Early Career Professionals

April 20, 2020
Sheila Rauch, PhD, ABPP and

The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in reach around the world and the extended nature of this invisible threat. All are impacted whether it is direct impact on health or employment or indirect impact through availability of services and loved ones.

April 7, 2020
Mary Karapetian Alvord, PhD and

The COVID19 pandemic has required mental health practitioners to shift from providing largely in-person therapeutic intervention, to operating a complete Telemental Health psychotherapy practice.  This change not only requires knowledge of ethical and legal requirements (i.e.

Treating Anxiety and Depression in Gender Diverse Populations
June 3, 2020
Lauren P. Wadsworth, PhD and
This webinar discusses population specific components of anxiety and depression development (e.g. role of stigma, coming out), and provides tangible ways to provide more accurate and affirming research, and/or more culturally informed therapy. 
Race, Stress and Black Mother and Infant Mortality: Emotional Health Matters
May 21, 2020
Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD and
Christin Farmer Kane, BA and

Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression
January 16, 2020
Paul Holtzheimer, MD - ADAA Board Member and

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is emerging as a potential intervention for patients with highly treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Early, open-label studies supported the safety and potential efficacy of DBS for TRD but later randomized, controlled trials have yielded mixed results.

Spotlight on Maternal Mental Health: Treatment and Research
October 30, 2019
Joy Burkhard, MBA and
Catherine Monk, PhD and
Margaret Altemus, MD and
Rahil Briggs, PsyD and