Committees and Charges
2012 Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL, April 29-May 2
Finding Common Ground Across the Psychosis Spectrum
Previously, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have been classified as two separate diagnoses in the practice of psychiatry. However, several findings recently have called into question whether these disorders are etiologically distinct. Family and twin studies have established that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are familial and heritable phenotypes with shared genetic factors. Both disorders also share key clinical features including psychosis, neurocognitive impairment, and suicidality. During this presentation, Roy Perlis, MD, MSc will discuss recent findings in genetic studies of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as well as examine their implications on diagnostic tools and treatment. Plan to attend this session to gain insight into the future role of genetics in psychiatry.
Mental Health Clinician Editorial Board
The Mental Health Clinician Editorial Board creates and promotes the monthly Mental Health Clinician electronic newsletter for CPNP members. Thematic content combines with organizational news to bring timely and relevant information to neuropsychiatric health care professionals.
You can review information on the current Committee Members and their Charges by downloading the PDF version.
Charges to the Mental Health Clinician Editorial Board
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Produce 12 monthly editions of The Mental Health Clinician with timely content relevant to the CPNP membership
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Develop and maintain an editorial board handbook to address issues of planning, content creation, peer review, and establishing a feedback loop
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Establish two new recurring feature columns to create more consistency in issues and to incorporate specific subsets of the membership
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Progress toward milestones for establishing an indexed journal
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Establish a peer review process for articles
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Establish an open call process for submissions
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Transition to Open Access and work to expand readership beyond the membership
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Committee Reports
You can review the previous year committee report by downloading the PDF version.