: John S. Kafka MD; Honoree: Daniel Mackler, LCSW

March 14-15, 2008 (9th Annual)

“Recovery from Psychosis: Healing through Relationship.” The Kimmel Center, New York Univ. Keynoter: Ronald Bassman, PhD, Honoree: Courtenay Harding, PhD

June 28-30, 2007 (Special Meeting)

“Transference and Symptoms of History.”  Paris, France and Vevey, Switzerland. Hosted by Françoise Davoine, Ph.D. and Jean-Max Gaudilliere, Ph.D. in Paris, and Dag Söderström in Vevey.

October 6-8, 2006 (8th Annual)

“Trauma and Psychosis.”  Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, CA.  Keynoter: Dori Laub, MD, (no honoree)

November 11-13, 2005 (7th Annual) 

“The Validity of Experience.”  Holiday Inn Brookline, MA Keynoter: George Atwood, Ph.D. (no honoree)

September 18-19, 2004 (6th Annual)

“Extremes of Experience: Psychosis through Many Lenses.” Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago.  Keynoter: Leston Havens, MD Honoree: also Leston Havens, MD.

November 8 & 9, 2003 (5th Annual)

“The Mind Behind the Brain.” Thomas Jefferson Med. Univ, Philadelphia, PA. Keynoter: John Strauss, MD; Honoree: Anni Bergman, PhD 

November 16 & 17, 2002; (4th Annual)

“Beyond the Wall: Contemporary Psychoanalytic and Psychosocial Perspectives on Psychosis.” William A. White Institute, NYC; Keynoter: Robert Whitaker; Honoree: Bertram Karon, PhD

October 6, 2001 (3rd Annual)

“Celebrating Our Dialogue.” Washington School of Psychiatry. Honoree: Maurice Green, MD (no keynoter).

October 7, 2000 (2nd Annual)

“Challenging the PORT Study.” Washington School of Psychiatry. No keynoter or honoree.

October 2, 1999 (1st Annual)

“Psychodynamics and Psychoses: Creating Space for the Unaccommodated Self in Psychotic States.” Washington School of Psychiatry.  Four speakers, no keynoter. (Julie Kipp, LCSW, Christine Lynn, LICSW, Marvin Skolnik, Virginia Hendrickson.) Honoree in absentia: Harold Searles, MD