NAMI San Mateo County
 

General Meeting

Health Services Building

225 37th Ave., Room 100

San Mateo

Wednesday, November 19th

NEW TIME: 6:00 PM dinner

Thanksgiving Theme

RSVP required by Friday, Nov. 14th to namismc@sbcglobal.net or 650-638-0800

(Donation requested but not required)

7:00 PM: Program

(including annual members-only election of officers)

Continuing the Dialogue: Early Warning Signs and Early Intervention

Presenters:

Demian Rose, MD, Ph.D. and panelists

Dr. Demian Rose is a clinical instructor and head of the Prodrome Assessment Research and Treatment(PART) program in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF.

We will be discussing what the research and our lived experience tell us about early warning signs of schizopherenia and early intervention.(Future programs will be focused on the same questions about mood disorders.) Are there early warning signs of schizophrenia? If so, what would be the most helpful responses in early stages? Is it possible to recognize mental illnesses early enough to prevent them, or reduce the severity of their symptoms? Bring your questions and ideas. Dialogue is a two way street, and we are just getting started.

Let's enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together, then listen, talk and learn together. Please join us!

8:45 PM: Adjourn

No General Meeting in December

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

ACCESS Team - Medical Necessity For Specialty Mental Health Services That Are The Responsibility of Mental Health Plans

Must have all A, B and C

A. Diagnosis - Must have one of the following DSM IV diagnoses, which will be the focus of the intervention provided

Included Diagnosis:

  • Pervasive Development Disorders, except Autistic Disorder which is excluded
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
  • Feeding & Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood
  • Elimination Disorders
  • Other Disorders of Infancy, Childhood or Adolescence
  • Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Factitous Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Paraphilias
  • Gender Identity Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Impulse-Control Disorder, Not Elsewhere Classified
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Personality Disorders, Excluding Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Medication-Induced Movement Disorders

Excluded Diagnosis

  • Mental Retardation
  • Motor Skills Disorders
  • Communication Disorders
  • Autistic Disorders
  • Tic Disorders
  • Delirium, Dementia and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
  • Mental Disorders due to a General Medical Condition
  • Substance Related Disorders
  • Sexual Disorders
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention, except medication induced movement disorders which are included

B. Impairment Criteria - Must have one of the following as a result of the mental disorder(s) identified in the diagnostic ("A") criteria; must have 1,2, or 3:

  1. A siginificant impairment in an important area of life functioning; or
  2. A probability of significant deterioration in an important area of life functioning; or
  3. Children also qualify if there is a probability the child will not progress developmentally as individually appropriate.

C. Intervention Related Criteria - Must have all 1, 2, 3 below

  1. The focus of proposed intervention is to address the condition identified in impairment criteria "B" above, and
  2. It is expected the beneficiary will benefit from the proposed intervention by significantly diminishing the impairment, or preventing significant deterioration in an impairment area of life functioning, and/or for children it is probable the child will progress developmentally as individually appropriate, and
  3. The condition would be responsive to physical healthcare-based treatment