28th International Congress of Psychology August 8 ... - U-netSURF

Columbia University, USA; 2 Division of Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology College of
Physicians and Surgeons, USA
IPT is one of the most widely used evidence-based treatments for depression in the U.S. Basic
principles and techniques of IPT for depression will be presented, together with evidence from
randomized clinical trials for its efficacy with a number of patient populations and settings.
5083.191New directions in the psychopharmacology of mood, David Kahn, Columbia University,
USA
The treatment of depression has benefited greatly from new generations of antidepressants
introduced in the last 2 decades. We can categorize antidepressant medications based on several
known mechanisms of action related to key neurotransmitter systems, primarily reuptake blockade
of serotonin, norepinephrine, or both. Treatment response and safety can be optimized by
knowledge of hepatic enzyme systems involved in the metabolism of antidepressants which vary
among ethnic groups. Understanding these systems can help avoid untoward interactions with
other medications, as well as assist the clinician in optimizing the dosage of the antidepressant.
5083.192 Psychological monitoring of elementary education, Svetlana Kostromina,
Saint-Petersburg University, Russian Federation
The main aim of psychological monitoring is preservation of psychological health of children and
insurance of favorable conditions for there personality development during education. Common
theoretical principles of such working are (Elkonin D.B. 1981; Konovalova L.V.2000): - Early
interference, when desadoptation mechanisms do not form yet; - Successions and cooperation in
the system “teacher-psychologist”; - Conformity between the Program and stages of child’s mental
development; - Prophylactic measures for children with minimum development disorders.
Contents of the psychological monitoring Program must follow: - The children of “risk group”
(diagnostic of mental capacities, which ensure successfulness of education); - Problems of school
unsuccessful and indiscipline.
5083.193 Chester 21st century skills and assessment center: A community-based intervention and
student training experience, Jenette Mack-Allen, Claire Wolan-O'Connor, Krista Barbera,
Robin Ward, Widener University, USA
The Chester 21st Century Skills & Assessment Center was a collaborative community-based
initiative designed to counter Chester’s underemployment dilemma. The clients engaged in a
twelve-week intervention including psychological assessment, emotional competence mentoring,
computer training, and job development and placement. Under supervison, students from Widener
University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology (IGCP) administered the psychological
assessments and developed, delivered, and evaluated the efficacy of the emotional competence
portion of the intervention. Data collected from both the clients and the IGCP students suggests
that there was mutual benefit gained from the interaction.
5083.194 Postmodern perspective of psychotherapy and its implications, Shufen Xu, Xinjian
Wang, Nankai University, China
Postmodern psychotherapy paradigm which has developed since 8’s of the 20th century, is a form
of postmodernism. It’s opposed to modern psychotherapy’s objectivism and put forward some
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