Article archive / October 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 10. Source pages: 9.
Clinical & Medical Psychologist, Dr. Joseph Comaty, and Louisiana State University Emerita Professor of Psychology, Dr. Claire Advocat, were featured speakers at the 2015 Fall Conference of the State Psychologist Association of New Mexico, held September 26 & 27, in Albuquerque.
Dr. Comaty spoke on, “Treatment of Special Populations: Focus on Vulnerable Populations,” He provided information on the treatment of children with selected neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD, ADHD, Tourette’s Disorder and the treatment of older adults with behavioral health disorders including those with dementia. Participants learned the most commonly used psychotropic drugs for the treatment of selected disorders of the identified vulnerable populations, and most frequently encountered adverse effects of the currently used psychotropic drugs.
Dr. Advocat presented, “Introduction to Basic Epigenetics.” She described the phenomenon of epigenetics and how it works, and discussed why epigenetic processes are relevant to the practice of prescribing psychologists. Attendees learned to about the physical components that make up the epigenome, and how they act to modulate our DNA, and the significance of epigenetics to psychological and physical health.
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