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Follow on Google News | Grand Rounds Session to Focus on Tourette SyndromeNJCTS Grand Rounds Sessions provide clinicians with expert advice on recognizing and treating Tourette Syndrome.
By: NJCTS DNA Sharing Repository NJCTS is the group behind the world's first TS DNA Shaing Repository located at Rutgers University. The genetic materials collected through this endeavor are available to qualified researchers studying Tourette Syndrome. For more visit http://www.tourettesyndromeresearch.org. NJCTS Grand Rounds Sessions feature national experts advising professionals on how to identify and treat the signs and symptoms of Tourette Syndrome. Family practitioners, pediatricians, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health and education professionals involved with the treatment and care of children and adolescents are welcome to attend. Sign up by calling NJCTS at 908-575-7350 or e-mail info@njcts.org Topics to be discussed: Evaluating behaviors and determining if Tourette Syndrome is present when children/adolescents exhibit behaviors associated with mental health and behavioral disorders such as anxiety, OCD, depression, ADD/ADHD, and school phobia, etc. Evaluating and examining the need for collaboration among psychiatry, neurology, psychology and social services for treatment of Tourette Syndrome. Identifying the latest treatment modalities and be able to select and develop the most appropriate treatment plans. Identifying the most frequently used medications (generic names only) for treating Tourette Syndrome and the associated mental and behavioral health disorders. When: October 21, 2008 ~ 10:30 a.m. Where: Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus NJ Presenter: Dr. Robert King Professor of Child Psychiatry Yale University Medical School Medical Director of the Yale University Child Study Center - Tourette Syndrome Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Clinic Register: NJCTS is a collaboration among TSANJ, Rutgers University and health professionals across New Jersey. End
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