
Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians
Matthew J. Davis, MD, DFAPA Achieves APA Distinguished Fellowship status
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january, 2021
jul1:00 am12:00 pmGeneral Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder

Event Details
This course is provided for FREE for the first 6,000 learners (a fee of $25.00 will apply to subsequent registrants) from the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute, McLean Hospital, thanks to
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Event Details
This course is provided for FREE for the first 6,000 learners (a fee of $25.00 will apply to subsequent registrants) from the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute, McLean Hospital, thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor. This course is accredited by Harvard Medical School.
GENERAL PSYCHIATRIC MANAGEMENT FOR BPD
July 13, 2020 – July 13, 2022
This 8-hour self-paced course offers training in an empirically validated treatment approach to borderline personality disorder (BPD) known as Good or General Psychiatric Management (GPM). This generalist approach to managing this prevalent, disabling and sometimes fatal but treatable diagnosis is good enough for most clinicians and most patients, and provides mental health professionals with guidelines they need to become skilled providers who can derive satisfaction from treating patients with BPD.
Management strategies using practicality, good sense, and flexibility are emphasized. Listening, validation, judicious self-disclosures, and advisement to build a life rather than focus on being a patient create a positive relationship in which both the concerns and limitations of a mental health professional are explicit. Techniques and interventions that facilitate the patient’s trust and willingness to become a proactive collaborator will be described. Guidelines for managing the common and usually most burdensome issues of managing suicidality and self-harm (e.g. intersession crises, threats as a call-for-help, excessive use of ER’s or hospitals) will be reviewed. Principles for the management of co-morbidities and medications from a evidence-based point of view are presented pragmatically. How and when psychiatrists can usefully integrate group, family, or other psychotherapies will be described.
The course utilizes group discussion, video clips and clinical vignettes to promote interactive learning and a comprehensive understanding of the treatment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain the diagnosis to patients and families and establish reasonable expectations for change (psychoeducation).
- Discuss the problem of recurrent suicidality and self-harm while limiting personal burden and liability.
- Describe alliance-building via use of medications and homework.
- Identify when to prioritize BPD’s treatment and when to defer until a comorbid disorder is resolved.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is targeted to Primary Care and Specialty Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, and Social Workers. This course is also of interest to physicians who practice in Psychiatry and Psychology and Mental Health.

Dr. John G. Gunderson in 2010. His research helped establish borderline personality disorder as a stand-alone diagnosis.Credit…McLean Hospital
COURSE DIRECTORS
Lois Choi-Kain, MEd, MD
Director, Gunderson Personality Disorder Institute, McLean Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
John G Gunderson, MD
(deceased) Former Director, Adult Borderline Center and Training Institute at McLean Hospital
Renamed the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute in his honor
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To View Course Details and Registration , Click HERE
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Month Long Event (july)

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January Course of the Month –The Effects of Loneliness and Social Support on Mental, Cognitive, and Physical Health Loneliness is the latest behavioral epidemic, affecting adults of all ages and resulting in
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January Course of the Month –The Effects of Loneliness and Social Support on Mental, Cognitive, and Physical Health
Loneliness is the latest behavioral epidemic, affecting adults of all ages and resulting in poor mental, cognitive, and physical health. This course presents cutting-edge research on the role of loneliness, social isolation and social support in late life and presents evidence on the assessment of loneliness through speech with natural language processing (NLP), Alzheimer’s disease-related neuroimaging correlates of loneliness, and low social support as a predictor of early risk for nonresponse to psychotherapy for late-life depression using machine learning methods. Click here to access the Course of the Month and sign up for updates about this free member benefit.
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Month Long Event (january)

MAPP Consultation Project
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Postpartum Depression Project
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january, 2021
jul1:00 am12:00 pmGeneral Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder

Event Details
This course is provided for FREE for the first 6,000 learners (a fee of $25.00 will apply to subsequent registrants) from the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute, McLean Hospital, thanks to
more
Event Details
This course is provided for FREE for the first 6,000 learners (a fee of $25.00 will apply to subsequent registrants) from the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute, McLean Hospital, thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor. This course is accredited by Harvard Medical School.
GENERAL PSYCHIATRIC MANAGEMENT FOR BPD
July 13, 2020 – July 13, 2022
This 8-hour self-paced course offers training in an empirically validated treatment approach to borderline personality disorder (BPD) known as Good or General Psychiatric Management (GPM). This generalist approach to managing this prevalent, disabling and sometimes fatal but treatable diagnosis is good enough for most clinicians and most patients, and provides mental health professionals with guidelines they need to become skilled providers who can derive satisfaction from treating patients with BPD.
Management strategies using practicality, good sense, and flexibility are emphasized. Listening, validation, judicious self-disclosures, and advisement to build a life rather than focus on being a patient create a positive relationship in which both the concerns and limitations of a mental health professional are explicit. Techniques and interventions that facilitate the patient’s trust and willingness to become a proactive collaborator will be described. Guidelines for managing the common and usually most burdensome issues of managing suicidality and self-harm (e.g. intersession crises, threats as a call-for-help, excessive use of ER’s or hospitals) will be reviewed. Principles for the management of co-morbidities and medications from a evidence-based point of view are presented pragmatically. How and when psychiatrists can usefully integrate group, family, or other psychotherapies will be described.
The course utilizes group discussion, video clips and clinical vignettes to promote interactive learning and a comprehensive understanding of the treatment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain the diagnosis to patients and families and establish reasonable expectations for change (psychoeducation).
- Discuss the problem of recurrent suicidality and self-harm while limiting personal burden and liability.
- Describe alliance-building via use of medications and homework.
- Identify when to prioritize BPD’s treatment and when to defer until a comorbid disorder is resolved.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is targeted to Primary Care and Specialty Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, and Social Workers. This course is also of interest to physicians who practice in Psychiatry and Psychology and Mental Health.

Dr. John G. Gunderson in 2010. His research helped establish borderline personality disorder as a stand-alone diagnosis.Credit…McLean Hospital
COURSE DIRECTORS
Lois Choi-Kain, MEd, MD
Director, Gunderson Personality Disorder Institute, McLean Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
John G Gunderson, MD
(deceased) Former Director, Adult Borderline Center and Training Institute at McLean Hospital
Renamed the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute in his honor
Download and View the event flyer HERE
To View Course Details and Registration , Click HERE
Time
Month Long Event (july)

Event Details
January Course of the Month –The Effects of Loneliness and Social Support on Mental, Cognitive, and Physical Health Loneliness is the latest behavioral epidemic, affecting adults of all ages and resulting in
more
Event Details
January Course of the Month –The Effects of Loneliness and Social Support on Mental, Cognitive, and Physical Health
Loneliness is the latest behavioral epidemic, affecting adults of all ages and resulting in poor mental, cognitive, and physical health. This course presents cutting-edge research on the role of loneliness, social isolation and social support in late life and presents evidence on the assessment of loneliness through speech with natural language processing (NLP), Alzheimer’s disease-related neuroimaging correlates of loneliness, and low social support as a predictor of early risk for nonresponse to psychotherapy for late-life depression using machine learning methods. Click here to access the Course of the Month and sign up for updates about this free member benefit.
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Month Long Event (january)
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Robert McCarley Achieves APA’s Distinguished Fellowship Status
Matthew J. Davis, MD, DFAPA Achieves APA Distinguished Fellowship status
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