June 2003

From JAMA and Archives Journals Website

A JAMA theme issue media briefing on depression

9:45 – 10 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., Editor, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Chicago
Theme Issue Editor: Richard M. Glass, M.D., Deputy Editor, JAMA

10 – 10:30 a.m.
A New Survey of Major Depression in the United States
Kathleen Ries Merikangas, Ph.D., Senior Investigator and Chief, Section on Developmental Genetic Epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md.

10:30 – 11 a.m.
Cost of Lost Productive Work Time Among U.S. Workers With Depression
Walter Stewart, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director, Outcomes Research, Geisinger Health Systems, Danville, Pa.

11 – 11:30 a.m.
Brain Imaging and Depression Symptoms
J. Douglas Bremner, M.D., Director of PET Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

11:30 – Noon
A Multicenter Controlled Trial of Treating Depression After a Heart Attack: The Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) Randomized Trial
Susan Czajkowski, Ph.D., Research Psychologist, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md.

For additional information or to register, call the JAMA/Archives Media Relations Department at 312-464-JAMA (5262) or email: [email protected]



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